๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐
๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ of ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ
LSM’s Haitian Home of Hope children are at the center of all our efforts there. Our Trauma Program helps them recover from the deep debilitating mental injuries of the past that many of them suffer. Ourย Child Development and Education programs help them become mentally strong problem solvers. Our discipleship and mentorship programs accelerate spiritual growth. Our Gospel Project provides formative opportunities for our children to serve those around them. And our businesses provide internship and hands-on teaching opportunities for our kids, as well as income that we use to help us reach even more vulnerable children. Here are some exciting updates on the young people we serve in Haiti.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐
Three boys and two girls from our Welsh 1 and Welsh 2 Homes of Hope all recently made the decision to get baptized! Luke 5 tells us the angels rejoice over just one sinner who repents. Here we have not one, but five young souls overcoming traumatic baggage and claiming victory in Jesus. Perhaps news like this will cause an angelic celebration that lasts this entire week? We can all certainly celebrate their decision here on earth. As a Kingdom-centered ministry, this is the best kind of news we can ever receive. The most sustainable change of all is the eternal kind!
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
A voice is a voice, no matter the hardships you’ve faced or how much money you have. Many of the children you see below are former slaves and orphans who narrowly escaped poverty and death. Today, thanks to your generosity, they’re cared for in our Homes of Hope. Representing LSM in their communities, churches, and at ministry conferences, our kids are using music to testify throughout Haiti to the transformative love of God.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐น ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
LSM’s Gospel Kits, which all contain humanitarian supplies and evangelistic materials, are packed by volunteers here at our U.S. office. When the kits arrive in Haiti, they’re distributed to those in need โ not by adult staff, but by Home of Hope children โ some as young as four or five years old. The young man in a white shirt below is now a college student living at LSM Tech, but it is still crucial that we continue giving young adults like him opportunities to serve. Soon, they will earn degrees, and we want them to use the skills they’ve learned to build a brighter future for Haiti. At the heart of the LSM Gospel Project is the idea that when God blesses us, He asks us to bless others.
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๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ
Classes are in session! Early in 2020, LSM Tech, a project years in the making, finally came to fruition. Below are photos from our opening ceremony, where LSM staff met with neighbors from the local area and with key representatives from the faith community in Haiti. An inaugural class of six young people from LSM’s Homes of Hope moved into their new residential dorms, where they live and work while attending college classes. In addition, students receive technical training and learn practical hands-on skills that will serve them well throughout life. The students’ technical work also brings in a source of revenue, providing sustainable funding to help support their ongoing education and technical training.
Update: We now have 16 of our Home of Hope students living at LSM Tech, as well as more than 30 young people from the community.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ด: ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
In 2019, protests and political unrest kept our kids from attending school. To catch up, many grade schools chose to resume with extended sessions and even some Saturday classes. Our kids, who have seen dark days in Haiti, are leaning into their studies as way to help ensure a brighter future by cultivating healthy hearts and minds. We’re seeing incredible dedication from LSM Tech students as well. Jean Wesly, LSM’s Dean of Students, walked through the campus and was delighted to see the students taking the initiative to gather for additional studying.
Update: COVID presents unique challenges to education as well. Let’s remember to keep the students and educators in prayer!
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