I just found out recently that my trip to Haiti has been cancelled. Dr. Bernard is already down there, and he said certain developments in the country have kept people from being able to travel. This trip was primarily to meet with people. So if we can’t meet with them, then there’s no use going. The tickets for this trip will be applied to my trip in December. I’m discouraged that I don’t get to go to Haiti, but I’m thankful that the Lord caused it to not happen now, instead of when I was in Chicago, Miami, or Haiti. In additon to the problems in Haiti, I heard that American Airlines is also having problems–they have cancelled over 1,000 flights today. I was supposed to go on AA for all legs of the trip. Who knows what kind of mess I would have faced at the airport today.
Pray for the translation team down there as they will have to get organized on their own. They will lack the training we would have given them, but at least the translator, Daniel Telfort, already has the training he needs to begin.
On a more encouraging note, an African student that I’ve been developing a relationship with noticed that I had an article in my backpack about the NKJV. So he started talking about a new Bible program he purchased recently. He is Catholic and does not claim to be born again, but he wants to have a Bible for him and his wife. I was able to talk to him about what I preached this past Sunday–”man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” In addition, another student came to class today with a NT from Gideons. She said she has 5 others at home. Apparently, Gideons comes on campus 3 times a year and are persistent in passing them out. Pray that the Lord will use the Word that is already in the hands of these students.
