We praise the Lord for having settled in to te USA. One of our prayers was to be able to make non Christian friends, build relationships and be used by Him to lead people to the Lord in the USA. That has not been as esay as we first thought it would be. However, we praise God that last month both Lupita and I were able to each lead someone to the Lord here in the USA. God has been so good. Please pray for Ricardo, a young dentist that I had the privilege of leading to Jesus and for Andrea, a nine year old girl, that Lupita lead to Christ the very same day!

Today we leave for Haiti for one week. We will have an intensive schedule for 8 days. All of the national church leaders and OMS Haiti leadership will be meeting together so that we can discuss and come to agreement on future vision and srtaegy. We will also be working with the OMS team on leadership structure and aligning ministry to vision. This is a very important week for the Lord's work in Haiti. Please pray God's spirit would lead and His name be glorified as we work together.

Haiti update

The last few months have seen ministry in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Columbia and Haiti. We would like you to focus your prayers on the country of Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and, with its spiritual legacy of voodoo still a significant force, the spiritual needs are great. OMS has currently engaged in a wide range of ministry activities, each of which has much potential to deeply transform the lives of the Haitian people. (Click on the picture to find out more about OMS's ministry in Haiti)


It was exciting to see the medical centre function. It treats the physical needs of over 50,000 people a year while also attempting to share with them the hope that is in Christ. The radio station 4VEH broadcasts to all Haiti and beyond, sharing that salvation is found in Christ while also providing educational programming which facilitates stability and growth in basic areas of Haitian society.

The seminary is actively focused on the spiritual formation and biblical training of young Haitian Christians that will soon give much needed leadership to the Haitian church. The OMS team is a good size, growing and filled with talented people called of God to make a difference. There is indeed much to be excited about when we prayerfully contemplate what God wants to do through OMS in the this county of much need.

Haiti

I will be in Haiti from the 5th to the 10th of this month. I'll work with leadership to clarify the vision, align strategy to that vision and work on team building and effectiveness. Please pray for wisdom in these meetings and, that as a result, we will more effectively win people for Christ, plant churches and train leaders to lead them.


OMS first became involved with Haiti after purchasing 4veh, and although OMS ministry in Haiti began with Radio 4VEH in the 1950s, other ministries have begun over the years that both reach out to the Haitians and train national Christian leaders. We have several ministries in Haiti including Emmaus Biblical Seminary, the Emmaus Fellowship of Churches, Cowman International School, Bethesda Medical and Dental Clinic, Starfish Kids and the Villa Ormiso Hospitality Center.

I trust you are well.

The Dominican Republic

Greetings to my much appreciated and valued readers. On October 28th through November 4th, I will be in the Dominican Republic where I'll meet with leaders from all over Latin America. National church leaders, ECC leaders and OMS International directors will be discussing issues that affect each of the countries as well as what to do about the Haitian refugees going into the Dominican Republic and exploring whether OMS should have a presence there.

In order to fully understand what it will mean to open a new field, it helps to know how OMS carries out our four-fold purpose. Every Community for Christ (a division of OMS) works to give every community an opportunity to hear the Good News and respond in faith. Each ECC team is comprised of Christian nationals: Colombians in Colombia, Indians in India, etc. When ECC went to a location in the past, it had the goal of planting a single strong church. ECC teams now function as Church Multiplication Teams, modeling the concepts of effective evangelism and discipleship. New believers are quickly equipped to make disciples of Jesus by opening their homes and their network of relationships to share the Good News and form worshiping groups that become fully functioning churches. Then these churches plant daughter churches, and the cycle continues.

I need your prayers as I'll be doing quite a bit of traveling in the next month. Pray for wisdom and guidance in leadership-making decisions in the Dominican Republic and for the day to day decisions regarding Latin America.