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AWAKEN! Haiti Relief- 2010
MOURNING TO MORNING: In a time when there is so much devastation around the world, and where our help is needed so much, we tend to become overwhelmed at the thought of making any significant change in the lives of the people we see suffering, especially with the Haitian people. The main stream media has moved on to other things and we tend to become numb to what is still a huge need. At Hands of Compassion International (HOCI), we are striving not to become lethargic to the ever growing cry of the Haitian people, and we believe it's the best opportunity ever to reach them for Christ. We are engaging in a strategy and partnership with our missionary, Ron Maggard, and Baptist Evangelism along with trained Haitian pastors to begin a work in Haiti that will make a difference of eternal significance. We may not be able to reach them all...but one thing is for sure, we can reach a few and they can be trained to help and train others to become disciples of Christ. This is how we are going to Make Disciples, Make a Difference in the world today. They have to be reached and then trained to reach! Matthew 28:19 is a command from Jesus to "...make disciples of all nations..."
HAITI SHORT TERM MISSION TRIP REPORT:
Bill Hayes, Hunter Garrett, Chris Tolley, and Rick Burleson joined missionary and Pastor Ron Maggard in Haiti for a week long short term mission trip. Our goal was to seek the Lord for plans to help our Haitian brothers and sisters in Christ recover and engage in long term self-sustaining lives. We also took part in a Pastor's training conference where 13 Haitian Pastors and 12 lay workers learned from God's word through Chronilogical Bible Teaching from long time missionary brother Jerry Smythe. The Pastors sat in class in the mornings and went out to evangelize in the afternoons. Each evening Ron Maggard gave the message at a crusade intended on fueling the fire of a new Church plant in Croix de Bouquet...just a few hundred feet from a nearby tent city. We saw many souls come to Jesus during the course of the week and the Church (3rd Patmos Baptist) had it's first Sunday service on March 28th, 2010. Praise the Lord. Missionary Ron Maggard is partnering with these Pastors and Lay workers, who are being trained to win others the Jesus and advance the kingdom of God through indigenous Church planting. We could very well see as many as one Church per month planted in Haiti through this work. As the work continues, our ministry at HOCI will play the role to work along side the new Churches to seek opportunities for planting new businesses for the Haitian people. We desire to work with and train them to make a living through these businesses. Some ideas are: block companies, dry cleaning businesses, sewing businesses, construction companies, water filtration facilities, and much more. The Bible says "teach them to fish". The food lines will one day be gone, but through this initiative the Haitian people will be given opportunities to work and take care of there families. Pray for this work and pray for our Haitian brothers and sisters.
Come with us on the mission field in Haiti and experience first hand the Lord working in the most impossible circumstances. Future mission trips are being scheduled for April, May, June, August and October. The cost is approximately $1200. If you or anyone you know is interested, please have them contact myself or one of our representatives at HOCI. You can email me at ctolley@hoci.net.
"OUR MISSION Hands of Compassion International exists to assume our God given responsibility as being the hands of Jesus Christ through facilitating and managing short term missions to go into the entire world with the gift of compassion building "Communities of Compassion" and proclaim the Good News of Him who gives eternal life while making disciples of people of all nations.
Hands of Compassion International, Inc. is a non-profit, 501 (C) (3) ministry seeking to build "Communities of Compassion" and manage short term mission trips. Please send your tax deductible gift made payable to Hands of Compassion International at P. O. Box 2004, Appomattox, Virginia 24522.
On behalf of our team, we truly thank you and may God richly bless you.
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