This morning we woke up to another amazing breakfast oatmeal, eggs,
fresh squeezed cherry juice, fresh fruit and pancakes then loaded the
tap tap to head up to Titanyen. The church at Grace Village has been
finished since my trip June 30 2013. The inside was elaborate concrete
painted purple and yellow and the colors of sunset. To be built by hand
in that short of time is truly remarkable. The church was filled with
2/3rd children and Matthew 19:14
rang through my head. Some were from Grace Village but a large
majority walked alone or with others. There were also lots of children
outside rolling hollowed bucket lids with a wire, fetching water from
the well and gathering to hold the hand of a "blanc".
The service
starts out with dedicated time to prayers praising and thanking Jesus,
the ushers help keep people out until a break in prayer so we do not
disrupt their time of honoring God. Over an hour dedicated to prayer and
worship with hands high, arms open, smiles, and persons sitting close
to the front not at the back.
God laid on my heart during the singing
that a majority of the people in the church were hungry and after 2
hours of service would leave with increased hunger pains. During
worship, with singing in 2 languages. I could not help but think we
should feed the church. This is the next generation, these children will
be leading, serving, and transforming their countryside for Christ.
Jesus fed and so should we.
Pastor Gary started the sermon, as he spoke
to the congregation in Creole I kept my thoughts to myself. How amazed I
was when he started translating and he told how God had put a desire in
his heart to start feeding the church after the service. He said he
wanted to not say "God told me, but he felt a strong, turning in his
heart that he should eat with his church family" and that not to ever
say God told me unless you are certain, but he knew this burning on his
heart was from The Lord. When he spoke my heart thoughts aloud, it was
unbelievable! I really felt God speaking to me saying this was not just
an idea in my head, this was Him opening my eyes and heart to His Will.
He read Psalm 91 a personal favorite and followed with John 10:10,
John 14:11-14, and James 4:3. Asking God in His name with the right
intentions, living life to the fullest through Him. I prayed on my knees
during the altar call/invitation and cried tears of joy, hope and
passion.
After church our team traveled to the beach, a contrast from what we had
seen this week. Haitians enjoying leisure in a breathtaking atmosphere
of Gods creation. Emmanuel and Brunet, two of the guys who had served
us so hard this week had some time to enjoy the sand and water. The
evening was followed with rice, veggies, and grilled turkey and cheese
sandwiches. After word of the day, Dave challenged us to verbalize how
we were going to "take action" when we returned and how we would hold
each other accountable. We then each wrote ourselves a letter with our
thoughts, feelings, and personal challenges to receive at a time to be
determined. God gave each of us the courage to go and we strongly
encourage each of you to step out of the boat.
-Joy W.
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