Ambassadors of Christ from John

This fourth trip to Haiti was, in many ways, the most meaningful for me.  God really blessed this trip in so many ways.  First, He molded together just the right people to make a group of individuals from several different churches and many different backgrounds and skillsets into a team that he knew before the foundation of the world.  How neat is that!  Second, He brought us together with a remarkable group of translators so that we could minister to those that needed our help.  Third, He kept us all in good health and good spirits, so that we could minister to one another.  Finally, we attended two worship services where you really felt God's Spirit (expertise in Creole not needed!), heard from Pastor Esau and a real prayer warrior and marveled at how 70+ orphans ranging in age from 2 years to almost 20 readily participated in and benefited from God's Word and music.

I will never forget the many ways that God uses all of the many and varied gifts that He has blessed each of us with, so that the body of Christ is served in His name.  As ambassadors of Christ, it was truly a blessing to ask so many who came to us for healing if we could pray for them and have them light up and say "Oui!"  And the orphans showed us a level of love and acceptance that we felt from the first day entering the orphanage until the final day when we said goodbye. 

And ... special thanks to Emily, Pastor Daniel and Cliny for their help, support, smiling faces and Haitian hospitality!

John Zamzow
Short-Term Missions Coordinator
Faith Lutheran Church

Photo credit: Sarah ;}