Tuesday in Haiti
We are headed to the mountains today. There is a Baptist Mission station and they have a shop where we can buy things and we will have lunch there as well. Easy day today then evaluation of trip tomorrow fly back to Miami Thursday.
I am ready to put together a work trip and come back thy really need the workers and they are ready to welcome groups. Wall's Guest house where we have stayed has been very gracious as our host and is a great place to stay very cheap $40 a day per person which includes breakfast and dinner. The meals have been great and the we are planning to leave our extra funds.
The are planning to use a former missionaires house as a mission station for workers and they should be able to sleep about 30 people but as of right now they people stay at Walls.
I need to do a good job getting people connected to Haiti when I get back. It has been a wonderful experience that is life changing. Physically this has not been a difficult trip because we did very little physical work but it has been emotionally draining because of all the need.
If you would like me to do a presentation at your church or organization just contact me and let me know.
I will be leaving with the people of Haiti in my heart and my prayers.
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I like this from gotquestions.org
Question: "God helps those who help themselves - is it in the Bible?"
Answer: "God helps those who help themselves" is probably the most often quoted phrase that is not found in the Bible. This saying is usually attributed to Ben Franklin, quoted in Poor Richard's Almanac in 1757. In actuality, it originated from Algernon Sydney in 1698 in an article titled Discourses Concerning Government. Whatever the original source of this saying, the Bible teaches the opposite. God helps the helpless! Isaiah 25:4 declares, "For You have been a defense for the helpless, a defense for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat..." Romans 5:6 tells us, "For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly."
In terms of salvation, we are all utterly helpless. We are all infected by sin (Romans 3:23), and condemned as a result of that sin (Romans 6:23). Nothing we can do on our own can remedy this situation (Isaiah 64:6). Thankfully, God is the helper of the helpless. While we were still sinners, Jesus died for us (Romans 5:8). Jesus paid the penalty that we were incapable of paying (2 Corinthians 5:21). God provided the "help" that we need precisely because we could not help ourselves.
Apart from salvation, there is perhaps a way that the concept "God helps those who help themselves" is correct. As an example, if you asked me to help you move a piece of furniture, but then just watched me as I moved the furniture for you, I was not actually helping you. I would be doing the work for you. Many Christians fall into the trap of inactivity. Many Christians ask God for help, but then expect God to do everything Himself. They excuse this by pointing to the fact that God will provide according to His will and in His timing. However, this is not a reason for inactivity. As a specific example, if you are in need of a job, ask the Lord to help you find a job - but then be active in actually looking for a job. While it is in His power to do so, it is highly unlikely that God will cause employers to come looking for you!
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