Missions Work

One of the things that I've been thinking about quite a lot while I've been down here in Haiti is about how small our missions work is here in Saint Marc, I dwell on this the most I guess when I'm going to YWAM on Wednesday evenings. It's just really amazing some of the stuff that they have done down here in helping make changes in Haiti's future. From what I've heard so far, YWAM has been around for like 20 years here. That's 20 years of helping influence this City and Country. Anyway, I have been doing that whole comparing thing that we as people do, you all know what I'm talking about "well my truck is bigger and better or my house is much nicer then theirs", yes we've all done it at one point or another in our lives. When looking at YWAM's work and our work as a Church it makes us appear very small! But last night God kinda spoke to my heart about our missions work here in Haiti too. He pointed out to me just how big our operation is, right now we are helping to support a Church of 600+ people who without our help could not afford to keep the Church going. We have taken on the responsibility of starting an orphanage and making a commitment to these five wonderful and very smart children that we are going to take care of until they are old enough to make it on their own. We've been able to start water well drilling in Haiti, which is a big task all in its own. We're helping to distribute water from our well at the church to a whole mountain side of people who cannot afford the price of good, wholesome, clean drinking water. I'm also very proud of you all for helping to support 65 kids so that they all can go to school, these kids are the future of Haiti and the ultimate hope for change. We have a nice environment and base set up for short term missions trips and teams. We have a benevolence fund for those in desperate straights that need help to survive from the grasp of death and pure starvation. We're in the middle of raising funds for a larger tent for the church property, then we will use the smaller tent for a Mobile Evangelistic Work, we'll send people out from the church to the smaller cities and villages. We're also in the middle of raising funds for starting a Christian radio station which will provide good and healthy music and news for the whole City of Saint Marc, which we believe has a population of around 750,000 people who will be impacted by this Ministry. I hope this gives everyone at home some perspective on our Ministry here in Haiti, and how many people here are truly depending on us to come through back home. I hope this let's you all see exactly how big our ministry is, I know it really has opened my eyes. Blessings to all from Haiti, Kelly