¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

 ¹⁹Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.     Ephesians 6:10-20

I had to look at these verses today as I thought through all the drama that has happened in the last week and knowing the best way to pray for the many people affected by it all. It makes me sad for them as so many of them don't know Christ but I know that I can claim the name of Jesus Christ through it all and for them because what else do they have? who else do they have to do that for them and I pray that each one you will keep this village and the surrounding villages in your prayers. I will give you brief look at all that has been happening....

Last week we had 1 possibly 2 drug drops in a nearby village, many times people we know well are involved in these, this time we don't really know but it definitely still affects everyone here.

a couple of police raids in 2 peoples houses they confiscated several items, papers, and guns.

And the one our hearts have really been crying out to.                                                                              

Tuesday evening a little boy came home from school and got pretty sick, So the next day being clinic day Barb told them she would pick him up in the morning and take him to the hospital when she went to the clinic. By that time the next morning he had already died. We don't know what he had but if it was anything contagious there may be many more people getting it especially the kids he went to school with daily. The Mother is saying that she took him to the witch Doctor and didn't pay him, so they believe that the witch doctor put a curse on him to die. We may never know.... Some would say that can't happen and that voodoo isn't real, as much as I would love to believe that I see it too much here to and know that it is all too real and so many people truly believe in it. Pray that Satan isn't given a stronger foothold through them believing that, but that they may come to see Christ through this all, and each of you can have a part in bringing that about by praying that we can beat Satan back and we can claim Christ Promises.

Hi all,
I would like for you to meet some friends of ours.
Ari & Karleen
They have been engaged for about 6 years and are quite anxious to be married. Who wouldn't be after waiting for that amount of time.
The problem being they don't have enough money to finish building their house and so the wedding waits until all expectations are met whether it just be traditions or a need.
So at their request I agreed to put this up and let all who read it know about their need.
Anyone wanting to help out with any amount they would be truly grateful. you may let me know by email or send me a message on here and I will give you an address that you may send donations to for them.
Please remember them in your prayers as they fight daily to do things in a Godly way.
  

Ok so last week is a bit of a blur...... Lee took a guy to the hospital that had Typhoid, it was a pretty bad case, Lee thought the guy was pretty much in a coma.
Saturday we started cleaning off our screened in porch, we would like to use it as a sitting area and not just storage and laundry, then we left it a BIG mess and spent the late afternoon at the beach riding waves. And then the evening visiting at Marlin & Missy's.
Sunday morning I woke up covered all over in Hives, I have never ever had them before and it is not something I wish to repeat. We decided it must have been from some medication I was taking cause it was the only thing different. Plus I had gotten sick soon after I started taking it and I haven't been sick like that the entire pregnancy. So we didn't make it to church at all that day. I got lots of Cold showers and sat in front of the fan and tried to not scratch them at all.
Monday morning I woke up and they were all gone, Praise the Lord.
So we decided to go ahead with our plans, I wanted to take Lee to O' Cayes a town 2 hrs away for a early date for his birthday. The drive is absolutely beautiful you drive through the mountains and along the ocean the whole way.
We ate at my favorite resteraunt there. We got goat with a yummy slightly spicy sauce over it, Banan, pick-les, and avocado. Definitely a favorite meal of mine. It was Lee's first time to have goat and he loved it.
Tuesday we worked on the porch again some until Marlins got back from Port and the guys went to work. They went up in the mountains where our bulldozer was broke down and fixed that. YIPPEE!! So it was a late night for them getting back home. I got a wonderful break, Patrick ( a Haitian boy I know ) came and cleaned my house for me. He found my bottle of dusting spray that WAS a full bottle I havn't wanted to see how much is left, But I think I could have used the rag for quite a while and not need to spray anything. But hey my house smelled VERY clean when I walked in.
God Bless you all and thanks for your prayers.