Exactly What We Needed

Submitted by Jason

     On Sunday we attended a church called Fountain Of Life. They were celebrating the completion of a 3 wk bible course offered by the church in which about 10 people completed. After the service, to celebrate, they had a pot luck lunch for the whole church. It was outstanding. The food rice & beans, chicken, slaw and desserts were delicious, but more importantly, the opportunity to fellowship with the congregation was exactly what we needed.
     Everyone one of our kids disappeared to play with & hang out with new friends after their meal was finished. Francie and I had an opportunity to meet many people during this time. We met the pastor who is from Missouri and an elder who is from Elverson, Pa. (and yes, I had to ask...he is an Eagles fan.)
     The pastor announced after the meal that they were meeting at a park down the road at 3pm to play baseball for anyone interested. We left for church around 9:30 am and returned home after 7pm only returning for a few minutes to change clothes to play ball. When we left the park the kids were alive with excitement over their new friends and look forward to tonight's youth group.
     I had a nice time of discussion with the pastor about many things that day at the field including our vision and calling, local perception of missionaries, Belize history, government mindsets and ministry experiences and opportunities, to name a few.
     Yesterday, we stopped by our friends and had a time of fellowship celebrating the Feast Of Tabernacles according to Lev 23:33-44. They built a sukkah (spelling ?) in which we ate, prayed, sang, learned about the feasts and fellowshiped. As I understand, the Feast Of Tabernacles is basically a time for people born of Israel, Jews, to remember when God brought them out of Egypt. They dwelt in booths made from sticks, branches, leaves, etc... It's an 8 day celebration in which the 1st and 8th day are Sabbaths. This feast is just one of the feasts that the Lord gave to the Israelites through Moses to keep throughout all generations. Christ's sacrifice paved the way for gentiles, non-Israelites, to partake in the blessings originally intended for this chosen people.
     Today, Brendan & I will be spreading limestone in our garden plots as a soil additive. We are working on coordinating the purchase of organic compost from a friend of ours here that we intend on adding as well. After, we will begin hand digging one of our two small ponds that will be used as watering holes for our chickens and cow.
     Thank you in advance to all of you who continue to stand with us in prayer. For anyone interested, our current prayer requests would be for you to pray for; our safety, our soil, relationships, discernment, provision, and a safe arrival of our stuff in transit from Tx with a low duty at customs.