I really haven't had much contact with Haiti in the past 3 weeks outside of personal things (talking to people and encouraging as they remember the anniversary of the earthquake, talking to people about the way God has been at work in their lives in teams that have been down recently or are there now, etc...). BUT Michael and I have been able to send a few e-mails back and forth and progress is amazing for the March trip! Everything is pretty much "organized"- we are just waiting now to see how many people God sends on the trip and who they are. We are both praying about the trip and trusting Him to put together the team He desires to serve in Haiti at that time/place. We ask that you do the same as you pray for us. Based upon the response and amount of literature I have been sending out, it seems like it is going to be a very exciting week.
We do have a few prayer items for this update (as shared by Michael)-
1. If you read my posts on the website for Hearts United with Haiti from my November trip you will probably remember that the SUV we had borrowed broke down both to and from Chaveneau. Well, I asked Michael what ever happened to it and he said, "Do not worry about the truck- my father paid to have it fixed. It runs fine now." I am sure this is the case, but it concerns me that they have had to pay for this vehicle that their friend LOANED us (so I wouldn't have to pay for a rental) because it broke down. So, pray with me that God will provide a way for them to recoup that money which could have been spent elsewhere. :)
2. Pray for relationships between some of the ministry partnerships which have formed from the summer (the mission group I worked with and some of the local churches, pastors, etc...) that they will be able to remain united in focus as they look to the summer ahead and the many who desire to serve in Haiti. Pray also for Hearts United with Haiti as we seek His will for our spring/summer. We have had many people express interest in helping in Chaveneau, but we are not quite sure what the summer should "look like" with trips, staffing, etc...
3. Pray as we organize this upcoming mission trip in March- that He will continue to give clear direction. Pray also as Ron/Crystal plan a possible trip in February-- this one would be mainly to iron out some details for the March trip and make some contacts personally with some of our people on the ground in Haiti with whom we have spoken over the phone, but not met/worked with yet.
4. Pray as we continue to seek members for our Board of Directors (a requirement for tax-exempt status for our organization). That God will bring the correct people to mind to ask about joining the board and that He will work in those people in advance and create a desire to serve in this role. The Board will serve as advisors within the organization and will be responsible for helping decide the future direction we will take.
5. Pray for Haiti as they move forward through the next weeks. There will be those still remembering last year at this time- where they were, what they experienced, etc. There will be more elections and political concerns/turmoil. The cholera outbreak is continuing to spread though it is not on the news as often. Haiti is a country that has made amazing spiritual growth in the past year ... but with that growth, comes attack from the enemy- always seeking to take the focus off the positive and put it onto the negative.
I have seen SO MUCH POSITIVE in Haiti and the people of Haiti. God is at work in this country I love and I thank Him for His evidence of that work. I pray that others not become discouraged- Galatians 6:9.
His servant- Crystal :)
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