I’ve come down to the last four days at my job. My last few weeks in Minnesota. Life in Haiti will be my reality so soon! And I am excited!

This summer has been a challenge to say the least! But I am moving forward, trusting the Lord and confident that He is leading me onward to Haiti.

I sold my house and narrowed down my possessions to the contents of a small storage locker and whatever fits in my car. Over the past three weeks, I’ve slept in 7 different places and known the wonderful generosity and hospitality of friends and family in my homelessness.

The past two weeks have been difficult. We found out that my dad has CLL, a form of blood and bone marrow cancer. Though the initial tests set us up for a dire prognosis, the word from the Hematologist today was encouraging, with high hopes for treatment and at least a few more years on earth.

And so I pack, fundraise, and cross things daily off a never-ending to-do list. And in the chaos, peace. In the struggle, trusting. In the battle, never alone.

“Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.” Psalms 84:10-12