Intro-Rachel

As the title says, I'm Rachel. I'm 18 years old and graduated from high school in 2010. In August of 2010, I went with Christian Reformed World Missions to Managua, Nicaragua for 4 months. This was a huge step of faith for me, as I'm a homebody, and don't really like to be thrown into uncomfortable situations. As you can imagine, going to a foreign country 2 weeks after turning 18 (and not knowing the language at all) was incredibly uncomfortable. I worked at a special education school, Tesoros de Dios. I had so much fun with all the kids and living with a host family, despite the language barrier. It was definitely difficult, but a growing experience for sure, and God taught and revealed to me so much.
I'm so excited to be going to Haiti in a week and doing a completely different type of ministry. I really like hard work, there's just something rewarding about doing manual labor. I'm hoping that I won't have too much trouble with the work that will be done, but I'm more excited to be in the country of Haiti and with the people.
I can't wait to meet all of you in person in 10 days or so, and know that I am praying for all of you-that the Lord will protect and prepare your hearts and minds as you get ready to serve Him and the people of Haiti!
I'm going to attempt to post of a picture of myself so you can have a face to my name (forgive me if it doesn't show up...I've never posted pictures on a blog before)
Have a great rest of your week, and see you in awhile!
Blessings,
Rachel