My wife and I sponsor a very young girl named Wisarde, that lives in Port Au Prince, Haiti. We are still waiting to hear word on her and her family’s well-being. Please join us in continuing to pray for Wisarde and her family.
(ht: Fred McKinnon)
Well, as some of you have probably seen in the news as of late, things are pretty tumultuous in Honduras.
The President, Zelaya, was ousted in a so called coup in the last few days. The Congress and Supreme Court of Honduras ousted him basically for trying to rewrite the Constitution of the nation to allow him to occupy the presidency indefinitely (the current law gives a president one term of 4 years).
Our sources on the ground in Honduras, are saying that Hugo Chavez, the leftist dictator of Venezuela, basically is pulling Zelaya’s strings, and that most of the nation 80-90 percent actually support his ousting. Of course, from the American media you will only see Obama and most of the International Community denouncing the “coup.” Chavez is threatening to bring the Venezuelan Army into the mix to try and reinstate Zelaya.
Our Honduran brothers and sisters in Christ are saying that Zelaya is not good for the country and that they actually support Zelaya’s ousting. One of our pastor friends says in an email:
“It looks like an uncertain situation, and I believe it will take time and a lot of work to really know what the future of Honduras will be, what we really need now is the intervention of our Sovereign GOD making a miracle in favor of Honduras bringing peace, prosperity and security toward our country. Please pray for that.
So for us, we’ve been coached by the team there inTegulcigalpa that it might not be the best time for us to make this trip. Taking into consideration the U.S. State Department’s advisory not to travel to Honduras, and the safety of our team, we’ve decided to postpone our trip to Honduras until later this year or early next year.
To those who have donated so generously to this ministry trip, fret not, we’ll be setting aside EVERY PENNY of the money raised to make the trip happen at a later date. We have up to a year to re-schedule our non-refundable airline tickets.
So if you don’t mind, please lift a prayer for our friends in Tegucigalpa at the Iglesia Filadelfia Bautista (church). And I’ll keep you posted as things happen and as we reschedule this trip.
Hey I thought I’d share a glimpse into what I get to take part in every Sunday. This is the “Us” that I talk about each week in Sunday Setlists. This is most of the team at House of Joy in Valdosta, GA. This is taken from our “We Worship” gathering that we held on December 28th.
We had most of our musicians playing (normally we have a smaller band – rotating members in and out). We even used 2 drum sets. You can’t see one of the drummers, but if you listen you can definitely hear both of them. Especially on the break in the middle, they kind of go back and forth. It was fun.
I’m on keys.
Your Love Is Beautiful – HOJ VERSION from Russ Hutto on Vimeo.
Definitely gives you a peek into the energy and “style” of our musical worship times here. I love leading worship with these guys and gals.
Sorry it’s not a pro recording, but this is all we’ve got at the moment! Enjoy.
The song is “Your Love is Beautiful” by the Hillsong crew. CCLI #3375583.
