January 29, 2023 Container update: The container we shipped to Haiti this summer has finally been moved out of the storage area in Lafiteau, Haiti across the bay to the customs area. The container was unloaded, inspected, reloaded into another container, and sealed with a new seal. We are now awaiting the customs agency to charge us. Please keep praying. We are super excited to see this positive movement and hope to be sharing the good news of its release very soon! Jeph

January 22, 2023 Psalm 9:1-2 "I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High." When we see these little ones, we know they depend on adults to care for them. We are so grateful for the Lord's provision for them at MOHI through the baby feeding program. We know that students need good teachers and role models in order to succeed. What about the rest o

My devotion this morning really struck a resounding chord inside. "...be open to what God has to say to you. Ask Him what He wants for you in the year ahead. Make yourself available to God to be used by Him to love others and to accomplish His Kingdom purposes in the world." (from Bethel Church at Vista Pointe) As I think of our students at MOHI in Haïti, I consider the many wonderful attributes the Lord has created and grown in them. They care deeply for one another. The

January 8, 2023 Our friends in Haïti miss the hundreds of visitors that used to come each year. They ask for you and send greetings. Our hearts are so often stirred for those who visit the medical clinic. Seeing how they have been suffering can be very difficult. And yet what a joy it is to see hope light up someone's eyes when they learn there's a solution to their problem. Likewise, in the dental clinic, one after another after another, they come in search of relief, and

January 1, 2023 I've prayed for you all so much over this past week. I hope this Christmas was special for you and that this new year will bring you renewed and/or new hope. In Haïti, our students enjoyed Christmas festivities and gifts before Christmas break. In the Dominican Republic, we supported the local public school with its Christmas extravaganza. I love how the school was decorated for Christmas with mentions of the birth of Jesus throughout. The students enjoyed