As I am packing my bags to leave for Haiti in the morning, I thought about my blog and how I better get it up and running so my parents can “keep track of me” while I am away. That is usually the number one reason that I write. This time, it will be so that my dad can keep track of my mom and I. Yes, after years of asking and I think 14 trips to Haiti someone in my family is FINALLY joining me. This means so much to me and I am overjoyed to be able to share Haiti with my mom. Not only am I going to get to share it with her but I am also going to be sharing with my dear friend Elise, she is now 15 years old and a freshman at Kennedy High School in Bloomington. I have known Elise since she was in grade school. Also, my dearest friend Missy, that I met in college and have the privilege of working with is sending her mom along on this journey as well. I couldn’t ask for a better group. Each of these ladies are very special to me.
I took sometime the other night to read some of my older posts, it was amazing to me how much I can forget. There are so many details that I have written about that I am grateful to have. I have so much history in Haiti and I am thankful some of it has been documented.
My last trip was in May and I didn’t blog that trip. I had the privilege of being a “mom” for a week for my dear friends the Livesay’s. Troy and Tara had some work that needed to get done in the States so I attempted to fill their shoes while they were away. I had such a great time with the kids and am excited to see them again this week.
For those of you that have followed me before may remember Winderlande, she is the little girl that flew back with me last winter, to come to the States for heart surgery. I don’t have too much an update but the last I heard is she is doing well. Surgery was a success, she is living with a family in Indiana (I think) and they hoping to adopt her. She will forever hold a very special place in my heart.
This trip will no doubt be filled with blessings, joys, sorrows, frustrations. Please keep us in prayer as we go out to serve and love God children, one at a time!
