September 3rd I flew back to Haiti with Greg and Barb and their dog Sophie and with Heidi and Jeff and their dog Rugby! Sophie and Rugby got off to a bit of a rough start that morning, but it was a stressful day for both of them. They quickly made friends once we got to HAFF and are good buddies now.
Jeff and Heidi and Rugby in Haiti
Heidi and Jeff will be with us here at HAFF till sometime in December. Heidi is doing agricultural research for her doctorate and Jeff is a medical doctor and an artist. There will also be a young family coming in October for 2 months to see if they will be coming with HAFF full time. Add in teams of visitors, and a large financial report due in to the Haitian government by the end of November and it looks like a busy fall even without counting the school and other educational programs that are the heart of why we are here!
Please pray for Haiti. The rains failed completely this summer. There was so little rain that the dirt roads are in no worse condition now than they were when I left. With no rain, there has been and will be no harvest. People are hungrier now than last year at this time and some are saying that God has forgotten them. Thankfully there have been some rains since we've been back that give hope for harvests of sorghum, congo peas and black eyed peas and sweet potatoes. Please pray that we would have the wisdom and resources to have an appropriate response to the needs around us. And pray that we would be able to bring encouragement and the assurance that God has not by any means forgotten about His people in Haiti.
Greg, Barb, Gabi and Sophie at their home in Georgia
Jeff and Heidi and Rugby in Haiti
Heidi and Jeff will be with us here at HAFF till sometime in December. Heidi is doing agricultural research for her doctorate and Jeff is a medical doctor and an artist. There will also be a young family coming in October for 2 months to see if they will be coming with HAFF full time. Add in teams of visitors, and a large financial report due in to the Haitian government by the end of November and it looks like a busy fall even without counting the school and other educational programs that are the heart of why we are here!
Please pray for the HAFF ministry team, Haitian and American, as we work together to reach people for Christ through the medium of education. Pray for the devotions each morning in school and in each session of the non-formal educational programs. Pray with the staff weekly during the 1:00 Wednesday prayer time we have established.
Haitian and American HAFF Ministry Team members gathered for prayer
Haitian and American HAFF Ministry Team members gathered for prayer Please pray for Haiti. The rains failed completely this summer. There was so little rain that the dirt roads are in no worse condition now than they were when I left. With no rain, there has been and will be no harvest. People are hungrier now than last year at this time and some are saying that God has forgotten them. Thankfully there have been some rains since we've been back that give hope for harvests of sorghum, congo peas and black eyed peas and sweet potatoes. Please pray that we would have the wisdom and resources to have an appropriate response to the needs around us. And pray that we would be able to bring encouragement and the assurance that God has not by any means forgotten about His people in Haiti.
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