The favor of God

I really have experienced the favor of God this past week.

On Monday I sent an email to the person in charge of Foreign Affairs to enquire as to the status of my CSME certificate, which would allow me to work in Grenada. I was told that although it was approved, it still had to be signed, and there was no telling when the Minister of Foreign Affairs would 1. Be in the country and 2. Actually have time to sign it. I really wanted the certificate by Friday, because I had been invited to share about ISCF at Boca Secondary, and I wanted to be able to do it without hiding lest the 'powers that be' find out that I was working before they gave me permission to (for the record, Grenada is VERY SMALL and word gets around so I was not being paranoid).

At prayer meeting on Wednesday night I shared the request, and I know that there were others who were praying for me. On Thursday at 1pm I received an email telling me that I could collect my certificate anytime on Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm - talk about Just In Time Answer to Prayer!!!!!

Apparently it was signed since Wednesday but they made some mistake so they had to destroy it and do it over

After receiving my certificate I went to the Immigration department to have my passport stamped. While waiting for it I got a phone call from Joan so I was telling her about how things went and my plans for the rest of the day. When I finished the call, a lady who was also waiting on her passport who had overheard the conversation started talking to me. She is a Christian from Guyana who is working in Grenada doing training of young people, and she was familiar with ISCF through her university in Guyana.When I asked her if she would be willing to help with training when we start ISCF in the schools she agreed, and asked me if I would be interested in working with a mentorship program she wants to start here. Talk about Divine Connection!

Didn't get her picture but she has the most adorable children!

On Friday IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, the parent body of ISCF) celebrated World Student Day, where they encouraged students from member countries to pray for student needs all over the world. Each movement had their requests posted online, and national movements were encouraged to mobilise their students to pray for the needs of students from another country. At Boca Secondary I visited four RI groups and shared about ISCF. After this, I invited them to pray for a country whose prayer requests I had printed out. Three boys volunteered to pray after I had read out the requests. Their prayers for the students in Nicaragua, though short, were certainly heard by the Most High.

Students at Boca showing reverence while their classmate prayed for the needs of students in Nicaragua, which they could barely pronounce :)

Being introduced to RI students. Many of them indicated they would be interested in joining ISCF

Later that evening I visited St. George's Baptist church where they were having a joint youth meeting with three other churches. The event? - a Prayer Fest! So of course I asked if I would be allowed to do a segment on ISCF and they agreed. The result? - approximately 20 Grenadian students praying for students from countries in the Middle East where Christians are persecuted for their faith.

Praying for courage and boldness for students in persecuted countries

The adults present joined in as well

Two weeks ago I started looking at insurance companies since my car's insurance expires on October 23rd. Last Thursday I went with the previous owner to transfer the ownership to my name, and he asked if I had checked out Netherlands Insurance. I hadn't, so we paid them a visit, and they turned out to be offering the greatest service compared to all the other insurance companies - free windscreen coverage, free 14-day loaner car in the event of theft or accident and free 24-hour roadside assistance :)

On Saturday I got the opportunity to view my first local play, Redemption Time. It was a dramatic piece set during the Revolutionary era of 1979-1983. The play was excellently done - from the storyline to the execution, I was thoroughly entertained and enlightened about this dark period in Grenada's history. I attended as the guest of an ex-Senate President so I received the VIP treatment ;)

Finally, I have been visiting churches on Sundays to get support for the ministry of ISCF in Grenada. Although the response has not been fantastic in terms of numbers, the contacts that are being made are very strategic and will be instrumental in the establishment of the ministry here. One individual has agreed to co-ordinate a monthly prayer meeting in the St. George's area, and another has agreed to host this meeting.

Joan Purcell, Chairperson of the Interim Committee, has been introducing me to the different congregations

I'm looking forward to exciting times ahead as God is clearly in charge of this show.