October Updates

     Welcome to the Fall season….which for us is time to start preparing for our upcoming trips to Haiti.  We currently have two trips planned for this fall.  One in October and one in November.

     As a normal part of our planning for big trips, Lance always makes a trip to Haiti alone one month prior.  He usually travels alone and makes the final preparations for our upcoming trip. This helps us in two ways.  First, he gets all the details arranged for when the girls and I arrive, and secondly, he brings several extra pieces of luggage into the country to help us be able to bless more children on the following trip.

     This October will be making one of these types of trips but with an extra element. When we started to plan this trip, we were given an opportunity for Lance and our pastor, Pastor Randy Burt, to lead a pastor’s conference for 3 days in Anoux, Haiti. There will be approximately thirty pastors attending the conference and we are praying that it will be a wonderful time of refreshing.   Pastors in Haiti rarely get a chance to receive additional training or times of encouragement.  These men are doing an incredibly challenging job and they have very few opportunities to step away from their churches for a few days to be refilled themselves.  Please pray with us that this conference will be a great time of encouragement, anointing and equipping.  We pray that they will leave with new tools and fire to do the Kingdom work in a very difficult nation.

    Along with the work at the conference, Lance will arrange all of the details for our trip in November and deliver many of our items to Haiti for us to distribute. 

     Please join us in praying for many aspects of this trip.  Pray for God’s protection as they travel.  Pray for God’s favor from the time they leave Venice to the time they return. Please pray for wisdom to preach/teach the words that these pastors need to hear.  Finally, pray for great weather during their trip.  

    Thank you for your faithful support of Haiti Care Mission.  We are grateful for every prayer spoken, every kind word of encouragement we receive, every financial gift given and every  hand made item for the children.  Together, we are making a difference in people’s lives in Haiti.  

 

Prayer requests and Praises

 

Praises

  Praise the Lord for God’s provision for this ministry and our family. 

  Praise God for items that arrive just in time for packing for the next trip.  God’s timing is perfect.

Prayer requests

   Please pray for the fall trip to Haiti.  Pray that each pastor who attends the conference to be full of expectation.  Also, please pray for the safety and protection of all who are traveling to the conference. And finally, pray for God’s words to be spoken through the speakers to refresh and renew these pastors.

Thank you for praying for us and this ministry.  We appreciate your prayers.

Living victoriously in Christ, Lynn for the Anderson ministry team

 

 

 

 

Summer Projects

  This summer seems to have just rushed by us.  We were very blessed to have lots of family time this summer.  We enjoyed weekly trips to the water park as well as a short trip to Arkansas for a niece’s wedding. We feel very blessed that we can work together and set our schedule to spend lots of time with our children.

     This summer at Haiti Care we spent a great deal of time doing inventory and organizing the items we have on hand.  We are very pleased to see the balance of items we have for upcoming trips, but are ready for more items to come in.  We are always amazed at how God refills our shelves after each trip.  It is a wonderful thing that we can never out give God.  He is constantly replenishing the inventory through new sewing groups and more deliveries. 

     Another summer project for us was to recreate a set of teaching manuals for a chapel/Bible program in Haiti.  Our friend, Bev Brumbley, who created the Bible program asked us to “fix” these manuals during our last trip, but they were quite worn out and they need more than just a “fix up”.  They needed a facelift.  (It is important to note that the original manuals were printed in 1982 and have been all over the countryside of Haiti in the backpacks of the traveling teachers.) 

    With the help of the computer and a friend who did all the translation work, it was a creative journey to recreate these manuals.  As a teacher, who lives in a country of abundant resources, it was important to me that these Bible teachers have what they need to spread the Gospel to their students.   The project is not quite complete but we are in the final editing stages.  When the editing is complete, we will create the final copies with the gift of resources from New Life Church.  We look forward to delivering the books to Haiti during our November trip.  

    Our final work of the summer is the planning of our trips for the fall season.  Lance will be traveling to Haiti in October and we will be making a week-long trip in November.  If you have items you would like us to bring to Haiti, please plan to have them shipped to us by the end of September to allow time for packing.  Thank you for your faithful support of Haiti Care Mission. 

 Prayer Requests and Praises

· Praise the Lord for the connections and relationships God provides for Haiti Care. 

· Praise God for new sewing partners.  We are also excited to see how God brings new workers into the field.

Prayer requests

· Please pray for us as we start planning for our fall trips.  Pray for wisdom and God’s timing for each trip.

· Please pray for all of our sewing partners.  Pray for God’s blessing on them as they use their gifts to serve His children. 

· Please continue to pray for God’s favor and wisdom in all we do as we serve Him.

Thank you for praying for us and this ministry.  We appreciate your prayers.

