That's where God has kept me these past two weeks...it's so interesting, because my whole walk with Him has consisted of me learning to trust Him more and more. And right when I think I've learned the lesson, something else comes up that I have to trust Him with--such as my family in Haiti who I worried over so much last year.
But now...now is a time of trust. God is so good! I trust He knows what He is doing in Haiti and He is still saving people from rubble (like those two little kids and the 24 year old man, the kids were buried for eight days and the man for eleven). It's just crazy! Much has brought pain in Haiti in the last few weeks...but Jesus is at work in this nation. So good! I keep praying that He would be brought glory through this time--and I feel as though He told me that Haiti would have NEW BIRTH in the future--and I'm so excited to be a part of that, whatever it may be.
I definitely know I'm headed for Haiti in the future...my life is tied up with theirs in a way I cannot put into words. I was talking with my friend Susan and she said that sometimes supernatural connections occur like that--and I totally believe that. God has tied me to that country (I have tried to let it go and offered it to God to take away...but they are always on my heart. I love them and I believe it comes from God) and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Oh God, your unfailing love...
Praying on Friday night with my friend Bre and a high school friend named Sierra, I read this Psalm, which had been so important for me in the days before my team went to haiti. I'm going to type it up here. May it bring you hope, whatever you may be facing in your life.
"Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy!
"For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
"By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breathe of his mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars;
he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the people of the world revere him.
For he spoke and it came to be;
he commanded and it stood firm.
"The Lord foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all humankind;
from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth--
he who forms the hearts of all;
who considers everything they do.
"No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope of deliverance;
despite all it's great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
"We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you."
May Haiti be that blessed nation that belongs to Jesus. He is rescuing His people, all who call out to Him. Pray that all the money which is being directed that way goes into programs which help the majority of the people and not into corrupt politicians pockets. May our God reign in that nation, and may Haiti be a nation that loves the Lord. He will be their help and their shield.
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