Unforgettable Week

For those not following, I've just got back from a week long excursion in St Lucia being part of a five people "challenge team". It's been one of the best weeks I've had while with the Logos Hope!
We were given 30 ECD each (around 10 USD) for transport and packed what we could including gospels and ministry tools, letting God direct where we would sleep for three of the nights and having Him feed us. I must say that food wasn't my worry from the beginning (the Island has a bountiful crop of over 20 different kinds of fruit trees) but God's providence was. I've always thought that I was a person of faith... this journey showed me just how weak I am and that God can still use me just as I am. The first night of faith we barely began speaking with a woman in a public bus and she led us to Winston, a young elder of a 7th Adventist church. He let us use the church's mission house for shelter; I had the privilege of sleeping on a rough bench... I slept like a baby! Though before going to sleep I prayed that God would provide us with something to eat the next day (yes it does sound childish... my faith is weak and I wanted to see God work), through different people he provided three breakfasts... I didn't pray for food again! (Don't want to over-eat!).
We started our trip in Vieux Fort at the southern tip and worked our way up the western coast in six days ; Vieux Fort, then Debreuil (between VF and Choiseul), Choiseul, Soufriere, Canaries, Anse La Raye and back to Castries, interacting with churches, pastors, schools and people.
I'm an introvert. Yes, I like to make people laugh but I still have a hard time talking to people and going towards them. Well I must say God had me work on that during this trip, I didn't have much choice in the Canaries primary school when a crowd of young boys wanted to learn more about Jesus and flocked around us, so we all took a dozen, sat down with them and talked! (see picture) We had the unique opportunity of really getting to know the kind people of St Lucia and being able to experience St Lucia. Being French was also an advantage and was often a good way of connecting with these people who speak Creole (a mix of French-English and African) and English. St Lucia is mostly Christian with a problem when it comes to commitment (as it is for most churches in the world of today), I pray that God will continue blessing this country and we may see it blossom for Christ!

- Pray for St Lucia's youth, that they may be committed.
- Pray that I may apply on a daily basis what I have learned during this trip (Faith and Interaction with people)

"Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. " Pro 19:21