Winding down

As we approach the end of the year, things are slowing down here at the guesthouse. I'll only have a handful of guests between now and December 17th when I fly home for a two week break. This year has flown by but I have really enjoyed my time with Family Health Ministries. We've hosted around 300 guests this year. No wonder I'm feeling tired! :) Even with all the guests I've been able to find time to visit with the kids at Hope For Life Children's Home, spend time with other missionaries here, and travel around Haiti a bit. It's been a unique year of reflecting on what I've been involved with in Haiti up to now and how God is shaping me for the future. 

Plans for 2015

While most of next year is still up in the air, I do know one piece of the puzzle. I will finish up my position as In-Country Coordinator for FHM by the end of February. This was a decision I made after much prayer and consideration. My contract with FHM ends at the end of 2014 but I have offered to come back after Christmas and help them interview, hire, and train a new person for this position. We hope to hire someone by February 1st and I will overlap with him or her for the month of February. After that handover my plan is to head back to Tennessee for a few months. My time home for Christmas will be sweet but very short. I'm looking forward to a longer time at home next Spring to reconnect with family and friends and enjoy a time of refreshment. So if I don't see you in December, I hope we can get together then!

Some specific plans while home next Spring:

• A one week sabbatical in a quiet cabin in the woods. During this time I will unplug from the world and draw near to the Lord in prayer and study of His Word. I'll also use the week to work through some re-entry material I have for missionaries coming back from the field.
• I plan to attend the Christian Alliance for Orphans' Summit in Nashville April 30 - May 1. I'm looking forward to learning from organizations and individuals who are helping orphans and vulnerable children around the world with wise and gospel-centered approaches.
• I will be praying through ministry opportunities that I already know about and any new ones that I may find and trust that in God's timing, He will lead me to whatever is next.

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