day 19

Day 19

     Wow, what a great day.  We started off around 7:30am to drive to “Jesus in Haiti” ministries.  (Just a quick 2 hours)  We arrived in time to worship along with about 400 Haitians.  We felt like we were back in Brazil!  What a joy to sing and lift our hands to the Lord together with all our Haitian brothers and sisters.   There were a handful of people that went forward to receive Christ after the sermon – the healing continues.  One woman gave her testimony today at the end of the sermon.   She was pregnant and had been told that she was going to die in childbirth.  They told her the baby would die too.  Two weeks ago, she went to the service at “Jesus in Haiti” ministries and gave her life to Christ.  They prayed over her for safety in her delivery and for the safety of her baby. That afternoon she went into labor.   She went forward today with her little baby to praise God and celebrate with the church that both she and her baby are doing great.  The whole church rejoiced with her.  God is so good.

     After the service we went back to Tom’s house where he lives with the 29 Haitian children he has adopted or taken in.  Chaos is the first word that comes to mind- but love is the word the remains in our hearts as we left.  These boys are loved and discipled from the moment they are welcomed in the door.  Two of the newest members of his family came when their mother (who was the cook at the house) was killed in the earthquake.  Tom took in her two young children, and they were smiling and playing with the other children.  What a joy.  (But seriously, 29 kids and no Mom?  He really needs a wife!  J)

    On the way home we stopped at a headquarters for many different NGO’s.  So, many groups were there, my mind was spinning.  What impressed me was their passion for Haiti and their desire to help in any way they can.  It seems all the different groups are eagerly working together to be more effective in meeting needs here in Haiti.  One group today, offered us space to share with them to receive teams in the years to come.  The spirit of Christ is sweeping across this land, in every way. 

   We got home WAY past dark.  (A serious “no, no” )  But God is always good.  We leave tomorrow morning at 5:30am to catch our Missionary Aviation Flight to Cap Hatian in the North of Haiti.  Please be praying for the weather in the morning.  If it’s cloudy, the small plane won’t be able to fly.  If we miss that first flight, all the rest of the connections will be messed up.  We would like to make it home. J

   It has been a serious adventure.  One we will never forget.  We consider it a privilege to have been able to be in Haiti during this time of revival and “healing”.  Thank you for holding us up in prayer.  We couldn’t have done this without you all.  Please keep praying us home.  We are expecting to arrive in MN on Tuesday night.  

At the feet of Jesus, Linda