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!

Introducing The House of Moses Interns!

So the month has flown by and we are about to head home to Haiti.  We are expecting God for great things this year...miracles, continued explosions of HIS love, blessings and will; the strength to follow, love fearlessly AND get the honor of hope and change in a lost and dying world through lives being changed and souls being saved for HIS glory!  We are completely humbled by the consuming love of our God in this time - He has opened the flood gates of Heaven...truly...and we continue to need the power of Prayer!

Now -

We want to introduce you to our Fall Interns!  These are incredible young adults seeking to serve the Kingdom in Haiti!  Please lift them and their family's up this year!

CLINT WARREN is a Texas Tech graduate who has incredible desire in Economics and sustainable business for Haitians...pray that God opens the doors for many awesome opportunities for him to get experiences that will reveal God's plan and purposes for him and his future!  May Haiti explode his heart and may he fall deeper in love with Jesus and diversity in cultures in a BIG world with an even BIGGER Mighty God!


ASHLIE PITCOCK  When I think about her persistence in keeping up with us over the last year; I am in awe of God's plan!  She is coming to serve the kingdom helping with the Barnes kiddos; balance in ministry is so important and she will be such a blessing to us as was Jessica Tank this Summer!  Our prayer is that she will blown away by God's work in her life and His presence as she soaks in all that God has in store for her in Haiti and among the Haitian people!  We pray His love for her is consuming!

We are so blessed...we wake up and lie down deeply aware of this.  Lord, be glorified and give us the strength to not only be a testimony and example but to pour out every ounce of life you've given us to shine with your love and living out the gospel.

Don't miss it because you are unwilling to be it...

Prayer is crazy stuff if you think about it!

Here we are talking to the CREATOR of the UNIVERSE, GOD.

Sharing our...

FEARS
CONCERNS
NEEDS
and lets be honest
our WANTS!

The Scriptures tell us that GOD is a
GOOD Father that knows how to
GIVE
good gifts.

Truly and honestly how many of our prayers go unanswered for the SOLE REASON...

that WE fail to be the answer to our prayer.

For example think about it.  You are praying and you ask GOD
"GOD, help me be a better dad!"
Okay, great prayer, but hello and guess what...who is responsible for this.  God is like, okay I have given you everything you need to do it...NOW BE A GOOD DAD!  (Okay, He may not yell, but still you know what I mean)

As I prayed specifically this morning over a certain prayer over my
Daughter's life...
God was like,
"Okay, John so...you gonna do it?  Are you going to do what I am asking you to do?  Will you be the answer?"

Wow, what a wake up call!

Don't miss it because you are NOT willing to be it!

In and through the love that Jesus gives and demonstrated!

jb

Being a DAD

One of the greatest callings on PLANET EARTH is to be a DAD!  I love being  a DAD.  I guess it

helps that I have three of the coolest kids in the world as well.  While the three are all connected under 

the last name "Barnes", in many ways they are each so uniquely different!   I can hangout with all three

of them at different times of the day and do three totally different things.  Isn't diversity GREAT!  

As I was thinking about the DAD gig the other day, I was really humbled when I truly saw the 

enormous calling of my life.  I was going through a time in the WORD about leaving a LEGACY and 

what that means as a DAD and I had to take a step back to become very honest with GOD.  I mean 

I only get the time I have to leave a legacy with my kids that is CHRIST CENTERED!  Was I doing

it correctly?  What am I missing?  The enormity that each of my children will create their own depiction 

of JESUS based upon a large amount of time viewing how my relationship with Jesus is lived out!  

That is HUGE TO ME!  The heaviness that sank in to my heart in the realization that each WORD I 

SPEAK and ACTION I TAKE, makes a huge impact upon the way my children view JESUS. 

You can see the importance and the priority GOD placed upon this calling on the Israelites in

Deuteronomy 6;

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.  (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV)

Oh man, did this blow me away!  Even amidst their many religious traditions, God placed a heavy 

emphasis on parents not to compartmentalize their faith but to live it out 24/7.  To go way beyond 

just "doing the sacrifices" and "journeying to the temple", but live an active transparent faith all day 

every day!   

Eternity is a long time and the time my children is very short!

God, may my life be a picture of your love, forgiveness, patience, discipline, mercy, etc.

Fathers, don't exasperate your children by coming down hard on them. Take them by the hand and lead them in the way of the Master.  Ephesians 6:4