With so many displaced people in Haiti, what can YOU do to help?
What can you do that will enable families to begin to rebuild their lives?
What would be culturally relevant, give families a sense of normalcy, security as well as give them dignity?
RMI has researched those questions and we have an exciting answer!
Stay tuned!!
Normally my bird feeder just fattens the local black grackles and doves, but today a male (seen above) and a female painted bunting helped themselves to breakfast, lunch, snacks and supper on Monday. They were joined by a female cardinal occasionally. It was so cool to see the “happy couple”. What a beautiful creature! So many colors in one little body. God packed a lot into that one bird!
An eye-opening article by Jonathan Katz, found here, tells of yet another challenge that faces Haiti: the loss of a generation of Haiti’s young professionals. It makes you sit back, take a deep breath and say yet another prayer for the future of Haiti. May God provide Christian young people to replace those that have been lost.
"Thank you for helping our congregation at CrossRoad understand that we are called not just to give to the people of Haiti, but to be in relationship with them. Casual giving to soothe our consciences is being replaced by vital action, where our lives are intertwined with our sister church in Tiburon & we now see we have lessons to learn that only they can teach us."
Dennis Owen of CrossRoad UMC, Jacksonville, FL sent us this great word of encouragement. It is affirming to see the essence of RMI’s ministry being grasped and lived out. This is what RMI is all about! Thank you, Dennis.
#1 – Last week thieves stole the power cables at the office again, so we had to work out of the office again (it happened back in the fall). The power is back on now and we are so thankful it took less than a week!!
#2 – Dan and Kim (RMI’s new VP) are in Haiti this week. They are researching the next phase of RMI’s relief efforts, transitional housing. They will be meeting with several key people and committees for rebuilding. This is Kim’s first trip to Haiti, so he will have a great opportunity to not only assist in this but be able to meet RMI’s Haiti staff, get to know RMI’s field and see our facilities. It’ll help give him a much better understanding of how things work there.
Pray that they will be able to get appointments with the right people, that RMI would find favor in the sight of these people and committees and that God will give them clear direction.
More details will follow once plans for this effort are finalized! Stay tuned!!
