IDP Camp

Hello Everyone,

Well we finally made it out to the IDP camp today to see people. We were hoping to spend some time walking around the camp and talking with people. However the thunderstorm and rain made it all too difficult to do so. It also helped in some ways, because it kept everyone in the hut style church we met the group that could make it.

I spoke briefly about the abridged version of my testiomony, and spoke about how God has never promised to keep bad things from happening to us. The rain falls on the just and the unjust. What He does promise us, is that no matter how bad the situation, or how hard the trial.....He will always be there with us in the middle of it all. He loves us so much. More that we could ever fathom.

Afterwords we asked people if they wanted prayer for anything, and several came up with physical healing needs. God was faithful, and partially or completely healed everyone who asked for prayer. I don't think that its a coincidence that most of the pains they were having were in there backs. Hmmmm laundry, working in the fields.......or sweeping the yard while bent over.

The worship that they had was pretty amazing. With just a few traditional instruments, people were jumping and shouting, and really entering in to worship. I didn't understand the words, but I did understand the thankfullness that they were all expressing.

Just as we were leaving, I spent a few minutes with two girls who were standing in the doorway. They were trying to catch some rain off the thatch roof with a cap. After asking how they were, I took my water bottle and washed the cap, then filled it once for each of them. They were extremely appreciative, and the picture of there smiles will be eternally imprinted in my mind. All in all, it was great day.

Love and miss you all,

Joe