Author: To Haiti We Go

So whether you are a LOVER of cards like myself or you may be like Jim where you don’t quite get the need for a card that just gets thrown away haha, I think we can all agree that it’s super AWESOME to be able to encourage others whenever we feel Jesus leading us to, by sending notes of encouragement or a card to let them know we are thinking about them! Happy events, sad events, ALL OCCASIONS…it’s nice to know others love us too and are thinking about us right? I think God leaves little love notes for us all the time, some we get and realize and some we miss!

So….if you’d like some awesome cards to help you on this endeavor of always being ready to encourage or uplift anyone at ANYTIME…look no farther…we’ve got your back haha! 😉 Our second fundraiser is with these awesome GREETING CARDS! There are 4 boxes, each cost $30 and come with 30 high-quality individually wrapped cards in the beautiful sturdy reusable box! So that breaks down to $1 per card! AWESOME RIGHT!

There are two different All Occasion boxes (think birthday, new baby, wedding, retirement, thanks, get well etc), a Kids Birthday Box and a Thanks & Blanks box! 

We have several people around the states helping us collect orders so if you’d like a box but don’t live near us, check out the online order form to see if any of them live near you! 🙂 You can order your boxes RIGHT HERE: https://form.jotform.com/80964240550151

You can check out how amazing they are here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unvriWgYdKw

This fundraiser lasts until APRIL 30th so you can order anytime up until that date! The boxes will be in by MOTHER’S DAY! They make a perfect birthday or Mother’s Day gift! Any questions? Contact us and let us know! Thanks so much everyone! OUR GOAL IS TO WIPE OFF $3,000 from our one time moving costs to Haiti, this will bring us down to $33,000 that we need before we move which is great because it started at $50,000! By time we get our other 75% of our monthly support raised up that we need, I have a feeling our one-time cost will already be done and fully raised! 🙂 Thanks so much for your support everyone!

Love,

The Starkeys

We have to celebrate because it’s a milestone marker in our journey to Haiti! Today after hearing of two more new families who decided to support us monthly, we realized we are OFFICIALLY 25% there! We are praising God because it feels good to get to this milestone! We look ahead now and look forward to the 50% marker and especially the 60% marker because that is when we can go do our cultural training, which we are looking forward to.

Some days feels like it’s taking forever haha and some days are very encouraging. Through all of the days though, God continually gives us His peace and keeps growing us and showing us why He still has us here. Though we would have loved to be at 50% by now, we know our plans are not THE plans, their His plans and so we are excited that He has brought 17 families and 2 businesses into our ministry family so far to support us monthly. We are thankful for the people who have asked how we are doing or shared how God put us on their heart and told us they’ve been praying for us. We are thankful for the places that have allowed us to come and share our journey and story with you all. We are thankful for the way God goes before us and is preparing this journey and our time and place in Haiti before we get there. HE IS SO GOOD!

Continue to pray for our journey friends! We need it greatly! We love you all!

Love,

The Starkeys

Tonight was night two of beautiful 70 degree Spring weather here in Ohio and since we had snow just a few days ago, we are taking every single second of this beautiful weather in. Tonight was the second night in a row we went outside and built a fire and just enjoyed watching the boys play. Micaiah, our 5 year old, is still at the age that he loves to pick me all sorts of things (especially dandelions) and bring them to me as little gifts, little treasures. Tonight he brought over a dandelion, which melted my heart and it instantly becomes the most beautiful flower in the whole world when your little boy gives it to you because he loves you. Then he brought over a beautiful leaf and we talked about how leaves have veins like we do and how God created them that way so the water can go through them to help them grow! Finally he decided to bring me one last little gift, a grape hyacinth and said “look mommy it’s your favorite color!”

I love how God uses our children to remind us of things. Here lately and again even tonight, I was reminded of how precious and special it is when we don’t keep rushing from one place to another, one event/occasion to another, one day to another. Instead of wishing the days away and waiting for something else, I want to try so much harder at just being at peace with whatever is going on THAT day and just resting in it, enjoying it and spending time with my God and my family. I needed that reminder because when we first started this journey of raising support to move to Haiti, even with all the prep and warning of how hard this part of the journey is, we still didn’t realize just how hard some days can be. When your heart yearns to be in a place that God has so clearly shown you that He wants you there, each day feels like forever as you wait to go. I will admit my human side was starting to get discouraged and frustrated because we are about 1/4 of the way raised in our monthly supporters and we were hoping to be around 50% by now. THEN GOD! I am so thankful that God doesn’t let us stay where we are. He’s been working in my heart in SO many ways already on this journey and recently He’s helped me LET GO OF MY TIMELINE and realize that while we are here, it’s because of a reason. What if just like tonight, Micaiah brought those little treasures to me, God has little treasures along the way as well for us or others, while we are still here on this side of the journey. I don’t want to miss out on those treasures, on what He is doing on this side of the journey because I’m so focused on how we are not THERE yet. We have no idea how He may use this journey and our calling to impact or make a difference somewhere and so He alone knows the days He still needs us here and He alone knows when He is ready for us to move to Haiti. So thankful for little treasures, little reminders, that God sends through others to remind us of His love and plans for us! ❤ Have a great weekend friends!

Love,

April Starkey