Haiti Day 1

I will be posting the journals I kept during my trip to Haiti on my blog for those who wish to enjoy them. These will be exactly what I wrote, down to the letter actually. Hope everyone enjoys them

Day 1

"I have no clue why, but I was signing "Walking in Memphis" right before we flew over Haiti. But once on the ground, nothing but fear blanketed me. I was overcome by fear, doubt, and anxiety, and almost a desire to turn around and run back to our plane. The hustle and bustle of customs was enough to make everything seem bigger than I could handle. But, God grabbed me and almost shook me reminded me that He was in control and had put me in this country for a reason. It was like He took my hand and told me in almost forceful tone, 'I put you here to advance my kingdom, I got this!'. Now, do I think God really said this? No, but it sure felt like it. Once we left the airport, it really hit me what we had landed into. Seeing multiple buildings that had been destroyed or were not repaired hurt me. But, then we saw some of the 'tent cities.' To imagine the heat from just sitting around but to see how these people lived just broke me from the start. But God continued to show me that He was there as we got to Mission of Hope and got acclimated. After taking some time before bed to read my bible I was comforted in reading Matthew 25:40, my focus verse for the week"