“Remember not the former things.... Behold, I am doing a new thing."

“Remember not the former things,
    nor consider the things of old.
¹⁹ Behold, I am doing a new thing;
    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
    and rivers in the desert." 

Every time in sit down to write this, I get overwhelmed. Everything that has happened over the past week and a half floods back to my memory and sometimes I just sit in complete silence and let the happy tears run down my face. I'm okay with that. I guess the best place to start would be the beginning...
After the earthquake happened in 2010, I knew I would go to Haiti some day. I didn't know how or when but I knew I was going. When I heard that our church had a team going to Haiti, that was it, I was going. Hah, not so fast. The trip filled up and there wasn't a spot for me, so I decided I would go to Ukraine. Well, I bet you can guess what happened next- they cancelled the trip. Ukraine is having some civil rights problems and so it is not safe for us to go. Well, I double checked to make SURE there wasn't any spots open to go to Haiti and there wasn't. BUT there was another trip to Haiti, in August! I found out about this trip on February 27th... The deadline to apply was March 1st. Talk about God's timing. A little side note here, I had heard the normal time to get an appointment for a passport is about a month out... I called and they said they had an appointment the next week. How amazing is that?! After I said YES to going, got the confirmation email and everything, I found out that this trip is a medical missions trip. I have ALWAYS wanted to go on a medical missions trip. I'm completely in awe of how He continues to work every little detail out. 

Anyway, I leave for Haiti on August 9th, 2014 and I couldn't be more sure that this is where God wants me to go. 

I will be posting a few things between then and now and when I return. 

Hushed and humbled. 
Walking by faith. 
In His amazing grace, 
Ashley