 

Living victoriously in Christ, The Andersons and Haiti Care Mission

 

Here are a few pictures from our June trip.

 

 

A Short but Productive Trip

I feel a little like a broken record, but in this edition it is our pleasure to give you “another trip report.”  We are very blessed to have had the ability to make another trip to Haiti this spring.  It was an unexpected trip in terms of our plans but I believe it was all in God’s plans.

     In the first week of June, Lynn and two ladies from our church took a very short but highly productive trip to Haiti.  The trip came up very quickly following our March trip.  When in Haiti, we met up with one of our missionary friends and he  requested that we come back and serve in his churches again.  We had not been with his churches for almost 1 1/2 years, so it was perfect time to go back and reconnect with these families.

     The trip lasted only four days but in that time, we distributed over 1200 items at five locations.  It is hard to estimate how many people we met with because the numbers continued to grow as each distribution developed.  We may have started the distribution with  75 children in the church but by the time we left there were easily 125-150 kids.  Word spreads very quickly in small villages and everyone comes out to see the action.    It really excites me to touch lives so when I see more children come into the church my heart jumps for joy.

     This was a trip with many “firsts” for us.  It was the first trip without Lance as the team leader.  He and our girls stayed back in the US while Lynn took the lead.  It was a challenge to not have our trusted travel and security man but it was a wonderful opportunity to trust God in ALL things.  God lead and directed our steps and we had favor every step of the way.

     It was also the first time that I traveled to Haiti without Grace and Hope.  They are excellent workers for this ministry. We normally work as a family-team, which means we can anticipate each others needs and completely understand each other.  On this team, we had two ladies from the church who have never served together in this arena so there was potential for confusion to creep in, but God was faithful and He brought our hearts and minds together as one.  The team worked together seamlessly and showed great order in what can be very much chaos.

     Overall, the trip was wonderful and God made everything work out perfectly.  We had many opportunities to serve the missionary and his wife in several areas as well.  From technology to cooking, the team was willing to “do whatever it takes” to serve and they did that with excellence.

     As always, we can not make these trip and serve the children of Haiti without your help and support.  We are grateful for every gift given and every item of love sewn.   From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for making this trip and this ministry possible.

 

Prayer requests and Praises

 

· Thank the Lord for a successful and safe trip to Haiti for Lynn and the team.

· Praise the Lord for the way He makes all of the items multiply to meet the needs of each person we minister to.

· Praise God for great missionary partners in Haiti that take excellent care of us when we are in Haiti.

· Please pray for us as we try to take some time for rest this summer.  There are always many needs and our hearts what to help in every one.  Pray for discernment to do only what God is calling us to do.

Thank you for praying for us and this ministry.

Living victoriously in Christ, Lynn and Lance

 

 

 

 

Words of Thanks

This month I thought it would be nice to share with you some words of thanks that we have received from one of the ministries that we work with in Haiti.  The reason I want to share this with you is because it is a thank you to each of you.  We are only able to do this work through your support.  Haiti Care Mission is not just the Andersons.  It is every person who contributes to this mission.  We are a large body with many parts.  We have sewing partners, praying partners and financial partners.  Without each of you, we could not serve the children of Haiti as God has called us.  So this “Thank you” is for you.

Good morning Lynn and Lance Anderson:
Thank you for the power of love that you have shown to the children and members of our Mission, "Let The Children" this last Saturday the 26th of April 2014.  This morning I strongly feel His presence and loving care for the great works that you are doing for Haitian's children. May God through our brother Jesus Christ, keep your heart open for the children of Haiti.
We appreciate your support and future blessings that you may have for our Mission and we will also keep Haiti Care Mission in our prayers.  We pray that God can open doors for you and He will continue to bless you both spiritually and financially.

By the Grace of God and the Power of the Holy Spirit, be blessed.
Best regards,

Dominique Germain

Site Coordinator for Haiti

Let The Children 

(Fondasyon Timoun Lakay)

     It was an honor for Lance to serve with this ministry on his last trip and we are so grateful to hear that it made an impact in the lives of the children.

     At the end of this week, Lynn and two ladies will be traveling to Haiti for another short trip.  We plan to visit 5-6 different locations and meet with many children.  We have over 1000 items packed to bless the children.  We are praying to make many new relationships and strengthen old ones.  Please pray for us as we travel.

     Finally, on a personal note, we are very excited to be starting our summer vacation from school.  Grace has finished 3rd grade. Hope has completed 2nd grade and Lynn finished her 24th year of teaching.  Lance is working on his last class for his 2nd year of ministry training.  We are thankful for a season of rest and refreshing.

 

Financial Partner Name Change

     Please take note that our financial accountability ministry has changed their name.  They have gone through some changes with their logo and name but they are still the same. 

