ivy and orchid

As you may or may not know, it is best, especially for newbie missionaries like us, to work with a sending agency. This is the organization that directs us on next steps in the missionary process and they handle our finances as well. Both are very important because 1.) I have not found a book on How to Become a Missionary.  My initial thinking was we wanted to help with a problem and anyone would be happy to take us, right? No, that's not the best way. God has a plan and God directs the plan each step of the way. 2.) It is nice to have a reputable organization to handle our precious funds so you know that we're not spending all of your money at Target. So the initial organization we started with is One Mission Society (OMS) whose headquarters are in Greenwood, Indiana. OMS has been amazing and we have worked closely with them for two years. They led, directed and prayed with us every week for two years. They introduced us to the missionaries in Haiti. They trained us on raisi...

Back in 2014, my mom sent me a link to listen to the new song "Oceans" by Hillsong United. Little did she know just how important this song would become on our journey towards becoming missionaries. Then in 2015, we found out my dad had pancreatic cancer.  It is an ugly disease and many nights I stayed up late doing research and crying and praying. There was one night that I was listening to "Oceans" and praying and I sensed God was going to do something big. My dad only lived two more months on this earth, but God was indeed working on something in my  life. Fast forward to our vision trip to Haiti this year. Throughout the week, some of the missionaries serving there would ask me if God had confirmed that we were meant to serve at the Cowman school. Sadly, I hadn't had an overwhelming sign or feeling that I was supposed to be there (but Shawn had). Then on our last day there, on a Friday, the school held chapel on the porch. During worship, the sweet student...