It is 5AM and everyone is up after a short night, getting ready for the return trip home. Please thank God with us for the good works that he has done here, and pray for health and safety as we return back home. Thanks again everyone for your covering in prayer. To God be the glory!!

Well, the ending of the story isn't a happy one. 

Joe brought the sister in law over to the woman's house and she offered forgiveness. However, the woman was not willing to repent of her ill-deeds (curses).  We were able to minister to the sister in law; so we prayed over her and blessed her.  Today we heard that the woman is feeling  even worse than she did before, and one of the girls in the village was caring for her.  Please continue to pray for these two women.

On the other hand, the seminar today was even better than yesterday if you can  imagine that.  Joe opened up by talking about the gifts of the Spirit, and using them well.  Joel then spoke about spiritual warfare which is a vital topic here.  Extended prayer time followed and focused on confession and breaking off covenants of the past; then asking the love  of God to come down and fight the battle.  I think you could hear the prayers and worship for miles and miles around.   Even the Catholic priests and sisters joined in the worship.  I truly think it was a piece of heaven. At the end, the pastors asked for a way to keep in contact with each other and agreed to meet at least a couple of times a year for prayer. There were several words of encouragement, and the time ended with everyone blessing eachother and extending love to eachother.  

We saw Ketli again today.  Amazing recovery even since Sunday.  The swelling in her foot has gone down quite a bit (although it is still significantly swollen), her wound is healing well, she has feeling back in her toes now, and she can move her toes and ankle.. She will return to school on Monday and is excited to see her classmates.  She is moving really well on the crutches - I wish you could see how she moves across the rocks, narrow passages, and washed-out areas..  However, the school is over a mile from her  house, so walking there and back each day will be a challenge.  I was able to hear more about her original wounds, which were significant.  Know that her healing is a miracle, from her head wound, her dislocated shoulder, and her nearly severed foot.  God is indeed good.

There is so much more, but this is too long now.. Home again tomorrow.  Thank you for support of prayer.  It was needed and effective.  Blessings to you all!

Last night we walked into a nearby village. Kristi did whatshe does, and Joe did what he does. Four of the men on the team joined him in intense healing prayer for a woman who had a stroke with residual physical impairments, including speech and arm impairments. The children joined in song and prayer as well. God was gracious and returned motion to her arm, but not completely. She confessed a broken relationship with her sister. The team then moved to her sister's house to speak with her. After speaking for a time, it started to rain so everyone moved to their houses. We made agreement to return the next night. The team then walked (rather fast) back to the retreat center, stopping under a tree for some respite from the rain. A voodoo ceremony had been performed there so we had a loud and powerful time of worship to the King in that very spot. Ending of the story to be continued...

Another powerful day with the pastors. But first a visit to the school and time with the children. The school looks great and the children even better. One teacher is out on maternity leave, and we have one new teacher. The classes were all learning math at the time we came. The gifts for the school from Bloomfield college were well received. They loved the posters and dictionaries. The aprons for the cooks from PA were also appreciated. New bookshelves are being built and the wire to hang posters will be put up.

Leslie taught on Jesus' prayer life. This was followed by worship that can't be described, individual prayer and corporate prayer for the land of Haiti and the people of Haiti. The power of this is impossible for me to explain to you.

Pray for Leslie as she returns home today for a family matter. Pray for safe and easy travels to PAP and good flight connections in NY.

More later... So much to say!