OK… this is it. The last pics from our family’s trip to Haiti in July. (Technically speaking, anyway. Because I still have some pics from our return to Indiana via Miami that I want to post since our hosts there, Twila and Gonzo, were so awesome.) (And I still have some videos I’d like to post… those aren’t pics.) These days, I sometimes feel optomistic that we’ll be able to raise support and get ourselves to Haiti next August and sometimes it seems thoroughly impossible. Now I know that, ultimately, the timing is in God’s hands and He’ll put us there when He desires it. I really do KNOW that, so I don’t stress too much. I just wish He’d give me a short peek at the official calendar. Encouragement comes out of the blue at various times … often, “coincidentally”, when I need it most. I got onto Facebook this evening and saw a posting by a dear long-time friend (notice I didn’t say “old friend”!) from my days in Iowa – Connie. She was encouraging mutual friends from Lake Okoboji United Methodist Camp to check out this blog. AND she told me to put her on my support list! Don’t worry, Connie… I will! You won’t have to tell me twice.
When we arrived at the airport, check-in went smoothly, except that one of Melissa’s soapstone dishes was broken during the ride. We were all sad to say goodbye to Bud and Jane, but at least we had “home” to look forward to. The Princess (age 4.5) hugged Jane several times, then sprawled out on the seats in the waiting area. When I walked up to her a few minutes later, she whimpered a bit and said, “I just love Haiti.” At that point, I was pretty sure our trip had been a “success”. One last thing. As we were waiting to leave the Cap Haitien airport, a family was just arriving – a family we were really hoping to meet. Jane managed to make it happen, even though we had already passed through security before they unloaded. Matt and Stacey Ayars work down the road from the main OMS compound at the Emmaus Biblical Seminary (also an OMS ministry). Melissa had met them briefly on her trip in June of 2010 and it was at EBS that she had first discerned God calling our family to Haiti. I am hoping to be of use at EBS once God gets us to Haiti. I’m not exactly sure in what capacity, but I am open. I mention the Ayars because chatting with them for a few minutes was our last experience in Haiti before boarding the plane and it gives me an excuse to point out Stacey’s blog which is so well-written and entertaining and devotional. You never know what you’ll find there … today she told about reaching for what she thought was a hot pad on her kitchen counter only to discover it was a tarantula!
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