This is it... I am blessed.

In three days my best friend and I are leaving for Haiti.

I'm not sure where I want this post to go... If you have ever read my About Me page, you will know that when I started this blog I planned on being really real with you. That I would share when I was up and when I was down. Right now, it's a little bit of both. About a month ago, this trip stopped being sureal and became real. And I have to say, I kind of panicked. Number one, I have never ever left this country. Number two, I am going to be thrown way out of my element (which isn't a bad thing). And number three, I am fully expecting anything to happen. I expect to see deep poverty, hunger, nakedness, possibly even death...

But, I also plan to see revival, and worship, and hope and love. I plan to see lives changed.

As of now, we have been informed that we will be in Carrefour, an area near Port-Au-Prince, which is where we will fly into. A majority of our mission will be VBS type of work which means CHILDREN!!

  

We will also be working some in construction and cleaning. These people, who have never experienced the easy life, are still struggling after the devastating earthquake that occured two years ago!



Monday night, Marena and I counseled with Jason & Marcia, our pastor and his beautiful wife. Before then, neither of us had considered what life would be like when we came home. Of course we would be changed. Still the same people, but with a new perspective and deeper understanding of the hopeless. We plan to run on little sleep for the week we are there, and we are fully expecting to be on our toes the entire trip in order to get as much done as possible.

Therefore, when we return we might not want to talk. After running for a week straight, we might just want to be alone with our thoughts to dwell on what has taken place in our lives, and how God moved. For those of you that read this, all I ask is that you give us patience and understanding. There may be things we will never want to talk about... But, when we are ready, we are fully prepared to share with you how God moved.

We are both so thankful for this opportunity to grow closer to God and to see hopeless lives become full of hope and love that only God's grace can share. I am especially thankful that I get to experience this with Marena. There is no one I would rather go on this trip with. A friend that has gone to hell and back with me. Someone who, at one point in our lives, I was content to never speak to again. A friend that has grown with me and pulled me back to my feet multiple times. Someone that, despite the fallings out and the times of hurt, was still always meant to be in my life, and would find a way back. There is no one that has gone through so much with me from such a young age. Marena, I am thankful for you, and I am proud to call you friend.



I am also thankful for all of the support and prayers that has allowed us to be where we are. A dear friend to me, whom I hadn't had contact with for too long, contacted me this morning and shared her love with me.

"Well, look at it this way. You're not leaving the country for crazy things. You're leaving to go do Gods work. You're doing what you can to further the kingdom. So there is no reason to be nervous because you have his protection. Just remember Psalm 91. Keep that passage close to your heart and all nervousness will fade away."

"1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you say, "The Lord is my refuge,"
and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

~Psalm 91~

In three days we are leaving. Please pray for comfort, guidance, wisdom, protection, the works that will be done, and for God to move in mighty ways. Pray that we are able to serve, be selfless, be flexible and teachable. Pray for us to use this time to really rely on God and draw closer to Him in our own personal journey's. Pray that this will be an amazing part of A Work in Process.

I can't wait to share our journey with you... Until then.

God's Servant,

Symone Lin