Haiti Lesson #23....Fishermen Do Not Give Up

As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. Mark 1:16

In the morning, the fishermen took out very large dragnets. I believe there are weights attached to the nets to make them fall to the bottom. Then there are gallon sized plastic bottles attached to make the ends of the nets float to the top. They would then spend hours dragging that net in from the beach. From what I was told, they would frequently do this hard work and get only a handful of fish. There is little sea life that close to the shore but these type of fishermen do not have the bigger boats to go further out into the ocean to fish. They are limited by their means but not by their spirit. They used what they have and just work harder.

I had a feeling that the mission teams that work in Haiti are like these fishermen. I am referring to the people that have committed their lives to mission work. They put that net out there every day. They know they are in an area with limited faith and "life" but they keep putting out that net and doing the very hard work of pulling it in. They catch very little but what they do catch makes all the difference in the world. They continue to rely on their means and let God do His work through them. I am in awe of these people that have listened to a calling and "followed Him to become fishers of men". 

Thank you to the missionaries that are "Fishing" at Sonlight!!!