The luxury of our needs being met....

17 days until departure…


I am getting so amped up! Only 17 days left until we leave for Haiti!! BUT I am also feeling guilty… As I am preparing for my trip to Haiti, I have spent so much money making sure I have comfortable shoes, a rain coat, food that I won’t get sick of, and countless other things that I will "need" when I am down there. While I am sure that all these things will make my trip run smoothly and rest assured I have the ability to afford these needs… but in Haiti, what I see as needs are in fact luxuries.

The people in Haiti have real needs – food, clean water, medicine, housing, education, and so many more things. In turn, I am worried about what kind of water bottle I will take. I am lucky to have the ability to afford these luxuries. Even the medicines that I have gotten to take "just in case" are medicines that the people in Haiti may need on an everyday basis but cannot afford.

Last week I made the decision to start giving more in donations – though it is not quite as close to tithing as I want it to be, I know I have room to move closer to that goal. 3 days after I made that decision, I won a prize of $100! I think God is letting me know that I have the right idea.

Please keep my team, their families, and the whole nation of Haiti including the children I will be teaching and helping all in your prayers.

- Jen

I love you - from Haiti