Happenings in Haiti

 Linda is telling this man that Jesus died for him.  He said that he is
not ready to accept Jesus, but we gave him a radio that will
continue to tell him about Christ.

Nikki telling people about Jesus and handing out solar radios that
are pre-tuned to Radio Vision Global 4VEN.

Our church posse!!  We are loaded up and headed to church!

Sweet Yolanda!!  This is Linda's one year old daughter.  We get to play with
her almost everyday!!

Kevin working in the radio station, surrounded by orphans!!

We delivered the first fifty solar radios!! What a joy it was to ask people if they listen to the radio, and to hear them say, "Wi, mwen tande Radio Vision Global!" "Yes, I listen to Radio Vision Global!" This station is making a positive impact in this community!! Several people recognized Nikki from his voice. He didn't really want people to know who he was, but too late, he is a star now! One lady ran up to us and said that she loved listening to the English show. I was so excited to hear her say that she listened to my show! 

Faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the word of God. Romans 10:17

Lauren and I went to a neighbor's house to visit the other day. We were sitting on their rocky porch in the shade with about 10 children all around. They asked us if we cut our hair. Both Lauren and I said that yes we cut our hair. (This is all being said in creole, and I actually understood! :)). The women told us that God doesn't like for women to cut their hair. I aked them to show me in God's Word where it said that. I told them that I only follow God's Word. They shrugged their shoulders and just repeated that God doesn't like for women to cut their hair. I asked them if their pastor said that, and they said yes. I told them that their pastor is not God, and that God tells us what He does and does not like in the Bible. One woman said amen to that. Well, they weren't bringing out a Bible, so I went and got my English Bible and my Creole Bible, praying the whole time that God would reveal His truth. I found, "But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. (1 Corinthianss 11:5 NASB). I asked her to read that verse in Creole. She shook her head and said no, that she doesn't know how to read. I was so shocked! She is about my age. The other woman is in her low thirties, and I asked her if she knew how to read. She also said no. They both said that is the reason they send their children to school, so they will know how to read. So, Anderson, one of the women's sons, read the chapter out loud to them. The struggle is that shaved is translated as cut in the creole version! I tried to explain that the word actually meant shaved like a man, but they just nodded their heads for the crazy American. That night I asked Kevin if the girls and I should not cut our hair so that we would be seen as obeying God's Word in their eyes. He said that he thought it would be okay for us to cut our hair. Whew! My hair is getting long!! Now we just need to get these women going to a Christian church to realize that God cares more about doing things out of love for Him than He cares about us following a list of do this and don't do that.

Faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the word of God.

Lauren and I went to a neighbor's house to visit the other day. We were sitting on their rocky porch in the shade with about 10 children all around. They asked us if we cut our hair. Both Lauren and I said that yes we cut our hair. (This is all being said in creole, and I actually understood! :)). The women told us that God doesn't like for women to cut their hair. I aked them to show me in God's Word where it said that. I told them that I only follow God's Word. They shrugged their shoulders and just repeated that God doesn't like for women to cut their hair. I asked them if their pastor said that, and they said yes. I told them that their pastor is not God, and that God tells us what He does and does not like in the Bible. One woman said amen to that. Well, they weren't bringing out a Bible, so I went and got my English Bible and my Creole Bible, praying the whole time that God would reveal His truth. I found, "But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. (1 Corinthianss 11:5 NASB). I asked her to read that verse in Creole. She shook her head and said no, that she doesn't know how to read. I was so shocked! She is about my age. The other woman is in her low thirties, and I asked her if she knew how to read. She also said no. They both said that is the reason they send their children to school, so they will know how to read. So, Anderson, one of the women's sons, read the chapter out loud to them. The struggle is that shaved is translated as cut in the creole version! I tried to explain that the word actually meant shaved like a man, but they just nodded their heads for the crazy American. That night I asked Kevin if the girls and I should not cut our hair so that we would be seen as obeying God's Word in their eyes. He said that he thought it would be okay for us to cut our hair. Whew! My hair is getting long!! Now we just need to get these women going to a Christian church to realize that God cares more about doing things out of love for Him than He cares about us following a list of do this and don't do that.

God has the Victory!

Yesterday we went to visit Whitnise. She was a teacher here at GVCM. She just got married last week in the mass wedding. We went to see her sweet two week old baby boy. As you go up the driveway to GVCM, there is a Y. To go to GVCM you go right. To get to her house you go left and follow the road, past the voodoo house with the red flag out front, until it dead ends at her house. The house ... is tiny, about 10x10, with a rough dirt floor, a curtain for a door, and chickens that come in and out of the house. Her baby is so cute and tiny! As I was holding the baby, Whitnise told Linda that I am the marran. That means I am the godmother! What an honor! Now my prayers are being lifted on high for this tiny child of God!! He has disease, hunger, and spiritual darkness to combat, but I know that Christ has the victory! I pray that praises to God on our radio station will change that area that is less than half a mile away! We are battling the prince of this world, but we know the winner!!!

Busy week for the radio station!

We are busy in Mirebalais this week! A marriage seminar is being held at the orphanage this week. Kevin is recording the pastor of the marriage conference and he will be playing it on the radio starting tomorrow. We are praying that many marriages in this area will be mended and/or made stronger through this seminar. We recorded the church in Mirebalais Sunday morning. It will play on the radio this Sunday night at 6:00. We also have a soccer tournament going on this week. Today the orphanage played against the school that meets at the orphanage. The school won, 2-0. Tomorrow the team from our neighborhood plays. We will be cheering them on! We plan on recording the final game of the tournament and playing it on the radio. God's work continues!