๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป: ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ’๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
Michael Brown is the Director of LSM’s Nouvelle Aube family of businesses in Haiti. “Nouvelle Aube” is a phrase that means “new dawn,” because we want our businesses to set a new standard for products and service in Haiti. “I help the managers of our Concrete Products, Construction and Automotive businesses. Many Haitians live in despair, but these businesses are bringing hope, changing mindsets, and lifting entire communities. I want our American friends to know that we are working hard every day to earn your support, and I believe that because of you, Haiti will be a totally different country ten years from now!” Michael’s favorite scripture, 1 Cor. 10:31, reminds us to “do everything for the glory of God!”
๐๐ฒ๐ป: ๐๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐
Jenย Schwartz was the third employee to join LSM, following Ed and Doug. She has assisted more than 9,000 families with their adoption journeys. She also saw the launch of our first Home of Hope, and the 21 that followed. As LSM’s Family Sponsorship and Child Development Coordinator, Jen has seen firsthand the tragic situations of abuse and poverty that our Home of Hope children are taken from, and she works diligently to help them grow into godly leaders. In 2020, Jen picked up some new responsibilities, including our emails, newsletters, and print materials. As a part of the marketing team, Jen helps effectively tell our story to the LSM community. And who better to bear witness to the great magnitude of all that God has accomplished?
๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ
About twelve years ago, while assisting with the first job interviews at LSM Tech, our Construction Manager, Troy Leyse, first met Rony, serving as a translator at the time. After that, Rony helped translate for numerous important meetings and team projects. More than a translator, he was known for stepping in at times, mediating, and gently diffusing difficult situations. Rony recently completed a degree in theology at a Christian university in the U.S., and he now feels called to help Haiti realize its God-given potential through multiplication and discipleship. Today, he serves as our Director of Discipleship at LSM Tech, where he mentors future mentors. This week, let’s all pray for Rony and his students โ as well as teachers and students everywhere! 
๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ โ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
If you have given to LSM in the past, then you have likely had some contact with Kathy Meyer, who serves as our Donor Processor. This means that Kathy is responsible for mailing receipts and thank-you notes, as well as general information about our ongoing work. Kathy also processes payments received by LSM’s BrickHouse store. “I’ve loved working for LSM over the past 17 years,” Kathy says. “It is such a meaningful blessing to be involved in Kingdom work that is bettering the lives of so many of Godโs children!” Kathy and Denny, her husband of 35 years, have three daughters and three sons-in-law: Alyssa and Tyler Knochel, Paige and Jackson Troxel, and Jenna and Gavin Fritz. We appreciate you, Kathy!
๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐บ: ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎ
“I am giving my everything to these amazing children,” says Dagim, one of LSM’s Family Preservation social workers in Ethiopia. “It’s what I am called to do!” The child of a single mom, himself, Dagim is passionate about our Family Preservation program’s mission of helping vulnerable children, as well as their single mothers, reach their full potential through mentoring, education resources, trauma recovery, and more. Dagim’s responsibilites include teaching the children, making home visits, and documenting families’ progress, but his favorite job is telling the children about Jesus. “My dream,” Dagim says, “is to make the world a better place for everyone, beginning with those who are most in need of hope!”
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
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