Monday, January 13, 2020

The Haitian Connection







As Haiti marks the grim anniversary of the devastating earthquake ten years ago (January 12, 2010) I am all the more excited that Highview has followed the call of God in forging important partnerships of love and reciprocity with our beautiful friends there. 



I asked Brian Ogilvie, who is travelling with a combined team this month, to share some of what is on his mind and heart for this current visit.



First, Brian, what are the dates of your trip?



January 13 to 24, 2020





What do you feel is the general goal of this particular trip?



This year it’s our hope to complete the structural work of the seniors’ residence in Pignon. This will mean painting, building wheelchair ramps, and most importantly, completing the work on the washroom facility in preparation for the seniors moving in. This has been a long time coming (5 years) but the excitement is now growing as we realize the final steps in getting this facility up and running.



Can you tell us what you’re excited about?



Always excited to see our friends in Pignon, Hinche and Sapate. One of our goals when God led us to this work was to build relationships with the people of these communities and I’m happy to say that’s been accomplished. It is always a joy to walk onto the sites and see our friends smiles again. Since its inception this has been a project shared with our friends at Trinity Evangelical Missionary church in Waterloo. What a blessing to lock arms with other Christian communities to do the work of meeting the needs of the poorest in this world.



How can we be praying for you?



Certainly, this year, prayers for protection would be appreciated. The country of Haiti has been in turmoil for what seems forever but the political temperature is a bit hotter this year compared to others. And as always, that we can bless the people of the communities in which we work and the country as a whole.







We will be praying for you and the team, Brian!

God speed.

We’ll look forward to updates as internet allows.



Ruth Anne Breithaupt

Missionary In Residence

Highview Community Church

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