Yesterday Ron, Robert, Jordan, Michelle and myself came back to Carrefour in one of our vehicles (so far we are 1/2 way to paying for it!! - we pray the rest of the funds will come in.... about $2000 more) and Michael, Steve, Auston stayed in Chaveneau for a few more days to do ministry. The work there is far from completed, but relationships were formed and we were blessed to work there in the community. It is hard (especially for men) to "work" somewhere for 2 weeks and not have something tangible to look at when you leave- or at least not as much as you wanted to. I have photos still to download to post, but the pit is dug, the walls are pretty much up and the floor should be poured for the outhouses. Somewhere along the lines they turned from outhouses in a traditional sense to "flush" toilets (bucket flush) so they will be more "western" and make it easier for those ministering in the future in Chaveneau.
Highlights from the past week included playing with the children, church and worshipping together- in two different languages but to the same God, a program for the parents done by the children in which we participated, taking hikes on the mountain and meeting some from the community, exploring a waterfall deep within the mountainside, etc... One of my personal highlights was a man named Joseph. He is a voodoo priest who lives on the mountain overlooking the church property. When I first met him in November he would not let me come near him and when I asked to pray for him he outright refused! So, in faith I took the team there to see if he would let us talk to him. The first visit he let us come as far as the porch. He said he is considering Christianity but is not ready yet and he needed to talk to his children about it. The second visit, he let me pray for him and the third visit (just yesterday morning) he invited us all into his home (he is bedridden and we went to bless him with money for a wheelchair so he can leave his room and at least sit on the porch) where we were able to hear a little of his "story" and pray with him again. He actually has two children who are Christians and one of them is in seminary. So, pray with all of us for his salvation. He is very well known in the community and influential. His salvation is important of course, but God could really use him to impact many and be a witness to them. We really could see God at work softening his heart but those strongholds of the enemy are tight. We serve an awesome God though and rest in the knowledge that He is soverign and in control- working in Joseph's life to draw Joseph to Himself. I know I will be excited to go there and see him in his wheelchair later this summer.
Today we will take the men to the airport and then Jordan/Michelle and I will have some time together to do ministry here in Carrefour. We are sooooo excited to see what God has for us the next few days. Unfortunately I have had a stomach bug. After almost 11 weeks and 7 trips to Haiti it is about time I got sick once. :) I will be fine though- right Jordan??? (we have cipro)
Thank you for your prayers- keep praying for us please. Pray especially for Steve, Auston, Jordan and Michelle who will be going home on Friday after serving here for 3 weeks. It will be tough for them to re-enter America (Jordan/Michelle go the very next day on another mission trip to Philadelphia). It is always so hard to go back to "normal" life after living here. We are so blessed to get experience what we do in Haiti and to have time to spend with only God and His people who love Him so much. They teach us much about priorities. Amen!
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