Preparations

We're busy getting ready for the big move to Haiti. We've both submitted our resignations at work. The last day for both of us will be May 29. That's a scary prospect, but I have to trust God to provide.

We're sorting through all our stuff and and most will be sold at a garage sale on May 16. It's embarrassing how much we have accumulated. I thought it would hard to do this part, but it's actually kind of freeing to scale down your belongings to bare minimum.

I've placed ads in the local paper for the yard sale and the house being for rent. I hope we get a good tenant soon. That will be a big hurdle to overcome.

We made our first fund raising visit to a local church yesterday. The people at Word of Life Fellowship were so supportive. We were given a nice donation and lots of promises of prayer support.

We're researching the procedure for bringing our cats, Bear and Tigger with us. It's not as complicated as I thought. I know it seems silly but it will be a comfort to have them with us.

The wonderful people I work with are organizing a raffle to raise money for us. I tear up every time I think about how kind they are. One man even donated tickets to Penn State game! That's like gold in this part of the country!

We haven't had as much time as we'd hoped to study our Creole language CD's and I'm sure we're going to have to attend language school when we get down there. There's just so much to!

Once all is settled in the States and we move to our new home, I know we'll feel a great relief. We're both so anxious to get started. But, all things in God's good time :-)