i find these days that i seem to do a lot of thinking in the miami airport. haha. it's probably just the many hours spent here in the midst of traveling to and from.
this trip so far has been slightly different, with only becca lamb, abby scheetz, and myself traveling together instead of the customary group of 11-14 that i feel responsible for. i have a habit of counting people camp-counselor style, always aware of where people have wandered away to. it's been interesting how i can see myself relax a little more with each trip, good bad, or otherwise. i think mostly it's a good thing, because people are less annoyed with my control issues that way, and it's a lower stress way of life. i definitely do still feel responsible for people, however, and it's been quite the adjustment this week to know that there has been a whole week of work and team building and life changing experiences that i haven't been there to witness. but... then i remember that that's how it's supposed to be. that all of this is in no way about me, but about what God is doing through the team, whether or not i'm a part of it. it's good to work myself out of a job, in a sense (although i wouldn't consider this a job anyway), to have teams continue to go and serve and experience now and in the future.
all that to say, i'm really looking forward to being back in haiti later today. haha. excited to see all the work that has been done on all the various projects, between the Hands and Feet orphanage in Grand Goave, the Be Like Brit orphanage, and the Mission of Hope school project. check out Renee's blog at http://mohintl.org/blog for more specific news on all the projects going on! it will be great to see everyone again. in some ways it seems like i was just there, and in other ways it seems like it's been forever.
also, one of the big things this week has been trying to track down a new transmission for the big red truck. it's a 1998 Chevy K3500 4WD 1-ton pickup, with the 6.7L V8 diesel engine. the original stock transmission (electronically controlled) has been replaced with an older vacuum [hydramatic] controlled Turbo 400 3-speed automatic transmission. Travis Knipple has a work truck currently in Johnstown, PA, that his brother and dad will be driving to Miami today/tomorrow to ship down to Haiti. the catch is that a new transmission for the other truck needs to be shipped to Haiti in Travis's truck. [more info at http://www.f1engineering.org/blog ] i know this sounds really confusing, but the short story is that we need to track down a transmission that fits the specs above somewhere between PA and Miami as quickly as possible, so let me know if you can help or have any great ideas!
two quick experiences of this trip so far:
- learning that they let you take a soft sided cooler and blue ice packs through security, no problem. good to know.
- i brought the biggest, most neon green watch imaginable in MIA last night. realized how annoying it was to not have one last time, so i sprung for the $12.99 to get one to be my 'haiti watch'. it's pretty great. :)
thank you so much to everyone who has been so supportive, through your prayers and generosity and love. it is so encouraging to me to have so many of you standing behind me and walking with me through this exciting piece of the journey. i love you all dearly!
to Him be the glory!
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