Habit Trip

Original post date: November 5, 2011.

 

I'm here in Atlanta waiting for the program to begin tonight. I have to admit . . . I'm pretty overwhelmed by it all. I can hardly believe that I am a part of something so big! It's pretty cool to be surrounded by so many people who all have the same desire . . . To help the people of Haiti. I don't know the reasons that everyone is here--love of building, faith, adventure, respect for Habitat, love of Haiti--but no matter what motivates us to be a part of this trip, we are going to touch people's lives. And allow ourselves to be affected by the men and women we encounter. Part of my feeling overwhelmed today comes from my feeling so inadequate to be here. What do I know about building houses? My language skills really are minimal . . . a few Creole lessons does not make me fluent. And a handful of visits over the last couple of years does not make an expert on Haiti. But I'm doing it anyway! I pray and trust that God would not have brought me here if this wasn't where I needed to be. To learn and grow.

My plan is to take in as much as I can and do my best to share what I see, experience, and learn as faithfully as I can.

God's Peace.