     Their new name is Ministry Alliance.  When sending financial support, you can use the same address and continue to write checks directly to Haiti Care Mission.  The receipt you receive will have their new information. 

     They also have a new webpage which will allow you to make a donation directly through the webpage.  If you are currently using recurring payments through Faith in the Family, nothing will change except for the name of the organization on your credit card statements. 

        If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact Tim at Ministry Alliance at 704-910-0546.

 

Prayer requests and Praises

· Please pray for our upcoming trip in June.  Lynn and two ladies will be traveling to Haiti in the first week of June to minister to the children in 5-6 different locations.  Pray for safety when traveling, favor wherever we go and God’s direction in all of the details.

· Please pray for the people of Haiti.  As the summer approaches, weather has a big impact on their lives.  Pray for God’s hand of protection over the nation through this summer season.

· Please pray for healing for the people of Haiti that have contracted Chikungunya virus.  It is a mosquito borne illness that is affecting many people.  Pray for the complete end of the virus and healing for all of those affected.

· Praise God for unexpected gifts and opportunities.  We are so grateful that He is leading this ministry.

Thank you for all of the prayer support.

Living victoriously in Christ,  Lynn and Lance

 

 

 

 

Another Successful Trip

"Another successful trip”...these are the words we are writing quite often lately.  Have you noticed?  Over the past 7 months, we have had 5 trips to Haiti.  We are so excited to be experiencing  a time of increase in our ministry and in our opportunities to be serving in Haiti.

     Earlier this week, Lance returned from a 4 day trip to Haiti.  While he was there he helped with a tile project and worked on a Haiti Care Mission distribution.  God started the ground work for this trip during our trips in November and March. 

     During the November trip, Lynn and the girls went to a small school in Petionville where we met Pastor David.  David was the pastor/principal of a school where we were able to distribute HCM items. We really enjoyed our time with Pastor David and hoped that we would have more opportunities to serve with him again.

     Meanwhile, during our March trip, we met Madame Dominque, who runs a ministry for “street children” in Delmas.  She takes care of at least 150 children every Saturday.  The children range in age from three years old to 25.  This ministry provides a variety of activities for these children.  They serve these children through a prayer meeting, a meal, and skills classes (computer/sewing/jewelry design/etc.)  The children also make sweet treats which provides an income for the ministry.  The day we met Dominique she invited us to come and tour her ministry and meet her “children”.   But, we knew we wanted to do more than meet her children.  We wanted to bless them with gifts of love.

     During Lance’s trip last week, he had the opportunity to visit Dominique’s mission.  He had a wonderful time meeting the children and sharing the Gospel message with them.  He was also able to take gifts in for each child as a reminder of how much God loves them.  Interestingly, Lance’s host for the day was Pastor David.  Pastor David serves as the Spiritual Coordinator and Director of Programs for this mission.  It was a real blessing for us to work with Pastor David again and meet these precious children. 

     We are grateful for how God opened the doors for Haiti Care Mission to serve with this ministry in Haiti.  The entire planning of this trip was through the hands of the Almighty.  He made these connections and He brought the pieces together.  That has to be one of the best parts of being in ministry….watching God work for His children.

     In addition to the distribution/outreach that Lance completed, he also finished a tiling job for our missionary partners.  The bathroom that he worked on was one of the last parts of their home that still had damage from the 2010 earthquake.  It was nice to be able to help remove the last sign of that traumatic day from their house.

     So we hope you will praise God with us for “another successful trip.”  We are grateful for the opportunity to be used by God to serve His missionaries and to serve His children.  We are looking forward to the next trip and the next chance to be His hands and feet.   By the way, God has already opened the door for the next trip and we will be returning to Haiti in June for another opportunity. Praise the Lord.

 

Prayers and Praises

· Praise the Lord for new connections and relationships in Haiti.  Thank God for opening doors to new ministry opportunities.

· Praise the Lord for a safe and successful trip for Lance.

· Please join us in praying for our upcoming trip in June.  We are excited for another opportunity be on the ground in Haiti and work with the precious children.  Pray for all of the planning and details to fall into place.

· Please keep our family in your prayers.  We strive to honor God in all we do.  Pray for us to have wisdom and direction.

 

Thank you for keeping Haiti Care Mission in your prayers.  We are grateful to have a strong prayer covering on this ministry.  Please let us know how we can be praying for you.

    

Lance working with the street ministry.

Living victoriously in Christ, Lynn and Lance Anderson

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

     This month, we thought that the best way to say “Thank you” for all of the financial support, hand made items of love and prayer covering was to allow the pictures from our last trips speak for themselves.  You have blessed many through your faithful support.  We are so grateful for you.  You are a vital part of this ministry.

Thank you for blessing us and the children of Haiti.

 

Special bags were made for the people.  Here is a pastor with a new communion set that was donated for the Haitian churches.

