LOVE FIRST.....LOVE ALWAYS!: Haiti: Week 3 - Salvation, Soccer Tournament and Food Distribution

We spent the entire week in Cite Soleil. It was truly a Glorious week! Each day/week we pray as a team to see what the Lord is leading us to teach, do, etc. The first day at the end of teaching we began a time of ministry. While I was praying for this one lady, I strongly felt like I was supposed to share the Gospel, so while I was praying I incorporated it into my prayer. I could see and feel the ladies around being drawn in. The next lady wanted to pray to receive Christ, she said she wanted to be baptized to but then changed her mind. Same thing with the next and another and then a guy. WOW! I was so blown away, FOUR people in a row accepted Christ into their hearts, being forever changed! We left and went for lunch, away from the tent city so we didn't have to eat in front of people and came back to hang out with the kids and talk to people. As soon as we got back, a 17 year old boy walked up to Elizabeth and I and said he wanted to pray to receive Christ! Again I was blown away, we hadn't been there very long, and he didn't look familiar, I asked him several questions, wanting to make sure he understood what he was doing and then prayed with him. I felt the Spirit leading me to ask him if he wanted to be baptized, which he did, so Elizabeth and I baptized him right there! His name is Samuel. Little did we know that another 18 year old boy named Sony was watching and wanted to accept the Lord as well! We told Samuel that he now had the Lord inside of him and could lead others to Christ, so he led Sonny in a prayer and then baptized him! This reminded me of how Jesus taught the disciples, and how the Love of Christ is contagious and can spread like a wild fire, if we get out of the way and let it! SO SO SO encouraging! What a blessing and privilege to be a part of leading 6 lost souls to Christ! He doesn't need us to do any of this BUT He allows us to partner with Him, this really blows me away, that He uses sinners, like myself to accomplish the work of His Kingdom! Each day we were there this week, we saw more and more of power of His Love!

On Tuesday, Jorn, Hilary, Cyrielle and Dani stayed back to do an interview with Peterson, the base leader, so we had a small team. We started our morning in prayer before we left the base as we usually did. Jill, taught about 'Intimacy with God', and we followed with a time of ministry. Jill and I were praying for a lady named, Helene, who had asked for us to pray against spirits that were haunting her, she prayed to receive Christ and Jill started to say "Holy Spirit come and fill her....", before Jill finished her sentence or it was translated, Helene fell to the floor screaming and shaking, immediately everyone backed up a little and started praying over her. Jesus showed up again and used us to cast out demons from this lady. This happened over and over again this week, there were so many people taunted by the demons and such Freedom was released as they met Jesus right there in the middle of the poorest, most dangerous place in the world! Thank you Jesus!

On Friday, one of the Mission Adventures teams that was there had organized a soccer tournament and Valternir, a brazilian cook, prepared a feast for lunch and in the evening we had worship. What a FULL, FUN, GLORIOUS day! There was such a big crowd gathered for the tournament, they had different color jersey's donated for each of the teams. Debbie Walker, a dear sister I met in Haiti from the Orlando base, and I were talking to a group of ladies and sat and helped them cook and sell their food. I learned how to make several different things. This was probably my most favorite day of all!