Inagua

One of the students who grew up in our church recently departed for a four month stint with "Patmos: Reality Discipleship". The organization is based in Nassau, Bahamas.

Here is one of the letters we've received from someone he's serving with there. This letter, and another which I will share in a different post, are such an encouragement to me so I thought I'd share them here.

Hello from Inagua!

We obviously arrived safe and sound! We met our first miracle at the airport. When we realized how "overweight" our luggage was, Pastor Chet called the team to pray. Shortly thereafter, BahamasAir waved ALL of our "excess" baggage fees for the sake of the cause in Inagua. Every piece of luggage that we sent ahead and brought with us was here when we arrived. God is so GOOD!

We were surprised in seeing the extent of devastation on the island, and also thankful to arrive to comfortable accommodations. The people are very grateful for our presence and surprised that we would be willing to "volunteer" expecting nothing in return, just to assist them in a time of need. This has opened many doors already to share the love of Christ.

So far, we have been able to complete almost 3 roofs that were torn up by hurricane Ike. The first one is the roof of the church we are sleeping in together. The second is that of a handicapped family. And the third belongs to an elderly couple. Our goal is to complete 10 roofs by next Friday, when we head back to Nassau.

The students are very excited about this opportunity and are continuing to live "flexible" as they wake up each morning ready for whatever challenges may come. The sun has never felt hotter (Inagua is located right on the equator), mosquitoes have never seemed so large and "hose showers" have never been so appealing as in these last two days. Everyone is giving 100% to the tasks at hand, and we're thankful for overall health and protection.

Please continue to pray for us. That we would have a mind to work, heart to serve and that God would be glorified in and through us among the people here. To HIM be all the glory!

For nothing is impossible with God! --Luke 1:37

Read more about Inagua and the Bahama islands here, here and here.