God Equips the Called

6/12/2012 

Today was a great day! We woke up this morning and got ready for the day then headed out for an adventure in Port-au-Prince. We went to the market to try and find some produce and wow...what a different experience that was. We drove to the place where they normally find good produce and they didn’t have much. So, we piled into the truck and went to a new place. Each place we went didn’t have much to pick from and they were wanting ridiculously high prices for things. After stopping at 3 different stands, we went to a larger market area that was way sketchier. Again, there wasn’t much there and the prices were too high. After that we went to the real grocery store with the armed gun-mans standing by the door. We got a few things there and went to a couple more stands on the way home. It was a several hour event for only a few items. It made me realize how much we take it for granted hopping in the car and running to the store to be back in 10 minutes with everything on the list. 

We came back and had lunch. Then I spent a few hours going over my lesson for the day. I got online and was able to chat with Larisa for a long time and that was just the encouragement I needed to get me through my day! Amazing what a few minutes with a good friend can do to encourage your heart! 

Then it was time for class. We talked about routines and schedules and why we like to have daily routines. Today’s class was 3 hours long and I thought it was going to be really hard. But, thankfully, I was more confident and relaxed and so were my students. They were in a very chatty mood which helped to get us going. My students are in the advanced class, so they know a lot of words. They understand a lot. They just need practice speaking with each other...so that is what I provide them with the most. Topics to discuss and time to talk with one another. We ended our class and I felt so much better about what I was doing and I felt like God had prepared me for this even though yesterday I felt totally inadequate. 

After class we watched a movie and now I am resting in bed. I am tired tonight but I feel so much more at peace being here than I was yesterday at this time. I am so grateful that the Lord has prepared me for this and He knows what is in store for my upcoming days and weeks. If this weren’t so there is no way I would be surviving. Praise the Lord! 

Instead of a Bible verse, I am going to end with this quote. My sister Jori Anne always had this quote up in her room and it is perfectly fitting for what I am feeling tonight: 

“God doesn’t call the equipped. He equips the called.” 

Praise the Lord!