There is Power in the Name of Jesus

There is POWER in the name of Jesus!

Woody Allen is quoted as saying, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.”   Last night, we spent hours planning for our Health Fair held today at Fleri Bakery in Titanyen.  We edited, sorted, packed, and imagined every detail.  The food was ordered.  We were ready for the masses.  That was our plan.

The Health Fair was advertised by word-of-mouth, and that began this morning after we were all set and ready to go. 

But God had another idea.  We had about 7 people trickle in over the next couple of hours.  Some of them were the elders from the Healing Haiti program, others were community members.   We identified some health concerns, and made referrals to Grace Clinic.  We got to see some elders that we may not have otherwise captured.  But that was just the medical stuff . . . .

When in Haiti, you kind of have to roll with what happens in Haiti.  Today, we may have been somewhat dissapointed with our turn out, but God was praised in a mighty way.  Our translators are talented young men who play guitar and sing.  One of them started to strum on the guitar, and the next thing you know, one of the elders begins to sing the old hymn “Trust and Obey”—of course in Creole!  The translator quickly caught up to her lead, and the other Haitians all began to sing the song.  After that song, they sang another beautiful song in Creole, then we all joined in to sing “Break Every Chain” –

There is power in the name of Jesus . . .

There is power in the name of Jesus . . .

There is power in the name of Jesus . . .

To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.

There’s an army rising up . . .

There’s an army rising up . . .

There’s an army rising up . . .

To break every chain, break every chain, break evey chain.

We planned a health fair for the people of Titanyen and we hoped more would come.  God gave us a bigger vision.

We have been talking about “big picture” during this trip.   We were able to learn from the Elder Care worker, Vania not only the needs on an individual level, but the needs of Titanyen as a whole .  Vania is an incredible woman who takes such good care of our elders. When we asked if she needs extra help, she said no. She loves the elders and loves caring for them. She visits many of them every day, delivering food and other supplies. She plans to start helping the more vulnerable elders with their wash on Saturdays. When we asked what we could pray for, she said “patience”.

Our prayer tonight is that we follow God’s lead not only to develop plans for each elder seen, but that He help us to see the BIG PICTURE that He has in store for Healing Haiti, Titanyen and Haiti as a whole.