Getting Ready

Today was send off Sunday. Our church family surrounded us this morning, figuratively and literally to pray over us for our trip. Yet again a mix of emotions surround the trip; It’s supposed to get cold this week so right away excitement to go somewhere warm. Hesitation on the traveling ahead: layovers, turbulence, security lineups, hot bumpy rides on the Haitian roads, smells/sites of Haiti and just the regular uncertainty of travel at times. Anticipation to see the church family down there and there’s a mix of anticipation/uncertainty to the work ahead. 

We were talking this morning about the job ahead and the preparation we need to do before we leave, mentally and physically. So far we have some tools prepped and some we’ll round up before we ship off. There’s allot up in the air yet, materials, consumables and large tools are all an unknown at this point. I trust Art has a plan for all this as he’s done several of these trips/buildings. Haiti has this interesting dynamic to it though. Everything seems to have to have a large amount of improvisation to it. So I think it will be a few days of juggling before we actually get down to work. As far as our mental preparedness, we have set our hearts to serve God wherever He takes us during this trip. Please pray for us; Mike, Tim, Morgan, Dan, Byron, Kelly & Art.