The decision has been made for me to go to Haiti for 3 months as part of a team of project facilitators. We’re working out the details, and there are a couple of things that have to happen for me to be able to go (more on that in a moment), but I’ve said yes to joining the team that will be leaving in the next few weeks. Basically, there are a lot of short term teams that AIM is sending to Haiti over the next year (for starters), and they need leadership on the ground that can stay abreast of the needs in Haiti in order to match the incoming teams to the people and ministries they fit best with. We desire to see the body of Christ in Haiti taking this chance to rebuild their nation on the foundation of God’s word, that they would rise up as God’s people and lead their country through this. Please be praying that I would be constantly listening to God’s direction – in a place like Haiti where needs are scattered over every bit of space available, it’s really easy to just try and help and get lost in the details. Listening to God is the ONLY way to have significant impact, and it’s hard in that kind of situation for me to hold back on just doing what I think needs doing.
One thing that needs to be taken care of before I go, in addition to the usual list of visas and plane tickets, is that this time around I can’t just pack my stuff into boxes to store at mom and dad’s place and leave, as is usually the case. I made a commitment with some good friends to rent a house together just a few days before the earthquake in Haiti, and so I need to be able to meet that commitment while I’m gone. With just a few things falling into the right places this shouldn’t be a problem, but I would greatly appreciate your prayers that what needs to happen would come about quickly and not delay my departure. Also, don’t forget to be praying for Leia as she leaves for Swaziland in a couple of weeks.
This has been a little scattered, I know, and it’s because we’re still putting all the details together. I will post more details (like leaving dates and such) once I have them, hopefully some time next week. In the mean time, here’s a video from our set up team that was in Haiti last month to give you a little idea of what we’re getting into:
