Feb

8

Back from Belize

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Teaching in BelizeBelize was great. I’m finally digging out from being gone for four days. Right now I’m wishing that life had a pause button so that I could catch my breath. But I know our God gives us exactly enough time to do what he wants us to do. So this list of highlights will serve as my mission report.

  • The lady at the airline desk who thought Belize was a city in Brazil
  • Sitting next to a woman who thought I was absolutely insane to believe that the Bible spoke of only one way to God
  • Participating in a new members class of 20 women and children
  • Learning how to say “What are you doing?” in Creole–it sounded something like, “Da widi gowan”
  • Getting bear hugged 20 times over the course of the weekend by Ernest–a gregarious seminary student
  • Spending the weekend catching up with an old seminary friend
  • Catching tropical fish off of the second biggest reef in the world using a hand line while listening to our guide talk about the benefits of smoking pot
  • Sharing the gospel with said guide
  • Lecturing for six hours on 1 and 2 Peter–Peter’s letters have to be some of my favorite material in the whole Bible
  • Hearing that Hallie was at home with four children sick with an upper respiratory infection
  • Coming down with a said respiratory infection 48 hours into the trip
  • Teaching a Sunday School class on the person and work of Jesus Christ
  • Almost missing my connection in Atlanta after spending 20 minutes on the runway
  • Hearing the flight attendant announce the Giants’ victory when we landed in Jackson
  • Finding out they didn’t have the type of rental car I had rented and being given a Ford Mustang convertible instead
  • Being humbled by the Christ exalting work of God in missions
  • Seeing Hallie and children again after missing them terribly for four days

It really was a great trip. These highlights don’t do it justice. If you have read this far, pray for Belize and all those who are ministering the gospel there. Pray especially that God would raise up a generation of pastors to shepherd the sheep of Jesus in that country.

Signature Joe

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