Pastor’s Blog I.X

Posting from the incredible country of Haiti this afternoon.  Preached to about 300 Haitians this morning on the hope of the empty cross and empty tomb.  Jesus is alive therefore we have a sure hope.

Where to start?  Poverty exists everywhere you look but so do the natural sinful conditions of immorality and greed.  I had a little girl come and sit beside me this morning.  I had not seen her before the service in any of our previous meetings or walks.  She just showed up beside me and then fell asleep on my shoulder and the good news was that I had not even started preaching yet!  Later I asked about her.

Her mother has multiple children from mutiple men and no man currently living with her.  For those of you attending Cornerstone her mother is the woman at the well in John 4.  She comes to the church every Sunday by herself.  Gets her 8 year old little body…maybe 35 pounds…ready and walks a short distance to church.  She stays around as they always give her lunch on Sunday.  I asked her through a translator if she had eaten today and she just shook her head with the answer of “No.” 

We stayed around and visited for a while before lunch.  She took to Sue, holding her hand, climbing up on her lap just anything for little positive human interaction.  When lunch was served Sue sat beside her and helped her in whatever way she needed.  Later she would head back home to a house where there would be nobody as her mom was sick and no one seeemd to know where she went.

It is possible that tonight an eight year old little girl will tuck herself into bed, without any supper and go to sleep all by herself.  Tomorrow she will get up and go to school again all by herself.  She is one out of how many?  I honestly have no idea but the numbers are staggering.  This country needs our help.

The ministry we are visiting is called Haiti Arise.  Google them and visit their website.  What they are doing has the potential to change this country for the good.  They are educating their people.  They are providing training so they they can have a trade and earn an income.  They are teaching English, sponsoring children to go to good schools and sharing the gospel with as many people as they can.  Check out what else they are doing and dreaming of doing on their website.  God is using this ministry in powerful ways.

They need and want our help.  You can help.  I can help.  Make a commitment to get involved.  Our team is commited to bringing a work team down here in March.  Pray about that.  Ask God if this is a way you could get involved.  The country is in need.  The people are warm and friendly.  Haiti Arise is waiting for more people to catch their vision and assist them in doing what God has placed on their hearts.

It is a privilege to be here.  I have to go as another church service is about to start and I don’t want to miss it!