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| Trip to Dominican Republic late April |
“He will also keep you firm to the end, so that
you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians
1:8)
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| Making larger bedroom downstairs at the Big Dorm |
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| making floor of the bedrooms upstairs at the Big Dorm |
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| Working on the outside walls upstairs at Big Dorm |
The Lord has not yet
completed its good work in you. You may think he has done enough. He realized
what they could do. You may think that he went on to rebuild someone else
instead of you. If it is like this, think more carefully. “Being
confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to
completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6)
Do you know the
purpose of God in your life? Accomplish a good deed. Do you know when it will
complete? On the day that Jesus Christ returns to rescue his church. Can you
understand what that means? God has not completed the work on you. Do you know
why you still have to face struggles and difficulties? Because God is still
working in your life. It is not over yet. It is missing a little, but in the
meantime, he is improving you. (Max Lucado)
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| Removing the containers to a better place |
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| Removing the containers to a better place |
Two years and nine months in Haiti and the "work" remain both in Camp de La Grace as in my life. As I shared in previous newsletters since March I am having many "struggles and difficulties" in finances. Not because people are not offering, on the contrary, God remains faithful through over a hundred people who support me here in the mission field, but problems with my credit card.
First the dollar was
too high, after my card was blocked for internet shopping, preventing the
transfer of my Brazil's resources to the US and then to Haiti. When I went to
the Dominican Republic in late April, I was hoping be able to use the card at
ATMs, but I think the machine I used was "hungry" for it "swallowed"
my card and he had to definitely be canceled. We tried everything to resolve
the situation. My brother Roberto had to contact Central Bank to put pressure on
Creditcard to solve my problem.
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| Building cabinets to put bed linen, towels and other things |
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| Building shelves to organize temporary supplies |
Hope then came with the possibility of a temporary card that would be valid for one month and would have the same functions as my old card. This card was sent to the address of Nycole’s mother. A team from her church came in early May and brought the card. But once more I could not use it because the "Internet" was not available for this card, (Is it possible?) that means my problem continued.
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| Superhero Camp with Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and almost 90 five-year-kids from Collège de La Grace |
You may be wondering:
Three months without being able to send a single penny for your support?! What
did you do? Food and water to drink? Fuel for locomotion, water for general use
and electricity? Internet and credit on the phone for communication? Payment of
four helpers? Trip to the Dominican Republic? Payment of a fine for having
spent more than three months in the country? These and other expenses were
miraculously solved by other offerings from other people that I did not know or
did not expect. God took care of all the details.
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| Superhero Camp with Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and almost 90 five-year-kids from Collège de La Grace |
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| Superhero Camp with Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and almost 90 five-year-kids from Collège de La Grace |
Last week I had only
$ 100 gourdes (US$ 2) in hands and the provisions were running low. I knew that
God would take care of this detail as well. Then at the end of my class of Haitian
Creole on the internet, my teacher Teresa, an American who has lived in Haiti
for 12 years, said: "I will pray for someone to come pay a debt he owes
you" and smiled. I said amen, but did not remember anyone who could do
that. The next afternoon someone came with an envelope containing $ 1,250 (US$
27) gourdes from someone who actually owed me. Praise the Lord!
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| Leisure Day with youth from the neighborhood |
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| Leisure Day with kids from Jerusalem Baptist Church |
Praise the Lord ...
- For the
faithfulness of the Lord through my family, supporters and intercessors;
- For the trials and
tribulations that are making me grow;
- For the progress in
the projects here in the camp and more partners coming
- For the visit of
teams:
- Sowing Seeds of Joy
(24/04 - 02/05) - Working with construction;
- Johnson Ferry
Baptist Church (09/05 - 16/05) - Working with construction and Day Camps;
- Grace Bible Church
(21/05 - 28/05) - Working with construction;
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| Djo Djo and Admina's wedding at Camp de La Grace |
- For two conferences
for 450 Pastors and Leaders conducted by the Jerusalem Baptist Church;
- For two leisure
activities with youth and two others with children held here bringing together
100 youths and 80 children;
- For the new project
"Tutoring". We have 20 children coming from Monday to Friday for two
hours to receive tutoring in the afternoon and then they participate in the
sports program.
- For my trip to the
Dominican Republic. Good time to rest and Communion;
- For new card that
is already underway.
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| Tutoring with neighborhood kids |
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| Tutoring with neighborhood kids |
Ask the Lord...
- For my health in
general;
- For Travor Smith. An
young American that will serve for two months here at Camp La Grace under my
supervision (safety and health);
- For the Brazilian
Mission Meeting in Haiti to be held from the 4th to 7th of June in Cap-Haitien;
- For my trip to
Brazil in late August. That I can find good prices;
- For the summer
season which begins on June 13 and runs until August 11 with the arrival of 7
teams serving in the areas of camps with youth and children, conference for
women and construction;
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| My new "slave" Travor Smith |
