First Steps

For those who have expressed interest in going to Haiti, there are two things we need to be doing immediately.

1. Pray:

Consider this passage from Jeremiah:

11 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jer 29:11-13 (NASB)

First, who knows the plans for our life? It is God who knows. Secondly, what are the nature of these plans? For welfare and to give us a future and hope; in short, for our good however the caveat is that we have to be seeking and aligning our lives for God's purposes.(Rom 8:28). How do we get discover this plan? We need to get our antennas up;a phrase likely lost on younger readers :). In short, pray, know that God hears, and then listen (search). God is not elusive. Charles Stanley famously has said, "God wants you to know His will for your life more than you do."

2. Get Your Passport:

If you have ever had to amend a tax return or request a replacement car tag then you know how painfully slow the government can be, what I like to call "geologically slow". Below is an article from the US State Dept that tells you all you ever wanted to know about passports.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

It is never too early to start. And hey, if you don't go to Haiti, who knows. Perhaps God will send you to Abu Dabi?

Grace and Peace,

Bro. J.P.