Truth Connect was invited to Cap Haitien, Haiti to serve a Mission Discovery / HOLD the children mission team November 12 -17, 2015. Each November Richard Rohde, Director of HOLD the children (Htc), leads a team to Cap Haitien to minister at a Htc school in the community of Limonade, located about 5 miles east of Cap. Pastor Aleonce Bazile and the Alliance Church of Limonade hosted the team.
The mission team came from Port St. Lucie, FL and Silver Spring, MD. Each year they make this trip and have developed special relationships with their Htc sponsor children. The team helps take the children's pictures for the sponsorship program. They also help with ongoing construction projects at the school and church. On Sunday we worshiped with the church in Limonade. The mission team choir sang and I was asked to preach. Since a baptism followed the service, I spoke on the meaning and purpose of baptism. We then went to the ocean where Pastor Bazile baptized 14 new believers. It was a great week of service in Jesus name!
Richard ask me to lead the devotionals. Each evening the team gathered to debrief the day's events, worship the Lord in song and then focus on a devotional lesson. The theme for the devotion was "Lord, Teach Us To Pray" where we took an in-depth look at the "Lord's Prayer." The team had fun in their breakout groups digging into many Scripture references to gain a better understanding of the Lord's Prayer.
Karen is helping me on this trip. When the Cap mission trip is complete we will then move on to Santo Domingo, D.R. for a Leadership Training Conference.
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| Mission Discovery / HOLD the children mission team, Cap Haitien Haiti. |
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| Richard Rohde, Htc Director and Gary Stannis, leaders of the Port St. Lucie, FL team. |
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| Pastor Rich and Dr. Jen Edwards, husband and wife leaders of the Layhill Community Church team from Silver Spring, MD. |
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| These happy girls are part of the "HOLD the children" sponsorship program. Sponsorship helps to provide a school uniform, learning materials, lunch, and teachers' salaries. To learn more about HOLD the children please visit www.holdthechildren.org. |
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| Htc lunches being prepared ~ rice and beans with a creole sauce ~ served to each child. |
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| Karen Schreier with a Htc child. |
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| HOLD school in Limonade is under construction while classes continue. The men are building a bridge from the main school building to a preschool building. |
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| At an orphanage the team visited, Karen is surrounded by children. |
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| I am preaching about baptism on Sunday morning and Pastor Bazile translates. |
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| Pastor Bazile (with his arm up) and those who are about to be baptized. |
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| Pastor Bazile baptizes woman in the ocean. |
