Haiti.....one word, one place that will change our family forever. God has placed before us an opportunity to serve at Children of the Promise in Lagosette, Haiti. In June 2015 we will be moving our family there. It really is difficult to put into words what God has been doing and how He has been working in the hearts of Kevin and I over the last several years. But I will try and give you a small picture that will help you better understand why we would be so crazy and move our family to another country.
We were living the American dream. We had a really nice house, a neighborhood that we loved, a perfect place to raise our family, Kevin had a great job that provided for our family, we were able to send our kids to a Christian school, we had a very nice trailer, 2 cars, we bought and did what we wanted whenever we wanted. Life was good, it was comfortable. But through all this God was working on our hearts. There was so much more than our comfortable, American dream. We began to want more, so we began to pray. "God use us."
In February Kevin, Megan, and I went to COTP with our church. Can I just say I fell in love right away. COTP is an amazing organization with an amazing mission. We felt so at home there. I found myself dreaming of living there. I wondered if God would ever call us back and if so when. We came home again wanting more, so we kept praying for doors to open. We sent emails to COTP expressing interest in serving there if ever a position came available.
In June doors started to open. COTP contacted us and said there was a possibility of a house parenting position coming available in 2015. This summer was spent praying and seeking God word for direction and discernment. It was the up and down of wanting to go but being completely terrified. Would we hurt our kids, what if they get sick, what about Kevin's business, we would have to leave our dear family, our friends, our comfortable life, Through all the fear and doubt I knew that if we were asked to go, I could never live with myself if we walked away. In the middle of all the fear there was peace knowing we were being obedient. A dear friend kept telling us, if the door keeps opening then you keep walking through them. August came and that was when were would find out for sure. I was praying for a distraction. God gave me one...when we received the call from COTP we were being discharged from the hospital with Keagan after breaking his arm. I love how God works.
I can not explain the peace I felt after receiving the call. I really thought I would be flipping out. But God has filled me with such peace, joy, and excitement. Although are kids can not fully grasp all that is going to happen, they are excited and talk about Haiti all the time.
Many of you are wondering what we will be doing. I will share a briefly, we will be House Parents in the Grace House. Our main responsibility will be to care for and love 5 sweet Haitian kids who will someday be adopted. So yes we will have 10 kids living in our home!!! We are crazy, but fully confident that God equips those he calls.
Please pray for us as we make decisions and plan for our future. Pray for our kids as they process this all. Pray for our hearts as we will have to leave so many people we love. Pray for the sweet family in Haiti, living at the Grace House. Pray for strength for them, joy, and wisdom as the prepare to come back to the states. Pray for the precious little ones living at the Grace House. Pray that the adoption process will move quickly and they will soon be united with their forever families. Most importantly our prayer is that God would be Glorified. This is not about Kevin and I doing something great, its all about God and what He can and will do when you humbly surrender to Him.
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