Haiti
Connection Update
Thank you, thank you to so many who donated to our fund
raiser that ended on July 5th. If you missed it, one of my personal
goals has always been to get
Norm Buskey
to wear shorts to church in the summer. I
asked Norm if he would agree to do so if we raised $500.00 or more for mission
work in
Haiti
. He agreed and all of you
responded. I think the final number was over $1000.00! We all had fun and my
hope is that we can continue to celebrate the Sunday following July fourth as
casual Sunday, come as you are.
The purpose of the fundraising is to help offset travel
expenses for individuals who hope to travel to
Haiti
in March. There are a number of
brothers and sisters who feel a call to this mission.
As they discern this call and make it known to all of us, I pray that you
will support them with prayer and funds to carry out God’s work.
In March, the goal of the mission will be to construct an office/storage
room attached to the end of the current school building.
The current structure is not lockable or water tight, so school supplies
have been stolen. When you work in a country with people living in desperation
this is one of the problems we simply “deal with.”
The hope is to build a concrete block structure with steel
locking doors that will provide a permanent solution to the current problem.
Yes we need people with trade skills to do this project, but I promise
you God can use the skills of anyone willing to serve His people. So…. "I
don’t know how to build" is not an excuse here. The team I traveled with
last December will be in
Haiti
from September 15th -22nd. In fact if you are reading
this during those dates please pause at this time to pray for Pete, Carol, Dean
and the rest of the team.
When the team returns I hope to have more specific
information about the building project, and updates on the school program.
In the coming weeks watch and listen for more ways you can help and serve
in this mission. If you don’t feel called to
Haiti
that’s okay too, just keep your eyes and your heart open for the mission God
has for you. It may be closer than you think.
I don’t believe Jesus calls us to save the world. He already did that.
He just calls us to help one or two. We all have in our power the ability to
change the world for someone. In response to what Christ has done for us, go and
do, for one or two.
Your brother in Christ,
Jeff Haines
