We're going to Haiti!

This is just a quick post to let everyone know that we ARE going to Haiti this Friday!  Will do another update before we leave but wanted to get this out there.  Pray that everything gets done in the next 5 days!

Getting ready to leave in 2 weeks!

The time is fast approaching for our trip to Haiti and we have already seen God at work in our lives! If you read the previous post from Scott you know of how God has worked on him over the last months. We are seeing these kinds of changes in everyone. We are learning that we need to have confidence in God and to trust HIM that our prayers will be answered. We need to know that He will answer them, not just believe that He will if our hearts are well intentioned.



We were commissioned by our church this last Sunday along with the team from Honduras that leaves this Sunday. How blessed we are as a church body to have so many committed people to furthering the gospel around the world. Our pastor teased us that we didn't have T-shirts like the Honduras team did. He said we hadn't raised enough support yet, well as of Tuesday we are all fully funded with monies that are in and monies that have been committed to the team. We will be able to bless the field with a few things that they need down there because of the love and obedience of so many people. What a blessing it is to be a part of all of this and to witness God at work.

We have heard from Touch Global and as of right now we are going to Haiti! The unrest has settled down for the time being however it appears that there is another exiled former Haitian leader (along with Baby Doc who got there on Sunday) that is making his way back to Haiti. We have no idea what all this means to the people of Haiti but are trusting that God has a plan. Please read the following blog from Touch Global for more information on the last week in Haiti and the little bit of progress that has been made.

http://efcacrisisresponse.blogspot.com/2011/01/haiti-blessing.html

Please keep praying for Haiti to stay relatively peaceful. Pray for the next 2 weeks as the final details come together and we gather all of the things we need to bring down there. Pray for health for our team members and for the health of Wes and Mark on the ground in Port au Prince. Pray for a godly leader to immerge out of the rubble and to bring this country to a glory they have never seen before. This doesn't mean that all of the material poverty would be wiped out however wouldn't it be amazing to see True poverty (life without Christ) be greatly diminished in Haiti and to be able to truly show the Haitian's the Glory of God at work in their lives.

Giving ALL the Glory to Him who reigns on high!

Jackie

"Humility and Grace" by Scott Herrmann

Well, these last two weeks God showed me a bit of his grace. I was a little nervous about handing out support letters to my coworkers, fearful of what they might think or say. While I was handing out the letters I was pleasantly graced with their support and encouragement. Then about an hour later, they nearly knocked my socks off when they asked if they could hold a bake sale to help raise money for our team and over the last couple of days they did knock off my socks. Many of them baked delicious goodies and volunteered their time during the bake sale and raised a whopping $738!! It was an awesome display of the kindness and generosity of my coworkers, for which I am very grateful. Oftentimes, coworkers receive the short end of stick when we talk about them. Today, I want to tell every one of them how honored I am to know them.




Thank you Lori, Connie, Michael, Mickey, Gail, Sherry, Jean, Jeff, Carmen, Shirlee, Dave, Dan, Gareth, Mike, Jennifer, Damien, Debbie, Jim Bruce, Gorden, Pat, Mitch, Gretchen, Kate, Kim, Nancy, Jodi, Brett, Burt, Carrie, Kathy, Glenna, Julie, Linda, Sandra, Tammy, and Diane. You are fantastic and phenomenal teammates!



I also wish to thank those that also gave me support from our sister companies IMI Group and 3Wire. I am deeply honored by your generosity as well.



Humbly honored by those around me…



-Scott

Haiti or Bust!

Well, the Haiti trip is now less than a month away and we are gearing up for whatever God has in store for us! The elections in Haiti have caused civil unrest and they will be announcing the results in mid January. The last time they announced results of the preliminary elections in December, American Airlines literally halted all flights into Port au Prince due to the unrest. We are confident that God will settle this unrest down before we are scheduled to go down there so we can carry out His plan for us in Haiti. Each and every member of this team has received a clear calling to serve in Haiti. We are praying and ask each of you to pray with us for Haiti to remain calm and for our trip to go on as planned. Touch Global has indicated that if the unrest continues that they will be sending us somewhere else....The Dominican Republic, Peru, New Orleans have been mentioned. Our hearts are open to go where God sends us but again, we all feel as if God called us to Haiti and He will clear the path for us to go as planned.

As we approach our departure date of February 4 we have already begun to feel the attacks of the enemy on our minds and bodies. We already have a team member struggling with staying healthy and home repair issues that have cropped up over the last week. Two members are dealing with fears and feelings of inadequacy. We are all praying for more time with God and accountability to stay the course with God's plan for us to grow and learn more about Him. Please pray for the evil one to be bound and for us to recognize these attacks right away so we can pray and ask for prayer.

Pray for the details to come together as we prepare our families for our departure and start to get ready to leave the country. Pray for nothing to be forgotten.

Thank you so much to all of you who are praying with us. You are all on our team and we wouldn't be able to do this without your support

Blessings,
Rob, Jackie, Paul, Andrea and Scott