Texas Tech Day 5…WHY ARE YOU CRYING FOR ME?

Castillo

14 years ago

Every morning at 5am a team heads by boat to KaPaFu to work on the water cistern! Each group has fellowshipped and loved on the people there! They feel so honored and are so excited about the project!

Today a team headed out to Daniel for Hut to Hut Evangelism and VBS. The Evangelism team came upon a hut with a witch doctor. They were able to share about Jesus although they were unable to pray with him. Every day they have come toe to toe with voodoo priests which hasn’t really happened in the past. I don’t believe this is an accident. I know that the Haitians are watching them and the way they interact in those situations. They are planting seeds with every hut they visit.

This afternoon the team continued with their teen conference. Today’s topic was about respecting each other with their bodies and sexual abuse. It’s a very difficult discussion to have.

Last year this same team hosted our first teen revival. Elise became overwhelmed when she was praying with the girls. She began to cry.

One of the teenagers stood up and asked, “Why are you crying? My own mother doesn’t cry for me. My own family doesn’t cry for me. Why would you cry for me?”

**IF THEY DON’T KNOW THEY ARE WORTH CRYING FOR, THAN THEY DON’T KNOW THEY ARE WORTH DYING FOR. I pray that these teens know that Jesus is crying for them. That they are worth crying for!

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Hi I’m Devyn… Pratt 🙂

Hey Friends and Fam, miss y’all so much. As many of you know, this is my first mission trip. Considering I had no expectations, this has been incredibly life changing. The culture is insanely different and the way God’s showing me His Love and the way His Heart pounds for every single soul across this earth is very inspirational.

These people prove that materialistic desires aren’t the cause for true and consistent joy. It’s so awesome to hear testimony after testimony, smile after smile about why life is worth living. “Jezi” is moving and it’s such a blessing to be a part of a movement that’s headed toward Eternal Glory in His Kingdom.

The way that God begins to change hearts and bring true understanding and seriousness in our daily small groups with the teens has had a real effect on these brothers and sisters in Christ. I know these seeds of encouragement and maturation toward obedience and righteousness will pour into many other souls with God’s Living Water. God’s Fire is burning bright and these people are feeling it. The prayers are definitely bringing fruit. Please keep them coming.

These kids have my heart. It really does break for them. They are so beautiful. It’s so hard to interact and feel God’s compassion flowing to them like they may have never felt before and then leave thirty minutes later. I know they recognize Christ’s Love through this but I really feel encouraged toward long-term missions with constant relationships and more intentionality. Mom and Dad, I know you love to hear that! 😉 no, but it’s really been awesome. Such great opportunity and I feel direction more toward who God is changing me to be.

Thanks to all who supported and prayed and continue to do so. This has changed my life drastically. His plans are good. He is so awesome and I love you all 🙂

Please post comments! The team REALLY looks forward to dinner time when we read them all out loud!