Throughout this week, our team is taking a closer look at the life of Nehemiah- a legendary RESTORER in the Old Testament. Today in particular we learned about how God used Nehemiah, a cup bearer to the King, to bring restoration to the city of Jerusalem- the idea being that God can use us all (no matter our earthly position) to take part on his restoration team! In such an extraordinary way, I saw the church of God alive and at work here today in Haiti. Throughout the day today our team had the chance to meet and hear stories of pastors and church leaders here in Haiti. My favorite part of the day was the community prayer walk we took part in this afternoon.
A group of individuals from the church showed up this evening and gathered together for prayer. We then began walking through the community and soon arrived at a lady's house. She had been in need of a lot of prayer for herself and her family. What I like most about this time was the fact that about 20 people from the church came out to pray specifically for this sister. On top of this, what I thought would only be a 15-20 minute prayer time, was actually an hour long worship and prayer service coupled by the reading of scripture.
A group of 10 Americans praying along with 20 Haitians- all coming together in Christ to pray for our sister. It was church and it was amazing!! The church here in Haiti is still so very much alive and I am so grateful for the opportunity to come here and meet RESTORERS already at work rebuilding God dream for His church here. God reigns and His presence is evident in the prayers and lives of many people we are meeting during this trip!
That sounds like a phenomenal experience. I am so happy for you all that you were able to experience God working in Haiti in this way. Can't wait to hear more when you get home. Bless you, sister.
ReplyDelete