Hailes on Mission

This past month has been an amazing month of seeing the Lord’s Hand at work.   It has been busy and it has been full of activities, comings and goings but it has also been encouraging because we have been able to see the Lord’s hand at work.   At the beginning of the month we had the privilege to go through Tandroy land (The Dirty South) and visit several places.   We were able to stop and talk to people on the side of the road and explored several Tandroy cities.   Within this exploration we encountered several people who came up and said “tell me about Jesus” so we did.   When we went to visit the Chef du District offices they were more than ecstatic for us coming and were excited about us working in and around their areas.   We also got to explore through Fort Dauphin (Toalagnaro) and see what our final stopping place for this first term looks like.   We were excited about this and found many Tandroy within the city and now know what the city...

Living in a country where the average daily wage is less than $2.50 one encounters many needs and is constantly asked for money.   However, we are encountering a new petition to share the Good news of Jesus Christ.   People are coming and asking for Truth.   With this comes much excitement together with many prayers for wisdom and discernment.   As the Lord opens doors we want to be ready to move and share the good news however we also want to   be ready to disciple through following up and strong Biblical teaching.   People are ready to hear the good news and they hunger and thirst for Truth but the message of God though full of hope is also a difficult one to swallow as it does not promise a smooth easy going road.   On the contrary it promises persecution to His followers, it requires us to take up our crosses and die to ourselves, and it requires a heart change (moving from a heart of stone to a heart of flesh).   Yes, God offers us so muc...