Wow, what a day we have had. There is so much to tell and so much to give God praise for! Let's start with this morning...
Susan led devotional this morning. She discussed Matthew 17:20, which speaks to the fact that if we have the faith of a mustard seed we can move mountains. Even though we didn't know it at the time, this would end up being a VERY fitting message for the day.
After breakfast we headed to Sherrie's. Arnie and Keith led pastor training for six pastors and two teachers, where they had in-depth discussions on voodoo, the Lord's supper, and the ten commandments. Leonora, Abby and Lindsey taught algebra to the 9th graders. Abby taught sewing classes for the 10th grade. And Susan and Natalie taught crafts.
Once everyone got started, Kim and I went with the bus driver to buy a couple of Haitian phones. That was an experience! It took four of us speaking English, Creole and French to figure out what we were trying to do. Once everything was figured out and we went to pay for the phones, they would not accept American money. So, I went with the bus driver to exchange money. But we were successful and we now have two Haitian phones. This way we can keep in contact with each other when our teams split up in two different locations.
After the morning activities were over around noon, the team had a snack for lunch and headed back to the guest to pick up supplies and head to Pastor Odvin's orphanage. I stayed behind at Sherrie's because we had told the landlady that owns the house we looked at yesterday that we would come back today to talk to her about the contract. So, Sherrie and I walked down to Jim and Debbie Hambrick's guest house, which is just down the street from Sherrie's school. I had met Jim and Debbie on Facebook but had not yet met them in person. What amazing people of faith! We talked with them for a while about the women's ministry and then we prayed together for God's direction. Then Sherrie, Jim, and I walked down to the house to meet with the landlady. Beverly and Kevins walked down to meet us, and Kevins did a great job interpreting for us. We were able to negotiate the price of rent down from what she had originally asked for. In addition, we worked out an arrangement to have security bars installed on all windows and doors that are not secure. Feeling God's will for this step in the ministry, we stepped out in faith and today we signed a lease for the house. HOPE FOR MY SISTER HAS A HOME IN HAITI!!!!!! So many details happened around all of this today and even after signing the lease it was so clear that God's hand is on this decision and He is already unfolding His plan for this building. We already discussed a medical clinic in the building in August with an OB\GYN!
Fast forward to the evening service. The team headed back to Black Mountain. Tonight Kim sang and Keith preached! What a big day for this team to experience stepping out of our comfort zones in obedience to what God has asked us to do. What an amazing day we have had!!!!
More later!
God bless,
Patricia
Big day indeed
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