Just a quick update. The following two paragraphs are from Cindy's recent update. We were not here when the beginning of demolition of the Bible School Building took place but Cindy describes it so well.
"We didn't hold a funeral service, but I did join with many of our Haitian colleagues to watch as demolition started on the Bible school building May 10th. Bruce was in the middle of it all as he worked alongside the men helping to oversee the job. There were groans, even tears, as the large tractor clawed and pounded the building to bring it down. There have been many godly leaders trained in the classrooms of this building; many hours of prayer have risen up to God from meetings held within its walls; lots of laughter and good fellowship have filled its rooms; numerous different materials and resources have been written and produced by those within this building; and many different Christian ministries have been birthed and directed out of offices in this building. The building is gone, but thousands of souls remain for all of eternity."
She also added this prayer request which I'll share with you too: "Please continue to pray for Jehu and his relationship with the boys. They've all experienced trauma and continue to live in challenging living conditions.
Pray that God will fill Jehu with love, patience and wisdom as he interacts with them. Pray for the work being done to reinforce and strengthen the building to withstand any future quakes. Pray that they'll soon be able to move into their new home."
Graduation went well on Thursday with 30 graduating from STEP and many more graduating from the Extension Bible School program. The men left this morning (Saturday) for a two day STEP faculty retreat. We are praying for good communication of ideas, times of fervent prayer and direction for planning for the future.
We had a good visit with Judy, baby Ani, and Bonita and her dad, Bryon. They left this morning to return to the Plateau. Please pray for them as they face some struggles with vehicles that are broken down, other sensitive situations they are having to deal with as well as the lack of rain in their area. Sometimes just day to day living can be so hard and then other things come along to stress the situation even more. God is at work through the ministry there and Satan is not happy to see that happen. I so enjoyed little Ani after she got used to me again. We made some fun memories.
The men are in the process of getting the "Quonset hut" up. It is hot dirty work but will be such a great help to the school. Please pray for continued safety and strength to see the work completed. See the attachments. I don't know how to put the picture in the actual text so if anyone can tell me that would be great.
All for now,Phyllis
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