LIFToff!!!

Well, the day has arrived. But, it truly seems premature. It came suddenly as our alarm woke us at 3:17 AM. Chris & Brynna got their coffee in them and we loaded up. Greg (Thomas' dad) took us to the airport with our 500 lbs of suitcases... We've prayed for it, prepared for it, longed for it, waited for it, fretted for it and now it's HERE. "Here's our hearts, Lord.... let's risk the ocean, there's only grace!"

We tried to stop time this past week as we relished time together with our kids, friends and Faith Family from Ormsby Heights and Temple Baptist. No matter how hard we tried, we weren't stong enough to stop the wheels from turning. So, we made the best of every moment we possibly could.

We are sitting in the Admiral's Club at the Miami Airport eating our "last meal" and enjoying the last bit of A/C we will have for a very long time. It already feels wrong to partake of such luxuries. We take off on the 12:30 flight and should land around 2:35 in Port Au Prince. It'll take a while to make it up the hill. We'll stop at the grocery store and buy just a few things we will need in the next 24 hours. Frankie will be our driver. Please pray for Frankie as he makes his way to the airport. Pray that he doesn't run out of gas, break an axle or get a flat tire. Pray for his safety. We'll try our best to post something on Social Media that we've made it up the hill to our apartment this evening. Please pray for us as we travel up the mountain. Pray for our safety and travel mercies, too. May God be glorified.

Tomorrow afternoon we will meet with Athena (and maybe Marie) who runs the University Brynna will be attending. We'll be scheduling classes and talking about how we can work hours in exchange for some Kreyole lessons.

Over the next day or two, we'll be trying to settle in and get the internet all set up - because that is way more important than a fridge or a stove, right? As soon as possible, I'll put some pics up of our home and what our neighborhood looks like.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your prayers. That's our greatest need.

Yet, another day, I'll tell you about our Small Group from the Church at Pleasant Grove. I finally got a picture of us all last night. I can't wait to tell you all about them! Until then, I wanted to share the verse of the day they made for us. They gave us a stack of bound front/back index cards where they all hand written scripture verses for each day we are in Haiti. "Daily Thoughts for our Friends"

Today's verse:
"Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedinece that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else." 2 Corinthians 9:13