11 Days

 I CAN'T BELIEVE ITS ONLY 2 WEEKS AWAY!

I am super excited for this trip. I am so happy to have the chance to change people's lives. I have always wanted to go somewhere like Haiti, or Belize, or the Dominican Republic for a mission trip, but I am also a little nervous.

So, I guess I'll just take this opportunity to tell my story.

When I first heard about this trip I was really excited and I thought that it would be a fun adventure. However, near the start of January, I started doubting whether or not this was something that God really wanted for me. But after the orientation retreat at the van der Mark's I realized that God did really want me to go on this trip.

During the retreat, I had lots of time to pray about it and read my bible. I was reading in Isaiah 42 and I read verses 6 - 7. It says:

6 "I, The LORD have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

After I read that, I knew that God was planning something for me, and that he definately wanted me to go on this trip. I know that God has called me. I know that God is using me to help the people in Haiti. He is also using this trip to help me grow closer to Him. I can't wait till we leave!

~Sam Huisman

P.S. Never doubt that God has something planned for your life. He just might have something BIG in mind for you. He also just might be waiting for the perfect moment to reveal it to you. God loves you!