Journal Entry – Thursday March 14, 2013
After leaving Hinche this morning we travel on to Mirebalais, where we are scheduled to preach again tonight. As we’re sitting up front – literally 5 minutes before we’re supposed to start – JT tells me that we need to make a change: Apparently, there is a big conflict that has erupted between certain families in the church, and it is causing serious division. JT asks me if I can preach about this. (Like I said…we’re about 5 minutes from start time.) So here’s another real God thing: I actually have with me in my back pack the notes I’ve been working on for my class at Holland Park this Sunday – which “just happens” to be on the subject of dealing with personal offenses within the church, and the imperative to maintain unity even if it means setting aside personal opinions and personal preferences. Congregation responds enthusiastically to the message, and JT says it’s just what they needed to hear…and then asks me to preach the same sermon tomorrow when we go to Pageste.
