Two days til launch. On Tuesday morning, the sequel convenes: F10 and Friends, the reboot returns to RDU at 6:25am.
This morning, the team from First United Methodist Church of Fuquay Varina was commissioned during the 11:00 worship service. We were then all inspired as Pastor Anne, with the help of some of the children, blessed the 91 dresses that will be going to the children of Haiti. We then spent what seemed like days playing Tetris with the pounds of pillow cases, school supplies, and dresses that we are taking down there. Between those and what we packed on Monday, it would appear as if we are invading Port au Prince, and not a sneak attack at that.
There are 12 members of First Church going this year: Dana Vaughn, Beth Munzenmaier, Tom Gilbert, Marilyn Gardner, Debbie White, Lloyd Williams, Wesley Haire, David Haire, Sara Markle, Abigail Bogardus, Carrie Jackson, and Matt Jackson. They will be joining 3 other people at the airport: Butch, Donnie, and Donna. Please stay tuned to this blog for more about each of these ministers.
We call these 15 ministers not because of any formal training or school, except Butch, who I believe literally walked with Jesus...(crickets). They are ministers because of the message of love and grace that they carry with them in their hearts and smiles. They will be the hands and feet of Christ that are shown to the children and people of Michaud, which is just outside of the capital of Port au Prince.
Our itinerary is not set in stone. We do know we will be building, whether it be tables and walls or relationships and hope. Sometimes the most worthwhile projects cannot be checked off of a to do list.
While our goals may be big, we know there will still exist problems when we leave on August 12. No one aims to end worldwide hunger in just over 1 week. There will still be a wealth CANYON that will have to be breached by the people with the help of upstanding government officials. We do know this, however: if we are the light of Christ and the illustration of God's grace to even ONE person in need during our stay, it will have all been worth it.
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