Total Preparation.

I leave for Haiti in 15 days.
That's kinda CRAZY.
It's so hard to realize that I'm actually going to DO what I've been TALKING about doing for the past five months. 

The closer my departure date gets the more antsy I get.
I'm not exceptionally nervous,
except in the areas of personal hygiene...there I'm totally freaked
but aside from that I'm just excited.

I keep trying to find new ways to "prepare" myself for Haiti.

I've tried to learn some creole,
to prepare myself for the language barrier.
(thankfully the Lord has already prepared me because French is the language used in education and business...wahoo!)

I've made packing lists,
on paper,
and over and over again in my head.
I will be prepared for just about any medical need we should have,
aside from needing an actual doctor.
(Thanks Mom for raising me like a Boy Scout)

I've done research on Haiti...
well, as much as I can,
there's not much info on the area we will be going.

I am praying and reading the scriptures.
I'm brushing up on all those "crisis verses" I've got stashed away in my brain.
I'm sure there will be some I will refer to more than others,
but it's all useful, right?

I should say that I've tried to prepare my body physically,
by exercising and working out,
but we all know that's NOT true.

Through all of this preparation,
I've come to realize that I'm NEVER going to be even close to "prepared."
It's just not going to happen.
So I'm just going to let God shove me off the plane,
onto the island,
and let my face hit the dirt.
My one request is that He help me up and wipe it off.