Mission Trip Updates - Day One Revelations

I'm hoping for the next few days to make the time and go back through my journal from Trinidad and share parts of it here.   I want my friends and family to know what was on my mind throughout our week.  I will start by saying that this was a VERY different trip experience for me from last time around for many reasons.  I won't go into all of them right now, but just know that the differences all worked together to make this an amazing time for me.

For those who do not attend our church and have not experienced the "Sky" VBS curriculum this summer, you need to know that our theme for the week was "Trust God".  What an amazing theme that is!

Also, for those who do not know Roger and I have discussed adoption from time to time throughout much of our marriage, but only in the last six months did it become something more serious for us to discuss.  And, the day before we left for our trip to Trinidad, we finished and mailed off our adoption application to pursue a Haitian adoption.

Here is my journal entry from July 20, 2012 (our first travel day, which started with our needed to arrive at our church by 2:55 AM - ouch!)

"Do not be afraid to be different from other people.  The path I have called you to travel is exquisitely right for you."  (from the Jesus Calling devotional book)


I have second guessed our adoption plan at times already because it felt as if everyone else is doing China, yet that's a lie.  Just today we met someone adopting from Ethiopia, and have heard about people from our church adopting from China, Congo, domestically and domestically through foster care.  And I have heard of a local family who already adopted from Haiti.  So, no two paths to adoption are the same.  


Lord, help me to keep my eyes on You.  Keep my vision where it should be so I stay on the path You have designed for me and for us as a couple and as a family.


I remember being absolutely amazed that God touched me in such a way that day.  Questions about our adoption plan were not even on my radar as possible things for God to address during our trip, and yet, He did just that.  He put my doubts to rest.  And wonderfully, Roger even came to me later in the week and told me that God had confirmed to him through his counselor experience that he would be able to love children that are not his biological children.  This is just the first way that God (once again) showed  Himself very worthy of our trust!

I leave you with a picture from our first day - we spent a lot of time (about 9 hours) in the Miami airport.  So each of our children had a suitcase filled with quiet activities to keep them entertained.

And, Lord willing, I will be back tomorrow to write about another day or two of our trip...God Bless!