Your Support is a Blessing to Others

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

 

Family off the beaten path that received food

Children at pastor's house

Your Support is a Blessing to Others

    People in the northwest of Haiti have been blessed by Jesus working through you! Through your generosity, our Lord has been able to use Gail and I to distribute much needed food, clothes, bibles, and school supplies to people that are ‘off the radar’, even by Haitian standards. This past week, with the aid of the ATV, Gail and I ventured off the beaten path. Nobody that received these blessings asked for it. We were sure to let people know that the blessings came from Jesus, not from us. Thank you all who have given to help aid in the lives of the Haitian people. 

Church/school building

    One of the places we stopped at was a pastor’s house that Zorray had mentioned to us a while back. Our Haitian friend and co-worker Zorray, who recently passed away, wanted us to go there and help in any way we could (I should add that Jerry Lantz and I stopped at this church briefly last July and met the pastor). Upon Gail and I arriving we were met with the smiles of the pastor’s wife and children. The pastor arrived shortly after. Noticing the red around the edges of the children’s hair, we could tell they were malnourished. We left them with a box of canned food and some rice & beans. But knew that we would return…

School in session

    So a couple days ago, while traveling with Pastor Etienne, I asked if we could go back to this area. He quickly agreed. We met the pastor and talked for a while. I didn’t totally understand what they were talking about seeing as my Haitian Creole consists of 3 words, but come to find out, Pastor Etienne said that Living Water Ministries could supply their school (about 55 children) with a daily meal! Praise God! The very next day, 4 men on donkeys showed up on campus to pick up some of the food. They were soooooo thankful! 

    Yesterday, Gail and I went back to this church/school. They were cooking up food for the children! They were so happy to show us where they were making the meal. We spent time visiting with the children and the two teachers. Because of your generosity, we were able to provide the school with a lot of supplies. And the glory goes to God!

Capped Spring for Village

Children in school

    Through the efforts of Living Water Ministries and Global Compassion Ministries, both of which were up here in Northwest Haiti recently, water will soon flow to a village in need! Praise God! The spring is about a mile from a church and school that Living Water Ministries helps support. The efforts of these two ministries will result in running water that will be accessible to the people that live in this area. There is still a little more work that needs to be done. I know the people are anxiously awaiting it.

School kitchen

Pastor’s New House

    Pastor Guiteau who is the pastor in the nearby village of Ti Ans received his new house last week! Although there is still work to be done on the inside, he is very proud of it! Thanks go to God! The guys from Global Compassion Ministries worked hard on getting it built in less than two weeks. During this time, Denny Mitchell from Living Water Ministries hauled many loads of sand with the dump truck for the cement.

    Gail and I would like to thank each and every one of you for your generosity and love that you have shown the Haitian people. Please know that you are in their prayers!

In His Service,
Chuck & Gail






Pastor and his new house

Capped spring for a village in need