Hey Everybody! Sorry for the delay on this post but we've been really busy so I'd like to inform you of what's been going on here in St. Kitts!
Wednesday - Wednesday Morning we headed downtown to the ton square to play some worship music and evangelize to the Kittitians. It was an awesome time and during a couple of songs Jason rapped for them and they loved it! We think it caught them off guard but what's awesome is that the Lord used it to open them up to the gospel! It was astounding to see everything the Lord was doing in and through us as we simply walked in obedience.
Thursday - On Thursday we went back to Ade's place to play more games and sing song in the pool with our friends and after we finished up we went out to Timothy beach to enjoy our last beach day with Maddie. Later that evening we headed to prison here in St. Kitts. Just to give you a picture; the prison is built for roughly 60 to 70 men to live in and there are roughly 300 in it right now. Needless to say, it was packed and very hot... But the Lord uses the weak and foolish things of the world and we had an amazing time! Think about it, eight random people from the United States are going to go inside of a prison to witness and sing worship songs to over 300 men that are living in very uncomfortable conditions and their message to them is that there is a God who loves them? There was a lot of spiritual warfare our team walked through before hand but as we continued to walk with the Lord in our struggles He brought us through them as a team!
Friday - On Friday we finished painting at Sharron's house; please continue to pray that doors would continue to open up for us to share God's love with her and her family. Sharron had told us that she has never seen a missions group do the things we are doing for the community. Obviously we are not the first to paint houses for people and do kind deeds for the community, but Sharron had never seen it before! God has very clearly crossed our paths with hers so continue to pray for her as we continue to minister during our final week here! Friday night we had our final dinner with Maddie before she left to go back home to Indiana :( Maddie has been interning with the Graysons for most of the semester and she worked alongside of us during our first two weeks here in St. Kitts and since Friday was her last night with us we went to have one last dinner with her at a really cool restaurant that serves just about any kind of food you can think of. It was incredible and we had an amazing time!
Weekend - Saturday was possibly the busiest day we've had. We painted a playground, sent a few members of the team to the Radio station to share scriptures, testimonies and worship songs and we went to work with the kids at Awana. As much as we didn't want Saturday to come, we had to say goodbye to Maddie :( Sunday morning we attended Caribbean Christian Fellowship at the Frigate Bay Resort where Brandon has recently become the new pastor. his sermon was absolutely incredible simply because he taught the Word of God and because he didn't put on a show. We've learned through CCBCi that walking through the Word chapter by chapter and verse by verse is the best way to study and teach God's Word. Sunday afternoon some of our team went Snorkeling at Timothy Beach.
Monday - On Monday almost our entire team hiked to the top of the volcano! It was incredible and it was such an awesome time together! Reuben and Jason made it all the way to the top and we couldn't be more proud of them! It is truly amazing how God works! Even when we don't see it or see how God is working, we can know that He is! Thank you God for what you've done, for what you are doing and for what you are going to do!
Tuesday - Tuesday morning we headed over to another school to paint more swing sets. At this school the swings were broken so we repaired them and painted everything once again. we also got to play games and race some of the kids! That night we sent the Graysons to the Marriott to have a night away from the kids and to rest and relax. Jamie, Chrissy, Amanda and Candice went to the girl's prison to minister to the inmate there. The biggest difference between the girls and guys prison was that there were only two women compared to 300 men. While Candice shared her testimony some of the guards sat down and asked questions as well as the two women. I was told it was an amazing time of ministry!
Wednesday - Since we had sent the Graysons to the Marriott they were allowed to bring us to the pool and swim. We got to play volleyball in the pool and snorkeled at the nearby beach. It was a ton of fun and it was awesome day of rest! Our team has been working hard and it was great to have a day to rest and be refreshed by the Lord. Wednesday night we had our weekly bible study at the Grayson's house and Brandon taught from the last sections of Acts 20. It was really awesome how the Lord opened us up during a time of prayer just before hand and how that transpired to our heart being united. We've seen how prayer is one way that our wills aline with God's, but it's awesome to see that when our hearts aline with God's then our hearts aline with each other. As we pray our hearts are united as one and we can catch the vision of those who pray. In only three weeks we have began to catch the vision that Brandon and Wendi share through our times together where we pray and intercede for the Kittitians. God is really doing an awesome work and we couldn't be happier that we are a part of it!
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