Sunday, May 12

We can't believe that it's only Sunday!!

Things got off to a great start.  Well there was that part about one of the chaperones not getting off the train in time and had an extra little loop. But everyone got on the plane and off the plane uneventfully.

We were picked up at the airport and were transported in a really nice bus, through very tame traffic to our tropical   "Home."   I have heard many times that our kids feel so welcome here.  There is quite a diversity of students and staff at the base here.  Our kids are getting a chance to meet really amazing young people from all over the world.  Columbia, Holland, London, to mention a few.

We had a short orientation and then breakfast, pancakes and fresh papaya and pineapple. Then we had from 8:30 to 12:30 to sleep.  The girls fell asleep fast and hard!  Then we were up and hit the streets for bible distribution.  Amazingly that little nap was enough to get us going.  

The guy who was our leader for the afternoon, Rasta, is super enthusiastic about this project.  We split up into 4 groups, each with a translator.  Most houses had people home.  Every house except maybe one was very glad to have a Bible.  We would tell them we had a gift for them, then ask if we could pray for them.  Most of the time they would then invite us in their house.  They would ask us to pray for a mom's health or someone in their family who needed a job.  We all met amazing people.  They all would offer us food, tea, and one lady wanted to fry up some chicken for the kids visiting her.  

At one house the team was invited in to pray for the husband in the family who had a brain tumor and was paralyzed.  He was in a wheelchair.  When the leader was praying for him, he stood up!  WOW!   That was a pretty cool thing for us to see...

It is now 5pm.  We have only been here 12 hours and already we are seeing God at work.  

Please pray for the YWAM leader here, Steve Gilroy and his family.  His wife, Elizabeth, had to go to Alaska, their home, for serious medical care.  His oldest daughter is also with her.