This is God's gig!

I hate being a short term missionary. What I mean is...I want to be in a place for awhile. I want to plug into the community and develop relationships that mean something and grow deeper as we journey together. So...sometimes it's frustrating to be a short termer. When you're only here for 3-4 weeks in the space of two years, it means saying goodbye to people you've quickly fallen in love with. It means you have no idea if the little seeds you tried to plant in 10 days will grow into anything.

God whispered a little encouragement in my ear today. He gently said, "Tim...this is my gig. It's not all up to you, and you can be sure I have a plan - I've got it covered!"

Here's how it happened. After a long day of working, driving, buying, crying, sweating, and any other ...ing you can think of - I took a sunset walk up the hill with Donna Tente. Amazing woman of vission and passion, and hard work. So, we're walking down the road and we approach a group of 10-15 year old boys and girls. They immediately get big smiles and Donna calls out some of their names. It's pretty clear she knows these kids and they know her.

You see, God put a Donna in place for the last two years. Someone that returns to this community over and over - shining the love of Christ and becoming one with these people. When these short term teams come to Haiti and plant seeds of love with children, or with 40 year old women who run orphanages, or with a pastor who's trying to keep it all together - it's all part of God's gig. He'll make sure the little seeds they plant are watered, cared for, and bear long-lasting scrumptious fruit.

It's his gig!

Here's some pictures from the day.



This is one of the reasons we're in Haiti



School is rising - Jordan, you wanna stop flexing and carry some rocks?



Tim's side trip to meet Miguel's family and see what's left of his home. Miguel has been the main driver for Touch Global since I was here two years ago. His house was destroyed and he's still living in a tent. His daughter is just one year older than Maija. They are a beautiful family!



The completed girl's dorm. we raised it off the ground so the rainwater will flow under the structure. Madaam Christian is the short lady in the middle of the picture. She runs New Horizon's orphanage.

The completed school room and the crew that did the work. Go Witchita team!



Inside the school room. Still needs a wall to divide it into two rooms - and hopefully someday...a concrete floor.

Some more reason's we're in Haiti.



And another reason!