10 Days

In exactly 10 days I will be finishing packing, getting all my stuff together, and getting ready to head to Haiti.

My excitement is building more and more each day. It still doesn't feel real to me. I'm not sure it will hit me until I board the plane, or maybe even until I land on Haitian soil. Although it hasn't hit me yet, my heart is already there.

I'm finding myself more and more conscious of my surroundings. I'm enjoying my warm showers with running water, being able to cool down in an air conditioned building, sleeping in a cold room just so I can stay warm under the covers, etc. You may think that I'm going to be missing all these luxuries that are an everyday thing here in America, but I'm honestly more excited for the cold showers and warm weather more than anything. I'm excited to be sweaty and dirty and not even care. I'm excited to leave my comfort zone. I'm excited to grow. I'm excited to share life with people in Haiti. Basically, I'm excited.

By the end of this week my payments will be in, my flights are already booked, and all I will have to do is prepare. Honestly, I don't know how to prepare for five weeks in Haiti. Where to begin? The next 10 days will be filled with lots of time praying and spending time in the Word. I don't know any way to prepare better than that. Of course Ill be running around picking up a mosquito net, sunblock, bed sheets, all the last minute random items. But all that aside, my preparation needs to be solely centered around preparing my heart to serve, love, care for, and share the gospel with the Haitian people.

I know the next 10 days will fly by. I'm so excited.... that may even be an understatement :)