We were contacted a couple of weeks ago by the Christianville Board, asking us to attend their semi-annual meeting in Jacksonville, FL March 27. Just getting there was quite an adventure. Our flight from Harrisburg PA to Charlotte NC was delayed so we missed our connection to FL. There weren't any other flights till the next morning, so we rented a car and drove from Charlotte to Jacksonville, about a five hour trip! We got to the hotel at 5 AM, had 2 hours sleep and headed for the meeting.
It was good to meet the Board members and see what great leadership Christianville has working in the US. Hearing reports on all the various departments was really helpful in allowing us to understand some of the challenges we would face as directors.
After lunch, the Board asked us questions about our qualifications and we asked questions about their expectations. They asked us to leave the room and 10 minutes later, we learned we had been approved unanimously. It's a real honor and their confidence in us is very humbling.
Now the work really begins. We will need to find a tenant to rent our home, sell most of our furnishings and our cars and get things set up for our arrival in Haiti, hopefully in June. We are going down in April for 2 weeks and hope to accomplish much on that visit.
We continue to study the Haitian Creole language. The progress is slow, but we are learning.
One of our main focuses at this point will be fund raising, a task neither of us is very comfortable with, but it is necessary. We will need to trust the Lord to provide generous donors and opportunities to speak at local churches to raise support.
The adventure continues...
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