First Meeting

Dear Friends,

Glad you made it to my blog! I am coughing uncontrollably as I type this first post with sore arms from my immunizations (or sore arms from hugging myself too much), but I am excited to share my journey with you as I pursue God's mission in Haiti. We had our first team meeting yesterday and...wow. The meeting made everything so real; it has been a passion of mine to serve overseas and now the opportunity is just 1.5 months away. It's what they say: the days are long, but the years are short. What struck me the most about the meeting was realizing how important prayers will be for this journey. Let me flush this out with my thoughts:

-First and foremost, the purpose of our team is to serve Haiti. Everything that we will do will be through the strength of Christ and for the glory of Christ. I pray that the people there will tangibly experience God's love and that they would fully understand the Gospel. It truly is God's mission in Haiti and we are just the vessels. Let us be transparent, graceful, and serve with obedient hearts!

-Physical strength and protection. So, I hear we are building concrete/steel/some-sort-of-heavy-material-that-I-can't-currently-remember houses. Either way, it sounds heavy to me (especially in 95+ degree, humid weather). And, you probably know of my frail physique, but I have the heart of a lion even if I have a strength of a weasel. I will also be testing the integrity of my stomach lining with what I might potentially eat or drink there. I would say that I have a pretty good tolerance to food because I would eat week old items in the fridge as part of a college lifestyle. Either way, God, I pray for physical strength and endurance as I serve these people. For my weakness is made strong through God (and please, have mercy on my biceps and stomach!).

-Safety. There will be security guards, which is actually mind-blowing to me, but I pray that our team and the people of Haiti would have a sense of peace and comfort during the restoration of their country.

As for you all, thank you so much for your support. I know that I would not have been able to arrive at this point of my life without you all. Forever grateful for such a wonderful family! Please let me know how I can pray for you by sending me a message or giving me a call!

For Him,
Tammy