Kòman ou ye?

Me & Abby- An oldy but goody.

Ok, so I feel like I've been slacking a bit this week on posting. This past week was filled with one thing... Work. I don't mind though... Working helps me get to the goal of paying off all my school loans and getting to Haiti! Right?!? One other reason I don't mind working so much this past week is because I now have the next week to spend with one of my best friends Abby! She is coming to NC!!! YAY for visitors!!! I may slack on posts this week too, so I can spend some much needed time with Abby!

In my last post I wrote about dreaming a God-sized dream. Honestly I'm scared but not fearful, if that makes sense. There is a lot that goes into moving to another country... I'm finding all of this out gradually as I continue searching & researching Haiti, but I know all of it will come together. Recently one of my co-workers asked me about my heart and being in Haiti. I immediately thought she meant spiritual heart which still has a lot of work and growing to do but I knew that with God's help I was up to the challenge... and that's what I told her.... Well, she meant my physical heart... many of those who are reading this know me and know that I have had a heart problem since I was a teenager.. At the age of 16, I had an ablation, (not open-heart surgery) which for the most part slowed down my heart so it wouldn't continue to beat in the 260's sporadically... and yeah that's not a typo. Thank goodness for medically advances... The biggest thing I will have to be careful about is drinking the Haitian coffee... That stuff is strong!! God has been preparing both my spiritual & physical heart...

Some of the girls! After our first tri!

About 8 months ago I did my first sprint triathlon & this past march on my 25th birthday I did my second and in about 4 months I will do my third!! In the last post I gave you my life-verse Philippians 4-6&7 which is in regard to my spiritual heart... Now my motto for my physical heart is "Proving the doctors wrong, one tri at a time!" Get it, one tri!!! I know it's corny but so true. I started doing these triathlons with my life group from newhope (I told you they would come up again during my blogs)... One of many reasons I am so thankful to have these girls in my life. We not only encourage each other spiritually but physically as well.

Ok, enough of Brit's background... back to how I am getting to Haiti! I've been doing a lot of research on organizations in Haiti and those who are doing good things vs those who are not. It is an absolute shame to see there are so many corrupt organizations taking advantage of not only those people in Haiti but also those who think they are donating their money to a "good cause". I've narrowed my list down to a few organizations that I would love to be involved with... but hey if you have any connections, let a girl know!!! I think I say this at the end of most of my blogs... but this is a work in progress like so many things are in life.... while working towards my goals, I try to remember that God's timing may not be my timing.

P.S. While I prepare for Haiti... I'm practicing my Haitian Creole!!! Anyone want to have a conversation?
I'll start:

Mwen rele Britany. Ki jan ou rele? Kòman ou ye?


...to be continued...


-B