The Elephant in the Room

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to hang out with some family that we haven’t seen in a while.  It was a spirit-filled conversation about all that God has been doing in our lives and our journey to Haiti and their mission here in the States.   We enjoyed hearing all the good, bad and the uncertainties they had to say about ministry and missions, and of course during the conversation fundraising was brought up.  The how? The who? The when? The why? Etc.   Sean and I got that blank stare or deer in headlights look.  Why?  Because raising support is more intimidating then actually moving to Haiti; but they go hand in hand.

“And you can not be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.”    Luke 14:27

See, I fall on the side of, “if this is of God and this is His plan for us then He will provide.”  Through prayer this week I have realized that God will provide for our family, that I am sure, but He requires the work of our hands.  So as we push our faith forward and our pride aside, we continue to take steps for God to reveal Himself in our mission.

Let me be real, I have pride issues and the last thing I want to do is ask you or anyone else for money.  It is hard to look someone in the eyes and pray that they will help support my family and ministry financially.  I mean, I was raised that you break your back and earn your keep.  Hard earned money comes from hard work.  Oh wait… there is that tug in my spirit, a small voice in my soul, I sense God telling me: “The support, yes, helps your family move forward in this mission, but ultimately they are supporting ME!  If others believe in ME and want to spread MY name through your organization I will call them forward and they will give from their hearts.”  Wow, really, I love the way God continues to be faithful, to put me under His wing and tell me He’s got this.  So refreshing that none of this is about us!

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”   Luke 18:29-30

So this week as the enemy tries to creep in with fear of failure, we press on in faith.  We pray that God gives us the courage that we need and that in His name we throw out any evil attempts of the enemy to try and discourage us from this calling on our lives.  So, we move forward with plans to pack and move August 6.

We boldly ask that you pray!!  Ask the Lord if you are to be involved with our mission?  Ask Him if you are to give financially?  If yes, then ask for a specific amount, no amount is too small; God will bless what you faithfully give.   If God has your heart somewhere else to give, then that is great, we are not asking for you to take away from somewhere else.  But please keep us in your prayers.

To learn more about our mission as a home family follow this link:
http://eihaiti.org/home-families/

To give to The Moore Home Family follow this link:
educationimpact.webconnex.com/SupportMHF

Thank you in advice for your support and faithful prayers.  May God bless you and your family!

Praying, Purging, Prepping & Packing

Completely overwhelmed!  Excitement, Anxiousness, Freedom, Exhaustion, Pace, Tears, Joy, Time...PEACE

There is no lack of emotions running through our home these days.  Like something BIG is about to happen.  HA!  The realness of this change is a whirlwind of emotions.  The title of a book I once read sums this time up, “Faith is not a Feeling”, thank goodness!  While we are “feeling” lots of different things these day, our faith is not tied to them, God is a constant in our lives and leads us even when we feel cloudy.

Since Sean and Major returned from Haiti there has been a heightened level of excitement, dreams coming to life.  To watch and listen to your 8 year old talk about his time there and see his heart change in this time of preparation has been a learning experience for me.  Sometimes we just get going and soar through the to-do’s and lose track of what we are feeling.  Watching Major begin the transition of a dream to a reality, brings to life his happy-times and his sad-times.  He is only 8, but he IS 8.  He understands more then we give him credit for and he endures more then we realize.  God has used many conversations over the last month or so to allow our family to encourage each other, comfort each other and share some deep feelings.  

God has been so faithful to us, He is in every detail!  It is so awesome.  The group that went on this last trip found a house/community campus for Education Impact, our future home will be in the town of Petit Goave.  Kind of surreal... Not just a prayer, but a tangible place, exceeding all of our expectations!

At the beginning of May we sold a bulk of our belongings that we were certain would not make the trip to Haiti with us.  That was one step closer to reality.  Now what's left, we just sit and wonder how did we have more?  We try to dig and decide what to leave, what to take, what we need, and what we want!  To be real, I have even cried over a blanket, not because of the blanket itself not being needed in Haiti, but who I wanted to give it to; so we stopped had a moment and then moved on.  The tickets to move us over to Haiti have been purchased and the official date is August 6th, again another giant step!  So here we are, just faithfully continuing to prepare for the journey ahead.  

Praise:  For a place to call home in Haiti.  The amount of faith and peace from the Lord we are filled with to embrace this journey. 

Prayers needed:  Clarity to move, not to be hindered by the cloudy fog of “what do we do first?”, but just the energy to move, put one foot in front of the other and just start doing what needs to be done, from getting fans to packing, continuing to sell or give “stuff” away to determining what to take.