Praises!

Today is a day to praise God as this week of serving in Haiti comes to a close. We Knew God was calling these four guys to assess, serve and love, but we never anticipated the impact this would have on so many. We couldn't have guessed how He would use them to provide for his people. Seeing the picture of people worshipping outside amidst all the rubble, reminded me of the words from
Matt Redman's song, "Blessed be your name"...

Blessed be your name on the road marked with suffering
though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in Lord
still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord...

You give and take away...
My heart will choose to say
Lord Blessed be your name

The Haitians are living this...they still say "Blessed be your name". I wonder how many of us could say the same for ourselves. Their faith continues to amaze me. Their reliance on God again surpasses my understanding.

Answered prayer
*God not only answered our prayers for safety and providing, He blew any of our pleads out of the water


Please Pray for:
*meetings happening today, decisions to be made and tying up loose ends
*God's grace for these guys, it is very difficult to say goodbye to our kids and friends in Haiti under normal circumstances. Today...???
*Safety in travel. The guys along with Margarette, Max Jr., and Berothie Cazeau will be traveling 8 hours by bus tomorrow morning into Santo Domingo, then flying back here on Tuesday.

By the way, take notice in the picture of the speaker system we took Pastor Nathan in Oct and the chairs they are sitting on we had shipped and delivered in July. They survived the quake:)
~Deb