With great joy and anticipation we are off to LesCayes, Haiti again. St. Mark Mission Team is packed and ready to go. Team members are Leonard Lowe, Christa Repas, Mark and Jackie Rychel and David Toth. We plan to help our fellow Lutherans at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and Orphanage in LesCayes and Ile-A-Vache, Haiti spiritually, medically, educationally and physically. Through sharing our faith, servicing a foot and ankle clinic, exchanging Christmas traditions with the children in creating greetings to bring back home and completing odd jobs around the orphanage, we pray the love of God will shine.
Our trip will begin Monday morning with a drive to the Detroit Airport then a 3 hour flight to Miami. We will overnight in Miami and fly to Port Au Prince Tuesday morning. We then transfer to a smaller airport in Port Au Prince and fly in a very small jet to LesCayes, arriving late afternoon.
We are packed to the max carrying such things as car parts, medical supplies, a solar panel, computers, christmas trees, clothes, shoes and personal items requested by those residing in Haiti. Thank you to all that donated, shopped, packed, participated in any way to the fundraisers and prayed for us! Please continue to do so.
I will try to blog daily as long as I have power to transmit. Please take a minute to respond. Click on "post a comment" in the lower left of the page. It is wonderful to get news from home!
We will return to the US December 8th and back to our homes December 9th.
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9 comments:
Jackie, I do so admire how you live your faith. Bravo! Please give my best to Christa (though I doubt she remembers me, I remember her! :-) ), Mark and David. I think it's amazing that the only person I don't know is Leonard Lowe -- please introduce me to him and give him my best, too. You all are much to be emulated.
blessings,
John
Jackie, Christa, Leonard, Mark and Dave -- You are in our prayers. May the Holy Spirit grow and enrich the seeds of Jesus' love that you are planting. God bless!
Chris
Thank you to Jackie for organizing the trip, and to all of you for serving the Lord in this way. My prayers are with you all...Jackie, Mark, Christa, Leonard, Dave, and Mom. I look forward to hearing about your time in Haiti. May God bless you all with health, safety and joy.
Love,
Wendy
blessings and prayers to you as you travel and minister to our friends in Haiti! please give Nora, Leonie, Israelson and all the rest big hugs from me!
can't wait to read your updates...
kimberly donnelly (lake orion, mi)
Thank God for your safe arrival in Miami. I pray that the weather holds for the trip to Haiti tomorrow. 3-5" expected tonight.
God Bless,
Michael Repas
We are so glad that you have all arrived safely in Miami, and are so proud of you. You are always in our hearts and thoughts. We love you Christa!
Love, Mom and Dad
Thank the Lord for your safe arrival in Miami, and I continue to pray for your safe travel. You are in my prayers, love you all.
Donna
Jackie and Mark, our prayers are with you and your team. Giving of yourself and sharing God's Word are truly wonderful Christmas gifts from all of you to the Hatians. God bless you and keep you safe today and everyday.
Love,
Gary and Carol
Dear Jackie
I sarting to understand Blogs! God Bless will pray for you and the mission team tonight. Please find out if there is a need for Luther's Small Catechism for the Feb. Trip? Do they have them?
Pastor Zehnder
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