All Things New

Our group! I've had some pretty great spring break adventures, but this one may just take the cake. I was blessed to spend this past week in Haiti! I was part of a team of 18 (mostly from Redeemer Church) that served at an orphanage in Jacmel, Haiti. Our team was able to serve in many ways. Some painted while others built shelves. Some of the ladies put their organizational skills to use in "the depot" (where the food/clothing/medicine and other supplies for the orphanage are stored), while some of the men worked in the hot sun. Two of our team members, one of whom is a sonographer, got to teach a midwife how to use some equipment. Some had chances to work in the preschool. These are just some of the projects that we were able to participate in. It was a blessing to be able to help this organization that is helping so many families and children in Haiti.  Painting Project Construction Project Jess, Beth, Hannah, & Sarah But now, on to the r

I tend to get ahead of God.  One moment I'll be walking along with Him, settled and content, then BAM! I flash-forward to the future and all the possibilities I think my life could hold. Sometimes this isn't a bad thing; it can cause me to be more ambitious and passionate about my life goals. But often, it makes me wonder where God has been. (I know, I was just walking with him...I think I have short-term memory issues when it comes to where God is sometimes.) Then I start shooting off questions into the distance. "God, um....where ya been? So...when am I going to understand my life? When I am going to discover what I was born to do? How come I haven't gotten my life right  yet? And that friend that I've been ministering to...when is that going to bear fruit? What about my career...why isn't that already planned? Oh, and that guy you "promised" me? When's he going to show up? Why isn't my life perfectly in place? Uh, God....I'm waiting