prayer reminder & hope for the drummers

Please be praying this weekend for Belony, Brave, Salnave, Jodenel, Noel and Daniel who will be heading to "Au Bois" (Oh Boy) for a weekend of ministry there.  They will leave today around 1:00 and plan to participate in door-to-door evangelism in this community today and tomorrow, show the Jesus film to the entire village Saturday night and then finish with a large outdoor service Sunday morning.

We need to thank any of you who have been here recently or recently sent some "extra cash" for "whatever God leads."  You're sending these six men today into this un-evangelized part of Au Bois this weekend. (three motorcycle taxi's there and back, a box of Bibles and food for the six of them for the weekend)  I am REALLY excited about what they have planned, and most, am just excited about CHRIST in these six and the impact I know that will have.  I wish we were going...

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Two nights ago when Matt and I were laying in bed unable to sleep because the Voodoo drums at Noah's were pounding SO LOUDLY, the Lord gave me a different perspective.  (The Noah story is KILLER good, if you have a few minutes).  Normally, the erratic and deafening drumming is irritating, or discouraging, or frustrating (because it wakes Lily up!).  But Wednesday night, the Lord gave me a spirit of excitement.

This is why:  Belony, the evangelist/staff/past student that you have heard so much about, has his own Paul story.  A gifted musician, ten years ago it was Belony who was pounding for different witchdoctors, Belony who as a youth spent all of his time practicing and playing the drums and leading various satanic services.

As I lay there, thinking about Belony today, Belony AFTER meeting Christ on the road to Damascus, as I thought about ALL the people who have come to know Him because of Belony...of Pehpay, who was led to the Lord and brought back from the near dead because of Christ in Belony....Belony, leading dozens to the Lord after the earthquake just by boldly proclaiming the whole Gospel...

I felt NOTHING that night but excitement for the young men whose hands were slapping the cow skins right then and banging on 5-gallon buckets.  If God could take Saul and then bring about ALL that He did with Paul, if God could take the old Belony and then bring about ALL That He IS doing in Belony today, then I have nothing but excitement for those that are participating in Voodoo today.

One sunny day, Belony just put down his sticks, left the fire and followed Christ and became a fisher of men.

The POTENTIAL of Christ-died-and-rose-again-for-them is ELECTRIFYING.  Until He comes, there is hope for the drummers of Saccanville, hope for Konpesh, for Au Bois, for Haiti, for the world.

Thank you for your prayers this weekend!