Hi everyone,
Maybe its just us, but it sure seems the days are longer, and the years are getting shorter. At this time of the year it always seems impossible another year has gone. Its also hard to believe 24 of those years have passed since the first trip to Haiti.
When thinking of all the children and adults that have been helped in some way — health care, school, nutrition programs and without a doubt, learning about Jesus — it goes way beyond what we envisioned 24 years ago. God has certainly taught us a lot in those years, and one of those things is patience.
There are those who say all we are doing — ministries like ours working in Haiti — has created a welfare state that depends on others to provide their needs. That may be true to a point. But as we have told those who ask, the people in Haiti don’t have access to things to help as we do here: free school, Medicaid, disability insurance, food stamps, WIC program, just to name a few. Without ministries such as ours and without those of you who support them, life there would be so much worse than it is.
When sitting in one of the schools or churches, or maybe one of the nutrition programs, you know you are doing what God wants you to do for those whose lives are so much different and more difficult than ours. You also think of all those who make this possible. It’s really pretty simple: You are the ones who make this work.
We hope all of you have a great Christmas and are blessed with the knowledge of what you have helped provide not only in 2018, but those past 24 years as well.
Merry Christmas!
