We’re so grateful for the ways we’ve seen the Lord working this year.
While challenges abound, and most of the time we’re busier than we’d ever imagined, it’s encouraging to look back, and see some of what he’s done during our first term.
We’d love to share with you here just a taste of some of the things we’ve seen these past few months. Maybe grab a cup of coffee and pray with us as you read!
Waiting for the baby!
Becca’s pregnancy continues to progress well. So far, this has been the easiest pregnancy she’s had. Being pregnant in the hot Haitian summer is no easy task – so we’re thankful for the Lord’s grace. We’ve also been grateful for the care of a good Haitian OB/GYN.
A couple of weeks ago we returned to the US and we are eagerly awaiting the baby’s arrival any day here in NH!
Please pray for Becca and the baby in these remaining weeks (days?) of pregnancy.
Leadership Course
The new course Luke developed this spring, Christian Leadership, was taught to over 70 students at STEP and was received very well.
Building a course from the ground up in another language was a greater challenge than we anticipated, but it was also a lot of fun.
The interaction with the students in class regularly made us say: this is why we’re here!
Malaria
After several trips to the countryside in late spring, Luke started to get sick. Thinking he had picked up something the kids had been passing around, he stayed home for a couple days and rested. When the fever didn’t go away and started to get higher, he was tested for Malaria and the test was positive.
Thankfully, Malaria in Haiti normally responds very well to treatment and after a couple of miserable weeks, by God’s grace, he was back up and running again.
Quisqueya Chapel
Our church in Port-au-Prince is still on the hunt for a pastor.
We’re so grateful for the many folks who are volunteering to help lead the ministries of the church during this extended interim time.
A couple of months ago, we were able to add a few new faces to the board and that is proving to be a big help.
Pray for Luke as he leads the Board of Elders.
Visitors!
This spring, we were privileged to have Pastor Mark McCune along with his wife Michele and their daughter Izzy from Cornerstone Community Church in Harrisonville, Missouri join us to lead the Crossworld Haiti Field staff retreat.
Mark spoke for several days on grace and discipleship and it was a great encouragement to the Haiti team. They spent several days with us afterwards to visit the ministries we’re a part of. What a joy it was to have them with us!
Are you interested in seeing what we’re up to in person? We’ve had several visitors this past year spend anywhere from a week to a weekend with us and it’s always a joy to show them some of what the Lord is doing in Haiti. If you’d like to visit, just let us know!
Generator Problems
Reliable grid power is never something we can count on in Haiti, and this makes us heavily dependent on backup systems to keep things going.
At Quisqueya Chapel, our primary generator threw a rod several months ago, leaving it unrepairable. We praise God for the provision of a new generator that is now running well.
Over at the seminary, the primary generator we depend on broke down last fall, and this summer, a secondary generator also stopped working. Please pray with us as STEP staff continue to work on these generators.
Issues in the STEP Neighborhood
The security situation in the neighborhood around the seminary has continued to destabilize this year. We’re often hearing gunfire in the area several times a week.
Although we’ve been able to resume building houses on the Fort Mercredi side of campus, we’ve had to put construction in Grand Ravine on pause until the situation improves. Please pray with us for peace in the area.
Home Ministry Assignment: Visiting you this Fall!
We left Haiti a few weeks ago and are currently awaiting the baby’s arrival in New Hampshire. After the baby arrives and we’re able to travel, we’ll be hitting the road to visit as many of you as we can before we head back to Haiti in January.
As we put our travel schedule together if you would like to have us speak to your group sometime between now and the end of December, would you let us know?
Prayer Requests
Pray for Becca and the baby’s health for the remainder of this pregnancy and for a safe delivery.
Pray for security in the neighborhood around the seminary. Pray for stability to return so we can resume some of the community projects we’ve had to put on pause.
Praise God for Luke’s full recovery from Malaria this summer.
Continue praying for the Pastoral Search at Quisqueya Chapel.
Grateful to be in partnership with you!
Luke, Becca, Grace, Lydia, Joshua and #4
