We will be in Haiti in five days. Writing this post is helping me process this reality.
Tonight Kevin and I set up our tent in our backyard for practice. Our backyard in Ruston, Louisiana, with our freshly cut grass to cushion our white, soft American feet. Our tent will be our home for a month- we had better know how to put it up. Standing in our backyard, mosquitoes biting our legs (and really any skin exposed), we put the very simple tent together. I got frustrated at every single step, because of the mosquitoes and the heat (it was only 80 degrees). Once the tent was finally up, we got inside and watched all of the mosquitoes buzz around the netting, trying to get in.
Laying in the tent also helped me to process our trip that is five days away.
If you want to pray for us, you can pray for our health and moral, but mostly for the Haitian people to know Jesus. That's the reason we are going.
I'm excited about the fact that La Gonave used to be inhabited by pirates; I'm excited about the food; I'm excited about the culture possibly resembling that of West Africa. But mostly I am excited about taking this journey with God- He is orchestrating this trip to be exactly how He wants.
I'm not excited about the spiders.
We may not be able to update our blog while we are in Haiti. But I am going to try my best to borrow a stranger's computer when we are lucky enough to catch internet. I love posting to you all so I'm committed to making this happen, even if I have to go out of my way.
In the mean time, take a look at Remember the Poor Int.'s website and get to know their ministry!
http://www.rememberthepoorintl.org/index.html
Bonswa!
Hailey
Love y'all...already miss y'all...praying for y'all...
ReplyDeleteHello Hailey,
ReplyDeleteWe are missing ya'll very much and hoping all is going well. We are praying for all of you! We have been receiving great updates from the Remember the poor webpage. Alphonso's wife has been keeping us up to date with what is going on. I hope whoever was sick is okay now. Been praying hard for them. We love ya'll. Cindy
Hello Kevin,
ReplyDeleteWe miss ya'll and hope all is going well with the mission so far. I am praying that you will be able to speak to the Haitian people and understand them I can't wait to hear about everything, we love ya'll and are praying for all of you. we love ya'll and can't wait to see you in a month. Cindy
Hailey and Kevin, Ya'll are in our prayers and so is the team. Hope the one who was sick is much better. I'll be praying that everyone stays well for the rest of the time you will be there. I think of you both all of the time and try to imagine what things are like there. We anxiously wait for all updates. Love you, Nanny
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