3 weeks in america

It’s hard to believe that I’ve already been home for 3 weeks.  It seems like just yesterday that I was begging the Haitian airlines to let me on the plane and running out on the runway to jump on.  My goal was to get a prayer  letter done the week I got home, but I kept putting it off thinking, “what do I say?”. 

First of all, I want to say THANK YOU!  The last four months have been incredibly hard, definitely not what I had planned my first few months in Haiti.  The sudden move, the sickness, having almost no internet and not being able to keep in touch like I had hoped, my computer crashing, and crazy homesickness.    But through it all, it was the BEST feeling knowing that I had incredible people back home praying for me!  There is nothing more comforting than having supportive, Christian people backing anything you feel God has called you to. 

Because I’ve been teaching at an orphanage, and all of the students are on summer break, my parents asked me to come home for a couple of months and try to get better.  The last three weeks have been full of sleeping, debriefing, praying, working at the church, jumping back into my old life, and preparing to go back to Haiti the end of June.  Coming back to the States after 4 months in Haiti was HARD!  I can't help but think about which one of my friends in Haiti got to eat today.  My heart is so broken for that country.  I'm excited to get back and help people!

I went and saw my family doctor when I got home.  Because she is from our little town here in Indiana, she doesn’t know a lot about malaria, parasites, or anything that I might have picked up in Haiti.  So she referred me to an Infectious Disease Specialist.  Yikes, how embarrassing!  I will be so happy to know exactly what’s wrong with me!  I’m tired of being sick.

God has shown Himself to me in the most incredible ways the last 4 months.  I’ve had to rely fully on Him, like nights that I don’t know where I’m sleeping…He provided.  When I was on my last buck…He provided then too!  Seriously, we serve an incredible God.  When I was sick and wanted nothing more than to just fly home, He filled me with His love and peace and provided people to come and keep me company. 

Some people have asked me if I’m going back to Haiti or if I’ve left on bad terms.  Many people I’ve talked to are conscious to not bring up my first 2 months in Haiti before I moved.  Please don’t feel that way!  One of the things God has really shown me is that He wants me to be an open book!  Ask me anything; don’t be nervous about bringing anything up!  I want to be completely honest with the people who are backing me up.  I love talking about Haiti!!  I am going back to Haiti, it’s 100% my home, where I belong.  I miss it dearly, and I can’t wait to get settled into my own place and start my own life there.  I didn’t leave on bad terms at all.  Honestly, the reason I’m home for two months is because my parents asked me to be, they were worried about my sickness and just wanted a peace of mind. 

I really feel God directing me and showing me what He has in store for me in Haiti.  I’m excited to share once I get some more of the details hammered out.  You’ll all know by the time I fly back to Haiti on June 28 J

Thank you all again for your continued prayers.  There aren’t words adequate enough to thank you.  I love each and every one of you so dearly.  I’m home for 6 more weeks, and I’d love to get together and talk with any of you!

All for Him,

Jenny

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