Sunday morning, Mike, Michele, Wesley, Pastor Roman, and myself left bright and early for Petite Goave, a beautiful town in the mountains! We have a church there led by Pastor Roman. In February, we had a team down who repaired the roof on this church from earthquake damage. We are very excited to see the hunger and growth taking place up there. The journey just to get to the church is very difficult. We left our house about 6:00am in the mourning and drove a few hours through the city and down the coast. Once we got to Petite Goave, we then had to ride motorcycles up the mountain to get to the church. We hired a mule and some extra people to help carry our supplies. The ride up there is very beautiful but also a little scary. The “road” is very rocky and vertical most of the way. Our drivers were very good though and drive this path everyday. Once we reached the top of the mountain, we were literally in the clouds but the sight is indescribable. You can see the port and the ocean from the top. We then hiked down a couple hundred yards to the church. People were already there, ready and waiting to hear the Word of God.

We started the conference that morning and spent the next two nights there. We set up tents on a cliff that overlooked the ocean. What a beautiful sunrise every morning! The theme for the conference was “Be Real,” and we focused our teachings on being real with God and living in freedom. Over the next three days, Mike taught several sessions on many topics like salvation, hard-heartedness, bondages, a new life in Christ, giving, church history, the 5-Fold-Ministry, and many more. Michelle taught a session on forgiveness and inner healing. I taught the final session on setting goals and having a vision for your life. We also had a 2-hour question/answer session which seemed very helpful and needed for most of the people. Each night, we did a revival service to end the day.

Our time there was very fruitful. We had a great turnout each day for the conference and many more at night when people weren’t working in the fields. We also fed around 350 meals while we were there to the people who came. We had 2 people repent and receive salvation, including the man who we had rented a sound system from who didn’t even attend the church. We saw the Lord grow in these people and are excited to see the growth and fruit that comes from this conference!

We are very excited to have some new helpers down from the states. Michele is a construction analyst from Texas who has worked in disaster relief for many years. She will be a big asset to our team in helping us coordinate building projects and gather supplies to rebuild our property. She will be here for a month and has plans to come back again often. Sarah is a good friend from Tennessee. She will be staying 3 months with us and will be helping us get structure back into our home and daily lives. She is also going to help us work with the staff to maintain a spirit of excellence in our home. We are very grateful to have them both here.

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To view our pictures from the mountains, please click here.