We believe that God is working in the country of Haiti. As Lupita and I have returned from a recent ministry trip the Lord has impressed on us the need for further prayer. Once again the stark cultural and economic differences were brought to our attention; it is difficult to comprehend the needs sometimes. They can be quite overwhelming. One program which impacted Lupita and I was Starfish Kids. It is a child sponsorship program that helps provide for the physical, educational and spiritual needs of the children of Haiti. We were especially encouraged to see how it is done in conjunction with the local church.
During our trip we met with all the OMS staff to focus on and diffuse vision. We also met with ministry leaders and began an alignment process that focuses our ministries and staff on OMS vision. This will be a long process but will help us be more effective in the medium to long term. Please pray for all of our staff and ministries in Haiti, that they will understand our vision and be able to make the necessary changes to focus energies, resources and staff in moving in the direction God reveals.
It was also exciting to meet with the executive committee of the national church. The purpose of this meeting was to establish a deep, meaningful and productive partnership with the Emmaus Fellowship of Churches. We discussed and agreed on what a partnership is and agreed to work together in a deeper and more meaningful way. Agreement was also forthcoming on key church planting strategies which, as we adapt them together in the months to come, will radically change our church planting ministry and effectiveness. We praise the Lord for that and much value your prayers for Haiti.
Please pray for our upcoming ministry trips. We will be involved in leading upcoming summit meetings in Kazakhstan and Russia. There we’ll focus on partnership agreements and church planting strategy and methodology. It is our prayer that God will enable us to be more effective as a result.
In June we will be involved in meetings with the Igleico Church in Colombia, a daughter church of OMS. It is our plan and desire to partner with them to enter into a new country, possibly the Dominican Republic. Through this we would like to begin recruiting Spanish speaking Latin men and women as OMS missionaries and begin to further internationalize OMS and the ministries God has entrusted to us. Please pray as much needs to be prayed about and discussed. It is our only desire that God’s will is done in His timing.
