Off to Haiti

It's that time again- off to Haiti for a week. I'll be co-leading our first Work Team to Pestel. We are so very excited and expecting to see God work in amazing ways.

While there, we will be beginning the the foundation of the Community Library! In the afternoons, we will be holding a Children's Art Camp.

I'll be home the 21st- please keep our team in your prayers. Below is a list of praise and prayer items.

With Love~
Elisabeth

Praise Items:

• For our Advisory Council (Tom, Asneth, Rick and Nelson)- for their commitment to HOPE, faithful prayers, wisdom and guidance
• For the team that God has put together: Valerie, Tom, Chelsea, Wilfrid and Elisabeth
• That we have the funds to begin the building project and all members are fully supported
• For the work that has already been done to prepare for this work team
• For what God will do in and through us while in Duchity
• That the gospel is being proclaimed in Duchity by faithful men and women
• That we can join God in what He is already doing there and be a part of HIS plan
• That we can be a bridge between the believers in Haiti and the States in order to provide mutual encouragement and edification
  
  Prayer Items:
• Safety in travel- by plane and by car (we have a 3 hour drive to Duchity on a difficult road)
• That all luggage would arrive with us and pass through customs without problems
• For Pastor Leonard and family- our hosts from Duchity Baptist Church
• For the Haitian men and women who will be taking care of us
• For the Haitian construction workers: for safety and positive interactions as we work together
• For good health and strength as we adjust to the climate, environment, food and schedule
• For Go Go and Wilson, our translators. for safety as they travel and clarity as they work
• For the spiritual battles that will be going on while in Haiti
• That we would be united together, as a team and also as a family
• That we will be an encouragement to the Haitian people in Duchity and the surrounding communities. That our interactions would build lasting relationships
• That as the gospel goes forth, in word and action, it will bear eternal fruit
• That Wilfrid and Elisabeth would have Godly wisdom and discernment- as they make decisions for the team and HOPE’s ministry while in Duchity. That we will be where God wants us to be, when He wants us to be there.
• For peace in the hearts of loved ones back home
• That we will encounter God in a new and fresh way
• That we will come home changed: more aware of God, His work, His people and the needs around us