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There was a really great message at church today. Dary Northrop, our senior pastor, talked about the Christmas story. This is his 25th year of preaching the Christmas story here at Timberline and every year is different. I really love what God highlighted for him this year. He talked about being in God’s perfect Will and things not always seeming so “perfect.” Mary was 9 months pregnant when she have to travel the 60+ miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Not very good timing God… Couldn’t you have just had the census before Jesus was conceived or a couple years after he was born. But God had his reasons for everything. There were prophecies that Jesus the Son of God would be born in Bethlehem. This is something that I believe that God probably explained to Mary once she got to heaven. “Sorry Mary I know that must of stunk to travel so much when you were so pregnant, but thank you for being a good sport and not complaining. I really love you and know that I had an important purpose in it all.” 

I can’t wait till it is my turn in heaven for God to replay my life for me. I think he will point out all the times he was proud of me, the times where he saved me from danger or the times he guided me to joy or times where he is laughing as I try to “assert control over my life” and fail only to return the control to Him. 

God is not restricted by time. His perspective is much greater than the here and now. When we give him control of our lives ad I mean truly allow him to lead us, there are times where we just have to put our faith in him because things just don’t make logical sense. Our mission trip to Haiti is one of those times. 
I was invited to go to Haiti this past summer by my pastor Reza. I was explained that it would be a trip for a select number of men to prepare us to lead future trips. As time pasted the trip evolved and turned into a large team of 21 men, woman and children eager to serve the Lord and the children of Son of God Orphanage in Haiti. 
It was really neat to see the Church pull together to support this orphanage in all ways possible. The missions department put on an “Orphan Sunday” where we had a concert that highlighted the needs for parents locally as well as all over the world. We set up a table and now have ever one of the 126 orphans sponsored monthly making sure they have all the basics of life. The children of Timberline Church packed over 4500 meals in bags to be brought down with us to Haiti. As a team we have filled 30 suitcases full of medicine, cloths, soap, diapers, games and other supplies.
Everything was coming together. We had put together a schedule with different activities and events to “love the fatherless” as the Bible commands us to do. We were going to put on a Christmas service for them and tell them about the Savior being born. The country has been hit hard with Cholera and many of the children from the orphanage are in the hospital, but we have meds to bring them so everything was going to be ok. We had grand plans, but….We are not there.
A week before we were suppose to leave, the riots began and they closed down the airport to any international travel. One of the favored candidates  for president, “Sweet Micky”, was eliminated from the running and his supporters hit the streets. There appears to be corruption in the counting of the votes and America is threatening to with hold aid if the problem is not resolved. 
This is one of those moments in life that I have to just say… I trust you God. I don’t understand, but I trust you that with your much bigger perspective you have a much bigger plan in this all. I trust that when we do get to go down to Haiti whether in March or in the summer that it will be your perfect time for us to bring down the supplies and the perfect time to love on those children of yours and get to encourage them. It doesn’t always come easy but I have faith in your plan for my life and your timing of it all.