Wow, I know it has been a long time since I have posted anything on this Blog. Facebook has taken up the extra time That I wanted to use for the Blog. I am now realizing, or should I say being convicted, for the need to voice my heart, and the Blog seems to be the more appropriate forum.
So with that being said, my hope, my prayer is to post my convictions, and hopefully point, or lead people to the cross. I want to share a couple of paragraphs, that we read yesterday at a mens breakfast yesterday at West Monmouth Baptist, that really convicted me.
People will believe the message when it is delivered by a messenger whose life demonstrates that he knows God and takes God seriously.
If we are Christians, we have living in us all of God's provision for a broken world. Christ, living in us, will make a difference through us. If people around us are not being affected by Christ, we must consider whether there is sin in our lives hindering Christ. If so, this indicates a heart problem. Christ is not truly our Lord if he is not having his way in our lives. If we are Christians and no one's life is being changed because of our presence, we have a immediate need for repentance.
Are there people who are now a part of Gods kingdom because you shared God's good news with them? Can you identify people God placed in your life to encourage you to persevere in your walk with God? Allow God to make you that person in someone else's life.

January blues

Hi All,

Just wanted to give you all a Haiti update. We leave February 1st and as of now we are very short of our financial goal. Does that mean we won't go? No. It only means we won't be able to do many of the things we were planning. The medical clinics may have to be cut to just one, if that, which stinks because it is probably one of the things that ministers to the unchurched the most. I can't help feeling kind of bummed. I know God is in control of all this, I just wish people would trust God with the giving of their means. I know the economy stinks, but who or what are we all trusting in? As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. We are trusting God will provide every penny He wants us to go with. Maybe the lesson is for me. Maybe I need a loaves and fishes lesson. Please keep us and the Haiti trip in your prayers. However, if anyone would like to help the people of Haiti by sending a contribution, contact me at gabrams @ wesellcoffee dot com (rewrite the address) and I will provide you with a mailing address.

On a lighter side, Facebook. I actually have a Facebook page. And I have to tell you in case you don't already know, it's addicting. I find myself laughing at finding and being found by all these people you haven't seen or spoken to in twenty years. But as for all the chatty stuff and the farming deal, I don't get it. I must be getting old, or impatient, or like my father, or something like that.

WHATEVER...

Greetings, well today is Wednesday, and we were blessed to have Pastor Codo from Salt & Light Baptist Church with us the last few days. We flew him in from Haiti for IBC's emphasis on missions weekend. We had an awesome dinner on Saturday night, with foods from all around the world.

Pastor Codo was our guest speaker. He did a great job with his message on missions and finished it up on Sunday as he also preached the Sunday service. He is such a Godly man with a desire to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was such a joy to spend some time with him and talk about Haiti and our upcoming trip. Tuesday night he attended our Haiti Team meeting and we planned out our trip with him.

We will be holding two medical clinics this time instead of only one. You could have one every day of the week there and see fifty to a hundred each day, the need is that great. It's not fair that medical supplies are so expensive. We will also be helping the men work on finishing the church building by installing iron window grates. About thirty of these need to be purchased and installed.

Visitation to the church families and visiting an orphanage are also on the agenda. Oh yeah, I just told Chris and the girls Pastor Codo is taking us to St. James Pool, which is probably the most active voodoo worshiping site, and on a Thursday, which is the most active day. One of our team members, who will remain nameless, was a little upset. He said "do you mean the place where we barley escaped with our lives? Awesome."

Anyway, I can't wait to go back and minister to those people and let them know that they are not forgotten even in our recession. Please keep us in prayer, pray for Gods will to be done, and please consider giving. I promise you it won't hurt...

Haiti Missions Trip video

Be sure to stop my playlist at the bottom first

Well here goes my first post. I was asked if I would return to Haiti on another missions trip. Of course I accepted. I don't know if a day goes by that I don't think of the trip in 2008. The agenda is going to be pretty similar. We will be going to provide a free medical clinic, which was a huge success last time with over a hundred people being seen and treated. We ministered to our brothers and sisters in Christ at Salt and Light and provided them with food and building materials. We, the 2008 Haiti team, adopted a philosophy of: Live Simply So Others Can Simply Live. My Pastor's son Joe caught wind of me going back and told me that he wanted to go with me. He is only seventeen years old but he is very mature and a good Godly young man. I petitioned for him to go and they accepted his application. I hope he doesn't snore, well, louder than me anyway. I believe God will used him mightily. Please pray that we will be able to raise the money necessary to cover our own expenses and enough to fulfill God's plans for us in Haiti.