The Last Week...

The last week has been a whirlwind.  A whirlwind of tears, fears, unknowns, changed plans, etc.  I have been wanting to write  a blog for a few days, but God has been forming the words within my heart.

So here we go!  Instead of writing the story, I want to share what was shown us in the past week that took us from St Louis du Nord to Port au Prince, to Miami, and back to Texas for a short time to heal, rest and prepare to return to our Haiti home.

1.  I am not God, and God is patient and merciful with me in this.
2.  All things work together for GOOD, the GOOD being for HIS GLORY not our want.
3.  Community rocks.  We have amazing friends and family that surround us!
4.  What is intended for HARM God uses for GOOD!
5.  I am SOOO in LOVE with my WIFE.
6.  Be thankful for what you have now, it is not promised tomorrow.
7.  Friends are like cream, they definitely rise to the top when you need them!
8.  We do not go through anything that CHRIST Himself hasn't faced.
9. Our only security and assurance is in Christ alone; you can put it in nothing else; solid and peace is found within it nowhere else.

I cannot help but close with this song as it captures our heart in the recent journey.

I thought I resigned...

In August I had every intention of stepping away from Youth Ministry forever.  I knew students would always be a part of the journey, but in regards to Youth Ministry I thought we had our final stint at Trinity Bible Church.

That was until 4 weeks ago when a need arose about the concern for the High School Students (orphans) on our campus.

I was like, "God are you serious?"  I truly thought I had stepped away from Youth Ministry.  I thought students were something of the past.  Little did I know those were not the plans God had for us.  The Proverb that I quote regularly came back to hit me between the eyes..."Many are the plans of man but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."

For the past two week we have been leading out in discipling 15 raw High School students at the St Louis du Nord campus.  They are so hungry for the Scriptures.  I honestly can say that I am in love with Youth Ministry again!!!

Funny note:
Although we live on the same campus, the students are now starting to come over to our house at night.

God, thank you so much for pressing us into your perfect plans.

Learning to surrender to HIS will,

This is a picture of us eating at a local restaurant on Sunday 

after I preached at a local church.