And so another journey comes to an end. I was ready to be home in my own bed with my friends and family but it's hard to leave. I love the kids there. I love holding and hugging them. I love reading to them and singing with them, and I love teaching them. I love serving the people of Haiti. I didn't want to say bye to Pastor Vincent's kids or the kids at Mother Teresa's children's hospital. I miss the beaches and palm trees and I miss the city and the crazy driving.
We left Haiti around 9am yesterday Wednesday July 8th. Our first stop was in Fort Lauderdale where we had to go through immigration with our bags and then get them rechecked and back through security. When we got to our gate we had about 3 minutes before it was time to board. Then we were off to Charlotte. There we had enough time to eat and I finally got my bacon cheeseburger. I was ready for that. Then we were supposed to leave there by 4:30 pm. I fell asleep on the plane and when u woke up we were still on the runway. I thought that meant I was asleep for like 10 minutes. I had been asleep for like an hour. There was some bad air so no one was taking off we were just sitting and waiting. So we finally got to Syracuse around 8pm and I was home by about 10pm.
I am so thankful for the experience I had there even though i was ready to come home. I am so extremely blessed that I was able to go a second time within just 6 months. I am sad that I have no idea when I will be able to go again because I will be going away for the year but I know that I will work there again. I learned so much from this trip. I saw people rely on their faith to keep them safe and to lead them to help the right people. I love the amazing example that they are of God's love. I am blessed to work with them and I will pray that I get another opportunity to do this again.
Thank you God for keeping us safe. I ask that everything we did in your name would be multiplied so that the people of Haiti would know the Awesome God we serve. "For if our God is with us then who could ever stop us and if our God is for us then what could stand against"- amen
I am ready for Costa Rica. Maybe not physically yet with all the supplies I need and packing I need to do but spirituality I am much closer. I am ready to explore my faith and decide what I will live for.
Thank you for following along with my journey! If I hear any updates from Haiti I will try to post about it and also post information and updates about Costa Rica. And when it is time for Costa Rica I will attempt blogging again more often but daily for nine months might be overkill so maybe I'll aim for like two times a week.
I'm home and happy. Thank you everyone!
Love has no borders,
- Rachel Martha
Dear Friends and Family, Many of you may know and some may not so here it is... drum roll please... I am headed back to Costa Rica, and this time it is for two years! This past February, I visited Costa Rica to recruit GAP students for Lancaster Bible College. While I was there I heard about their need for a new Female Student Life Coordinator. I never anticipated this position being available at a time when I would be in a position to take it. While I was in Costa Rica with LBC I was able to speak with the directors of the program who offered me the position. After I returned home I had a lot of praying to do. I took about two weeks to pray and seek good counsel. After considering my options and seeking Godly wisdom I called the director in Costa Rica and officially accepted the position. In this position my primary responsibility will be to build relationships with and disciple the GAP students in the program. We hope to have 20-25 college age st...
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