WOW! Can't believe how quickly those two months went! Simply put they were some of the hardest yet best two months of my life! Thankyou all SO much as tit means so much to know that you are all standing with me and covering me in prayer.
SO.... Over the past 2 months we saw:
- God move in and change each and every one of team HDR
- over 85 people come to Christ
- over 20 people healed/set free physically and/or spiritually
- over 10 people baptized
PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
It truly was amazing to see God work through each and every one of us and use 20 simple young people to further his kingdom
Thankyou all again SOOO much for your support and prayer, could not be doing what I am doing without you!
(Enjoy our outreach video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ywSVsENPEw&feature=youtu.be
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Monday, 3 February 2014
My deep thought for today
Today marked our last day of ministry here in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As I looked back and though about the past 2 months I felt God asking me what I learned, after thinking for a moment I responded with "Well God, what did you want me to learn"..........The following is the outcome of his response
SO......What is it that God wanted me to learn over these past two months in Haiti and the Dominican Republic? I mean, yes, I know that God sent us here as a team to bring Hope, Discipleship, and Restoration to these two countries. and I know that as a leader I was here to walk along the students and help them reach personal/team goals and grow into Men/Women of God. But what is it that God had for me here and how did he want me to grow/learn??
Could it be that he wanted me to come to the realization that despite my age I can be the leader that he tells me I am? Could it be that he wanted me to learn that his plan is better then mine? Could it be that he wanted to remind me that he is always in control? Could it be that he wanted me to learn that walking out in obedience is the best example of walking out effective ministry? YES.....I fully believe that these are all things he wanted me to learn, but I also believe that the number one thing that he wanted me to learn was to simply trust in him.......
Simple enough right? Yes.....But.......I can promise you that it gets a whole lot harder to trust in him when all the pre-planned ministry that was set up falls through in the first week of outreach; or when Co-leaders and students are extremely sick and you have to make the decision to leave Haiti (despite being where God has so clearly called you too) to head back to the DR early for everyone's safety and heath.... Oh yes, trust me, it is one thing to tell God that you trust in him, but it is a whole lot harder to still trust in him when everything is falling apart..
This being said, over the past 2 months I have had so many chances to trust him in the good and the bad. To trust him when everything is going great and when everything is falling apart. To trust that what we are doing here will have a lasting effect. To trust him that my mess ups won't effect what the students receive from outreach. To trust him with possible future plans. To trust him with finances. To trust him with problems back him. Or simply put, to trust him with everything within every situation despite the outcome
Was it easy?????
NO
Was it worth it?????
MORE THEN WORDS CAN SAY!!!
SO......What is it that God wanted me to learn over these past two months in Haiti and the Dominican Republic? I mean, yes, I know that God sent us here as a team to bring Hope, Discipleship, and Restoration to these two countries. and I know that as a leader I was here to walk along the students and help them reach personal/team goals and grow into Men/Women of God. But what is it that God had for me here and how did he want me to grow/learn??
Could it be that he wanted me to come to the realization that despite my age I can be the leader that he tells me I am? Could it be that he wanted me to learn that his plan is better then mine? Could it be that he wanted to remind me that he is always in control? Could it be that he wanted me to learn that walking out in obedience is the best example of walking out effective ministry? YES.....I fully believe that these are all things he wanted me to learn, but I also believe that the number one thing that he wanted me to learn was to simply trust in him.......
Simple enough right? Yes.....But.......I can promise you that it gets a whole lot harder to trust in him when all the pre-planned ministry that was set up falls through in the first week of outreach; or when Co-leaders and students are extremely sick and you have to make the decision to leave Haiti (despite being where God has so clearly called you too) to head back to the DR early for everyone's safety and heath.... Oh yes, trust me, it is one thing to tell God that you trust in him, but it is a whole lot harder to still trust in him when everything is falling apart..
This being said, over the past 2 months I have had so many chances to trust him in the good and the bad. To trust him when everything is going great and when everything is falling apart. To trust that what we are doing here will have a lasting effect. To trust him that my mess ups won't effect what the students receive from outreach. To trust him with possible future plans. To trust him with finances. To trust him with problems back him. Or simply put, to trust him with everything within every situation despite the outcome
Was it easy?????
NO
Was it worth it?????
MORE THEN WORDS CAN SAY!!!
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