Here we go...

It is official... I started a blog! I am excited and nervous at the same time! I hope that everyone enjoys my stories and experiences about my mission trips to Haiti. I pray that this blog will allow those who have never been to Haiti, or on any other mission trip for that matter, to understand how important these trips are to me and all the other team members involved.

My sister started a blog of her own a while ago and I quickly became intrigued. I probably check her blog at least two times a day to see if she posted something new! She gave me the idea to start this blog. She told me that she almost started the blog for me on her own because I wasn't taking the bait. I thought it was a good idea, but I never thought it would be something I could actually do. Well, here I am. I started it. Now what? Oh right...I am supposed to tell you all about my love for Haiti!

Well, for as long as I can remember, I have always had a heart for mission work. I grew up knowing I was going to be a nurse, that way I could minister to and serve others. I remember going to church and hearing different missionaries speak of their experiences, I was blown away and knew immediately that this was what I was supposed to do. I was so excited! I always had the desire to do missions, but the time never seemed right. I went to College for four years and then nursing school for two more. Finally when I graduated nursing school, I knew my time had come! Time for mission work! (That may seem silly because you do not have to go to a different country to do mission work, you can do things right here in your own backyard.) I knew that I was called to do missions in other countries. I first thought that I was going to go to Africa, but that obviously was not where God wanted me to be because he brought me to Haiti!

After church one Sunday, I spoke to one of the mission team members expressing my desire to do mission work and that I would like to come to one of the trip planning meetings to get a feel for things. I went to my first planning meeting not really knowing what I was getting myself into, but I was excited to see where it would go.

I think this is a good ending spot for my first blog. I am afraid to make it too long, but I have so much to say!!! Next time, I will fill you in on my first scheduled trip.