Greetings from Providencials

Welcome from Providenciales Turks and Caicos
We arrived safely at 3pm Sunday evening. We were met at the airport by Jocylen a friend of Jeremy Baptise of Cap Haitian. He took us to his home an offered us a very comfortable room.”His room” We went to the local IGA store and picked up some groceries, they had anything you needed, fresh milk,bread ,meat and frozen foods. It was very modern, just like the states the only difference was the price, everything was about double.
I took a walk and talked to several Haitians, I think they were surprised to see a white man speaking Creole. Latter in the evening I went to a meeting at a local church and Carol stayed and read Bible stories with the grandchildren that also stayed in the home.
The preacher spoke about Hannah and her vow to give God her first born if God would bless her with a son. He then asked how many other children did God bless Hhanah with after the first? Do you know? I had to look it up?
He spoke a lot about giving your first to God. He spoke about physical and material offerings. At the end he asked for questions there was a large discussion about it’s more blessed to give than receive.
At the close they noticed there was a visitor and asked if I would address the people. I greeted them from the churches in the US and Haiti. I took the opportunity to encourage them to consider honoring God with the observance of the Lords Supper the FIRST day of the week as the early church did in Acts 20 verse 7. Not as an obligation or being forced but as an example or recognition of the spiritual importance of the Lords table in relationship to a physical weekly offering. I hope to get a chance to speak more tomorrow.
I walked about 2 miles one way to the Ocean this morning. There was a construction site with a high end hotel and condo units. The Condos went for $4300.00 us per day. Iwould be happy to reserve a room for you.
As wonderful as they were and as impressive as it would be to tell some one you had reservations there. Think how wonderful and true that in Gods eternal dwelling there are many Mansions and Jesus has gone there to prepare a place for us.
Be encouraged today by Gods word. May his compassion living in you swallow your fears.
Jeff and Carol