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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