TOMORROW!

Well, it is the day before I leave...FINALLY! It's so hard to believe that it's almost here! This past week has been a little difficult for me. My parents were away on vacation, so I was home alone for 10 days. I had hopes of using that time to visit with friends, finish packing, practice Creole, and plan some activities/lessons. But exactly one week before departure time, I was hit with a bout of vertigo. Anyone who has had this before will understand how awful it can be. I was so dizzy, that if I even so much as moved my head the room seemed to spin around me, and it made me very nauseous. At one point my balance was so thrown off that I even had difficulty standing and walking to the bathroom. So, I spent the majority of my week laying on my back trying not to move my head.

Although vertigo runs in my family, I have only struggled with it on one other occasion several years ago. I haven't been sick once in the past year. I don't think it's coincidence that this happened exactly one week before I leave for Haiti. I wholeheartedly believe that Satan was attacking me, however, I find it funny that he thinks I would be shaken so easily. Apparently he underestimated how much I trust and love my God. Yes, I felt sick, frustrated, and worried at times, but I'm getting on that plane regardless of how I feel because God told me to go. Despite Satan's attacks throughout this week, I have actually felt quite encouraged. The way I look at it, if Satan is attacking me, then I must be a threat. If I'm a threat to Satan, then I'm on the right track! The Lord has BIG plans for Haiti, and NOTHING can get in the way of that. So, bring it on!