God led Jay and I both to pray for fertile soil last night during a showing of the Jesus Film in a nearby community...we discovered that He led us both to pray for the same thing with the same words after we got back. Here is Jay's recap of what God is doing in Tou Cayman:
Yesterday and today were exciting days here in Haiti. We set up a tent in Tou Cayman, another village about ten minutes away to our north. NVM rented a small piece of property that had been farmed previously. I spent a couple of hours grading the ground with the backhoe. We have a grader box, but our tractor has yet to be released from customs. So I did the best I could with the backhoe. We had a crowd of about 50 to 60 people who came to see what we were doing. We have a couple of teams of college kids here. They played games with them and had them running around like crazy.
Tonight we went and showed the Jesus Film at our new site. There were maybe 150 people there at the beginning of the film. By the end of the film, I’d estimate there were 250 or more watching it. There were 26 adults who came forward and prayed to receive Christ as their personal Savior. There were even more kids who came forward as well. On Friday afternoon at 3:00, those who came forward are supposed to return for a follow up visit. This will be the key. We need to follow up with them and get them plugged into a church or small group.
We are testing the waters to see if there is a possibility to start a church there. There is a need for a strong church, but we are praying and following God’s leading. This village is bigger and more prosperous than Chambrun. It’s amazing how different it is, yet it’s only a few miles away. The ground is more fertile, there are more cars and stores there and there are coconut trees everywhere. The town is more beautiful, but the need is still great for food, medicine, and most importantly, Jesus.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
Yesterday and today were exciting days here in Haiti. We set up a tent in Tou Cayman, another village about ten minutes away to our north. NVM rented a small piece of property that had been farmed previously. I spent a couple of hours grading the ground with the backhoe. We have a grader box, but our tractor has yet to be released from customs. So I did the best I could with the backhoe. We had a crowd of about 50 to 60 people who came to see what we were doing. We have a couple of teams of college kids here. They played games with them and had them running around like crazy.
Tonight we went and showed the Jesus Film at our new site. There were maybe 150 people there at the beginning of the film. By the end of the film, I’d estimate there were 250 or more watching it. There were 26 adults who came forward and prayed to receive Christ as their personal Savior. There were even more kids who came forward as well. On Friday afternoon at 3:00, those who came forward are supposed to return for a follow up visit. This will be the key. We need to follow up with them and get them plugged into a church or small group.
We are testing the waters to see if there is a possibility to start a church there. There is a need for a strong church, but we are praying and following God’s leading. This village is bigger and more prosperous than Chambrun. It’s amazing how different it is, yet it’s only a few miles away. The ground is more fertile, there are more cars and stores there and there are coconut trees everywhere. The town is more beautiful, but the need is still great for food, medicine, and most importantly, Jesus.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.