The Paradox of Preparation

I have been doing several activities to prepare for Haiti.  I have been reading books about play therapy and working cross culturally.   I have been reviewing and even trying to learn some new Creole vocabulary words as well as listening to and reading Haitian Creole.  I visited a travel health specialist and received a couple of vaccinations.  All that I do is likely to be helpful.  In some ways though based on my previous experience, nothing can fully prepare me for Haiti; I will face challenges which I will likely feel and will be utterly unprepared for.  God will give me the grace to do the best I can in whatever situations I encounter.  So the paradox is, preparation is extremely important even though nothing can truly prepare me.  In actuality, I will be both utterly unprepared and very well prepared at the same time.