A day in Haiti

Good morning from Port Au Prince.  Currently we are sitting in a guesthouse resting in HIM from our day yesterday.  When you read this, do not read with the thought that this day was a burdensome day for us.  In many ways it was a new experience that brought much JOY in the current journey we are on with Christ.

Our Day:  October 19th, 2012

4:30 am     It was time to rise and shine for Clint, Christi, Jordan and myself to head to PAP.
5:00 am     Leave Saint Louis du Nord
10:15 am   Arrive in the vicinity of PAP

When arriving in PAP we had to meet a friend that would help us attain the final detail to complete our Visas.  After fighting traffic for one hour we met our friend.  

We then arrived at a local clinic where we received a paper providing the medical clearance we needed to complete the Visa.  Waiting for about one hour we finally saw the doctor in which she checked to see if we had a heartbeat and then signed a paper.  NOTE:  Always good to know you have a heartbeat :)

It was now 12:45 pm and we needed to get to the Haiti Embassy quickly due to the fact it closes at 2 pm on Fridays.  Again we found ourselves in heavy traffic, but the help of our friend Alan we were able to make a few shortcuts through traffic.

Arriving at the embassy around 1:15 we quickly followed our friend to the second floor where we completed paperwork and had our fingerprints taken.  While sitting in this office I checked our email and found out that we received our 501c3 status for the House of Moses.  

We finished the paperwork as workers were leaving the office for the day.

With the VISAS behind us we now handed our friend 3 Iphones to take to a person that knew how to unlock them.  We should hear about these phones in the next day or so.

Getting back into the vehicle around 2:30 pm, we needed to run by MSC Trading, the equivalent of Home Depot.  Again we found ourselves in traffic in which placed us at MSC around 3:45 pm.  We had to quickly shop due to the fact that Alan had to get his clothes out of the cleaners by 4:30 pm to attend the funeral of one of his co-workers.  Needless to say the shopping to a bit to long and we were not able to get the clothes from the cleaners.

4:45 pm  We are finally headed toward our place of rest for the night at the guesthouse Ted and Kathy run.  We finally reached our destination of the house close to 5:30 pm.

Once at the house we had a great meal around 6 pm.

It was now 8 pm and we had a time in the Scriptures together.  We always love our time in the word together with Ted.  He is challenging and encouraging all at the same time.  We wrapped up the community close to 9:45 pm and it was time for bed.

When we walked into our room, we found Jordan out cold.  Christi and I decided to watch a movie together.  Within 5 minutes I heard Christi deeply breathing. a sign that she had fallen asleep.  I wanted to watch the rest of the movie but I believe I made a whopping 10 more minutes before I had fallen off to sleep.

This is our calling, this is our journey, this is our dream.  Walking in the obedience of HIS will for your life you find the beauty of HIS hand in all things.  We love our life!!!!

He is a huge God...ask HIM to do HUGE things!

Our desperation for Him Alone is one of the greatest gifts of our call to Haiti and journey of faith to live out the Kingdom of God daily.

A friend posted this tonight and it couldn't be more true as we cry out to God and ask that our friends and family plead the victorious blood Jesus out upon The House of Moses and each of the lives here as we seek our Mighty God for lives to be changed and souls to be saved; for a supernatural ability to abide in His Spirit and for Him to be a mighty rushing wind that moves mountains for His glory  - EVERY. SINGLE. MOMENT. of EVERY. SINGLE. DAY

Bold prayers honor God

God honors bold prayers

God isn't offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers 

So ask God to part the Red Sea or make the sun stand still and God is moved to omnipotent action

All in a day's rest...

By no means am I an expert in missions in Haiti, but something I learned very quickly is the importance  of pacing yourself.  Learning to rest and let down is very important.  

With that said I want to share my Saturday with you all:

I woke up to Ava kissing me on the cheek telling me how much she loved me.  (How can the day go wrong from there?)  After eating breakfast bagels, Jordan and I watched a movie and played trains.  After lunch TK and I headed to the local soccer field and played futbol with some of the neighborhood kids.

We came back to the house and played some basketball with a few neighbors.  After the basketball game, my friend Alan came over.  I always have a good talk with Alan.  He is the head national policeman in Haiti that gave his life to Christ a few days ago.  He is a regular visitor to our house in Saint Louis.  After dinner we made a few phone calls and headed off to bed.  

The end goal Jesus states is to store up for yourselves treasure in heaven where moth and rust will not destroy.  May our pace in life, reflect these words of Christ!