Avoiding...

I have been avoiding blogging.. but more and more I feel God wanting me to share... I know it's for the good, so thats others can pray for me but that stupid pride has come back to tell me I can handle this alone.. I know however that I can't....

Some of you may not know and most of you do that my little nephew Marcos passed away July 22... It's been rough.. I have been selfish in wanting him here, in wanting to take pictures of him at the orphanage, I had clothes packed and a list made of things to check for so when I got back Joe and Joanne would be ready for him as far as diapers and food and clothes go..I have been selfish in wanting him to be there and holding him posting those cute pics of Auntie and Nephew time ,of wanting to add more into my neices and nephews scrapbook.. I wanted to be able to bring him back with me, to tell him how much his parents love him I wanted to spoil him like I have all my other 7 neices and nephews that are here on this earth I wanted to go and see him, not his gravesite.

But I have to realize the joy in all of the... He is Perfectly whole with God right now, He is being held by his grandpa(my dad) no longer having to worry about pain or medicines, no more surgeries or even where his next meal will come from.

God can give him more love then I can ever imagine.

God is working in my heart hard, Satan is trying to fight as well.. I know I need to go, I want to go, this country and this orphange has been on my heart for so long I would regret staying and not listening to God..

From the bottom of my heart I thank everyone who has supported me not only financially but praying for me and encouraging me and giving me shoulder after shoulder to cry on...

This trip is going to be harder then I imagined now...

With God by my side...

A brother in Christ... Bryce

Another one you can pray for: He will be returning August 5th

T.I.H= This is Haiti
Hey everyone,
I hope you all are doing well! I just wanted to update yall on what is going on down here.
First of all, it was a journey raising the finances to be able to come. This was a last minute opportunity to come and the Lord definitely used his servants to do what I thought maybe wouldn’t happen. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your obedience and compassion.
Second.... This is Haiti....What that means is sort of a missionaries saying (fill in the blank after "This is ___" to whatever country or area you are missioning at) It means that whatever happens, happens and it will all be ok : ). After living here a month, from duct tape electrical wiring on telephone poles, to no electricity because the meter blew up to our house porch flooding due to monsoon season to putting a naked baby/toddler on your shoulders and getting pee'd on....Its all apart of the experience.
We live in a house run by haitan workers who are our family away from our families. They are sweet, God fearing people who are honorable in their service to help us do what we came to do. The house is able to hold up to 25-30 (which we have pushed to those limits) because short term teams from a church in california. Cornerstone, to work one week at a time. We get a new team in every sunday. It has been nice to meet new people each week which keeps the heir of the house fresh due to new faces and stories.
But I work with a team of 5 whom I met down here in Port-au Prince. All four of them I didnt know before hand but bonded instantly. We as a team were called here to disciple, to raise up leaders in the Hatian people to run themselves just as paul did across europe and china. The team of 4 has been here since may 21 and is actually leaving in 2 days. They will have been here a total of 2 months. Our discipleship team were called to be guinea pigs (in a good way) to start a movement to disciple the hatians. It is a work in progress and often times the strategies dont work but we are working through to find out what fits best. So far the Lord has blessed us with 4 or 5 men who come from crazy backgrounds like depressed fashion designer to an ex- voodoo priest who curst people by the powers of satan. One man was I am having the privelege of teaching personally was in prison in the usa and was deported to Haiti. These are the fools for Christ that the Lord is rising up to lead Haiti back to God : )
It has been a long and thorough road but one thing the Lord has shown me is Haiti is an honest country. They being oppressed by the government and poor but at least they know it. Why I came is because they are hungry!!! hungry for the word of God! They soak the hope that is jesus Christ like a sponge becasue they have been shown that nothing else is sustainable.
Desperation....Its beautiful here. You will see destruction from most TV stations and how sad they are but that isnt the whole truth. Life goes on here and Hope is in Christ for most. I envy their willingness to learn and genuine joy : ). They have taught me to be honest.
The food is great (mangos, fruit, chicken, rice, chicken spaghetti, powder milk cereal) carribean food..its great : ). Life is uncomfortable but oh so simple. The Lord has shown me to find joy in the physically uncomfortable and has weened me to work through it. Its been a trip but ive never found so much freedom in the simplicity of the walk of faith.
Be praying for more missions teams to come down because the work is far from over but also for the leaders that will take over when we leave. Some are months old christians but we have faith, that is all we have : )
"If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. "
2 Corinthians 5:13-15

Prayers and Praise!

