Saturday we were in a primitive village two hours into the bush. Over 170 people attended to medically and then prayed over by one (sometimes two) of our prayer teams. I was waved off only one time by a lady who refused to be prayed for. My translator, Anderson, told me she did not want prayer because she is voodoo. She did not want the spiritual provisions that God offers but she quickly accepted the physical provisions that God supplied, something her god (satan) is unable to do.
To try and adequately explain what I saw and experienced in my spirit is difficult. Words cannot express what I felt at seeing a crowd worship and sing and cry "amen" in creole and then see that same crowd literally running little children over and fighting as they tried to get to the rice and beans being distributed. I have preached about the same crowd that cried "Hosanna" and then later "Crucify Him!", but I had never actually seen it until now.
Lives were saved as a result of the visit to this village. To God be the glory! He is doing great things and allowing us to witness it and participate in it firsthand. WAHOO!!
Sunday was incredible because of the great worship at Port-Au-Prince Fellowship. 300 plus people packed into the sanctuary, standing in the doorway, and in the courtyard in front of the church. The level of enthusiastic worship was super fun! I had an absolute blast preaching a message on authentic Christianity. The Lord blessed with one person praying to receive Christ and many re-dedicating themselves to His Lordship.
In the midst of all that I am experiencing in this new mission field, the Father reminds me that His truth is universal. His principles and His precepts work for all humans no matter what country a person is from, no matter how rich or how poor. God always uses the mission field as a clarifying factor in our relationship.
Please continue to pray as we push on with two more days of work and then head home on Wednesday.
PB
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