5 Trust
in the Lord with all your heart and
lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and
he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs
3:5-6
Dear family
and friends,
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| Hut along the road to the northwest |
It was with
your support and Proverbs 3:5-6 in our hearts that Gail and I went to Haiti the
fall of 2014. After nearly 9 months of living in a remote area, we returned to
the States. The lessons learned were priceless and sometimes painful! But our
Lord kept us in His plan. Relationships were built, lessons were learned, hearts
softened, physical conditions eased, and the gospel of Jesus Christ was
preached. This wouldn’t have been possible without the prayers and financial
support you gave. We give thanks to God for all of you!
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| Eating after food distribution |
We now move
forward. Grace Hill Ministries, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was
established in 2014 as a way for Gail and I to raise support in order to live
in Haiti. We have now changed its focus from raising support for us, to being a
‘working’ ministry. The funds raised will be put toward expanding His Kingdom
in a variety of ways.
Grace Hill
Ministries now has an active board of directors that will guide the ministries direction,
finances, and projects. The board currently consists of the following: Gail,
myself, Dr Neal and Dr LeaAnn Schroeter, Ken and Mary Challis, Clint and Sidney
Mabie. But please know that this
ministry is open to everyone that
would like to participate. Your voice is important to us! With experienced
medical and construction personal on board, we are looking to come alongside
remote and neglected people groups, sharing the compassion of Christ and the
message of His salvation.
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| Clinic that needs a new roof! |
To start, we
are focusing on 3 objectives in a remote village called Boukan Patriyo,
Northwest Haiti. I’ll call them the 3 C’s; Church,
Clinic, and Community.
1. Church:
We are researching how to best come alongside a struggling church body.
There is a wonderful pastor in place
that is looking to retire. The congregation appears to be shrinking and isn’t
big enough to pay a wage, so he has
gone without pay for years. It’s rather difficult to place a new pastor there
with no pay! We are in contact with
the leadership of the church to see how best we can help the church body.
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| Food distribution |
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| Kids on box of 'Kids Against Hunger' food |
2. Clinic: The village has a small, one nurse clinic. Dr’s
Neal & LeaAnn have been working with Gracious, the nurse, for the past year. We have been able to bring
medical supplies, medicines, testing equipment and procedures, along with ongoing training to help support her and
the needs of the community. We are planning to take a smart phone to her so she will have access to
doctors and medical advice here in the States.
The roof on the clinic needs to be replaced. It’s
terrible! So our first goal is to raise enough money to replace it. By the grace of God, we have raised enough to
purchase the lumber and tin, but we need approximately
$4,000 - $4,500 more to purchase screws, nails, tools, plywood, cement, and transportation.
Once the funding is in place, we
can set a date to go over and make the roof happen! If anyone is interested in joining Ken and me, please let us know. We
could use the help! Included with the roof project, we would also like to repair the existing
cement cistern alongside the building. It doesn’t hold water. Plus the
patchwork gutter system is non functional. We hope to repair
these as funds allow.
3. Community: After meeting with local leaders, it was evident that the
number one community need is access to water. There
is a small stream at the base of the hill a distance away, but it is dirty and
unreliable. We are currently researching
economical ways of putting PVC gutters on huts and capturing the rain into
either cisterns or barrels. We
would like to see a small group go over this summer to work on this. Let us
know if you would like to join us!
I plan to continue
going to Haiti 6-8+ times per year as the Lord directs and funds allow. There
is much to accomplish in His name! This
will also include helping with the quarterly food distribution trips with ‘Kids
Against Hunger’. Anyone interested in joining me?
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| Cistern at the clinic that needs repair |
We thank God
for the support you have shown us in the past. We pray that you will consider
continuing your support going forward. There is much more in the planning
stages! To include: the possibilities of working with the Syrian refugees in
Turkey, and to help rebuild a remote village in Nepal. As some of you know, Dr’s Neal & LeaAnn
have family sharing the gospel in each of these two locations.
We encourage
you to come along side us, whether in prayer, financial support, or joining us
on a trip! However the Lord directs. Truly, “The harvest is plentiful
but the workers are few.”
In His Service,
Chuck & Gail Guerber
Grace Hill Ministries
P.O. Box 171
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| Pastor (far left) received much needed food for the community |
Ironwood, MI 49938
Contact: US: 906.285.2500
Haiti: 590.4753.0270
PS.
Grace Hill Ministries is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your financial gifts are tax deductible when giving directly to Grace Hill Ministries. Thank you and God bless!
