John Mark & Moorea

Now that Christmas is over, we are focusing again on preparations for our trip to Haiti in April.
We bought a luggage set on Black Friday, so we only need one more large suite case to join the ones we are borrowing/ buying for the trip. Four fifty-pound bags sounded like a lot, until we realized we are bringing sheets, construction tools, kitchen supplies, and anything else we might need. Considering that I do not go anywhere with fewer than six books, weight was going to be a problem. Fortunately, I got a kindle from my parents for Christmas, so I will still have books to read while we are gone. (hooray!)

I go in this week for more vaccinations. We still need to schedule an appointment to get typhoid shots. Please pray with us that we will find a way to get a cholera vaccination before we leave. From what we have heard, they are uncommon in the US, though a vaccine does exist elsewhere.

Next week, we are meeting with a local pastor who recently returned from Haiti with a team of doctors from his church. He is a college friend of my dad, so the three of us are having lunch together to talk about his experiences and recommendations for traveling to Haiti. We are grateful for the opportunity to hear someone else's experiences in order to be better prepared ourselves.

John Mark began EMT school this week. He is taking classes two night a week and all day Saturday in a nine-week intensive through the Sacramento Metro Fire Station. It has been his goal to become EMT certified for awhile now. Before we were even thinking of Haiti, John Mark was planning to take the class this semester. It is not his plan to pursue a career as an EMT at present, but the knowledge will come in handy in Haiti, in construction, and when he is backpacking.

Please continue to pray for us as we prepare.
Blessings,
Moorea