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…to where I am being led. There may be a delay, I may not be able to go on the second Earthquake Relief Trip due to the fact that my mother just had back surgery and I’m across the country. Fundraising isn’t easy being totally out of your realm. After some prayer and logical thought, I have come to the conclusion that I will not be able to fly to Haiti in a week. Does that mean I won’t be going?? Absolutely not. Just not on March 12th.

I have been trying to finagle around several impediments to fundraising and preparing to go to Haiti, however, I cannot ignore the fact that I’m certainly no superhero. I am a child of God, and a feisty & compassionate one, at that, but I don no red cape. I have come to accept that I will be able to go on one of the Haiti Earthquake Relief Trips that come up later in March and the upcoming months. I know Rachel, the Director, of Help Haiti Now is looking forward to me joining their team. For that, I am grateful to have the skills to help. And God (and I think almost most humans I interact with) know I am excited too. Just in due time. Life does not always work out the way you expect it to, and I am glad to offer my plans up to God, as they are of Him. I know where I am needed after a lot of prayer, and I know God will provide a way for me to be able to go to Haiti in the coming months.

It is absolutely infeasible to expect to be nursing my mother back to health post-op, go home to New Jersey, pack up and ship out less (with ALL that OTC medication) than 48 hours later. I wasn’t expecting the relief trip to be so soon when I came out to care for my Mom. I also have not had the opportunity to really reach out to my home community in some of the ways I would like to before I embark on this mission. I have faith that God will lead me in the correct path re: fundraising and when exactly He wants me to minister to people in every way I am able to in Haiti.

Thank you for visiting & sharing in this journey! I would love to hear from you via comments!

Wishing you a blessed and glorious day,

Danielle