Christmas Blessings to all who have an interest in the Haitian Lutheran Ministry.

This is the time to thank all of you who have been generous with your prayers, donations and ideas for the people of Haiti.

As many of you know our dear friend and Lay Minister, Lophane, was in from Haiti for a jam packed 10 days of presentations and meetings (Ken and I are still recovering). We discussed many new ideas and met with several organizations in 3 states. Thanks to those who shared your time with us.

 

Fellowship Of Faith Lutheran Church - McHenry, IL

Heifer International Meeting

Orland Park, Rotary Club

Students at Concordia University - Mequon

 

We asked Lophane to meet with the organizations above to encourage more involvement in this ministry. We hope to increase our short term mission trips with teams of college students to teach English as a second language. Heifer International is planning to start a goat project in our district to help the Haitian people become self supporting. We are interested in starting other job training programs but we need your help.

 

The Haitian Lutheran Mission Project has been blessed to see many improvements in Pastor Isaac's District over this past year and we would like to share those with you at this time. After all, they would not have come about with out your support.

Pastor continues to house, feed and educate 30 Orphaned children in his home.

 

Sleeping on the floor of Pastor's home

A second floor addition to Pastors home now allows the children to sleep in 2 dorm style rooms in bunkbeds!

 

This addition also serves as a guest house for mission teams and guests who come to Jeremie to assist Pastor Isaac.

 

The school in the Village of Fond Rouge is now in session.
The building is almost complete, benches and school supplies are still needed.

 

These are the parents of the children that will attend the
new school in Fond Rouge-they send their thanks.

 

Water Filters have been purchased for schools and families that do not have access to clean water

 

Several Latrines have been built in the villages on Church property to serve the needs of the entire community as
well as help to prevent the spread of Cholera.

 

Ladies cooking the rice and beans for the children
in Lutheran School of Bouduin

We now have 12 schools in Pastor's District that are part of the Feeding program. Trinity Hope provides one meal of rice and beans to each child attending a Lutheran School as long as we can keep the teachers paid and the schools remain opened. Unfortunately we only have enough support for the teachers in 4 schools at this time so we will continue to seek sponsorship for the teachers in 8 schools next year.

Sharing their food is common
even when they do not have enough for themselves.

 These children Thank You
and Wish you a Blessed Christmas.

And so do we!

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE A VERY SMALL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO SO MUCH IN AN AREA OF HAITI THAT DOES NOT GET THE ATTENTION OF LARGE CHARITIES. JUST LIKE KATRINA, IT IS THE SMALL CHURCH GROUPS WHO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. YOU ARE MAKEING THIS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU TRUST THAT EVERY DOLLAR YOU SEND US GOES TO THE PEOPLE OF HAITI. OUR SIZE ALLOWS US TO TRACK ALL EXPENSES AND ELEIMINATE WASTE. WE TRAVEL TO HAITI AT OUR OWN EXPENSE AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR GROUND CREW IN HAITI ALMOST DAILY.

 

You can be part of this Ministry.

Susan Gross and the Haitian Lutheran Mission Project

c/o Christ Lutheran Church

14700 S. 94th Ave

Orland Park, IL 60462

suelynn144@aol.com