Living out Acts 2:46

We are so excited about what God is doing in Gran Savon through Pastor Benito's church. Not only have they been meeting at 5am on Sunday, but they have been having worship services EVERYDAY AT 5AM! He said that they have been gathering each morning and evening for preaching, teaching and singing. They are truly living out Acts 2:46 - Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. Pray for Benito and the other pastors as they are reaching out to the people in the community each day and as they disciple the new Christians there. Pray that they will be encouraged and rely on God's strength. About 25 men from the Gran Savon community met to discuss a plan to go to the UN and let them know that there are many people in their area who desperately need food. They did just that and were able to get much needed food from the UN for their community. Praise the Lord!
Anyone who has been to Joy House knows how big the compound is and the thought of rebuilding 80% of the wall is a huge task. As I have talked to John each day, he would say that they were making great progress on the wall, but I never really asked for details of what that meant. As I talked to him today, he said that they have about a 40 foot section left and the wall will be complete and the compound will be secure. WOW! These guys have been working hard to accomplish something of this magnitude in such a short time. And this isn't just a shortened version of the wall like they initially anticipated doing…THIS IS THE WHOLE WALL! Progress on the house has been coming along also, but not as quickly due to struggles in getting the exact materials needed and the job of repairing a foundation being a little more complicated. Over the past week, several Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers have been at Joy House assessing the needs in the area and discussing plans for bringing teams in to work at Joy House. Today, four mission pastors from Alabama and Florida arrived at Joy House to determine how their churches will be able to help with disaster relief in Haiti. Pray as they work with Norma, Wayne and John over the next few days to develop a strategy that will bring the most help to the people of Haiti. There are so many needs right now, so pray that God will give them wisdom in planning. John will be returning to Santo Domingo with these pastors on Friday and then fly home to Arkansas on Saturday arriving at 5:15PM. Norma and Wayne will be staying a little longer, so pray for them as they continue the work at Joy House next week.
Kay