Lance preaching in the church in La Vallee, Haiti.

Special market bags made with recycled material.

The preschool class received bags that were packed with goodies.

Dresses for the girls and toys for the boys.  Backpacks for everyone.

Sleeping mats for the pastor and bags for the adults.

These little ones came back with their dresses on after school.

This little guy came back to show off his new shorts.

Grace and her special friend.

Teaching a lesson to the preschool class in Delmas.

They were so much fun.

Precious time of loving on the kiddos.

 

 

Prayer requests and praises

 

· Praise the Lord for a successful trip in March.  Thank Him for His protection as we traveled on rough terrain, and His provision as we had an abundance of items to distribute.

· Praise God for His connections.  We were able to make some key relationships during this trip and they are leading us to new ministries and more children to serve.

· Please pray for direction for Haiti Care Mission.  We are looking to increase the number of trips each year and we want to know God’s plan.

· Please pray for Lance as he is planning another short trip this month to complete some work for a missionary we serve. Pray God’s protection and favor as he travels.

Thank you for covering HCM with prayer.  We appreciate each of you and are praying for you.

Living victoriously in Christ, The Andersons

 



A Very Eventful Month

   It has been another very eventful month for us at Haiti Care Mission and we are ready for more. Interestingly, the month started with a trip to Haiti and is ending with the packing for a trip to Haiti.  We are so grateful for these opportunities and, although it can be very chaotic and crazy, we would not change it one bit of this mission-filled life.

     The first event of the month was a short work trip.  Lance and Lemuel, a fine young man from our church, traveled to Haiti during the first week of the month on a trip with a two prong purpose.  The first purpose was to update and rewire a school/church compound in Arnoux.  The second purpose was to transport items into Haiti for our March trip.  It is very helpful for us to have an extra opportunity to get more items into the country in order to increase the number of “tools” that we can use during our trip. 

     With all of that said, I am happy to report that their trip was successful on both fronts.  They were able to complete all of the electrical work, which included moving wires from a tree, which was the current electrical pole, to the building/generator shack.  They also ran wire to the new team building on the compound.   In addition, they transported over 400 items into the country.  We thank God for the protection over them while they worked and for guiding them to complete all of the tasks before them. 

     The next major event of this month was the opening of a new shipping avenue for HCM.  Through a partnership with a Haitian pastor, we were able ship over 600 items and a much needed portable generator into Haiti in sea container.  This new partnership will provide us with another great way to serve the children of Haiti.  We are confident that God will take these items much farther than we could possibly do on our own.  We are so grateful for this new opportunities.  We have been praying for ways to serve more children and to reach further corners of Haiti so this is the answer to this prayer.

    The final event we have been working on this month  is the preparations for our trip in March.  We will be leaving this week for our annual spring trip.  We are looking forward to visiting  five new locations. It is always fun for us to see more of Haiti as well as meet more of the precious Haitian people.  We will traveling for three days to remote locations in the south.  In addition to the days of traveling, we will be spending several days working in Port au Prince.  Please pray for us next week as we strive to take full advantage of every opportunity God places in our path.

     We are humbled to see how God is enabling Haiti Care Mission to grow.  Thank you to all of the hard working volunteers who are creating the items of love.  We can only do the work of sharing the love of Jesus with the children of Haiti with your help.  We are also indebted to all of our faithful financial supporters.  You are the backbone of this mission and you are giving us the ability to serve God’s precious children.  Everyday, we thank God for each of you.  Your sacrificial giving of time and resources is a blessing to many.

Praises and Prayer requests

  · Praise the Lord for a successful trip for Lance and Lemuel.  They were able to accomplish all of the electrical work.

· Praise God for our newest sewing groups and for donated materials to keep the projects rolling.  We are always amazed at how God provides the right people, the right materials, and the perfect timing.

· Praise the Father for His ministry of Haiti Care Mission.  He is leading and directing this ministry.  Pray that we heed to His voice and follow Him alone.

· Please pray for our March trip. Pray for safety, protection, health and favor every step of the way.

· Pray for the new churches and schools that we will be visiting.  Pray that the Lord prepares hearts to receive His love through us.

Thank you for faithfully covering HCM in prayer..  We appreciate all of our prayer warriors. 

Child sponsorship through Evangelistic World Outreach is so important.  Sponsorship gives a child a chance to go to school when they otherwise would not be able to.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, let us know and we will give you the information needed.  ($20 per month per child)

We love to watch the goat distribution project of EWO.  The goal is for each child at this school to receive a goat.  The goat will provide income for the family and teach responsibility to the child.  Let us know if you are interested in sponsoring a goat for $35.

Living victoriously in Christ, Lynn and Lance 

 

Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.  Jeremiah 33:3