Jordyn and I returned Sunday from a very good trip to Haiti. This was our first trip together as a married couple. It was great to be able to minister along side my spouse and see all that God has in store for us both. I loved seeing Jordyn work in her gifts and had the privilege to serve side by side. She has a great gifting and calling to meet people’s physical needs, and God’s hand of blessing was evident on her as she moved and worked. It was great to see my wife serve the Haitian people by treating tons of skin conditions, sanitation problems, and emergency situations. We had the opportunity to participate in lots of very effective and much needed projects. The team that we brought was from Pacific Lutheran University and were excited to serve and jump in wherever and whenever needed.
We were able to serve the community throughout the week with 2 worship concerts. During these, we werr able to reach out the the community that Foursquare Haiti has been working with.
We were able to be a part of continued work being done on the National Church property as well by helping sort over 1 million seeds that were donated. Our team also got to help with the food distribution of manna packs that contain rice, soy protein and many other nutrients. We were able to supply over 400 families in a matter of hours with food packs.
The team diligently completed painting for the Pastoral Housing that will house pastors from around the nation of Haiti as they come to the National Church for ministry training. Before, pastors were unable to come to leadership training because they didn’t have anywhere to stay, eat, and couldn’t afford to stay in hotels. Now they have very nice rooms and amenities to use as they come to learn about pastorship and serving the Lord.
On the national property the Haiti-based team is getting many self-sustainable projects going that they plan to use on all the other 8 church locations in the future. Some of these projects are a chicken coop to raise chickens for both meat and eggs, Tilapia farming, a water well that provides free, clean water to the community, and a hydroponic garden. A lot of these projects are in the beginning stages, but there is a vast amount of work being put in to make sure these projects are successful. It was very exciting to see some simple ideas that could be used to teach the Haitians how to raise their own food that would keep them in good health.
We were also able to give $4500 towards the orphan ministry in Haiti. With 2 Foursquare orphanages now running, and partnerships with 2 others, the needs are great to be able to take care of these children properly, and give them much needed love and attention.
Great week of ministry and relationships.
Chad & Jordyn
