A Beautiful Place - Paradise

Haggai- Institute is a very beautiful place to be. It was a resort that went bankrupt in 1997 and due to a Godly Vision and generous givers the facilities now is used to teach advance leadership skills to Christian Leaders from around the world.

There is a lot of work keeping the facilities clean and nice. The cleaning is ongoing and never seems to end. This past Thurs. we had a very unusual 7-8 inches of rain fall in one night and the day was one of mopping and cleaning in the basement and the 1st. ground floor. It was rather easy but the clean up the city had after the roads were turned into rivers is very difficult. We had our fish pond fill up but we didn't loose any fish just a frog which only made a mess laying eggs anyway.

Sunday is very quiet here. Many of us go to church at 8:00 a.m. which leaves a good part of the day for rest and relaxation. Some use the time for touring the island. Others go to the beach and yet others have a well deserved rest by the pool. 

I'm looking forward to Sandy coming in February to share some of the beauty of this island and of the ministry here.

Let me tell you of one women who stayed a whole hour after supper quietly waiting to get my attention. She asked me in broken English if my church back in Canada prays for other countries. I said yes to that question. Then with a plea from the hearts and tears running down her check she ask me if my church would pray for Thailand. The resent political problems have got out of hand and their is rioting and looting and killing going on nightly. I have never witnessed a more passionate person in love for her country than this lady. I went to my room and prayed too with tears for Thailand and for the lost in Canada too.