Thrusday, March 18th

Christine and I got up early this morning to get to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Power Breakfast with Female Lawyers, female members of the Legislator, Judges, Cabinet members and wives of Cabinet members and legislators.

God's grace is in the event from the very beginning. The story started late last night. We went to set up the hall, and found another group setting up.

Our booking was confirmed a month ago. We found out that the President had scheduled a meeting in the room we were going to use, so we needed to find another location. We waited a few hours to find out that we could use the Ministries Cafeteria, but was locked until the morning. So we waited for someone to locate the key. We had to set up the night before, because our event started at 8:30 am. One of the young University students that worked with Cllr. Yvette Chesson Wueh and the Angie Brooks International Center was so helpful in dealing with the situation. By the time things were settled, we had been about 5 hours working through these final details. We prayed and saw God overrule in a situation that seemed almost impossible.

The change of room location to the informality of having the cafeteria lent itself to a more intimate gathering. God was in that! Dancing with our Scars was the theme. As I spoke, many had tears in their eyes. They didn't try o hide them, they let them flow. It was a safe place where people of high stature could look into their own hearts and let God sooth them. Many came for prayer. One woman came up with tears streaming down her cheeks and quietly said, "I haven't cried in years, God spoke to me today."

There are women of great influence in Liberia. I pray that they will choose to follow after the true and loving God who is not here to destroy and break down, bur build up!