Choosing Joy

Choosing joy has not been the easiest choice the last several weeks. I'm coming up on six months in Haiti. January was the month that for the first time since I moved here, I really felt the devil at work. I feel his presence and pushing and stirring and disrupting. He's been working overtime in Paradise Village against all that we are trying to accomplish -- both personally and as an organization. There was a moment last week where I came to the realization of "This is not God. This is the devil." Because many of the things that I personally am dealing with are just that -- personal, I'm not going to go into specific detail about these things. I do, however, want to share with you what the Lord has been revealing to and teaching me. "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many thing. Enter into the joy of your lord.' " -Matthew 25:23 This is a v...