That moment when I finally sat down...the stillness and silence unfamiliar lately ...The chance to
finally reflect on this season of transition and change that has been plagued by busyness...feeling of being
overwhelmed and times of Anxiety and Fear. As I thought...prayed...reflected...listened the words that kept
coming to my mind were FAITHFUL and PRESENT. God has been so FAITHFUL and PRESENT with me
through each step of this transition. I am very excited to write and give you a personal account of God’s
faithfulness through this season. The countless ministry doors He has opened and the PEACE He has given
me.
In December you may remember I joined the new ministry team of CTEN (Commission to Every Nation). God was faithful to open this door not only to find a supporting organization but 1 that is grounded on caring for, loving on, praying for and encouraging each missionary individually to fulfill their individual ministry call. That alone is huge but they also make it easy for you my faithful supporters to donate and make tax deductible donations and help me with donor communication...appreciation...and fundraising by printing and sending out my paper mailings for me. I just got back from attending orientation in Texas at CTEN headquarters June 14-17th. These 3 days were full of helpful and informative information but more importantly 3 days surrounded by godly, mission minded leaders full of wisdom and ready to share from experience and love. I can confidently say God has not only been PRESENT and FAITHFUL through this season of transition but has chosen to BLESS me personally and Bless my ministries as well.
But first I want to clarify my ministry partnership and relationship with NWHCM (Northwest Haiti Christian Mission) as many have approached me with questions. Here are some common questions....
In December you may remember I joined the new ministry team of CTEN (Commission to Every Nation). God was faithful to open this door not only to find a supporting organization but 1 that is grounded on caring for, loving on, praying for and encouraging each missionary individually to fulfill their individual ministry call. That alone is huge but they also make it easy for you my faithful supporters to donate and make tax deductible donations and help me with donor communication...appreciation...and fundraising by printing and sending out my paper mailings for me. I just got back from attending orientation in Texas at CTEN headquarters June 14-17th. These 3 days were full of helpful and informative information but more importantly 3 days surrounded by godly, mission minded leaders full of wisdom and ready to share from experience and love. I can confidently say God has not only been PRESENT and FAITHFUL through this season of transition but has chosen to BLESS me personally and Bless my ministries as well.
But first I want to clarify my ministry partnership and relationship with NWHCM (Northwest Haiti Christian Mission) as many have approached me with questions. Here are some common questions....
1. Are you still a full-time missionary under NWHCM?
• NO, I am a Ministry Partner
2. What does it mean to be a Ministry Partner?
It means I am choosing to partner with NWHCM instead of serving through them in order to fulfill God’s call on my life not only to minister to and advocate for children and families with special needs but to educate and train nationals to be therapists ACROSS HAITI. My calling is and ministry has become BIGGER than NWHCM requiring me to do a lot more traveling throughout Haiti. Both NWHCM and myself came to this realization. In order to fully fulfill my calling and not be limited something had to change. After months of prayer and discussion the decision was made for me to transition from a NWHCM Missionary to a Ministry Partner.
3, How does this change your day to day?
It means I am choosing to partner with NWHCM instead of serving through them in order to fulfill God’s call on my life not only to minister to and advocate for children and families with special needs but to educate and train nationals to be therapists ACROSS HAITI. My calling is and ministry has become BIGGER than NWHCM requiring me to do a lot more traveling throughout Haiti. Both NWHCM and myself came to this realization. In order to fully fulfill my calling and not be limited something had to change. After months of prayer and discussion the decision was made for me to transition from a NWHCM Missionary to a Ministry Partner.
3, How does this change your day to day?
• My everyday routine looks about the same. I will continue to head up and advocate for the therapy
program at the Miriam Center and the For Jonathan Sake Outreach program. I will spend more time on
the road as I partner with other rehab teams (STAND, PHOENIX RISING, etc.), Educating Nationals
(UNAH/LLU, FSRL, etc.), Supervising students on their clinical rotations and partnering with other
organization to provide education and support to their staff.
4. Why did you move off campus
• One of the benefits of being a full-time missionary through NWHCM is having housing right on their campus and I guess you could say one of the downfalls (so I felt at first) to not is having to move off campus. Scary as it was I am so thankful for the help & support of NWHCM to help me find safe, close housing. I can confidently say it is actually really nice to have closure at the end of the day and feel like I am “leaving” my work and ministry at the end of the day.
4. Why did you move off campus
• One of the benefits of being a full-time missionary through NWHCM is having housing right on their campus and I guess you could say one of the downfalls (so I felt at first) to not is having to move off campus. Scary as it was I am so thankful for the help & support of NWHCM to help me find safe, close housing. I can confidently say it is actually really nice to have closure at the end of the day and feel like I am “leaving” my work and ministry at the end of the day.
I am very thankful for the years I was a full-time missionary through NWHCM and I am thankful and
Excited for this new season of PARTNERSHIP with them. Ministry growth requires change and brings
along growth pains...But God is PRESENT...He is FAITHFUL...and He is BLESSING the call He gave me.
MY NEW HOUSE
I am very excited to report that I have moved into my own little place about a 5 minutes walk from the mission. It is very safe having 10ft. walls with broken glass around the top and a big metal gate that is locked at night. I have the bottom floor of a house all to myself. I have purchased solar panels, inverter, batteries, and a generator in order to have power. I do not have running water yet but am working towards that goal hopefully soon. I do have to say that it is nice to "leave" work/ministry at the end of the day. I have gotten so used to living where I served that this is a new concept but so far I like it. There are hard things with the move like not being able to kiss the kids goodnight and stay to talk to teams after devotions. With any change their is always pros and cons. A HUGE THANK YOU to Jody, Junior and Presendeu. I would not have been able to find this place, work out the details or get moved in without their support, help and love!
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