8/23/2010

Well, I meant to write another update last week, but, obviously, that did not happen.
After about 7 months of this base starting, it took a break. A much needed break. I had only been here for less than 2 months and I needed a break I don’t know how Lucy and Peterson and the Haitian staff lasted this long!! We went up to a ranch in the mountains called Le Montcel. It was gorgeous!!!
We had some amazing team times. We came together as a team finally. Even before we left, we grew closer in a couple of worship and prayer sessions. Instead of everyone doing their own thing and being scattered, we were unified. We grew in love and respect for each other, where it wasn’t always before. We heard about the vision God gave Peterson for this base. We prayed… a lot! We prayed about what ministries need to be put on hold because we are trying to do too much. (We are still praying about that.)
The view was amazing!!! It was really relaxing. We got to take scalding hot showers and leave the water on the whole time. We got to wear sweatshirts and jackets because it was that “chilly” (70 F). We were clean the whole time. My fingernails didn’t have dirt under them at the end of every day. We were waited on at meals. We got fresh juice every morning. We didn’t have to wash our own plates. No one got yelled at for leaving a cup or plate out. We got to breathe fresh air. There wasn’t an airplane going over every ten minutes. Our ears got to rest from all the noise.
The owner came the night before we left. He talked to Peterson and said that he asked his staff how we were doing. His staff told him we were really easy. They said, “They eat and pray, eat and pray, eat and pray, pray and eat.” Oh, and don’t forget the afternoon nap everyday.
We are going to continue this environment of unity that was started last week. We are going to pray more about which ministries we are going to continue right now. We are going to stay unified. God has blessed us SO much!!! We prayed over each other as staff and got words from the Lord for each other, verses, and confirmations of things God has already spoken in our lives.
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where shall my help come from. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is the shade on your right hand. The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in, from this time forth and forever. – Psalm 121