God bless!
-Brandon

I spoke with Joel late last night while he was in the airport in Boston. The team is doing well but very tired. They will sleep in the airport and make their way home today. Here is the update as posted by Julianna from Global training Network.

1/17/12
“Praise the Lord! Joel and the team made it safely to New Jersey. And God is so precious and amazing..Joel got moved up to first classon 5 out of 6 flightsto and from on this trip to Haiti! That never has happened like this before! Num 6:25 speaks the blessing of God’s face shinning upon a people. This literally means; that God’s favor would be so evident that all the world would take notice and know it is the hand of God’s favor! I would say we all see this is God’s hand of favor through Jesus Christ!! Praise to You Jehovah God!
They are now flying to Boston, only an 1.5 hour flight. Then the 6 hourlayover in Boston. Please pray God’s will to be done regarding their flight to Seattle. God knows all thingsand does all things well, so we will commit all things into His care, in Jesus name. (Isa 46:10, Mark 7:37, Phil 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:7)”

1/18/12
“Dear Warriors of Intercession;
There were no flight cancellations, so Joel and the team are on their flight home to Seattle right now! We are praising God for bringing Joel and the team home, and ask God for traveling mercies all the way home, in Jesus name.Ps 78:53says, He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;”and in Ps 107:29-31 ” He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.”We praise God for getting Joel and the team safely to Haiti and through Haiti and in all the flights thus far, and praise Him that He will indeed get each of them to their homes, into the arms of their loved ones, safe and sound in Jesus name!
Thank you all for your prayers for Joel and all these awesome servants of God who faithfully serve in advancing the Kingdom of God for the glory of God, in Jesus name!”

Thanks to all of you for remembering the team in your prayers. It has been a very new, impacting and interesting trip. I’m hoping to get a journal entry posted on the blog from one of the team members as soon as possible.
-Tony

I just received the following text from the team. There was a bit of a time gap but the news is good. It sounds like there has been lots of prayer as was hoped. I have heard from others that the team is indeed very tired as they have been running full speed since they hit the ground. It sounds like long nights and living on God’s word. Even in the excitement of feeding on God’s word our bodies that live in a broken world do need rest. As they ask please pray for that rest and for protection from disease and infection as their tired bodies will strain to remain strong.

The team will be heading back to Port Au Prince and then coming home in the next days. Please pray for safe travel home.
-Tony

Thank you for your support of Hope in Haiti! Your time, your energy, your prayers and your donations made a difference to so many children in Haiti! With your help Hope in Haiti is reaching 750+ impoverished families in rural Haiti through three schools, a dozen churches and community support like medical clinics, well building and more.

Hello again from snowy Monroe Washington. As the first snowfall of the season reaches us we think of and pray for our team in warm Haiti. I also find it odd that the world is shrinking with advances in technology allowing us to have such up to the minute contact. Below is a copy of the text Joel sent late last night, edited by Kathy, Joel’s loving and amazing wife, followed by scriptural insight from Julianna who volunteers for Global training Network. I apologize for the delay and the blatant plagiarism….

“WOW! WOW! What a night! Went to observe (the community gathering) but was asked to pray. Have to be ready at a moment’s notice! There were 1,500 to 2,000 people there from a town of 10,000 or so. Started at 6 pm and didn’t get up to pray until after 8pm. Prayed for those who needed healing, deliverance and salvation. It was wonderful! We had to leave because we were so tired and we start at 8am tomorrow.”

The schedule today is suppose to be as follows:
8:00 to noon: Pastors Training
Tonight: Joel speaks at the community gathering. There could be a huge number of people in attendance. Pray God draws the people to come and removes the blindness of sin and deception. Pray for many salivations, deliverance from bondage and healing! May Jesus Christ be magnified!

Report from that night… “Over 200 attended last night during the three hours of praising God followed by preaching by pastor Nathan ( a local Haitian pastor). About fifty people made decisions for Christ and accepted His love and leadership of their lives. At the Pastor’s Conference Joel taught about the need to know and live out God’s word as pastors. Isaac also spoke on the topic of the “Heart of a Teacher”. Tonight Joel teaches to the 200 people about “Who Jesus Is” through the three I am statements in the gospel of John. Joel will also be touching on Jesus being the way, the truth and the life. Please pray the people will put their trust in Jesus Christ. The team also requests prayer for God’s glory to come through their actions and to keep the rats away as they sleep tonight.”

A couple of other notes:The 9th box has not shown up yet but Joel said out of everything they brought it was the least important.  They arrived in Haiti on the 2nd Anniversary of the Earthquake. I know it was all over the news here. They were able to observe their “Day of Remembrance” with the people in Port Au Prince. Joel said it is warm but not like it was last time. Yeah!!Thank you for praying for Haiti! Praise God, the Great I Am – Lord (Yahweh); God of gods (Elohim), and Lord and Master (Adonai) loves the people of Dessalines more that our minds can comprehend! “There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.” Psalm 86:8

