Can you believe it? Only two days to go - and I say that in the joy and anticipation of seeing family and friends (we’re coming Ezra and Ashton!!), but also with a very real sadness. Our team has been awakened to a world many of us didn’t know existed. We have seen so much that demands a response. Keep praying - God is shifting the sands of our hearts and minds in a significant way. Pray specifically that we will know how to process what appropriate response will be as we transition back into life in Canada.
As I sit here in the dining hall of the St.Louis de Nord campus I can hear ‘Curious George’ playing next door in the court yard where are team is sitting eating popcorn with 48 disabled and special needs children. I can here their cries of delight as they sit with our team laughing and enjoying a movie in the night air. Things that when we sit back and take a look seem extraordinary have almost become common in the last 7 days. Today Myron Thiessen gave a seminar on ‘Faith and Depression’ to a group of Haitian people in the local church. It was well received and Myron had to field some very difficult questions - dealing with a topic like depression in a developing country has some real challenges!
This morning Colton Bercier preached in a local church and was used to glorify God in a profound way. The word was preached powerfully, the worship was loud and Haitian, the sun was hot (for those sitting outside in the overflow in the courtyard), and the fellowship was sweet over the Lord’s Table.
Tomorrow we hike to a local waterfall and market (4.5 Miles one way along a river), a group will be in the Baby orphanage (86 babies to care for), Myron will be leading a group into the mountains for a hut to hut clinic and prayer ministry, and we will deliver a marriage seminar in the evening. It sounds like there will be quite the crowd showing up, pray that God’s heart for marriage is proclaimed clearly.
Thats all for now, we love you, and so look forward to seeing you soon,
In His Love,
Doug
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