speedy decision

this post is a follow-up to my 7/17 post, "you rock Lizzy!"

so on 7/17 (the day I wrote the "you rock Lizzy!" post) I e-mailed the lady like Lizzy told me to. After two days of me being anxious and freaking out, I got a response saying she was copying the team leader for the mission onto the e-mail. I e-mailed Connie (the team leader) and she got in touch with me on 7/22! Since then (and yes I realize that was only three days ago), Connie and I have been exchanging e-mails. Basically, once I give the church the money for my plane ticket (we use a travel agent) then I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO HAITI!

in summation:

7/17 - Lizzy texts me about the potential opportunity (see "you rock Lizzy!" post)

7/17 - I e-mail the lady Lizzy told me about

7/19 - I apply for my passport

7/22 - Connie and I start talking

that's right: it took FIVE DAYS for me to figure out I'm going to Haiti in 84 DAYS!!!!!!!!!! LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose."  ~Romans 8:28

you rock Lizzy!

My good friend Lizzy totally just made my day. she shoots me a text saying that she talked to a lady at church about me wanting to go to Haiti. The lady, Denise, said I could go to Haiti in October with OLMC (my church in Indiana), continue praying about it, and then OLMC could send me down to Haiti for six months to work with Michelle, a chick a few years older than me who's living and working down there for a  year! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH you go Lizzy, Denise, OLMC, and Michelle! God is the best  <3



"I believe that we can be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart."  ~Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy (yes, I am one of those people)

list-maker extraordinaire

So I'm a big fan of making lists. It's probably cuz I'm a visual learner plus ADHD...so yeah lists are my friends  :)

I've been making a few list of things I have to do before I go to Haiti, so I decided I'd share my lists with you! 2 things though: 1) these are in no particular order and 2) these will more than likely be added to!

-book a plane ticket (this would be a good place to start, huh? I've already found one, I just need to actually book it)
-find housing (again: pretty important)
-start a travel blog and corresponding social media sites (CHECK! see "kontakte m (contact me)" tab)
-go SHOPPING! woo! (that's a separate list, below)
-vaccines (rabies, hepatitis b, hepatitis a, typhoid, malaria)
-get a passport (my appointment's Friday the 19th!!!!!!)

SHOPPING:
-capri pants (3+ pairs)
-maxi skirts (2+)
-work gloves
-one-piece swimsuit
-walking shoes (sandals and tennis shoes)
-"tough" backpack
-bandanas (2+)
-disposable cameras (10+ -- I take a LOT of photos)
-international cell phone / cell phone plan
-water bottle w/ filter



"Obstacles are going to come, bad things are going to happen, but we're all equipped with the things and people we need to get over them and move on."  ~me to a friend

Alo!

For this first post, I figured I should probably say why I'm going on this crazy adventure.

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to go to Haiti and serve the people there. In recent months, I've realized my calling is to go there for more than the usual one of two weeks--I'm meant to serve long-term. Seeing as how I've never even left the US, I've decided the best way to go about this would be to go on a 8-day long mission trip with my church, and then follow-up with a longer trip.

For my second trip, I don't have any organization I'll be working with (feel free to hit me up though if you work with one or know of one!), so I'm going to continue searching. Hopefully I find one, but if not, I can just help the Haitians out in whatever way I can. And I'm perfectly okay with that.

ALSO: at the end of every post, I'm going to include either an inspirational quote/phrase or a Bible verse! so here goes!



"Run the race of life always with your eyes fixed on Jesus, knowing that this race isn't for winners but rather for finishers."  ~Bishop Thomas McMahon