Signs of Life

If many of you are wondering "what in the world am I talking about, '3 if by land'"? from this morning's blog let me explain.  Though going on 32 years I've lived in Canada, and the fact I consider myself Canadian, I was born in the US, in Vermont where US Revolutionary War history is an important part of our history.  Actually, the US calls it the War of Independence, from a tyrannical Britain and bringing with it the establishment of a period of religious freedom and enlightenment.  The quote is in reference to a lantern warning of how the British were coming-1 if by land, 2 if by sea-and the message Paul Revere took to the people to rally them to resistance.  Not sure how this relates to anything, however I thought I would explain...  Perhaps its in some ways reminiscent to the Christian renaissance going on here in Haiti, throwing off the shackles of the last 200 years under Satan and moving powerfully forward in Christ.

In spite of all the construction havoc, multiple projects, and other activities that are part of every day, once in a while something intervenes to push all that to the background, and remind us powerfully that all this is really about one thing-people.  This afternoon was such a day, as in excess of 30 people gathered at the church, but I believe it was >40 an hour later, but we lost count... and marched out to the sea to be baptized and recommit their lives to the Lord.

On the road there a background of choruses punctuated the air and attracted curious stares as the procession of 100 or so souls wound through the bush to the sea.  At that point, after much prayer for the candidates and God's blessings, Pastors Marc and Bazou along with some others lead individuals forward to be baptized in the warm Caribbean waters.  They came young and old, male and female a long procession joyfully accepting this new commitment in the Lord.

Here's the pics, which will speak for themselves....