T minus 5 days

In five days the adventure commences

In five days i will be leaving akron, driving to detroit, getting on a plane and flying to Haiti. I will be leaving for the country for the first time ever.

People have been asking me how i am doing and if i am excited, so here is a blog to answer the question of how i am doing. This is also a blog to answer my own questions about how i am feeling.

I am feeling:

Anxious: This is all new, a new adventure, a new country, a new culture. I have no idea what to expect and for me that is hard. But God says "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life" Philippians 4: 6-7

Unprepared: I am feeling like I can't do this, like i will fail. There is a voice in my head saying "Rachel this is to hard, this will push you to far, you will break. You can't do this." This is a hard one to get over. Because i know this trip will push me, i know it will be hard. But I know this is what i am called to do. I know that God put this fire and desire in my heart. And He will be there to sustain me.

"Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am" Philippians 4:13

Scared: I am scared of flying, scared of big crowds, scared of new situations, scared of the unknown. All of this and more i will face while in Haiti. ⁷ For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7

Excited: I am excited. Excited to spend the week doing God's will. Excited to spend the week with 14 amazing people and get to know them on a deep level. Excited to see what God will do in my life and the lives of others.

Content: I know that this is what i am supposed to be doing. I know that God will be there. I know this.

" I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for." Jeremiah 29: 10b-11

Please pray. Pray that the negative emotions are taken away. And that I trust completely in God. That He is my fire during the trip and that i lean on Him for my provision.

Thanks