The Conference is over....

The pastors’ conference went off without a hitch. It was really great having pastors coming from all over Haiti. It was a week of encouragement, training and refreshing for them. I have to admit, I really benefited from the week as well. We were all really busy during the conference, but between doing registration in the mornings, and doing Power Point and recording during some of the seminars, I also managed to spend some time with the ladies in the kitchen.
The picture here is of me at the registration table, with the guys.


I've been making some good friends here in Haiti, and the pastor's conference was really great for building relationships. This is a picture of me with one of my good friends Gina. We worked on the registration table together every morning during the conference.








This picture here is of me and Ketsia, serving the food at meal time.
When I say that I spent time in the kitchen, what I really mean is that I sat on a rock outside and cooked in a pot over coals. It was a really cool experience and I learned an awful lot of stuff that most people sure don’t have the opportunity to learn! The ladies were so excited to teach me how to do everything they do, and the way they do it. It really struck me how much it meant to them that I took the time to learn how they do things. Yes, I was helping them in the kitchen, but to be honest, I think that serving in the kitchen was far more than making chicken and rice. It was about relationships. I’m at a point in my language learning where I can really converse with the people. It was such a great opportunity to get to know the ladies and young girls, and I learned some valuable cooking skills along the way… they taught me how to prepare beef and chicken the Haitian way!
I have to admit that I can really see how God has worked in my life to prepare me for cooking with my Haitian friends (there was a time in my life when I never would’ve been able to do that) and I was reminded of how God always prepares us to do whatever He wants us to do. So be encouraged; if you ever feel God telling you to do something that you don’t feel you can do, just rely on Him and He’ll give you what you need to do what He wants you to do.