From Haiti to home, the adventure doesn't stop

It is hard to believe that just 5 mornings ago, I was in a tent city. 4 mornings ago I was boarding a plane. And this morning, I woke up in a bed in a beautiful home in Orange County, California. Our whole team has been blessed a hundred times over by my leader's family. They graciously took us all into their home and have been treating us as if we were their own children. My leader's mom was even kind enough to drive me and my team mate, Emery, an hour away so we could see our siblings that go to Biola. It was great to get to see my brother a few weeks early :)

One thing that God has shown me since being back form Haiti is this: it doesn't ever end. Outreach never ends, it is just in a different place. Relationship and growth with God never ends. Hardships do not end, but neither do the blessings. Now that I am back in my home country, I need to learn to find balance. Balance between God and life and making sure that God is still the center of everything, especially with all that there is to distract us in the western world.

2 days before we left Haiti, our team went to a tent city that was right across the street from the Palace. We were doing tent delivery and set up. It was by far one of the craziest, hectic experiences while there. When people saw that we had tents, we were immediately mobbed and followed everywhere we went in the city. Although we were never in immediate danger, the Haitian police were called to create some sort of order in the middle of the chaos. I have never seen desperation like that. Ever. People were grabbing us and pulling us, punching each other, screaming and fighting to get to the front of the line, just to receive a 4 man tent, that would hopefully house their whole family and their few belongings. It was experiences like this that made me realize how truly lucky I have it. They can not leave. They have no other option but to live in a tent, that they can not even stand upright in. I was able to leave. I was not born a Haitian, but as an American with a house and family. It is not wrong to be this way, but I will never stop being thankful for it.

Coming to YWAM, doing a DTS, and living in Haiti for 2 and a half months was one of the best decisions of my life. Even though this chapter of my life is almost over, it does not mean that the adventure stops. It does not mean that God is not going to stop working in my heart. It does not mean that I have hit the highlight of my life, and the rest is just a smooth path. My adventure is just starting. Where ever God takes me, it is going to be with purpose. And I cannot wait to see where it goes next.

Thank you so much, to all who have supported me. Thank you for reading my blog and being on this journey with me. I could not have made it through with out all the prayer. As of right now, I have a few options of what to do with my life when I get home. I am going to be praying for clarity in the next few months of what to do next.I am going to be keeping my blog up and running as I go home, so feel free to check in once and a while :)

Love, Kristi