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Haiti Mission – Heading Out

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Marlo Jenkins

On February 1, 2011, a group of 10 adults from Eaglemont Christian Church will leave Canada and fly to Haiti to serve children there. Our hosts are long-time missionaries Michel & Louise Charbonneau. You can see more about their good work in Haiti at www.haitiministries.com.

Maybe you don’t, but in my busy life, I find it way too easy to forget about the majority of our world that lives in poverty and very difficult circumstances. If there was ever a country that has faced trouble and problems it is Haiti. The answer for that country is for the Haitian people to personally open their lives to Jesus Christ. As a matter of fact, it’s the very same answer that we need in our country of Canada; maybe for different reasons, but the very same answer.

I have been challenged strongly lately by the call of Jesus to serve the poor. It is undeniable in the New Testament. Jesus’ heart for the poor and the less fortunate was very evident when he walked the earth. God’s heart is still the very same. If we are truly followers of Christ, our lives will reflect this compassion as well. James stressed this truth when he wrote in the New Testament book of James, “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble,...”

We have a solid team of ECCers who are excited about this cross-cultural serving opportunity. Any time we can do something where we spend time, energy and money on something other than ourselves… that’s a very good thing to do. When I get to do it with nine other committed people, that’s icing on the cake!