The Hospital - Haiti

Several days while in Haiti we took teams to the general hospital for them to pray with patients. At first we were a little hesitant about taking students to the general hospital because of the lack of proper precaution enforced, but after the first trip we decided to trust the Lord with all of that. Here we have a group praying with a TB patient who, from all we were able to gather, was not receiving proper treatment.


Since the earthquake had damaged the infrastructure of all of the buildings everything had been moved outside to tents pitched in the parking lots.  Most patients were set up in tents just like the TB patients.

On a separate trip the students prayed for people all over the hospital grounds. I stayed behind at the base that day so that I could help prepare lunch. The students told me they had an amazing time praying for people and had even seen a few miracles while they were there. 
The following day we went back with bag lunches to hand out, unless a patient had someone bring them food they didn't eat while they were there and we wanted to bless these patients.  As I lead a group of the students around handing our bag lunches very discreetly, so as not to get mobbed, God taught me something very valuable. I had been rather upset about staying back the previous day, but as I watched the students interacting with the very patients they had seen the day before, God showed me that my sacrifice of not going out had enabled these students to reach out to the Haitian people and bring healing. I had multiple students come up to me super excited because the person they had prayed for the previous day was now better. They were able to see with their own eyes that God had moved through them and brought healing. That God loved the Haitian people and wanted to us them, a 15 year old from North Dakota, to show them His love.


God gave me the realization that even working in a dirty, ill lit, roach infested kitchen can change they world ... that brings great joy to my heart.

One of the children we gave a bag lunch.

Passion for Good Deeds

"Christ did not die to make good works merely possible or to produce a half-hearted pursuit. He died to produce in us a passion for good deeds. Christian purity is not the mere avoidance of evil, but the pursuit of good." 

- John Piper

I'm hitting a John Piper kick once more.

I have always loved learning and I believe that those even outside of school should be striving to learn more. As the disciples themselves did, we should devote ourselves to fellowship, breaking of bread, the study of the Word and prayer. Honestly I am a nerd, half of my 'perfect day' would be spent curled up reading somewhere. I love the knowledge that can come from a book, especially when it is in reference with the bible and God. I get a ton out of novel, but at the same time I like very detailed studies on the Word.

Right now I'm starting a study on Hebrews by John Piper, so be expecting some tid bits on what I learn.