Wednesday, February 1, 2017

To Haiti and Back Again!







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<![endif]>I was somewhat weary and doubtful as I boarded the plane leaving Rio for Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  I hated to leave my family, and knowing the high financial investment I was making in a time of financial difficulties added to my unrest. The Lord is faithful and provided once again.   I had a very good trip to Haiti and to Florida.    I was very moved by our team in Haiti and all that they are doing through partnerships with the Haitian, Brazilian and US churches.   As usual I was blessed by the ReachGlobal leadership too.  There are some pretty sharp and very godly men and woman that participate on these City Team Leader meetings and so I am always very challenged.  

<![if !vml]><![endif]><![if !vml]><![endif]>One of the principles that was clearly modeled in regards to partnership was one of “Relate, Learn and Serve”, a call to go slower in order to go farther and deeperOur mission in Rio is to make disciples in Community, life on life, learning and doing together.   The “doing” is synonymous with serving, and the relating and learning part we are working hard at through making disciples in community in partnership with the Brazilian Church.  

I will receive some financial help with the cost of this trip tooJ.  God is Good.

 We have already received a couple of confirmations for our summer college student and young adult mission experience, APEX .   This is an invitation for individuals and churches to come Relate, Learn and Serve with us J  (Follow us on Facebook Life on Life Rio)

Many of you have been praying for Alessandra’s home Bible study with Moms.   We hosted our first one!   We are really grateful to the Lord for this opportunity to receive these 9 woman and their children in our home.

  One of the great  challenges is hosting the 12 children belonging to the moms.  They range in age from 1 to 5 years old.  Guess who is in charge of this tribe!   Craig!  I am going to have to pick up my game.  

My team of two  other fathers, a grandpa and me struggled with 7 kids on our first attempt.   My first activity, turned perfectly civil children into nature natives (above)…..we lost total control after that.  Now I now why teenagers want 15  bucks an hour to babysit (though I don’t know that they get that much…. We certainly did not! But I feel we deserved it).   

Pray for Craig and the Dads too as we work with the children.  This is an opportunity to reach out to the men and the kids at the same time.   Need wisdom!
Pray that our kids will learn to Love God and love others as we have this time together.  

Delighting in Him,

Craig, Alessandra and Alyssia
ReachGlobal, Rio de Janiero


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