So I missed my flight home from Haiti to the United
States. Granted it was on purpose, but I
still missed it. I had an amazing month
here in Haiti with the team I was leading and the trip came to a close on June
30th. During my time here I
was asking God what was next. Would I
return home and go back to school, get back into the work force, start a
homeless road-trip, or something else I had no though of yet? As I the month progressed and I saw
everything that was going on here, I started to feel a pull to stick
around. But, for the first time in a
long while, I also felt a pull to return home. I wanted to see my family, friends, take a vacation and process through
everything that had gone on in the past year.
One day when I was fasting and asking God what was next, I
felt like He wanted to speak to me through scripture. This has happened a couple times to me
recently where God will just put a chapter on my mind, or tell me to open up
and start reading. So in the middle of
one of our services I sat down and opened my Bible. I opened to Ezekiel 37 and my immediate
reaction was…this isn’t God speaking. Ezekiel 37 had been on my heart all month. Someone spoke it out in worship when I first
arrived, it showed up in my devotional book one morning, and I preached on it
in church. Of course I would open to
this…but that didn’t help the decision I needed to make. But instead of closing my Bible I started
reading it again. And as I got to the
end of the valley of the dry bones section, I realized there was a whole other
section to the chapter. The second half
of Ezekiel 37 talks about one nation being under one king. As I read this section, I knew that God was
speaking directly to me.
felt like He wanted to speak to me through scripture. This has happened a couple times to me
recently where God will just put a chapter on my mind, or tell me to open up
and start reading. So in the middle of
one of our services I sat down and opened my Bible. I opened to Ezekiel 37 and my immediate
reaction was…this isn’t God speaking. Ezekiel 37 had been on my heart all month. Someone spoke it out in worship when I first
arrived, it showed up in my devotional book one morning, and I preached on it
in church. Of course I would open to
this…but that didn’t help the decision I needed to make. But instead of closing my Bible I started
reading it again. And as I got to the
end of the valley of the dry bones section, I realized there was a whole other
section to the chapter. The second half
of Ezekiel 37 talks about one nation being under one king. As I read this section, I knew that God was
speaking directly to me.
Starting in verse 15 God starts speaking to Ezekiel to take
two sticks of wood and write on one Judah, and the other Joseph. He then explains how He is going to join
these two stick into one, so they become one in His hand. God says this will be a representation off how
He is going to take the Israelites out of the nations and bring them back into
one nation. How there will be one king
over them and they will never again be divided into two nations or two
kingdoms. He says, “They will be my
people, and I will be their God.”
two sticks of wood and write on one Judah, and the other Joseph. He then explains how He is going to join
these two stick into one, so they become one in His hand. God says this will be a representation off how
He is going to take the Israelites out of the nations and bring them back into
one nation. How there will be one king
over them and they will never again be divided into two nations or two
kingdoms. He says, “They will be my
people, and I will be their God.”
God was telling me that this is what is going on right now
in Haiti. That He is drawing believers
from all nations, from all over the world, to come to Haiti. He is joining the church across the world and
He is doing it right here in Haiti. People that come from the America are always surprised by how God is
moving and how the church is alive here. And I believe God has used an earthquake (whether He caused it or not)
for His glory. He is awakening people to
himself….not just Haitians, but also foreign missionaries that will take the
life they encounter here back with them. So the question God was posing to me was, “Do you want to stay and be a
part of this or do you want to go home and try to figure your life out?”
in Haiti. That He is drawing believers
from all nations, from all over the world, to come to Haiti. He is joining the church across the world and
He is doing it right here in Haiti. People that come from the America are always surprised by how God is
moving and how the church is alive here. And I believe God has used an earthquake (whether He caused it or not)
for His glory. He is awakening people to
himself….not just Haitians, but also foreign missionaries that will take the
life they encounter here back with them. So the question God was posing to me was, “Do you want to stay and be a
part of this or do you want to go home and try to figure your life out?”
So I’m staying. I’ll
be here until the end of August and then I’m heading back to the States. Not sure what’s after that, but I know God is
calling me to be here in Haiti for the time being. While I’m here I will be working with AIM and
the World Race. I’ll be helping to do
setup and logistics for teams coming in. Helping partner believers from America with believers from Haiti. It’s a church that is breaking down barriers
and uniting across the nations.
be here until the end of August and then I’m heading back to the States. Not sure what’s after that, but I know God is
calling me to be here in Haiti for the time being. While I’m here I will be working with AIM and
the World Race. I’ll be helping to do
setup and logistics for teams coming in. Helping partner believers from America with believers from Haiti. It’s a church that is breaking down barriers
and uniting across the nations.
In order to stay though I need to raise some more support. I will need to raise about $1,000 USD to stay
for the two extra months. Right now I
have a little over $500 dollars in my account, so I need an additional $500 to
meet my support goals. Please pray about
helping out and partnering with me and the work God is doing here. So many of you have supported me over the
past year on the Race and my first month in Haiti….thanks you so much. You are such a blessing and I couldn’t be
here without you. I know Haiti isn’t in
the news much anymore, but please continue to pray for God to move here and
unite His body for His glory. Thanks!
for the two extra months. Right now I
have a little over $500 dollars in my account, so I need an additional $500 to
meet my support goals. Please pray about
helping out and partnering with me and the work God is doing here. So many of you have supported me over the
past year on the Race and my first month in Haiti….thanks you so much. You are such a blessing and I couldn’t be
here without you. I know Haiti isn’t in
the news much anymore, but please continue to pray for God to move here and
unite His body for His glory. Thanks!
