I am SO excited and beyond happy that I will be returning to Haiti the end of June to spend a week with some of the most joy-filled people I know. In August of 2008, my dad dragged me, kicking and screaming, to Haiti. I had just graduated high school and all I wanted to do was hang out with my friends, not go on a mission trip. I am so glad my parents made me go on that trip. I was 18 and thought the world revolved around me, and that trip forever changed my outlook on life and opened a huge space in my heart for the people of Haiti.
I have been with several different missions in Haiti. This time we are going with Haitian Christian Outreach, which is a mission that a friend of ours helps with. I am excited to go to a new mission, I love getting to see different parts of Haiti and meeting new people down there. I am also going with some great people, a few who have never been to Haiti and never been on a mission trip. Some of my favorite trips are going with people who have never gone. I love watching what God does within them and I love watching them fall in love with the people I am in love with.
If my husband would permit, I would be a full-time missionary. But I also realize mission work is not for everyone and there is nothing wrong with that. I am just happy I get to go back every once in a while. I'd like to think I am helping the people of Haiti, but I think I sometimes get so much more from them then I could ever give to them.
Haiti will always have a huge place in my heart, and Haiti always leaves a huge hole in my heart every time I leave. I am thankful God gives me the opportunities to spend His love in Haiti. I cannot wait to get back!! 77 days!!
