Hey everyone, I'm giving Tawnya a break from blogging, so you all will have to put up with me this time. I know, I know, just hang in there. I'll try to make this as painless as possible. First off I want to say that I miss you all so much. I've been praying for you all back home. Especially our Faith Tab family. This is made really convenient because of the time differences. When you all are in service it's afternoon or evening here so I have a little down time and often find myself lifting you all up. Well, to sum up my experience so far and my heart for this place and what God is doing, all I really have to say is WOW. There has been annoyances, sickness, inconveniences, and other things that come with the circumstances that we are in. So if you are expecting a blog that's full of all the details of the third world lifestyle and how rough it is, here's my take... Every day I wake up to the love and joy of God filling my heart and family. I live daily in the privilege of seeking God and finding His heart in every circumstance and person I see. I get to have a season of being hidden away with God. We're making amazing friends and we're learning every day how to stay low and live with humble hearts. All the stretching circumstances to this point have been just that. And it's okay. The goodness of God is far exceeding. Tawnya and I love being here!!! We have been able to do some amazing things so far. Every trip through the villages is awesome. We do go out for specific outreaches, but there are also times that we'll just walk through and there are always opportunities to release the Kingdom. We've prayed for, prophesied over, and presented the gospel to Muslims. We have prayed for the sick, blessed homes, and given food. In the midst of all this, what I enjoyed the most was our village immersion last Sunday. This is when we meet up with one of the village pastors early Sunday morning. They take us to their church and we spend the whole day with them and their congregations. Our whole family went with five others from the Harvest school. I've never seen such a humble church in my life. (please check out the video.) This church was a 10'x30' bamboo shack that was leaning to the side and falling apart. The pews were bamboo and the alter/platform was a nice plush bed of red dirt, which is well used. The worship is all vocal with no instruments. I do believe that there are huge churches and beautiful cathedrals that have never housed the glory of God like what filled this shack. When the Harvest school students visit these churches the pastors expect that one of the students will speak. This ended up falling on me as everyone kind of looked around and collectively pointed at me. This was the first time that I've spoken with an interpreter. So amazing! After church we went to the congregation member's houses to pray and bless their homes. We also stopped along the way to pray for sick neighbors. At one of these stops, as we were praying for the sick neighbor a lady from the congregation that was walking a praying with us manifested demonically quite violently right there in the dirt on the sick lady's back porch. We then were on the ride of a lifetime as we experienced deliverance Mozambican style. Interesting... The afternoon then ended as we got back to the church to eat lunch. As we entered the church we found the meal prepared and ready for us all laid out on the grass mats in the alter area. It was complete with glass dishes and silverware. There are very few times in my life that I have been as humbled and honored as this. To enter a disintegrating church maintained by people who all live in mud/bamboo houses, and receive these accommodations was inexpressible. I don't even know where they would have gotten glass plates. With everything to this point Tawnya and I are feeling so blessed. We are continuing to seek God on where we will go long term, but no worries, it will come. We are excited to share these things with you all as the Lord reveals them. There are many more things that we are looking forward to during the school. We have our bush bush outreach coming up in three weeks and then also our ten day bush bush outreach after graduation. There are already testimonies from the groups that have already gone on outreach of the blind seeing, hundreds being saved, and many being baptized. Please be praying for us as we continue to minister daily and prepare for our bush bush outreaches. Again, we love you all and miss you. I pray that Papa God continues to capture each of your hearts so that His kingdom increases in you all and is then poured out and increased in those around you. Be Blessed! Eric
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