Haiti bound!

Friday we leave for Haiti!  We fly out of KCI around 4pm.  We fly to chicago and then to miami.  We will be spending the night in Miami, and then catching a 6am flight to Port au Prince, the capital city of Haiti.  From there we take a small plane to port-de-paux.  That is where we will be spending our week.  I have posted this map to give everyone an idea of the trip we are taking.  Most people don't realize that Haiti is an hour flight from Miami and it is on the same island as the Dominican Republic.  Yet it is the poorest county in this hemisphere.  It is below third world!  

It blows my mind that some place so close can be such a different world.  I can't even imagine what it will be like.  We are very excited to go, but know that it will not be easy.  I just pray that the Lord uses us and our gifts to help the Haitian people.  It doesn't seem real yet, it doesn't feel like in less than a week we will be in a third world country.  I'm not sure when it will hit me.  Maybe when I get off that plane and see it for myself.  We would appreciate all the prayers of anyone who is offering.  It's hurricane season and that is one thing in life I don't think we want to experience.  I'm sure my mom will be reading this soon and start to worry.  MOM!  Don't worry, I'm just on loan to you from God and he'll take me when he wants!  I think I still have some time left here.....we'll be back soon enough.  We can't wait to show everyone our pictures and videos we plan to take while there.  I'll try and update everyone right before we leave!  

PS.  I got a job.... a wonderful job!  One worth the wait.  God has perfect timing and I'm thankful for that.  I will be working in the bluevalley school district as an autism therapist.  I'll be working school days, and hours.  Get paid time off and paid holidays, and the pay is more than I was looking for!  I will be starting August 10th.  I'm working with 3 little boys for the summer so that will keep me busy until then!