Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Not Going Back to Life As Usual..
First things first! Kalem accepted Jesus today. He told us about it when he got home from school. He was very peaceful and smiley about it. What a joy to see our children walking in the ways of the Lord.
Our lives have been changed! We've been waiting since we got home to see if our "spiritual high" would fade, and the longing for Haiti would subside. We thought, perhaps God has blessed us with a one-time experience of mission work, of actually getting to reach out and touch orphans and widows, and give them food, love, and the Word, and that's that. Perhaps He doesn't intend for us to go back...
Or, perhaps not. Our "high" has not subsided one bit. Our longing has only grown, somewhat due to the fact that our children all are still talking about wanting to go, even talking about living there (without too much initiation on our part). Also due to the fact that we are still involved with some people there, on the phone and email with them. There are still children who need advocates, adults who lean on those who seem to "have it all", and other missionaries who need support from those of the same culture. There are also some there who still call and ask Michael when he will come back and run things again. We also are still working with some young men who love the Lord and seek to work hard to make an honest, decent living, but need some resources to get started.
But, absolutely without a doubt, the single biggest reason we are still in love with Haiti, and are praying that the Lord will give us peace and contentedness untill He allows us to go back is because He's planted it in our hearts, and is watering it each day - His way and in His time. We are no longer afraid that God will not bless us in what He has given us to do. We ask boldly for Him to make the way, because we know He is good, and we know know know that He loves us. We are asking Him to go back to Haiti - at some point.
In the meantime, we ask for your prayers that we are always seeking what the Lord has for us, not for what our flesh would want (to go now). It's hard to always keep that focus, and your intercession there for us will be so appreciated!
One specific prayer request/plea for support that we have concerns a 21 year old young man that we came to know in the orphanage hospital. His younger sister was there for a broken femur, and he and another brother are all the family there is left. The night before we left, he approached Michael and I and asked if we could help him buy some tools, so he can work. He is a certified refrigeration technician. He graduated from school in 2007. He is extremely smart and hardworking, and no doubt would make a great repairman with his own tools.
He provided me with a copy of an estimate he got in Jun 2008 from a tool supplier for the tools he would need, along with a copy of his diploma. The total amount to buy the tools in US dollars is about $2800. We are asking that any of you who are willing and able to help this young man to please ask the Lord if it is something He would have you do. We have no idea if the Lord will provide all of the money or not, but we are putting it before Him and asking boldly! We will collect any support we receive and then send it via Western Union. While donating to the Red Cross is definitely wonderful and needed, this is a great way in a devastated country to really help someone specific with a known need.
Thank-you! We love you!
Loving God and Loving Others,
Michael and Fawn
Our lives have been changed! We've been waiting since we got home to see if our "spiritual high" would fade, and the longing for Haiti would subside. We thought, perhaps God has blessed us with a one-time experience of mission work, of actually getting to reach out and touch orphans and widows, and give them food, love, and the Word, and that's that. Perhaps He doesn't intend for us to go back...
Or, perhaps not. Our "high" has not subsided one bit. Our longing has only grown, somewhat due to the fact that our children all are still talking about wanting to go, even talking about living there (without too much initiation on our part). Also due to the fact that we are still involved with some people there, on the phone and email with them. There are still children who need advocates, adults who lean on those who seem to "have it all", and other missionaries who need support from those of the same culture. There are also some there who still call and ask Michael when he will come back and run things again. We also are still working with some young men who love the Lord and seek to work hard to make an honest, decent living, but need some resources to get started.
But, absolutely without a doubt, the single biggest reason we are still in love with Haiti, and are praying that the Lord will give us peace and contentedness untill He allows us to go back is because He's planted it in our hearts, and is watering it each day - His way and in His time. We are no longer afraid that God will not bless us in what He has given us to do. We ask boldly for Him to make the way, because we know He is good, and we know know know that He loves us. We are asking Him to go back to Haiti - at some point.
In the meantime, we ask for your prayers that we are always seeking what the Lord has for us, not for what our flesh would want (to go now). It's hard to always keep that focus, and your intercession there for us will be so appreciated!
One specific prayer request/plea for support that we have concerns a 21 year old young man that we came to know in the orphanage hospital. His younger sister was there for a broken femur, and he and another brother are all the family there is left. The night before we left, he approached Michael and I and asked if we could help him buy some tools, so he can work. He is a certified refrigeration technician. He graduated from school in 2007. He is extremely smart and hardworking, and no doubt would make a great repairman with his own tools.
He provided me with a copy of an estimate he got in Jun 2008 from a tool supplier for the tools he would need, along with a copy of his diploma. The total amount to buy the tools in US dollars is about $2800. We are asking that any of you who are willing and able to help this young man to please ask the Lord if it is something He would have you do. We have no idea if the Lord will provide all of the money or not, but we are putting it before Him and asking boldly! We will collect any support we receive and then send it via Western Union. While donating to the Red Cross is definitely wonderful and needed, this is a great way in a devastated country to really help someone specific with a known need.
Thank-you! We love you!
Loving God and Loving Others,
Michael and Fawn
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