Hey Everyone,
We love you all so much and are so thankful for all the ways you support us. I just wanted to write and share some things that get me so excited that we serve and love a God that can turn impossible things or situations into something that is incredibly possibly. "For with God nothing will be impossible." Luke 1:37. Tami and I are getting really excited about our outreach coming up to Haiti. We leave April 1st and we are mostly ready to go we just need to pack. We know that this will probably be one of the most stretching things in our lives to this point but we have an assurance in our Father that He will be with us every step of the way.
This week, a couple leaders from this base (YWAM Kona) just returned from helping in Haiti. While there, they met this little girl completely paralyzed from the earthquake. They were able to get her an appointment at the best healthcare institute in Haiti so they could get an x-ray to see what was going on. Her family was so excited that she was going to be seeing a doctor that they all traveled on the bus to see it. So the YWAM leaders and the girl and her family all headed 2hrs away to get to this place. But when they got there, there was some sort of mixup and was told they'd have to pay lots of money to get it done. "Sorry but we can't do anything to help," is what they said to the guys. It was a completely impossible situation. They couldn't even bear to tell the family and told the doctor to deliver the sad news to the family. Once the doctor left, one of the YWAM leaders felt faith rise up in his heart and said, "This is an impossible situation, but lets just pray and ask God to intervene." They began to pray for this little girl and as they prayed, feeling came back in her legs and someone felt something like a bone pop in her leg and the little girl got up and began taking a few steps...soon, she was able to fully walk!! She hadn't walked since the earthquake.
This is the God we love serving, He wants to turn this horrible situation in Haiti into an opportunity where He can shine His love. And this is the kindness of God that amazes me, that when we have things standing in our way that seem totally impossible that he makes it possible. I hope everyone is doing well and that this story comes as an incredible encouragement to you with things you might be facing right now, we're praying He reveals His mighty power and love to you through them and that your encouraged to believe He can do anything...past what you can see in front of you.
And we pray this over ourselves and you, "...that (in the midst of trials your facing), you would be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you could live a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, being fruitful in everything you do and growing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, so you could have great endurance and patience, joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to be share in the inheritance of the saints in His kingdom." Colossians 1:9-12...speaking of knowing His will and desires, it's powerful when we know what He wants to do as we're praying for a miracle...see 1 John 5:14-15.
Peace,
Jon
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