Mission Belize 2009

January 30

Great day – up at 6 am as usual. French toast, fresh pineapple, and fresh papaya for breakfast. Bobby shared a devotional teaching on being “instant in prayer.”

Some of the main points were: (1) Hearing from God is not a three step process. (2) Probably 90% of the time you can go to the Word to hear. (3) But a key for me (I believe anyone) is Romans 12:12 – “Be instant in prayer.” (4) Means more than respond – means be waiting to hear that voice. (5) No better time to respond than during an invitation. (6) Heb 2:1 Must earnestly heed to the things you hear lest they slip away. (7) Be a doer of the Word – not a hearer only – deceiving yourselves.

Ralph commented about his beautiful Toucan wood carving. “The artist just took away what’s not supposed to be there.” God does so too, in us.

Randy chimed in:

“Quick to hear

Instant to obey

Your soul will never go astray!”

Bobby kept it going with:

“Get on your face

Find your place

Run your race!”

We arrived at More Tomorrow about 845 am. Half of us stopped by the hardware store for needed supplies. Half went with Eugenio to open the building, tear down and move the scaffolding to the new work location in the room. The first group arrived and the work was in full swing until we finished at 1:30 – 2::00 pm, had lunch, packed our tools, said goodbyes to our friends and headed back to Roaring Creek. Once there we headed for the showers, and spent the evening eating, relaxing, and taking a walk with Randy across a swinging bridge to the confluence of Roaring Creek and the Belize River – a beautiful spot.

Randy was able to have the day free from us again to catch up on his work. We spent the meal time and walk time catching up with him.

One final word on the men of More Tomorrow… We had such a good time and relationship with the village chairman, Mike, a village elder, George, and two younger men, Clifford and Charles. We worked side by side and really bonded in respect, friendship, and love. They were very expressive of their appreciation for what we did for them and their village. We were able to express our appreciation for their hard work, side by side, with us. They liked hanging with us, working hard and laughing a lot. They took pride and ownership in the project, and we made some good friends!

I’ll have another update with More Tomorrow!