Last month we had the privilege of traveling to Haiti to personally minister to over 1200 students. It was a complete joy to meet and encourage these precious children.
While in country, we were blessed to work alongside veteran missionaries, Pastor Tom and Beverly Brumbley at Evangelistic World Outreach. After working several days at their headquarters in Port au Prince, we traveled to Petit Goave and Arnoux to meet the children.
Our first stop was in Petit Goave. We spent time with each class sharing a Bible lesson and distributing gifts. Every child in grades K-6 received a backpack full of goodies, and the children in the pre-k classes received a handmade wooden toy. The backpacks were all packed with a booklet of the Books of John and Romans (in Creole), a tooth care kit, and pencils. All of the children were thrilled to receive the gifts of love.
Next, we headed to the village of Arnoux. Arnoux is located in the area heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy. There was extensive damage to the roads on the way to Arnoux but it was well worth the effort to get to this school/church. We were blessed to be able to meet with every class in the school (pre-K to 9th grade). Once again, we shared a Bible lesson and distributed items to the students. Thanks to the efforts of all of the sewing groups, we were able to furnish every student with a gift of love. The boys were very happy to receive a new pair of shorts or a new t-shirt, and the girls, of all sizes, were able to receive a dress. We were also given several cases of shoes to distribute to the little ones. All of the students appreciated their gifts and showed great care as they folded the items to store them in their bags. At recess time, we saw many of them in the play yard wearing their new clothes over their school uniforms.
We were truly blessed to spend time at these schools with the students. The smiles we shared and songs we sang together are motivation to keep moving forward and reach more children for Christ.
Later in the week, we had one more opportunity to share the love of Jesus with the students of the headquarters school in Port au Prince. At this school, we met with the classes from pre-K to 2nd grade. We were able to bless them with a combination of items (dresses, shorts, shoes, hair ribbons, underwear). Along with the items, we were able to share a little message of God’s love. It was a joy to see their excitement in receiving. Their smiles and words of thanks melted our hearts.
We feel very blessed to have these opportunities to share the love of Jesus with these precious children. It feels like each trip we take that we take you, our supporters and sewing groups, with us. You are a huge part of what we are able to accomplish. Thank you for supporting us and the work of Haiti Care Mission.
We pray that each of you has a blessed Christmas season and you take the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with those around you.
Prayer requests and Praises
Praise God for His protection and blessing over us as we traveled to Haiti this month.
Praise the Lord for all of the people who contribute to this ministry. Together, we are making a difference in many lives for Christ.
Please pray for the people of Haiti. May their hope and strength be multiplied.
Please pray with us for the missionaries we are in relationship with. Pray that the Lord would bless them richly for their acts of sacrifice.
Please pray for us as the directors of Haiti Care Mission. As we enter year two, we pray that we would hear from God and follow wherever He leads.
Grace and Hope had fun making friends everywhere we went.
Teaching a lesson in Petit Goave.
The pre-K class was so cute. This is why I love my job. I get to love on them.
Lance gets into the action of distributing items and meeting the older students.
At recess time, the kids came out wearing their new dresses.
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We had the opportunity to take this boat on a ride across Lake Mirogoane after a full day of ministry. Haiti is beautiful in so many ways.
Thank you for all your prayers.
Merry Christmas to all!
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