A little bit of honesty... I'm struggling a lot with the idea of going to Haiti. I keep reading and hearing stories about all of the bad things that can happen while traveling there... and I'm doubting my ability to go and serve for the week. I'm really scared that I'm going to get sick, or have something horrible happen while there, or just be completely emotionally overwhelmed.
So what is convincing me to go you ask? There are 3 things...
1) I have never been on an international mission trip nor have I been to a third world country. My parents pulled me from the Mexico SHYF mission trip many years back (yes I'm still bitter). I want this opportunity to challenge myself in a way I've yet to do. This semester I have been learning about global poverty so I'm excited to go see it first hand and really see the sufferings of our brothers and sisters.
2) I firmly believe God wants me to go on this trip. I wanted to go to Haiti beginning in the fall... and thought I couldn't find an opportunity to go over spring break. Then the January trip got pushed to March over my spring break. So I am fully confident that God wants me on this trip and is therefore already putting into motion things for me to experience and learn.
3) I LOVE KIDS!!!!! I'm really excited to go and see the children of Haiti. Shantia has said I will most likely be helping with the kids that come to the medical clinic with their parents. We have ordered some kids toys for them to play with- so I'm excited to bring that all to them and see the life they live and how much I have to be thankful for.
I feel like this whole week I will be teaching nothing and learning everything. But that's good- God's challenges to us make us stronger and our relationship with Him deeper. I continue to pray that God would silence the voices of fear in me and around me, and that I would trust that He knows what's best for me and each of us on this trip.
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