Friday, January 28, 2011

Mission to Haiti

This mission is a group effort by Puget Sound Christian Center and the body of Christ at large to send 13 young adults to Haiti, a country in despair, to proclaim the message of Hope and healing in Jesus. We are going to serve-to serve the people of Haiti, the Haitian churches, and orphanages under the established Foursquare Mission Base and the relationships they have already developed. 

We will be the hands and feet of Jesus in humble service,
"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28

We are blessed tremendously to have Foursquare missionary Chad Isenhart and his wife Jordyn as part of our team. This will open doors, mostly relationally, that we would not have had otherwise. We will be involved in various projects and will fill in where the greatest needs are. 

Projects:

We will be hosting a worship seminar where we will teach the local church contemporary worship songs in Creole, their native tongue. These seminars are also open to the public and often attract a variety of people because of the music. This will be an opportunity to train the church but also lead people into worship and introduce them to Christ. 

We are preparing hygiene kits with basic hygiene tools including items like toothbrushes and soap that many don't have easy access to. ( Bad hygiene is one of the leading causes in the spread of disease). 

Along with hygiene kits, we will distribute water purifiers, which is particularly important right now to help slow down the recent cholera  outbreak. We will distribute these to orphanages, to individuals, and families through the Haiti Foursquare churches.

In all these projects our team will have many opportunities to connect, serve, encourage, and build relationships with the Haitian children, families, and adults. Our goal simply and plainly is to make Jesus known and all of our projects are practical ways to show the love of Jesus and introduce people into a relationship with Him.

13 will go. Many will pray. Many will encourage. Many will give. All can take part. We are asking you to pray about how you can help. Take time to watch the video's on the left column of this blog and let your heart connect with God's and with His plan of redemption for the Haiti people.

Lord bless Haiti, bring salvation and have mercy on the souls, hearts, bodies, communities, families, government and entire nation of Haiti in Jesus name.