It's been a long day ending with rousing praise at church. But a good day. A rocky day only in the sense that we collected large rocks in the morning to decorate and give to the women we ministered to this morning. These were meant to be memorial stones. This afternoon we collected small stones for Bingo playing pieces. We got to encourage a room full of women with God's word and they left with full bellies, beautiful hygiene kits and, we hope, hearts filled with God's love. Midday we encountered a woman who was either possessed or intoxicated or both. Melissa boldly summoned her for prayer and we surrounded her, anointed her and joined Melissa in prayer. We loved seeing this woman's demeanor and actions changed. It was an awesome encounter that sort of rocked everyone in a good way.
Thank you for journeying with us in prayer!
Donna, for the team
Wednesday
Today, we asked Mission of Hope to take us into the poorest section of the village, LaCue Shadou (Yard of thorns). A part of the village where few teams visit. A place where voodoo is followed and worshipped. As we sat on the bus and prayed for God's spirit to surround us, we saw the voodoo priest sitting under a tree. We joined him and sat with him for an hour asking him questions about his lifestyle. We prayed over him and asked God to transform this village in the name of Jesus. We believe that God heard our prayer and LaCue Shadou has now been bathed in Jesus' blood.
We also met a woman with a young baby who accepted Christ. Later in the day we returned with a Bible for her. We met others in this small community and had a dance party with the children. We taught them how to whip and nae nae.
God continuously reveals to us that He is in control. Before we came to Haiti we prepared to ministered to the women in the brothel, which would have been 6 women. Instead God gave us the opportunity to visit with 18 on Monday, 22 on Tuesday and today we were welcomed into a dark place. Women and children giggled during dancing, cheered the children on when they played games, and followed us to the bus when it was time to go. We praise God for all that He has done.
Kimberly, and the rest of the team
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