Dear Family of Grace,
It is good to be back home!
We successfully completed module five (of eight) of Haiti Bible Institute Cohort Four. I taught the Doctrine of God, and a workshop on Expository Preaching. The students expressed genuine gratitude, not only for the teaching, but for the risk we took to go to Haiti to teach them.
On that note, the ordeal of being trapped in Haiti for ten days amid the outbreak of violent revolution led to encouraging reports of the church tightening bonds of solidarity through united prayer. Also, from reflecting on the ordeal, I have noted that the challenges of waiting and the rescue operation manifest striking parallels to the gospel of grace. I will share these parallels with the congregation illustrating the sermon from John 12 for Palm Sunday – “The Hour has Come.”
Shoutout to US Representative Cory Mills (FL), for putting together the operations that brought us out. Cory’s staff worked around the clock to make this rescue a reality, and he and his friend, Brian Young – both of whom served in Afghanistan – invested so much of themselves and braved great risk to bring about our rescue from Haiti and into the Dominican Republic. I must also acknowledge that Glenn Beck’s charity organization, Mercury One, funded the rescue operation.
Let me express deep gratitude to the board for their encouraging and prayerful support during the last three weeks. Thank you for leading the church well during this brief season of adversity. These experiences augment my deep love for the church, and my appreciation for the culture of grace and discipleship in the family of God.
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