Letter:
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH IN PORT-AU-PRINCE
150, St-Martin Street, Port-au-Prince, Haiti US Correspondence address:
P.O. Box 7734
Delray Beach, FL 33482
April 2008
In our message this period of time, we would like to express our thought by exploring the work of the creation. God is so powerful that He took only six days to create the whole world with everything that exists in it. By just naming things, all were created by God, our Creator. After each day of work, He admired what He did and saw that everything He had done was good. So there is no doubt that all things created by God were good. But since the fall of men, good things created by God were affected by the fall of mankind, yes good things created by God remain useful to mankind as long as we follow the order that God imposes. In ordinary life, everything that we eat for instance is good depending on how we prepare them. The same rule applies to our lives. Life is good depending on how we live. If we live to please God all the time, there is no doubt that life will be good. So if we live the way that God intended us to live, life is good. To live a better life, we must live a life that will constantly be under construction by the Lord Jesus Christ. We have to understand that we must follow the direction giving to us by God to constantly improve ourselves spiritually, morally and socially. The first Psalm of David talks openly about his own experience with the rules of God and we find all the wonderful advices that we need to succeed in this tempting society. In the first and second verse of this Psalm, we learn that the only thing that we can expect when we follow the path of God is clearly "blessings". Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord". There are so many ungodly way sin front of us that we get confused. David calls them the ways of sinners. These ways apparently offer satisfaction to our feelings and our emotions. But in reality they are ways of destruction. The joys that they bring are just temporary. Let us seek for durable joy that we can only find in our relationship with God.
Foods Program Urgency:
Haiti is experiencing the most terrible moment right now. It is impossible for the families to live. Food products are becoming more and more expensive and nobody in the needy families can get what is necessary to survive. This is an emergency situation an dour organization would like to be involved and intervened. Serving meals to the families in need is a very important part of our job. Several months in the past, we have introduced this program and we have been obligated to stop it because of lack of adequate budget. This program needs to be resurrected and we expect getting your help. The budget to run this program is about $1,600 dollars for a total of 60 families. Let us feed the hungry.
The ministry of the church in Haiti continues to grow. Praise the Lord. As always, people still continue to be seriously involved in Church activities which is a good sign of growth. In outside of the capital people get hungry to hear the gospel and to follow God's direction. Even poorly financial situation, new churches expansion in Cotes de Fer...Mirebalais, Jeremie, Marouge, Bon Repos, Plateau Central continue to make significant progress. In the capital of Port-au-Prince, as time getting tougher, more people are accepting Christ as their personal Savior. For example, 26 people came to Christ in a revival meeting in a church at TaBarre, Port-au-Prince. We ask you to continue to pray for the development of these churches and at the same time for everything that God will do in the near future, because we are planning to plant more churches through Haiti.
Programs in Progress--Education
As it was announced in our previous issue we have made a significant progress in the area of education. We have couple new schools fully operated and our program of alphabetization have started with the population we have anticipated to get. Most of them are parents of our students who do not know how to write and read. We are devoted to do what is best to give them a new standard of life. We are sure that one day, they will be able to be involved in a better manner in their children education. Since our Independence, alphabetization job has always been a challenge. Now the organization is very happy to see these adults sitting down to do something very new for them. We thank the Lord for that opportunity and we continue to ask you for your prayer and financial help.
AMG (Association Missionnaire Globale) Services Performance
AMG continues to perform very well in all areas. With the constant training programs put in place by the persons in charge, everybody is aware of their job description and do their best to perform at the maximum of their capacity. At the health care centers we see more professionalism put into the job place, employees have developed more concerns about the duties assigned to them. Because our patients are more informed and educated about the transmissible diseases and are more cautious about the care of themselves and the protection of others, this is very encouraging. We certainly intend to do more in all areas but the lack of possibilities set us back in many other important obligations Your continuous contributions and prayers could be a big push for us. So far we thank you for what you have already done. Because of you, a lot of children's lives especially have been restored spiritually, morally and physically.
Purpose of the Organization:
AMG is a non profit organization founded by late Rev. Cenopha Point Du Jour. The main purpose of the organization is to provide the physical, spiritual, social and educational needs of the needy Haitian people. So we need your participation to help us evangelize the country and educate the children who cannot afford to go to school. Because of this ministry, many lives have already been restored spiritually, morally and physically. Everyday, we have seen a lot of people coming to Christ. Thank you for your help in the past, at the present time and in the future. May God bless you all and continue to bless you in a special way.
Email address: amghaiti@hotmail.com
Share your Blessings:
By inviting you to become a partner with us in this wonderful ministry, we certainly give to you a great opportunity to share your blessings. Remember that when you share, God will pour upon you more blessings. In the book of Proverbs chapter 19 verse 17, we read: "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and that which he hath given will he pay him again." More than ever we need your help in Haiti to restore those multitude of lives that have been destroyed by misery and despair. By visualizing the image that you see at the side in this section (refer to letter), you will discover by yourself the urgency of doing something. We have poorly started in all areas that we think are important for the restoration of the human life such as schools, churches, food program and so on. We are not looking now for sophisticated things, but for the urgent necessity to be solved. Any small participation you can bring will certainly mean a lot to us and for the people in Haiti. A small donation every month will help children and adults learn how to read and write, satisfy their hunger, and provide for their basic health care.
Rev. Sainvilus Point-Du-Jour
Pastor
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