So thankful for the men and women who add to and sacrifice from busy lives and ministries to pour out their gifts at Emmaus! Pam is still with us persevering through the works of Paul, Jeff Mansell, executive director of Seven Baskets Ministries and teaching for Indiana Wesleyan University completed his course on the Evangelistic Mandate of the Church, and Pastor Adam Godbold of Georgia took our students though the first half of the Doctrine of Holiness course. With seven littles under eleven and a church at home, he headed back yesterday, and Pastor Marshall Daigre will pick up where he left off for the second week!
And there's Sofie doing Sofie.
Hearing these visiting men and women preach in chapel just moves me more than anything...it is worship, fresh and good teaching, in my heart language, something that is hard to find in Haiti unless you're at Emmaus during VP season. What a gift to hear the Gospel in many languages, many times throughout each week.
I was particularly and unexpectedly moved yesterday in chapel before Jeff got to the pulpit. It was time for the pastoral prayer on English chapel day, and Jean-William led us in his earnest and plain-spoken English. Little by little we prayed through His world, through His hands...students and staff and visitors and Haiti and then on...on to war torn and persecuted countries, one after another, on to hurting people in hurting places, on to the men and women living and giving the Gospel in those places...all in Jean-Williams fourth language, beautifully child-like faith.
What a gift to bow together...to break together...to remember together, to beg of Him, to come to Him, to honor Him, to ask of Him, to glorify Him. It was sweetness I haven't experienced in my prayer life for many days...so thankful.
I'm also so touched by how Jean-William's heart and scope has GROWN since studying and pursing ministry in Italy, since praying to share the Gospel outside of our world...as he has changed, he leads our student body in thinking and praying outside of ourselves. What a gift serving is, how it grows us.
I'm off to start on another meal for all these beautiful servants, Matt spending most of the afternoon at the airport and three little girls out chasing kites (They are asking for you, kite master, Uncle Don!). 
Before I go, can I get a quick request in?
A few things have confirmed the last couple of weeks that it would be a great gift and joy to our family and this ministry to have an intern with us for a season. In the past we have had a few fantastic young women, all with hearts for ministry and children and childhood education, living life alongside our family, helping with homeschooling, being involved in various aspects of ministry here at Emmaus, being involved with ESL, with community kiddos (really in whatever areas they were passionate about!)
We have a lot of love to give in this block house, and Haiti and Emmaus have a lot of beauty to share, and so many opportunities for growth and experience for a young person searching for God's direction and guidance in their lives. With tons of visitors and teams here this semester and next semester and well, it kind of is ALWAYS, and with lots of good work ahead, with another baby on the way, with three precious girlies, with always too much to do, we would love the help and ministry of an intern with us for any extended period of time.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: We are looking for interns from August - May. I know this is extra challenging because many people are in high school or college, but it's DURING the school season here at EBS when we need help so badly, and usually in June or July when we are in the States for 4-6 weeks.
If that sounds like a gift someone you know both needs in their lives and can give with their lives, send me an email and we can talk! staceyhaiti@gmail.com
Thank you, friends.
If you're feeling less than inspired lately, can I give you a quick encouragement? Read a few chapters of Acts. Just open it and spend a few minutes. What powerful reminders for today, what inspiring leadership for us each, what beautiful brokenness..."but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness," Paul says in 14. Just reading Acts the last few days has been such good and fresh evidence of Himself and His goodness for me...it will be for you, too.
thankful for you, for YOU are among the missionaries Jean-William is praying for
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