Ship Photo!!! (Curacao)

Yes, this is the ship photo with (almost) everyone onboard, I happen to be touching the rail of the bow towards the bottom right. (both hands on the railing, wearing a black t-shirt)

Goodbye Guyana...

I'm coming up with some kind of "theory" when it comes to getting to know a country; It takes only one week to fall in love with a country. The same thing happened in Guyana as in St Lucia, I got to know the culture and the people in just one week and fell in love with the country.
We had the privilege of having our own house for the week (the white one on the right) and participated in many different events. We started out with open air evangelism (which involves going door to door to invite everyone) and followed through with school visits, an orphanage visit, church programs, christmas programs and drama training for the church youth. Apart from that we got to know Guyana in a special way, whether it be tasting the sugar cane juice, seeing and bathing with the cows in the ocean, yelling from inside(!) to get people to come out of their homes, traveling on the back of the pastor's truck or climbing coconut trees,  we learned to love this unique country.
Around 21 challenge teams were sent out in this port and God used them to impact many lives. Pray that these lives stay changed and that they may glorify God into eternity.

Drama Challenge Team

I'm leaving today (Monday Dec. 6) for seven days on the Drama challenge team in Guyana!!!

We'll be doing lots of drama and music, I'll be with Alison (UK), Lilian (Chile), Liz (TandT), Martin (France), Marsha (Netherlands) and Brad (South Africa).

Thank you for praying.

Welcome to South America

Our time in Barbados is up! We finally did get into port for a few days and scrambled to get as many things done as possible...
I can't say I'm sad to have left such a hectic port! We then traveled to Vieux Fort, St Lucia, once again, but this time to spend a week together as ship's company to relax. We are now ready to get back on the road, so to speak! We have now traveled down to Georgetown, Guyana and are officially in South America! I haven't had the chance to get off the ship yet (groups of four people minimum are recommended) but will take part in a 7 day team doing all sorts of things in a few weeks time. Just the view from the ship shows us that we're in a much different environment than we have been so far...

Bring up the Anchor!

It's been way over a week now that we've arrived in Bridgetown, Barbados, we had a few very busy days and had lots more planned. Yet God had other things planned: a big storm brewed on the other side of the Island and created rough waves in our berth causing us to leave so that we would not further damage the ship. We have now been at anchor outside the port the past week giving the people on the ship a time to breath. I t also gave me the time to participate in a two day leadership training, seeing that Phips (my boss) is leaving beginning of January and I need to be ready to replace him (he's irreplacable).
Sunday, I was able to go on a church team (with Steve and Woo young) to a local church and had a really good time there! (we had to take a lifeboat to get onshore)
If all goes as planned we will enter the cruise ship terminal Tuesday morning (see picture, that's the difference between a cruise ship and a missionary ship) and change to our first one Wednesday evening (complications involved).
Lately, I've not been very motivated and don't feel like doing much (so I end up wasting a lot of time), I appreciate your support! I know which desires of my heart are from God, I just can't seem to get my will in gear!

-Pray for Barbados, there are many different things we can do to serve here, pray that we may be busy and catch up the lost time during our last week here!
-Pray for motivation on my part, strength from God to follow his desires using all my will and energy.

Do NOT hésitate to send me news about yourself and prayer subjects, I'd love to know what you are doing and to pray for you!!!! (jeremiekapi@gmail.com)

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

Challenge team!!!

I am leaving today (the 17th of October 2009) for a week long trip with four other people from the Logos Hope (here in St Lucia)! We will évangelise, visit schools and churches encouraging people for missions! We'll take with us what we can carry on our backs and will trust God to provide during this time (we will not take money or food with us) and three of the days we have no idea where we are going to sleep... It is going to be quite interesting!!! I will update you all in a week with photos and info!

Thank you for your prayers during this time!

In Christ alone,

Jeremie