The View Outside My Window (Written Saturday, June 10th)

The view outside my window has had many changes in the past weeks.

The view outside my window was of newborn goats and Malaysian apples.

Then view outside my window changed to an apartment building and a playground set.

The current view outside my window is of roads, cars, and houses, thousands of feet below me.

In a few hours, the view outside of my window will be the city of Philadelphia and then of my dogs in my backyard.

As I sit here on plane ride #21 since July of 2016, I feel like the views outside my window reflect my life in transition.

For someone that struggles with change, life overseas is filled with it! I’ve adjusted to a new culture, climate, home, language, school, and job. I have to meet and then say goodbye to dozens of new people. I taught a grade I’ve never imagined being a part of. I’ve learned to live away from family for the first time. I’ve adjusted to life with two housemates and wayyyy less animals then I’m used to.

So much change in just 10 months!

Though it hasn’t always been easy, it has always been worth it! As one of my housemates and I used to say, “This life is hard, but it is good.”

I love my new life in Haiti, all the change included. I love how God is 

using all of these experiences to shape me, hopefully into looking more like Him. I love how God is using my family, friends, and church family to build me up, encourage, and support me in the call God has put on my life.

Thank you for your part in my story, no matter what view outside my widow there is. 

My ministry is not possible without you.