Hosting Guests: In our Home and In our Country

We hosted our first guests in our new home a week after we returned from our honeymoon. We excitedly prepared chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, and fresh squeezed orange juice. We cleaned the entire house and we were ready. Our day started early that morning because it was a Sunday and church started at 6am. By the time they arrived, we were tired. We welcomed them and gave them a tour of our new home. They were surprised at how quickly that house had been transformed into a home. We had some time to laugh and make connections between cultures and ministries. What a blessing to be able to have a place to host people.

These last couple of weeks have been overwhelming and restful at the same time. We have been busy working on our house, meeting with pastors, visiting the two orphanages we have partnerships with, and setting up ministry sites for teams who will start arriving on Saturday. Just when we started getting used to married life, we are hopping into a different “season”: Trip Leading Season.

In March alone, Praying Pelican Missions will be receiving over 140 short term missionaries in Haiti. We will be serving in 4 different communities and will be working with 4 different orphanages during this month.  Almando and I will start off leading a group of 33 people serving at Life is Hope Orphanage.  The Lord is really blessing this orphanage and all those who live there.  Stay tuned to see how things have progressed!  In the coming weeks, I will be working on blogging for our teams, so if I don't blog here, please check out the Praying Pelican Missions website to see what the teams we are leading are doing.  

Be praying for us as we are kickin' our life into overdrive.  Leading teams together will add a different dynamic to our marriage, so be praying that we continue to be completely centered on the Lord and what He wants for us!  We desire to give Him all the glory and point to Him every moment of every day.  He is so good to let us serve Him this way.  Pray for us as we host guests in our home and in our country!  For His glory!