Praise: I was able to get all of my tolietries and first aid essentials for my trip, I am still amazed at the money that has poured in to support. I thank you guys from the bottom of my heart to all those supporting and praying for me. My shots went well, Ann's hand only hurt a little bit afterwards.. I am glad I didn't break any fingers!! Another praise was at the Health department.. people are so afraid sometimes to mention God in daily conversation because they don't want to step on anyone's toes.. One Lady had mentioned how she knew there was a purpose for all of this happening and she kept saying "Bless you from the bottom of my heart" I simply had to just say No God totally has a purpose in this whole thing... and BAM she opened up about church, about what they were doing. She even mentioned that if she were young enough she would be on that plane to go... It was just a good conversation right there in the health department both nurses even took the site to this blog .... More praises.. Since the earthquake happened I have been collecting clothes to send to diffrent orphanages not just to Haiti but to other organizations as well I came into contact with 15 places and nobody wanted anything well today Chris met with me at the church and we went thru all these boxes of clothes and she took about 5 boxes with her! It was fun to see the clothes finally being put to good use and to helpp in that way that we can!

Prayer: I did find out today that I will be house shopping in Haiti(No not for me) but Chris and I believe another organization are getting a house together for girls ages 8-15 who are not eligible to be adopted.. I will be helping with the setting up of this with Chris.. WHOA that was so exciting yet crazy to hear all at the same time! It's just going to be amazing to see God work and I am just praying for these girls.. I don't know where they have been or want to go or even if they know God at all but I pray that they do. If you will just lift them up I am sure I will be updating on how many and their ages and what they are like! I am sure I will have more prayer requests and I get closer to my trip and when i get there!
Thank you again for all who are supporting me!

He is always by my side

6 months ago!

Today marks 6 months since the earthquake happened in Haiti... Time has seem to go by fast. However I wonder how it is going for them.. They wake up everyday in the realization of what happened and wanting to move on with their lives. I read an article the oher day that was actually uplifting

"They draw pictures to help heal their grief and write songs and dramas about their heartache, along with the reawakening hopes and dreams. Now the country's young people encourage their elders, calling January 12, 2010 "the birthday of Haiti's future"

It's hard to grasp the concept of what they could be going through. It breaks my heart to know little kids are running the streets or are forced into child slavery. But it's amazing of God's power, and his love not just for the little ones but the old as well.

I had a praise this sunday, I ended up getting the money I needed for my trip.. yeah I cried some tears of joy, it is finally in place of how real this is going to be. I am going to HAITI!! I thank you to whoever donated to me for showing me that people care and want to help and for the encouragement of all your prayers! I always knew I would in the back of my head but God's power and love never ceases to amaze me. I am excited to go but still a little nervous. I love loving God!
On a side note: Well I have put off long enough to go get my shots... I have an appointment tomorrow and my friend Ann is going to go with me.. yeah to hold my hand!
Sorry for my little ramblings.. just thought I would update people!

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I HAVE A PLANE TICKET and LUGGAGE!!!!
I was able to get my plane ticket awhile ago but still praising God that he has supplied a need once again! I feel as time approaches I am getting more and more excited for the trip! Curiosity is starting to take over as to how its going to be and what I am going to do there! Yes I still need to get those shots..

I did meet with Hal, Chris and Junior(their right hand man) and Chris pretty much informed me that I will be letting the nannies take a break. I will be holding babies when they need or want to held, changing them, feeding them and just Loving them! I have been hearing stories from other friends as well and I thank God has placed them into my life just with this being my first overseas trip and even to a third world country that just went through so much devestation, It is going to be eye-opening and humbling. But God has control! I am excited to know how the kids are and what they are like, their schedules and really just hang out with them! However you can start praying early for this one little girl.. She was involved with VooDoo before coming to the orphanage and I am not allowed to wear red around her. She believes she is a vampire and will start trying to suck blood out of people. I pray that she lets God come in, she lets him take control and is no longer under this crazy influence.

On a side note:
July 4th has just passed, and it amazes from the age of infancy to 100 all of us gather around to watch in awe of the fireworks display. There was a boy who was adopted from this orphanage that I am going to be working at there with me in the group and from my understand and his parents, he had never seen fireworks before. It's funny the little things that make us stop and be kids again I loved watching him and everyone around me just brighten up whenever the colors pooped in the sky! ANother Enjoyment was at our church picnic... There was the water fountain that the kids fell in love with, they had no care in the world that they were covered from head to toe dripping as they walked around but they had so much fun doing it. It's an amazing feeling when you realize what blessings you have. For us playing in water is an outdorr fun for us, while in other countries they have to ration their water and make sure it is clean enough that they can even drink it!
I thank God for the little blessings in life everyday and still trying to glorify him all that I can!