Agape: Greek term referring to the love from God for His people. This love is intended to be reciprocated back to God, as well as sacrificially unto our fellow man.
This summer, the Lord called me and enabled me to spend a month and a half in the captivating country of Haiti. A brilliant blend of the other countries I've explored, Haiti soon felt like my home away from home. From walking to the market and riding tap-taps into town, to hand-washing clothes every Saturday with Loveline and learning to cook Haitian cuisine with S'Edna...every day was an adventure! I even learned to speak Kreyol with my new friends, who were quite the match for my sarcastic sense of humor!
Though I went with the plan to invest in a single orphanage, God surprised me with the opportunity to visit a school, 4 clinics, 4 churches, build relationships at 3 different orphanages, participate in a weekly prison ministry and, unfortunately, attend 2 funerals. "Now to Him, who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen" Ephesians 3:20-21. I serve a God who "causes all all things to work together good, for those who are called according to His purpose" Romans 8:28.
As I write, I am in the final countdown as I prepare to move back to Montrouis, Haiti. I will be living at an orphanage through New Vision Ministries (run by missionaries I met during my first Haitian adventure). While there, I will likely be managing their child sponsorship program, which enables nearly 200 children in the Montrouis area to receive an education. Would you consider partnering with me, through prayer, on this agape adventure?!
Please pray for:
* The peace of Christ for my family as I am away
* Willing sponsors for the children of Montrouis
* Financial provision for plane tickets
* Patience and flexibility as I readjust to the culture and language
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