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Return from Haiti

Posted by Pat Gotto on

The trip was a major success. Praise God! I'm so thankful to have been able to participate in a John Smithwick Ministries International Crusade while on a Global Ventures Team Trip. May I encourage you to go to www.globalventures.tv and watch the videos of previous trips including an...

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Day 6

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8:40 am On our way to villages to distribute water filters. Hour and half drive from hotel winding road with beautiful mountains. 1:40 pm We just finished water filter distribution and a village presentation. Now headed to the hotel to get ready for children's crusade and then our last night...

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Day 5

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Things are going well! Praise God! At last night's meeting, John Smithwick gave an official word that by Wednesday night we had 12,000 salvations. I've forgotten the number of notable miracle healings. We are getting ready to leave now for another crusade. Last night it poured down rain just as...

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Day 4

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Last night was our second mass crusade. I don't have the official count of people but there were thousands. We set up our crusade platform in a local plaza/park so there is a lot of space for gatherings. We set up large speakers on platforms around the plaza so that the sound travels far not...

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Day 3

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1st Day in Haiti

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 6:59 pm Full day of practice, new friends, good food. Ministry assignments. Fatigue. No time for Journaling or emailing today. It's funny that there was a lot of confusion among locals and us as to whether they changed their time [Daylight Savings]. It still isn't resolved. :)

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On Board

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2:17 pm Exciting trip. Had to rush to get ticketed for Ft Lauderdale flight to Haiti. On board now. We are surrounded by groups with their group t-shirts headed to do medical and building missions.  There are 15 of us on board from Globalventures. Some have been on several trips with...

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Day of Departure

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5:10  am Good morning! It's a beautiful full moonlit morning at the Wilmington, NC airport. My 5 am flight was canceled due to weather. Glory to God!!! God is never taken by surprise so I just rest in Him. He is the Way Maker. I will leave on a 6:10 instead. Thank you, Lord! There is an...

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Day Before the Adventure

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Well, the journey begins...last night in my own bed. I'm laying here trying to remember how many pairs of pants I packed. :)  I think I will repack my suitcase in the morning to remove any truly unnecessary items. I need my suitcase to be under 40 lbs so I have room for souvenirs to bring...

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