First post!

Welcome all and thank you for visiting my blog!

I would like to first thank St. Barnabas, and all those who have opened their hearts to support my trip; I wouldn't be doing this or have anything to write about without you!

I'm on a mission to Haiti, specifically to Terrier Rouge, a rural town 30 miles outside of Cap Haitian. For the next two months, I will be working with Bethlehem Ministries to love and serve the people of Haiti through a free health clinic, and anything else I can help with. If everything goes well, after returning home in December for about a month for medical school interviews and the holidays, I will come back to serve another 4-5 months!

Preparing and packing was a long process, and pretty stressfull on all involved, so many apologies and thanks go out to my loving parents and wonderful girlfriend- I couldn't have done it without yall! Anyways, after many trips to different stores (including a last minute trip to Best Buy for a forgotten power cable!), 5 shots and 2 malaria prophylaxis prescriptions later, I am on my way.

Boarding the IBC flight to Cap Haitian

Yesterday, I flew from New Orleans to the busiest airport in the world- Atlanta! From there I headed to Fort Lauderdale (the people are so friendly!) where I meet up with my travel partner Peter Rice, the father of my fellow choir bassist and partner in crime, Clai Rice. I am so thankful for Peter helping me arrive in Terrier Rouge in one piece, and to help me get adjusted to Haitian life! It seems like a country which has been through alot, but has a great opportunity to grow and improve the lives of its people. I just pray I can do my part to serve and bring the love of God into this land; I'm sure it will be a truly transforming experience for me!

Flying over Haiti

Learning more about everything the ministry does, and how I can help is very exciting. As far I know, soon I will be assisting an optomologist with simple screenings and tests to help ease the burden of having so many patients in need. However, my first real task is learning the language... immersion style!