Missions of Love

Friday Morning Work Team Meeting April 16, 2010

Accomplishments so far: Surgery room is just about ready. Work is being done on the solar – moving equipment, building support systems. Unloaded and unpacked nearly 70 barrels and a pallet of tents and tarps. Moved dental equipment to Dr. Asa’s office. Put wire up to rat proof the kitchen. Beyond Borders, a team of professors who train Haitian teachers to incorporate critical thinking and creativity into teaching techniques, arrived today for a two-day session.

Song & Opening Prayer: Dale Breedlove

Devotions were group style as follows:

Nancy: Thinking about Christ being the light of the world. In the Beatitudes I read where it says “We” are the light of the world. I think I have trouble with that light sometimes, because “self” gets in the world.

Pastor George: You got to stick close to the Lord to shine. If you slip away from him your light will grow dim. Read from Eph. 4: 30 about grieve not the Holy Spirit.

Doc: I feel that the basket we sometimes hide our light under, is disappointment, frustration.

Scott: And sometimes our light grows dim because our own response is sometimes wrong… we are expecting a reward, a pat on the pat. But, we can’t always go on our agendas on what we think is important, we have to remember who we are serving and why.

Betty: I don’t put up any expectations. I don’t expect thank yous. I try not to think about me, but instead about “their” situation.

Pat: I think kindness should be the fruit of the spirit for everyone, regardless where you live, but I also realize that sometimes, kindness is saying no. I know that my Jesus was no pansy. He got angry, but still loved.

Blaud: If you are a leader, you must be strong. You have to have authority. And, let the people know you will do what you say you will do. Like when I give the food I tell the people, you will stay down here. The food is for you. I will give it to you. Ten will come up here. But if you don’t do that and have respect I will have police to come get you. Otherwise it would become chaos. If you love the people, you will want to serve them, but you can’t just let it go. I don’t know about U.S., but here if you don’t have authority, you can’t lead anyone.

Doc. Sometimes, love is tough.

Betty: We need to look at them, the Haitians or whomever we are helping; look at their culture, their lives and be willing to forgive.

Dale: Our example on how to forgive and train God gave to us in II Tim. 3:16, 17.

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