Love and Blessings to you – Kathy and Joel

Dear Warriors of Intercession;
The Holy Spirit of God amazes me over and over again. He is truly The Wonderful Counselor!! Here is what He shared today for intercession; first regarding Joel and the team; John 10:4 “When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them,”“the oriental shepherds always walked ahead of his sheep. He was always out in front. Any attack upon the sheep had to take “him” into account first.” (F.B.Meyer)Jesus is The Faithful Shepherd Who goes before our team and Who is their very Present Help and Protection! Secondly; we pray regarding all those who will hear God’s message; that they would realize their eternal home is with the Heavenly Father through Christ. John 14:1-4 , yet, there must be a forfeiting of self, of all this world and this life could ever offer, a true heart surrender and true acceptance of all that Jesus offers of Himself.Matt 16:24-27. Our intercession for those in Haiti must be no different that our own heart cry for ourselves…that they would become undone before God..realizing nothing and no one else will do! Jesus alone IS the Shepherd and Guardian of their souls! In Jesus name!
Lets remember to pray for one another as well. The army in Christ that stands together, stays strong together! (like a spiritual garrison)Would you pray for me? I am having trouble with my eyes. Pain and trouble seeing (past three days).
Reaching ALL nations for Jesus. - Julianna Hab 2:14″ 

Hope In Haiti is teaming with Global Training Network to utilize their pastor training resources and vast experience in training pastors around the world. Joel is blessed in an amazing way in his speaking skills and in his life in general. We are very thankful to have him with us. Grace and Brandon Gloor will be spending some time in prayer and in meetings seeking God’s will as to their mission assignment and if Haiti is where they should serve. Please pray for insight, wisdom and discernment.

The snow has begun to fall again. It is so calm outside and if you are quiet and still you can actually hear the flakes land. Have you ever been that quiet? Have you ever heard the still small voice? I pray that today you will have a time of peace to hear God’s voice.

Peace this day – Tony

Right now, 2:20pm PST the team is driving to Dessalines. Please continue to pray, as Joel asked, for the people of Haiti who don’t have a relationship with Christ to be open to meeting Him and yielding to His love. I will update as we continue to recieve more informaiton.

In His Love, Tony

God pless you all for caring and praying. Haiti is a country mainly in darkness, but light doesn’t fear darkness it overcomes it.
-Tony

What will it take to bring spiritual transformation to the people of Haiti who are tossed and turned by a destitute economy, political instability, and the darkness of voodoo? Their lives are rocked by poverty, disease, hopelessness, and certainty of early death.In the midst of it all are a handful of Haitian pastors and teachers who want to bring the life-changing power of Christ to the people. This week, a team from Hope In Haiti will make the trek across the Haitian soil to Dessalines and Nan Wo to join those men and take part in the spiritual awakening that is happening in the Artibonite Valley by God’s grace.
After landing Thursday, Dixie, Joel, Isaac, Brandon, Grace, and Ashley will take part in the culmination of Pastor Louinet’s week-long series of community meetings in the town square of Dessalines this Friday. Joel will speak to the townspeople about who Jesus really is, and follow that up with an all-day pastor’s training conference on Saturday to help equip the local Christian leaders to share God’s Word effectively with their own people, which he does as part of Global Training Network. In addition to the training time, the team will take the opportunity to visit and encourage the local believers and Hope In Haiti sponsored school children.

Please pray for God’s blessing on the town square meeting and the Saturday pastor training conference. Pray for insight, safety, strength, and joy for the team.
To download GTN’s fact sheet about this weekend and the realities of Haiti, click here.

Stay tuned for live updates from us in Haiti, sent to you from Tony Robinson, Vice President of Hope In Haiti.

For the rest of the team,
-Brandon

Fred Meyer’s $1 sale on matchbox cars prompted Tony Robinson to call an impromptu Hope in Haiti toy drive! How fun! Pick up new and gently used dolls and cars for our HIH kids in Nan wo and Kawo. Dixie and our teams will take this February! It’ll be like Christmas for the kids. Remember – someone has to carry all these toys on their back to Haiti so think “little” and “light”. Stop by Fred Meyer to see what else is on sale in the toy department and pick up some $1 matchbox cars for HIH.

Drop-off Locations:

Cascade Community Church Lobby Sunday January 8th & 15th

Crosswater Church – Sundays in January

You Pick – email us at info@hopeinhaiti.com and we will arrange a time to meet you.

Thank you all and Happy New Year!

As many of you may know, I just returned from Haiti and your sponsored child is doing well!  The school continues to grow and has about 325 children attending.  We have expanded the primary school (1st – 6th) and are in our second year of secondary school (7th – 13).  Thirty children come from the mountainous areas and either live with a relative in Dessalines or live behind the school.  Their are 13 girls living in two rooms.

Steaming bowls of rice, beans and sauce are handed out to the children three times a week.  They are delighted and go home with full tummies.  Each school day begins with children arriving by walking the dusty road from all directions.  They come in their uniforms and form lines according to class. They raise the Haitian flag and then the national anthem fills the air.  I felt like applauding when they finished.  A prayer is said, then two by two, holding hands, they file into their classrooms to begin school. Throughout the year, gifts are given to each child on special occasions.

When school is not in session the building is being used constantly by the community. Pastor conferences are held four times a year for church leaders in 12 surrounding churches.  Celebrations with large meals are held often and there is even a honeymoon room in our guest house for newly married couples, complete with food prepared for them for a week.   God’s work has spilled out into the community  and we are touching lives there.  What a difference Hope in Haiti has made for the people in Nan wo!  Early many mornings at 4:30 AM songs and prayers rise to our Lord, filling the quiet morning with praise before the people go off to their gardens to work or sell a few items.

Thank you for your sponsorship of your child.  You have touched more lives than you know.  Your faithfulness is so greatly needed and appreciated! We worked until midnight several nights this week and all your sponsor “fridge cards” are on their way. It’s truly a labor of love as we fall in love with each child all over again as we update their picture and information on your card. Looking at their bright faces strengthens our resolve to work harder and pray faithfully for these beautiful children thousands of miles away. We hope you feel the same way when you get the card.

Love,  Dixie