July 31, 2013

This morning I woke up kind of discouraged.  Lori and Noel went to the land they are hoping to get to set up another soup kitchen, maybe start a school, and use it in any other way to help further God’s kingdom.  They were meeting with Pastor Andre at 7:00 so I told them I would stay and watch the kids.  They took Esther with them because she was already by at 6:15 a.m. She says she does not like that chicken (the rooster that wakes us up every morning).

When I got out of bed at 6:30 Lily and Silas were already up which was fine except it is hard to spend time with Jesus and in the Bible with kids screaming.  I did the best I can to focus on the Lord but I just was really sad- missing my family and friends a lot.  On top of the screaming that took place all morning, there was a tarantula in the house.  It was HUGE!! Thank goodness we had Ernie at the house to get rid of it for us.  Needless to say the morning was not the greatest at the house and I later found out why.

While I was with the kids all morning, Lori and Noel were praying over the land and signing some papers.  On their way home, they got pulled over.  The police were trying to find ways to take them to jail.  He asked for their passports (which they had a copy) and then asked for their green card (which is the card you show the airport when you deport the country).  Well, no one knew you had to have your green card.  The policeman was persistent on taking them to jail.  Noel told the man that they were friends with Madam Sophia (the president’s wife) and she would not be happy about this.  Because of the Lords protection and provision the policemen told them to leave.   

After Lori, Noel, and I debriefed about our morning—Noel really spoke truth into my life and gave me the encouragement I needed that day.  He said this just shows that the enemy is threatened by what is going to happen here.  We are under attack but that is a good thing because we are furthering the kingdom.  “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  Therefore put on the full armor of God” Ephesians 6:10-13

The day got much better.  Lori and I went to the grocery store to get food for the team coming Saturday, went to the bank, and got a rental car all by ourselves!  We sure serve a Mighty God who loves all his children =)