Think of the things that take you out of the position of abiding in Christ. You say, "Yes, Lord, just a minute— I still have this to do. Yes, I will abide as soon as this is finished, or as soon as this week is over. It will be all right, Lord. I will abide then." Get moving— begin to abide now. In the initial stages it will be a continual effort to abide, but as you continue, it will become so much a part of your life that you will abide in Him without any conscious effort. Make the determination to abide in Jesus wherever you are now or wherever you may be placed in the future.
Oswald Chambers
We could have done anything this summer. Well no not quite. God became our summer plans in a way that is not subtle. How could spending 30 days in Haiti be subtle. In the midst of unemployment, looking for a job or contract, here is what God lands right in our laps. Who else could drop what they are doing and go? Who else could? That's not for me to answer because God happened to place the opportunity for me. So I guess it's like this is my job for the next 3 months--the month getting ready, the month we are there and the month getting back, debriefing, and speaking again and continuing the decision making process.
Robenson is the oldest young man there. He is in 8
th grade and is 17. The same age as our boys Blake and Ethan. He loves the Lord and one day wants to be an Ambassador. My boys need to meet
Robenson.
Robenson needs to meet meet them. They have
alot in common. Worlds apart. But they are brothers.
When I left down there about 2 months ago, the night before I left I met with the older boys from ages of about 12 to 17. These would be the faces we would see on a regular basis if we we there, calling
Ouananminthe home. These would be our boys. Our sons. I did something I knew God was leading me to do. After we had a time of some Bible reading and sharing verses that were important to us and maybe a few reasons why. It was time to pray. I am thinking this had never been asked of these young men before. But they stepped right up without hesitation. We had been talking about the decision at hand and why I was there. I was asking them to pray for me. But I wanted them to come and pray over me while I knelt before them on the floor in the cafeteria. I moved into place and suddenly I saw around me feet. I realized what I was seeing were soles/souls. The prayers--they began slowly and then more frequent and then there was not taking turns--all at once. I felt God's presence. I knew nothing of what they were praying. But I do know this. We are heading out on July 13
th for 30 days. My entire family will meet these boys. Faces will be real and the hugs will be firm. I don't know what they prayed, but I know God has moved and will continue to move to provide the means for us to arrive on July 14
th.
