It's been a while...

Well it's been a while since our last post. I guess that means that Jason and I feel like our life is pretty normal right now--didn't think that we would feel like this this soon after finding out about Jason's cancer. It feels good. God has been faithful in answering our prayers. He has given us peace and comfort, and the ability to make plans for the future again. Making plans for the future isn't easy after finding out that someone you love dearly is fighting a pretty tough fight, but God has allowed us to feel the peace it takes in order to start making plans for the future again.

Some of you know about a love that I have for Haiti but many of you do not. So, I thought since things were going well right now, I would share this love for Haiti with you all. I never in a million years thought that I would be saying that I love going to a third world country that has so much poverty it makes you sick to think about all the things that we have here at home but I do. The people in Haiti are just amazing. They have so very little yet they have a nice smile and hello for you when you pass them on the street.

I first went to Haiti last July and then returned that same year in November. I was with a group of people going to Three Angels Children's Relief for a medical clinic. It was truly amazing to see God working is such a physical way. The original thought was to go to Haiti for a week long medical clinic then come home. God had different plans. He made it abundantly clear that He wanted a permanent clinic there that would be staffed. So a group of men that were on that mission trip started the construction of a permanent clinic named Halos Medical Mission (dedicated to Aaron Varner who passed away in Oct. 2006) which is one component of Three Angel's Children's Relief. The other two components are Angel House (an orphanage) and Three Angel's Christian Academy. The clinic was operational on our next medical trip in Nov. Since then, a group of medical providers and lay persons go every 2 months to hold a clinic for the people of Haiti (1 in 10,000 people receive medical care in Haiti). You can visit www.threeangelshaiti.org to find out more about this wonderful organization. You can also stay tuned in for future posts about Haiti and Three Angels.

The reason for that background information is because I have booked my plane ticket for my next trip to Haiti for this October!!! My original goal was to go to Haiti once a year but once we found out Jason was sick, I just thought I wouldn't be able to go. God has been touching my heart the last few weeks about getting back to Haiti and I finally said "okay, You've given me the peace I need in order to make that commitment. I will go." I am just so excited to be going back. I just hope that the people in Haiti feel blessed by our presence there because I know that I feel so blessed by them. Take care. Joslyn