๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐
Did you know that more than 80% of all Haitians who receive a professional education leave their country behind? We fight this trend by instilling our children with a sense of family belonging, Kingdom purpose, and national hope. Through LSM Gospel Kit distribution and church involvement, we teach our kids to help their neighbors starting at a young age. As they grow up, they’ll find even more opportunities to stay and help Haiti thrive!
๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐!
LSM’s Impact Program in Haiti incentivizes our Home of Hope children to meet certain academic and behavioral benchmarks in order to earn special scholarships when they’re ready for college and technical school. And we’re already seeing great results! This past year, 32 out of 34 qualifying students successfully passed a critical, graduation-qualifying exam. Hope is a powerful motivator, as is accountability. Congratulations to LSM’s Haitian students!
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐?
One reason our sponsorship model is based on families, not individual kids, is that most child sponsor programs end after a certain age or grade level. We think in terms of family, which is a lifelong relationship. Rather than meet the basic needs of millions, we focus on the deep, whole person needs of the 252 kids we serve, believing this will have a farther-reaching impact. LSM sees our kids the way a parent sees a child – not as a name and age, but as a deeply known and loved family member. It’s difficult to succeed in Haiti whether you’re a child, or age 18 and up. As our children grow, LSM walks alongside them, helping as needed as they become servant leaders, disciple others, and reach their culture for Christ! Learn more at .
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐: ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Haitian schools often rely on stock lectures and rote memorization. In contrast, LSM’s model emphasizes communication, collaboration, and problem solving. We believe kids will be best served in life by minds trained to work with others and find out-of-the-box solutions. That’s why half of our Homes of Hope receive supplemental educational training and the other half of our Homes attend schools operated by LSM. We’re trying to set an example of what education in Haiti can look like because we want to equip a new generation of innovators, problem solvers, job creators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and artists to build a prosperous future in Haiti!
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 people in white shirts below are now college students living at LSM Tech, but it is still crucial that we continue giving them 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. Is God calling you to bless our Gospel Project? To schedule a tour and pack kits, email rick@loving-shepherd.org.
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. Let’s pray for these new beginnings in the week ahead!
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
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