Seriously. Every time I sit down to draft a sweet and simple update to answer "What is going on in Haiti" my brain starts doing jumps and flips. There are so many things to talk about... so many stories of what God is doing here, of the friendships that are forming, and the memories that are shaping. I'll do my best to give an inkling of an idea..
First of all.. just want you all to know that I had the opportunity to bake. Oh yes, and if you go to 'portauprincedts.wordpress.com' you will be able to see a lovely picture. Myself and two wonderful women did all we could. It was for the celebration of June birthdays. Before presenting the cake I was sure to let everyone know the reason it looked the way it did. God gave us creativity. We were shooting for an abstract look, and look what we got! A work of art, to say the least.
Last weekend we were free to do what we wanted, as all weekends are, and then Monday was a day at the beach in a small town a couple of hours outside of Port au Prince. An allergy fit attacked me for a couple of days (which is weird since I don't have allergies), but after bunches of prayers and a booster from some drugs, I was back to normal in no time. This past week our DTS family uprooted and moved to the DTS base in St. Marc. It definitely had perks. We could flush the toilets, and the water for showers came out of a spicket thingy hanging above our heads when we pulled down on a lever. So running water was a treat. They also had a swimming pool worthy of swimming in! But the St. Marc base is so much bigger than our house in PAP that it was hard to see everyone. Just after a couple of days most of the PAP students were craving the crazy, crammed, community living we some how love here. It was like a big reunion when we got home. Home sweet home. It's like a masterpiece how everyone's personalities work together. There is hardly ever any strife. People just loving people. So healthy. So good.
Our speaker for the week, the YWAM director for the Caribbean, taught on the character and nature of God. I'm learning more and more that God wants to reveal Himself to us. It takes listening. It takes intimacy. It takes a desire. When we draw near to Him, He draws near to us. My personal revelation for the week... that God wants to reveal Himself to me more than He wants to reveal all of my future plans to me. It takes knowing Him better to live a life in line with His ways.
Well... the majority of students are gone right now. One of the girls' sister is having a wedding as we speak and she took a crowd of peeps with her. My kitchen duty called though, and so I got to stay behind. I think it is a good time to go watch a movie on the roof. :)
Bonuit tout moun.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Listening for the Whispers
A fun filled teaching on sexual purity this morning ended our time with Pastor D and Chase. It was so special to have them here. Makes me miss Texas accents. Makes me excited to go back to the MVMNT in a few months and have to meet a thousand new people because God is exploding in the hearts of Texas' youth. Coolzies.
Pastor D hammered home on hearing the voice of God this week. On Tuesday afternoon we gathered in groups for outreach, and were totally blown away.
Two guys felt we should walk to a specific entrance into our neighborhood, and I had a picture of a red bright red shirt. The treasure hunt began. We walked to the entrance and the very first person we saw was a man with, yes, a bright red shirt walking right towards us. Even though he was busy, he invited us to his home and we will follow up this weekend. Chase felt like we were supposed to pray for someone with red shoes. As we meandered down the dusty Haitian roads we saw a little boy with tiny red converse in an open field a ways off. We prayed God's favor and blessing over him. That he would be a light for his family and for this nation. God just kept confirming that we were hearing his voice. Emily and another lady heard the voice of God that lead us to a man who ended up wanting to accept Christ. It's incredible how God will use us when we just make ourselves available.
This is just a taste of the wonderful things going on here.
And the moment we have all been waiting for finally arrived this week. All of the DTS students and staff were split up into our outreach phase locations. Before I came to Haiti, I knew that Benin (West Africa), Jamaica, and Haiti were options for outreach, but they also added Brazil as an option.
Long story short, I ended up choosing Benin. God gave me peace about going there, and no where else. Funny thing is that there were enough people to split the Benin team into two separate teams. The staff leading one team also felt called to France. Turns I got chosen for that team! Because we will be going to France, there will be a little bit more cost than was expected because of the airfare. The outreach phase will now cost no less than $3500. This means I will need at least $500. But God has shown himself so faithful already, and has done the same for so many, that there are absolutely no worries. He is our provider. Good thing God has all the money in the world and He's on our side. Our speaker from week one is our contact in France, Dudley Weiner. He is an inspiring, incredible man of God. 10 days in France will lead us to a longer, 40 days in Benin, and then end our outreach with 10 days in Togo.
There are 10 students on my team and 2 staff (including the African Princess Chimene).
In addition to praying for Haiti, if you want to lift up Togo, Benin, and France, that would be wonderful! Please pray extra hard for the Haitian students... that God would grant them favor in receiving visas and passports, and that he would place people in their lives who will be generous in supporting financially.
Thank you all for everything you've done! Love you tons.
Pastor D hammered home on hearing the voice of God this week. On Tuesday afternoon we gathered in groups for outreach, and were totally blown away.
Two guys felt we should walk to a specific entrance into our neighborhood, and I had a picture of a red bright red shirt. The treasure hunt began. We walked to the entrance and the very first person we saw was a man with, yes, a bright red shirt walking right towards us. Even though he was busy, he invited us to his home and we will follow up this weekend. Chase felt like we were supposed to pray for someone with red shoes. As we meandered down the dusty Haitian roads we saw a little boy with tiny red converse in an open field a ways off. We prayed God's favor and blessing over him. That he would be a light for his family and for this nation. God just kept confirming that we were hearing his voice. Emily and another lady heard the voice of God that lead us to a man who ended up wanting to accept Christ. It's incredible how God will use us when we just make ourselves available.
This is just a taste of the wonderful things going on here.
And the moment we have all been waiting for finally arrived this week. All of the DTS students and staff were split up into our outreach phase locations. Before I came to Haiti, I knew that Benin (West Africa), Jamaica, and Haiti were options for outreach, but they also added Brazil as an option.
Long story short, I ended up choosing Benin. God gave me peace about going there, and no where else. Funny thing is that there were enough people to split the Benin team into two separate teams. The staff leading one team also felt called to France. Turns I got chosen for that team! Because we will be going to France, there will be a little bit more cost than was expected because of the airfare. The outreach phase will now cost no less than $3500. This means I will need at least $500. But God has shown himself so faithful already, and has done the same for so many, that there are absolutely no worries. He is our provider. Good thing God has all the money in the world and He's on our side. Our speaker from week one is our contact in France, Dudley Weiner. He is an inspiring, incredible man of God. 10 days in France will lead us to a longer, 40 days in Benin, and then end our outreach with 10 days in Togo.
There are 10 students on my team and 2 staff (including the African Princess Chimene).
In addition to praying for Haiti, if you want to lift up Togo, Benin, and France, that would be wonderful! Please pray extra hard for the Haitian students... that God would grant them favor in receiving visas and passports, and that he would place people in their lives who will be generous in supporting financially.
Thank you all for everything you've done! Love you tons.
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