Jesus is Worth It

The team is safely in their hotel in the Dominican Republic tonight. They had an extremely long journey today and experienced more car trouble along the way. One vehicle was running hot for a while and then one of the SUVs was rear-ended by a motorcycle (the second time that happened to the team this week). At one point it took six hours to travel ninety miles. They crossed the border with minimal issues and finally made it to their destination this evening.

During the trip they stopped at a park and saw several iguanas, then traveled through fields of sugar cane before crossing a mountain range. The guys had a lunch of fried chicken and fried banana chips at a place called 'Picapollo Liang', which was in the middle of nowhere in the Dominican Republic. At one point they were able to stop alongside the interstate to watch the waves crashing against the coral walls. After settling in at the hotel, they hung out by the pool for a while before dinner. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it sounded like a nice, relaxing vacation. They definitely deserved a few minutes of peace (and hot showers) after everything they experienced this week.

Although the team has had some difficult circumstances this week, what they accomplished was worth every moment of difficulty they endured. Every obstacle they had to find a way around, every "interesting" food they had to eat, every rooster crow they heard in the middle of the night, all minor inconveniences in God's big picture. Dying people heard the gospel and are now believers in a sovereign God. These men were obedient to the call and God used them in miraculous ways.

They will be back home tomorrow but I know that they have been changed in many ways because of the events of the week. The world surely looks different to them now, and I am anxious to hear the stories they have to tell.
Perhaps a missionary has been born out of this trip? Maybe one or two (or nineteen) of them will be back in their churches next week, encouraging others to go? There is no way to know how God will use these nineteen men who have so willingly spent a week in Haiti in order to share His love and spread His name.

Earlier today I posted a great video about reaching people for Christ who have never heard the gospel. I actually intended to post a different one, but was unable to find the HTML code to embed the video in its entirety (I'm not even sure if that's the correct lingo to tell you the truth). Unfortunately I am not very computer literate and my computer guy is out of town and could not help. So here is the link to the video. However, do not watch it unless you are ready to be challenged.


http://www.jesusisworthit.com/





"Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell. I want to run a rescue mission within a yard of hell." -C.T. Studd

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Matthew 16:24-26