Where’s Daniel?

It’s kinda like where’s Waldo, but not. It is the always deflating; Where’s Daniel?  On the last trip the church family confused Dan and I, all the time. So I wasn’t the least bit surprised when I was called Daniel a few times when we first arrived. Now I couldn’t count the number of times I’ve been mistaken for Dan. I’ve joked around that I could start acting mean to everyone and just call myself Daniel, and when Dan and Byron show up on Wednesday I could change back into Mike. That way they wouldn’t all be asking for Daniel. I’m not alone in my pain however, all the kids are asking for Nick. So Kelly has been affectionately labeled Papa-Nick.  We are working hard on learning Creole, so hopefully, with some good community tomorrow the church family will be asking “Ki kote nan Kelly ak Mike?”

All identity confusion aside, the day went well for construction. We started rolling a little better and managed to get some more work done on the trusses. Most of the material is cut and set aside for the rest of the trusses already, so it will mostly be assembly and welding from here on out, good work Tim & Kelly. Morgan and I are tackling the welder. We had a local guy help yesterday, but found it easier to do ourselves. He already is a welder down here, but I’m starting to figure out that titles don’t necessary equal talent. Everyone seems to be in good health and good spirits (despite the fact, that everyone wants Dan & Nick), and looking forward to the four hour church service tomorrow. 

Galatians 2:19-21

“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

There’s another mistaking identity that all of us should strive for. Galatians 2:20 says that I no longer live, but Christ who lives within me. We are to be Christ here on earth. We should yearn to be like Christ, and the good that I do can point to Christ and He is the source of that good. Others should see Jesus in all of us believers.