Haiti Outreach

We returned from the outreach to Haiti on December 6.  It was an awesome time of ministry for our team and we saw hundreds of people come to Christ.  One of the highlights for our group was helping to start a church near the missionary house we were staying.  It began with meeting a family when we went house to house sharing the gospel.  The family had been rejected by a church because they did not have the right clothes and some had tatoos.  The pastor we worked with wanted to start a church that would be open to all.  We did a lot of evangelism in open air places and used the children's version of the Jesus film to attract people.  We had crowds of over 300 people coming out to watch the film.  Every time we showed the film we had people giving their lives to Christ.  We also spent time at an orphanage run by ReachHaiti ministries.  Many of the children have been rescued from very harsh condition and abuse.  They are now receiving food, education and most importantly a Christian environment where they are loved and cared for by many.  We thank God for our time in Haiti and for keeping us safe amidst intense heat, cholera outbreaks and a hurricane.  Haiti is a very needy country and the real solution is bring Christ to the culture to transform it through people living out their faith in every area of life.  We will continue to pray for the people who are suffering as they wait for help to begin to rebuild a fallen nation.