After a full 24 hours without an ounce of electricity, Matt and I decided we would not be good pioneers. Or Haitians. Or, like the 80% of the world that never has electricity!
Extreme fuel shortages have greatly reduced our use of the generator, but in another storm yesterday evening, a tree fell on our power lines, knocking everything out. It took 24 hours to get it fixed, so we had no power, no internet, no fans, no refrigeration, and very little water (which turned into no showers!) The first few hours, we thought "Hey, we're roughing it...no problem" but by the time the power came back on this evening, we were very ready! We're wimps!
Matt preached in chapel on Tuesday about calling...We are so encouraged by how well the school year has started! We have such an eager to evangelize and hungry for spiritual depth student body, making preaching and teaching such a joy and such a growing experience.
"I want to pray that my spiritual life goes from minimum to maximum," one of my students shared in class today, a request that was intensely agreed upon by the other students. We're excited to see what the Lord holds, not just for this school year, for Emmaus Biblical Seminary and for our students, but for Haiti. Despite all of the destruction and problems, we are confident that the Lord has a perfect plan for Haiti...
Judi and I had our
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today. We soooo relate to your heart, We are so with you in spirit and ashamedly a bit thankful were not with you in body!
But we continue to pray for you and try to dream up ways to show our love and support to you two as you batlle the darkness for our Lord. In His Love, Charlie