Chè Fanmi & Zanmi (Dear Family & Friends),
2014 has been a crazy year of coming and going. By the time
the year is over I will have been to the States four times and the Dominican
Republic once. Having only been in the States twice in 2013 this seems like a
lot.
- 2014 brought challenges along with the joys, here are a few of the joys. Most of you know the stories of Richcarde and
Caïla, both filled with a rollercoaster of emotions. I had the opportunity to
spend time with both of them in the Dominican Republic and U.S., respectively,
after each of their surgeries. God used
these times to teach and challenge me. I was also blessed with the opportunity
to speak with each of them about Christ.
- 2014 brought many changes at Respire Haiti
Christian School - we now have a new Haitian director of education and we are
so excited for the rest of the school year. The atmosphere is so different from
last year and the first part of the school year has gone incredibly well! We
have nearly 500 students receiving a Christ-influenced education atop Bellevue
mountain.
- Our single American staff members moved to a new
house, which has been such a huge blessing. We are closer to everyone else, off
the main highway, aren’t living in a dark basement dungeon any longer, and have
the space to live, fellowship, and be together.
- Our medical clinic was finally finished, and we
are now open to serve our staff and students, as well as their families.
- Sonson, another Respire student who has been
living with Megan and her family for just over a year now, got his medical visa
this month and is now in the States! He will be receiving more
medical testing as well as a kidney procedure.
Looking forward to 2015, I know it will hold these same
things, joys and challenges.
I heard this quote listening to a missions video clip, “If
you send them out alone they will not stand.” Having lived overseas, in a third
world country, for two years now this statement resonated with me. Many times I
have felt alone and like 'I may not be able to continue to stand', but it is
encouragement in the form of prayer, financial support, a note, or care
package, from you my senders that is a reminder I do not go or stand alone.
The greatest prayer request I have personally - here goes
the broken record - is for spiritual growth, encouragement, renewal, protection. Serving in
a country where there isn't a strong local church and there isn’t that weekly
fellowship, challenge and encouragement is difficult. Especially when you are
pouring out daily but aren’t being poured into regularly.
In order to continue to stand I need your prayers, I need your encouragement, I need financial support.
As we head to the end of the year you can give a tax
deductible gift at
www.worldoutreach.org/donations Just select my name from the drop-down menu (I’m the last one, to make your
search a little faster).
Thank you for sending and standing with me.
