What a wonderful Lord’s Day we have had! Praise God for the Sabbath! We shared a delicious
breakfast of oatmeal and eggs, although one of our Haitian pastors teased that
oatmeal is baby food and eggs without toast is for girls. ;) After breakfast, we joined the Ebenezer
congregation in their morning service, where we experienced worship in many
different forms and languages. The
praise songs were sung in Spanish, French, Creole, and yes, even some in English. We were moved by the graceful and prayerful
dancing of ten Dominican young ladies.
Pastor Rosemond, one of the Haitian school board members, shared the
message from Galatians 3:21-29. He encouraged and reminded the congregation
that nothing is too difficult for our God.
The service was spirit-filled and the joy of the Lord could be felt
throughout. We praise God for such
spirit filled leaders!
In God’s providence, a young couple that is also
missionaries in a nearby project attended the morning service with their three
young sons. What a surprise to find
that they all spoke English! We enjoyed
conversing with them and we will be praying for their family and mission.
For lunch, we introduced the Haitian leaders to an American
treat of chicken salad with sliced avocado on rolled tortilla shells. Thanks to our Dominican host and her helpers, we
have enjoyed a variety of tropical fruits and juices.
We spent the afternoon on preparations for our departure to
Haiti tomorrow morning and the lessons we will teach tomorrow afternoon at the
teachers’ school in Lanzac. We then
rested in the sunshine, visiting and looking at our view of the mountains and
the blue, blue waters of the Caribbean (from the top of the mission center).
Our original plan to travel to Haiti this afternoon was
changed. Once again, God provided a
better option. This allowed us to rejoin
the Ebenezer congregation for their evening worship. What a lively celebration! We witnessed such joy and love for God in
their singing, dancing, beautiful smiles and warm hugs! There didn’t seem to be a language barrier,
even though there were four different languages being spoken and sung. That is the work of the Holy Spirit! Amen!
And to all a good night!
Bev, Judy, and Sharon
