Haiti Adventures - Part Youn

Haiti from the air

April 15, 2018 - The first day of a bold move in obedience to the Lord's calling. How do I put this in words? I can explain what we did, but what matters are the emotions, all the feels, why it mattered.

Once we got to the boat and got settled in, TJ, the construction lead from Mission of Hope gave us a challenge. He asked us to think about "why am I here?" So, Sunday night I wrote - "I want to say why I think I'm here on day 1, then see how different it may be, come day 5."

Why am I here? (before we meet any Haitians) - I am here to learn boldness. I want to be bold with the people, not hold back because I'm uncomfortable. I want to see what the Lord wants me to see and be able to speak what the Lord wants me to speak. I want to learn to love deeper.

But, let me start with a few logistics of the week. After flying into Port Au Prince, we took about an hour bus ride (school bus) to where the boat was docked. We would be going into a remote area in the NW part of Haiti. The infrastructure to that part of the county is basically non-existent, so it's much easier to go by boat. So we loaded up on the True North, got settled in and then sailed about 6 hours through the night to our destination - Baie-de-Henne. 

                                           

Yep, we slept 4 ladies in a room smaller than my closet!! We laughed every night until we fell asleep and fairly certain irritated the poor ladies in the room attached to us! It took less than 24 hours for a bond to form that I know will last the rest of our lives.





The next morning I sat on the upper deck of the boat and prayed that prayer "Lord give me eyes to see what you want me to see and help me speak the words you need me to speak." Little did I know that prayer was about to change some lives forever, mine included.... until tomorrow.... bon babay