I'm in here in Benin. This is just a quick entry today as I shall be away for 5 days traveling up country to Parakou and Natitingou as part of the screening team.
One story just to relate before I go. Yesterday there was a technical problem with one of the engines. It prevented us from being able to enter the port. The anchor was dropped. But the most amazing thing that happened, and what I love about the ship, is the way the small groups began to pray immediately. The was a real sense of us wrestling with God in prayer about the situation.
As we are now in port with the engine sorted I leave it to you the reader to decide how it happened. Certainly the engineers working on the problem were aware of God helping them....
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Good to hear that you have arrived safely in Benin & now the next part of your adventure begins.
ReplyDeleteIntervention from the up above i expect, which finally guided the ship to its resting destination. Amazing what the power of prayer can do Ali, especially if the whole ship was united on that front.
xxxshell
Ali: I'm so excited to read your posts! My son is flying home from Gateway tomorrow and will be joining the ship in Benin on Mar 9; he'll be on-board for a year.
ReplyDeleteWith my only kid living on the other side of the world, I'm thankful for all of you on the ship who write about your experiences.
Blessings to you, and I'm now a regular follower!
PS--I have started a Facebook group for mom's of kids on the Mercy Ship. If you have a mom that would like to join, please let me know. sher@execevents.com
Hi Ali,
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing about your adventures up country. Hope those Guiding skills do prove useful - oh the joy of lashings!
R xx