There are times in my life (when considering a certain
ministry opportunity)that I wonder, "Is it God's will for me to do this
certain thing, at this time?".
There are other times, it
seems
as if the Lord is very clearly, NO DOUBT, saying, "This is what I
want you to do!"...I love it when God works like that! That is the way God spoke to me about
helping
to set up the widow's ministry for Alex's House.
The background...
One
reason I began learning the Haitian Creole language, was that I wanted to be
prepared for when God would give me the opportunity to talk with some of the
dear widows there. I wanted to be
able to talk with them "friend to friend", "face to face",
in their language. Each time I have gone, I have always been drawn to the dear
ladies of Haiti, but have never really had the chance to spend any time with
them, until the summer of 2013. One
afternoon, our team was able to provide lunch for a group of widows. We prayed with them, rubbed their hands
and feet with lotion, and praised the Lord together with them in song for a
couple of hours. Let me tell you,
I left a part of my heart with those dear ladies! As we prayed, sang, and cried together, I knew I would never
be the same. I knew God was giving me a longing to build relationships with
them.
The burden...
One morning, the end of last year, I awoke very burdened for
the Haitian widows. As I stood at
my kitchen sink, staring out the window, I began to feel discouraged, as I
wondered if I would ever get to minister to the Haitian widows again. (At the
time, Alex's House did not yet have an "official widow's ministry"
set up). I had not yet checked my
email for the day. This was
unusual for me, as it is usually the first thing I do. I just prayed that the Lord would meet
their needs and If it was His will I would get to minister again to some of them.
After praying, I checked by email and noticed that there was
an email from Bill Howard, asking me if I would consider co-directing the new
"Widow's Ministry" for Alex's House! Wow, God is so good!
God was working behind the scenes working out the details to begin a
ministry to widows, and at the same time, placing a desire in my heart for
those widows!
I agreed to help organize and set up a plan for widow's
ministry in Haiti. Leah Wagner and
myself are co-directing this effort, with help from Missions Director Kendall Moss. Please join us in praying
for this ministry and these dear widows.
Pray that we will follow the Lord's direction in how to best love,
serve, and most importantly, point them to our Savior, Jesus Christ.
I am so very thankful for our God, who calls us and equips
us! Praise His name!
Debbie Weeks
NOTE: God has filled all four scheduled widow's ministry weeks for 2014! We have a few open slots. If you are interested, contact Kendall at kendall@alexshouseorphanage.org.
