Well here I am in the Ft. Lauderdale Airport with only 2 more planes to go. It has been a looonnngggg 2 days and by God’s grace I am feeling pretty strong and so at peace. If you read my last post you’ll will know I wasn’t at such peace. A few days before that post Jocelyn informed me that I wasn’t 100% confirmed on the little plane out of Port de Paix. Which I wasn’t concerned about, but he then had to tell me that the Tap Tap driver from the Mole to Port de Paix made the drive in 4 hours. Now that is really moving. The fastest I’ve ever made it is in 5 and some change:>) Which means he was haulin’ !!! Now ordinarily I am pretty calm when it comes to this drive. I have driven it several times, but this time I was doing it in the dark. Amazing where your mind can go when things go dark!!! Just in that moment I was thinking about the narrow cliff we drive….now in the dark. I was thinking of the steep hill we climb and go down…in the dark. Just the dark itself…it was weighing on me heavy. As you read I woke up with a bit of anxiety…the Lord made me realize that He has it all covered. He has me in the palm of His hand. After that early morning I was so much more at peace…Heavely peace.
Well I woke up Wed. morning at 2 am to get ready to take off by 3am. I would have slept longer, but the rain, yes, the rain woke me up. I had to laugh. Really? Rain? It hasn’t hardly rained in the time I have been in since Sept. and today it is going to rain? I went out onto the porch with my flashlight in hand and I did what was needed…PRAYED. I was more concerned for Jocelyn as he would be riding in the back. I didn’t want him riding and getting soak and wet. Well this is what just blows me away. We ended up not leaving until 5am and the rain blew over. The truck didn’t sound like it was going to make it as he had to have a rolling start each time and we stopped periodically for water in the radiator. Now…remember these cliffs? We drove clear up the river bed and sidetracked these cliffs. This is a river bed that when it rains it floods and it becomes hard to cross. The river was virtually dry. Talk about a parting of the Red Sea moment!!!! We pulled into Port de Paix in 5 hours and had no problems with the truck. Mesi Jezi. This was the best trip I have had to or from the Mole. We jumped on motto’s to get to Jody’s mom and dad’s place and as soon as we got into the door…It began to rain. God really does have the steering wheel. He has the route and His way is always best. I laughed when we walked into the door. I said Jocelyn…do you know how many prayers have been answered today? So I went down the litany of things I asked God and things that I didn’t. I was so thankful he didn’t have to ride in the rain. Having the driver show up late kept him from being miserable the whole trip. The driver was as nice as could be and was always asking me if I was doing alright. I think because me and another lady was riding in the front and she was basically squishing me like a bug:>) Granted I had no feeling in my hips down, a bruised elbow on the door and well bruised chest from where the womans elbow would hit me everytime we hit a bump…which was the whole way,:>) lol!!! It was a peaceful drive and a safe one at that!!
This morning, just to be comical…I am sure. We went down the stairs and Jocelyn locked everything up and then we didn’t have a key to the lock at the bottom of the stairs. So here we are dark outside again and we are jailed in. I laughed again!!! No way satan you are keeping me from my flight….get out of here!!! Jocelyn finally got hold of who he needed and we were set free. Arrived at the airport and Voila….ticket in hand and trip…I boarded the plane and was met instantly by staff in Port au Prince and then went get on my flight into the states and ran into a friend that I met at our campus in St. Louise. What a wonderful surprise and an added blessing. I was able to catch up with him and find out how the Lord is using him and his wife drilling wells. I love hearing how the Lord uses us and places us where we need to be “for such a time as this.”
Have I said how much I love doing what I am doing!!! Thank you Jesus for the work you are doing and how you are moving . You are the God of Peace and you have shown me the past couple of days how I can walk in this Peace. I have to let go and give it all…ALL…to you. When circumstances and struggles happen…rest in your peace. When the evil one tries to play with the mind…rest in your peace. When I could turn to frustration or anxiousness…Laugh and rest in your peace. You bless me Lord…my cup overflows!!! Amen.
Thank you to all who have been and continue to pray for me. I just wanted you to know that your prayers are being answered and you are vitally important to the work that I do. You are a blessing to me. Thank you for holding my arms up…High!!!
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