The Holy Spirit

Hola! Como Esta Usted? WOW! You all will be happy to hear, Jessica Stout is a girl of few words right now! That one is hard to believe huh? HA HA Seriously, it is so difficult to describe this experience. While we were on the plane, I opened up my Bible and with no direction turned to Jeremiah 1. This is what I found: Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained the a prophet unto the nations." The funny thing is I wrote the verse down in my journal and an hour or two later Brad started reading a book Brent gave him and he found the SAME EXACT VERSE! How awesome is our God! This morning we went to church and worshipped. How amazing it was to experience the Holy Spirit, despite the language barrier. One body of Christ, one church, one Christian family and ONE AMAZING GOD! I have never felt the Holy Spirit in the way I have felt it today. Usually it is a gradual build in our services and in prayer but here it is WHAM, IN YOUR FACE! I have been overcome so many times today with sheer awe and amazement. After church we had lunch in a local fishing village and I had fish. It was good! No Dr. Pepper but I did manage to get a Coke! :) We saw some beautiful creation and then took a short bus ride to tour Hannah's Hope and Hannah's Home. I felt overcome with emotion as I stood inside what will be the new orphanage for ChildReach. Just experiencing what so many brothers and sisters in Christ has accomplished before us is so amazing and it is so humbling to be able to contribute this week to God's work here. Tonight, when I logged on to read our blog, it was another emotional moment to see how many posts we have! KEEP THEM COMING! It is awesome to have such a supportive church and network of family/friends praying for us at home. Your messages are so encouraging! Brit, it is great to hear from you...you made me cry! Renee, I am so thankful for your friendship and for taking your time to support us!

Just a few more things...Sarah B, don't worry, we are taking care of your little pumpkin! LOL

Gracie, Rachel, Emmie, Mommy loves you so much. You would love to play with the kids here. They are so much fun! I love you girls so much and am praying for you while I am away. Be good girls for mommy.

Well, I know I said I was speechless but, then again, is that really possible? HA HA
Love you all, until tomorrow
Hasta Luego!
In Christ,
Jessica