What An Adventure

What an adventure!

Several days ago, Daniel and I had the joy of visiting Policard Church on our Motorcycles thanks to our great guide, Anderson (One of the five Sister Church Partnership Coordinators). It was approximately 25 miles away from our house and took about 1.5 hours to get there. After a good bit of winding, bouncing, a popped chain and LOTS of dust, we arrived at our destination.

What a blessing it was to meet with the Pastor and to see how God is using him to reach the community and teach the children in his care that attend the church. Every Friday, during the school year the church brings in an agriculturalist to teach the children about gardening. They have turned their church yard into a huge garden, filled with peppers, corn, grapefruit, pineapples, sour oranges, mangoes, yams, sweet potatoes and a whole bunch of other items (I can’t remember or have no idea what they were :)

What a joy it was for the Pastor to show us what God is doing on his hill and through his ministry. To top it all off, he blessed us with a fresh pineapple, straight from his garden.

It has been such a joy for me to be able to meet new people, to sit with them, talk with them, encourage them and pray with them. (through an interpreter of course). Thanks to each of you who go with me in Spirit and get to join in on what God is doing!

But. . .the story doesn’t end there. . .

After a brief rest and a refreshing drink of juice, it was time to return home. Upon returning to our house late this afternoon, I came to find out that the rest of my family had an adventure of their own. Some of the electric wires feeding our house had been rubbed through by some branches. When the sparks began, they fell to our very dry grass and started a fire. When my wife instinctively went for the hose and began dragging it out, the main water line feeding our house snapped! So. . . using the bubbling spring coming from the yard, basins, and a shovel, eventually the fire was put out. 
Here’s the best part. . . Another missionary serving with RMI, Joel Sutton, was already here when we arrived and was rounding up all the pieces needed to fix the water line, was working on fixing the electric lines and trimming the branches. It is great to be a part of the family of God!

I can’t imagine being anywhere else. . .except where God wants me, and right now, it’s here in Haiti.