I'M ALIVE!

Hey Yall!!
I’m alive & well in Haiti :] I just wanted to thank you all for your prayers for safe travel and prayers for my anxiousness. I am safe and no longer have worries about anything! The Lord has truly shown out because He has put me with the best group of interns for this summer! I just wanted to let yall know a little bit about Mission of Hope’s visions for the year 2015. Since our church, Frazer, has partnered with MOH for the MOH 500 homes project I will give you some information about that project.

Ø  After the earth quake in 2010, the land in Leveque was given to MOH to have. The first four homes were built in January 2011. Each house is deeded to one family and they can live in it for debt free. The way that each family pays for their house is by buying water and solar lighting. It is around $6,000 for one house in Leveque. All the homes that are built in Leveque are built by Haitian workers.

Ø  The new church at Leveque, which will be breaking ground soon, will sit around 500 people and will have plans for expanding when needed. The church will be structured so that any deaf person can sit anywhere within the church and be able to see their interpreter.

Ø  For 2015, MOH is planning on building a school and having a soccer field with bleachers.

Our internet at MOH is fairly slow so I will be unable to upload some pictures until I go to the beach where there is better Wi-Fi. Please continue to pray for safety for our interns and teams when they are going out to the nearby villages and visiting with the people. I would also ask for prayers for my strength during these hot days. Thank you all for your support, love & prayers!!
LOVE YOU :]

Update

Hello Everyone!
I wanted to update everyone on the status of my preparation for my trip...
My first order of business is to let you all know that I am fully funded for my trip and will be leaving on May 23, 2012.
I just want to thank all my friends, family and my church family for helping me raise my funds!! I really appreciate your support and love!!

The final ongoing request that I would have, is prayer. I am already starting to feel anxious for my trip and I would ask you all to pray for Gods peace to calm my nerves. I believe that if the Lord has called me to live in Haiti for a summer that He will give me everything that I need mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Again, thank you so much to everyone for your love, support and prayers for this amazing adventure that I will be going through this summer!!

Hello Everyone!

Hello Everyone!
This is my first blog ever so bare with me :]
This is a blog that will keep all my friends, family and church family posted throughout my summer living in Haiti.

I have the amazing opportunity to live in Haiti as a Mission of Hope intern under the direction of Mr. Kyle Reschke. Kyle Reschke is currently living in Haiti as a fully supported missionary from my home church, Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery, AL. Kyle Reschke and myself will be working daily with the deaf community setup in Leveque, Haiti.
Here is a map of Haiti:



I have already been on two previous mission trips to Haiti with mission teams from Frazer in October 2011 and February 2012. I am excited for this adventure because I will be able to be immersed in Haitian Sign Language.

As some of you well know, I am currently a Senior at Troy University in the Interpreters Training Program. This program is developed so that students can become the best interpreters for the deaf and change the profession of interpreting. Living in Haiti will allow me to interact with all of the deaf leaders and families and grow in my sign language skills.

I am going to try to keep this blog as updated as possible. Please comment and ask questions! If you are wanting to know a specific thing that I am doing over the summer please don't hesitate to ask :]
Thanks!