Hallelujah Happenings of 2023!

Hallelujah is the universal word around the world for praise. When I think of how to sum up 2023, words like “hard” (so, so, hard) and “how” (How will I survive this?) and “heartache” (the kind where you feel like you can’t breathe and have just about given up hope), oh and also “hospitals” (because hospitals were definitely a theme for us in 2023–though I won’t share all of the episodes) are what come to mind.  Honestly, I’ve tried hard not to remember the most painful parts we have survived. But can we know joy unless we understand sorrow? Isn’t our hallelujah more sacred when shouted in the storm? At the end of this long list of happenings in 2023, I am so very thankful to end our year with none other than Hallelujah!

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Unshaken Hope-Ministry Update

“Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:7).

The world’s perspective says that all hope seems lost for our dear Haiti.  Our missionary friend and mentor, Eleanor Turnbull, who served over seventy years in Haiti before meeting her Savior in 2020, shared often how far she had seen Haiti progress in her seventy years on the island. She always encouraged us during the toughest times that we do not know what tomorrow holds, so there is always hope. Eleanor’s hope for Haiti was unshaken because her hope in God was unshaken. We too have seen the believers in Haiti “afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…” (2 Corinthians 4:8). This is unshaken hope. Elisabeth, shares this hope for Haiti. She continues to fight for the most vulnerable children and mothers, raising education sponsorships, working with our small business loan program for women, and encouraging our faithful leaders on the ground in Haiti. When I look at the present circumstances of the country of Haiti, I am a bit more pessimistic. Yet, on an individual and spiritual level, I have so much hope that Christ can and does intervene, even when we are perplexed and on the brink of despair. God is still changing lives through the Scriptures for an eternal hope that will not disappoint.

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Ream Team Highs and Lows of 2022

 

Dear Friends and Family,

2022 has mostly been a year walking through dark valleys but we have also climbed a few mountains and feel God with us in all the highs and lows. A wise friend recently reminded that fruit isn’t produced on the mountaintop but in the valley. Valleys tend to induce anxiety and fear, but they also bring us closer to our Shepherd. It is comforting to be reminded that even when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil; for God is with us. (Psalm 23:4a)

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War on Hope

Dear Friends,

It has been another tough year for Haiti and our family as we continue to pray for peace and cling to hope. We are thankful that while it still seems there are no solutions on the horizon, we have the hope of Heaven and are continually reminded that this broken, waring world is not our true home. The Lord is our home. Our hope is that when we sit with others in their suffering, they will come to know the One Who suffered and died for them, to give them life, and eternal hope. We are thankful to update with some positive highlights from the past few months of fighting for hope with Haiti.

Students sponsored for school in Saint Marc, Haiti are continuing to receive lessons and tutoring three days per week along with food assistance while at class thanks to our donors who continue to support the ministry.

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