ivy and orchid

Last year, our family had the opportunity to spend a week in Cap-Haitien, Haiti as part of our "Vision Trip." The purpose of a Vision Trip is to give our family an idea of the culture we will live in, the people we will work with, the school we will teach in etc. One of the best parts of the trip was having dinner with a different missionary each night. This gave us a chance to get to know the missionaries and ask any questions we had. At this point, we had not begun raising support and were still apprehensive when it came to doing THE ASK. I remember one missionary telling us that he enjoyed meeting with people to ask for support and I thought he was crazy! I am an introvert through and through, so the idea alone of talking with people exhausted me, let alone asking for help. We have been raising support for almost a year now and let me tell you, it truly is a rewarding and fulfilling process. It is more than "begging for money" than I ever could imagine. Someti...

Last week was a hard week. If you couldn't tell by my last blog post, I was stressed out. I was overwhelmed by all I had to do. This bible verse just kept echoing in my mind: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.   For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30) I felt weary and burdened. I felt tired and mentally drained, yet I had so much to do in such a little time that I had to keep going                                                            but                ...