Canaan is a buzzin’! We have a team of 32 people arriving tomorrow and lots of preparations are in the works. Rooms, food, facilities, construction, and excursions are all being prepared. The men at Canaan have spent the past 2 weeks working feverishly to get the new dorm ready for the concrete roof to be poured by Team 32.
Steve Mossburg (a missionary from Columbia City, Indiana) and Boni Roth (a missionary from Washington?) have also arrived during the past week. Steve has been a great encouragement to me since his arrival. He is really wise and I enjoy talking with him. He also helped me finally get a cell phone. To provide beds for Team 32, I have moved buildings and now live in Steve’s house. It’s been nice staying somewhere that is more “home-ie.”
Personally, the past week has been a struggle. There has been a lot of little problems and conflicts and I am wrestling with several different things at Canaan. Priorities. The Spirit of Christ. Inconveniences. Purpose. Delegation. Classroom attendance. Time. Impatience. (I hope you enjoy a little mystery.)
It’s the little things that have kept me going this past week:
A Haitian teacher that received his first appreciative note from a student. JOY
Steve Mossburg (a missionary from Columbia City, Indiana) and Boni Roth (a missionary from Washington?) have also arrived during the past week. Steve has been a great encouragement to me since his arrival. He is really wise and I enjoy talking with him. He also helped me finally get a cell phone. To provide beds for Team 32, I have moved buildings and now live in Steve’s house. It’s been nice staying somewhere that is more “home-ie.”
Personally, the past week has been a struggle. There has been a lot of little problems and conflicts and I am wrestling with several different things at Canaan. Priorities. The Spirit of Christ. Inconveniences. Purpose. Delegation. Classroom attendance. Time. Impatience. (I hope you enjoy a little mystery.)
It’s the little things that have kept me going this past week:
A Haitian teacher that received his first appreciative note from a student. JOY
A note from a 6 year old that simply says, “Dear Mark I love you.” LOVE
A bitter girl that apologizes to me. FORGIVENESS
Reuniting with a boy that I met during a hike 3 months ago. FRIENDSHIP
A Haitian guy that treats me as a friend. COMMUNITY
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