Final Countdown!

It's the final countdown... It's the final days of 2015 and today marks one week until I leave for Haiti. I head out with my team from The Bridge Fellowship on Monday, January 4th. We will spend 6 days in Chadirac where we have spent the last few years. I am so excited to see Chesna (my sponsor child) and all of the other adults and children we see each year.  We will teach school, play sports and have lots of fun.

On January 10th the team will head back to the States and I will stay for my new adventure.  If you missed it I will be teaching school for Livesay Family at Heartline Missions. The Livesay's have 5 kids and I am so excited to meet them.  I will post more about that soon.

As I continue to count down the days it's becoming more real to me. I have gradually said "See ya Later" to a few friends but nothing too major yet. Tonight I finished the majority of my packing and just laughed because I am such a typical American girl.  As we close out 2015, my prayer is that you would ask God to move in your life. I know that looks different for each of us but I pray you will be bold and brave with your request. My hope is that 2016 is the year you will see God move mountains, take you deeper than you could ever wonder and that you would long for more of Him. See you in 2016!

New Beginnings

     Welcome to my blog, A Brave New Page!  I always told myself I would never start a blog because I am not a good writer and I never had much to share.  Well that has changed, well only part of that has changed!  I am still a bad writer but my life is changing so I decided to start this blog to share my journey with you while in Haiti.  So with that being said, please do not have high expectations here.  It is simply for family and friends to see what I am doing and how God is working in and through me.

     If you have known me for the past few years you know that my heart for Haiti gets bigger and bigger each time I go.  I have always wanted to go and serve there for an extended amount of time but never thought it would be possible.  I looked for opportunities multiple times but gave up about 8 months ago. I realized that I was trying to make it about my own agenda rather than what God wanted for my life.  

     Fast forward to Sunday, September 27th, I was laying in bed about to shut it down for the night when I saw an Instagram post from a family I follow who lives in Haiti.  They were seeking a teacher for 6 months starting in January.  I immediately got excited, read the requirements, took a screen shot and texted a few friends.  My mind went crazy for about an hour and I could hardly fall asleep.  I woke up Monday and started to pray about the opportunity.  This was a huge move but something I had always wanted. I knew that if it was meant to be the Lord would open that door.  I collected all the required information and sent it off.  A few weeks later I was able to interview via Skype and meet Tara while asking lots of questions about what to expect.  I immediately felt comfortable with her and could feel my fears and insecurities rolling away.  After a few more weeks her husband, Troy flew to the US to meet me.  We spent a couple hours just asking each other questions, talking about family and Haiti.  I left there that night not knowing what to expect.  I was nervous... It felt right in my heart but the stupid chatterbox inside my head kept telling me I wasn't good enough.  I got home and a couple hours later Troy called and offered me the job. I was overjoyed.

     Now here we are approximately one month from today I will head to Haiti with The Bridge Fellowship on our annual trip.  I will serve for one week with the team and then begin my journey in Port-Au-Prince with the Livesay's!  I have a roller coaster of emotions but I am thankful for friends and family praying for me and encouraging me.  If you want to keep up with this "new page" in my life then you are in the right spot!