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Choosing Joy

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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