I am blessed. My family is thrilled that I am going, and that I am following through with God's leading and direction. I work for a company that is behind me in this adventure of going to Haiti. I have a wonderful Home Fellowship Group that have been praying for me, and continue to do so. I attend a Truth Project Small Group, who celebrate with me the small victories towards Haiti. I have friends, coworkers and clients helping me relearn my french so that I can communicate and understand.
I have been getting a lot of email with preparation tools attached. I love it. The more prepared that I am, the less shock it will be when I get down there.
It's in this preparation that I pause and think: God is working. I was reminded at a play on Wednesday that people from small towns, not unlike what I grew up in, can make a difference globally. I am not scared to go down with the cholera outbreak, the political unrest, the bugs with malaria: I know that I am to go down, and that God will cover me and protect me. I have people all over the country praying for me, helping me lay down the ground work for the work that will be going on whilst in Jacmel, Haiti. The people of Jacmel, Haiti are friendly and welcoming to us.
What will I be doing? Sounds like the ministry activities change weekly based on what the need is, opportunities that arise and who is all in my team. Typically, there are groups that are sent to various location daily: children programs in local schools, remote locales and orphanges. Construction projects and medical assistance at the hospital are also part of the daily activities.(Construction work may consist of demolition, repair, and new construction of interim schools, churches, orphanges, and homes; fabrication of school benches and church pews.) Night time activities may include film outreaches and local church visits. Some other ideas are receiving and unloading food and medical supplies, food and clothing distribution, remote community outreach, special sports outreach events and more. Exciting to hear, isn't it?
My prayers:
1. That I will be used to God's Glory and Will in Haiti
2. Team Safety, Unity and Effectiveness
3. That I die to self and live for Him
4. My heart for the poor, underserved, underpriviledge will continue to grow
5. My lessons learned on the field will transfer to my employment and life in Calgary.
6. I am shy - pray that I will grow BOLD and share my testimony (the more eternal my perspective, the more intitiative I take, the more I will touch hearts and see God's glory!)
7. I am trusting that all I need will be provided- I pray that this will happen
8. There is someone in Haiti God has destined me to cross paths with : pray for this divine meeting.
9. I will be expecting discomfort and challenges: I want to be pulled and pushed however I want to be able to do this with a dependency and faith in the LORD to pull me through.
10. I know that God is working through me to touch lives (in Canada and in Haiti), however, He is STILL working in me to make me more like Himself.
11. Pray for flexibility, willingness, and that I will be molded in His loving hands.
Lord, use me as Your hands, Your feet, Your voice in Haiti. Thank you for the team that you have brought together. Thank you for the leadership, preparation and the work that is going on in Haiti, and in Calgary.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
OFFiCALLY PART OF HAITI TEAM
Hi,
you’re receiving this email as a confirmation that you will be part of the Haiti Initiative team! More information will be forthcoming soon, so be looking for an email or phone call soon. God bless you as you prepare your heart to serve the poor and be the hands and feet of Jesus in March!
you’re receiving this email as a confirmation that you will be part of the Haiti Initiative team! More information will be forthcoming soon, so be looking for an email or phone call soon. God bless you as you prepare your heart to serve the poor and be the hands and feet of Jesus in March!
Pastor Les.
Received January 16, 2011 @ 18:36hrs
YEA!!! I'm going!!!
Christmas.....
Just to back track a bit...
For Christmas, my wonderful family gave me some important things to take down to Haiti with me, things that I can either leave down there if I don't use it, or things that I can use camping, backpacking,etc.
I was blessed. I was encouraged.
My little sister had taken my mother to Toronto, Ontario from their small town shopping for me. The love and support that I received Christmas Day from the package that came out of that shopping trip was amazing!! Just to know that my family fully supported me in this adventure is awesome!
Love it!
For Christmas, my wonderful family gave me some important things to take down to Haiti with me, things that I can either leave down there if I don't use it, or things that I can use camping, backpacking,etc.
I was blessed. I was encouraged.
My little sister had taken my mother to Toronto, Ontario from their small town shopping for me. The love and support that I received Christmas Day from the package that came out of that shopping trip was amazing!! Just to know that my family fully supported me in this adventure is awesome!
Love it!
Bumps In The Road on the way to Haiti....
Since my last post... the road to Haiti has been bumpy.
I missed an important meeting because I did not get the email annoucing it.
There were more interested in the trip than spots left.
I was told that I may not be going.... and that caused me all kinds of feelings.
I filled out the application and all... only to have my deposit slip out of the envelope and land on the office floor. I never noticed until Pastor Les told me. I thought that for sure that I was done, that nothing was going to happen now.
The concern that got me the most was that I started to doubt that I had heard God's Calling, that I was wrong in that. I had to really pray about that, as to doubt that I heard God's voice tell me to get ready to go.... that all these feelings that I had for Haiti were wrong-- just didn't jive with the God that I know.
That's when I a new prayer started in my heart... if not with my church Lord, with whom shall I go to Haiti with? Every inch of my being told me that I was to go to Haiti, too many things in my life were working the right way to go...
On Jan. 09, 2011 my application went in.... now all I had to do was wait....
I missed an important meeting because I did not get the email annoucing it.
There were more interested in the trip than spots left.
I was told that I may not be going.... and that caused me all kinds of feelings.
I filled out the application and all... only to have my deposit slip out of the envelope and land on the office floor. I never noticed until Pastor Les told me. I thought that for sure that I was done, that nothing was going to happen now.
The concern that got me the most was that I started to doubt that I had heard God's Calling, that I was wrong in that. I had to really pray about that, as to doubt that I heard God's voice tell me to get ready to go.... that all these feelings that I had for Haiti were wrong-- just didn't jive with the God that I know.
That's when I a new prayer started in my heart... if not with my church Lord, with whom shall I go to Haiti with? Every inch of my being told me that I was to go to Haiti, too many things in my life were working the right way to go...
On Jan. 09, 2011 my application went in.... now all I had to do was wait....
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