Anxiously Waiting

Later today our team heads back to Haiti! We have a team of nine people for this trip, our 5th trip since July 2011. Four of the nine are going for the first time, and the other five of us continue to feel this incredible connection to the beautiful country of Haiti and to seeing God's heart in the people there. So we keep going back!

I am especially excited about this trip for many reasons. Of course, I am always excited when we have new people on the team. It is a wonderful experience to watch what happens in the hearts of others once they have stepped out in faith for this trip. This coming week we will helping with two medical clinics, one of which is especially for women - with an OB/GYN! This is a rare opportunity in Haiti. Many doctors and medical teams come into the country to perform clinics, but getting an OB/GYN there is a rare and exciting occasion.

We will be serving in so many different ways this week! We will be holding pastor training/teaching, providing sewing classes, meeting with groups of women and other organizations to help us better define what Hope for My Sister will be doing in Haiti, attending and leading worship services, working with worship leaders/musicians from areas churches, doing crafts with children in an orphanage, and anything else that the Lord places in front of us. We are anxiously waiting to see what God is going to do on this trip. I am always amazed!

Prayer requests for our team as we head out for this next adventure:

• Pray for safe travels throughout the week
• Pray for strong health for team members. The days ahead will be long and hot (it will be in the high 90s all week). Our days will begin at 6:30 am with devotional time and prayer, and will end around 10 pm when we get back to the guest house from revival services and recap the day, giving God praise, and plan for the areas of service the following day.
• Pray for our hearts, minds, and eyes to be open to everything God wants to show us on this trip
• Pray for unity, peace, and patience for our team as we "live together" for the next week, and as we meet and serve alongside others
• Pray for those that we will meet and those that we will serve

Praying you have a blessed week! Stay tuned for posts throughout the week ahead. We will post as often as possible (depending on the internet connection), to keep folks back home updated on what is happening and to provide any specific prayer requests we identify. Thank you in advance for being part of our journey! Stay tuned!

In Christ,

Patricia