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