Mary Davis in Haiti Emails (& if specified as texts, of her newsletters) reports to keep you current about Mary's ministry in Torbeck/Les Cayes/Roche-a-bateau area Haiti --- ----------- date,time report detail =====January MARY DAVIS EMAIL REPORT 1/9/22 Email Report He makes all things new in 2022 At Sanibel Community Church in Florida, they are starting a new program of Disciple training. Great! I am always looking for best teaching for Haiti. But I won't be here. But a leader in the church, Evangelism pastor, Doug Hummer, told me the program came from Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC and I could download it. What a blessing that is! I see Matt 28:18-20 in 3 parts: 1. Go by command & authority of Christ and make disciples in all nations. 2. As they come to salvation & a desire for commitment to Christ by baptism, welcome them into the Church. 3. Teach and train them as Christ taught - discipleship training or better yet disciple training. And God is with us. We cannot fail. As I am getting older, I look to encourage others to participate in this work of encouraging evangelism and discipleship in the churches in Haiti where otherwise this emphasis is lacking. Pastor Prince is full of the Spirit and zeal in this work. I would like to recommend him and encourage churches in America to support him in continuing this work of encouraging churches to have an evangelism & discipleship program in their church. We provide tracts, Bibles, handouts for lessons & cost of seminars through contributions we receive. Pastor Prince continues in presenting seminars in "Encouraging Evangelism" while I am in USA. We want to acquire equipment to provide crusades and could use a strong vehicle to travel across this country and a projector to show Christian films & teaching in French, their formal language. We intend to promote our work, Lord willing with our new web site, haitievangelisminaction.com when it is finished. {Watch the 7 minute presentation at Truth Baptist Church South Windsor of 2016, May 29, here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIAbyX1ey0&t=5s} This week I pray for safety in returning to Ohio, and Lord willing, to return to Haiti at the end of the month. Thank you for heartfelt prayers and support. Please pray for revival in Haiti as well as America and every place God has sent his own that all things may become new among us in 2022. PTL. Your sister in Christ, Mary =====February 2/24/22 10am Emailed 1 of 3 Dear family and friends, Thank you for your prayer support of this ministry in Haiti. Enclosed (See inline photo on https://aprayernotebook.net/each1helps1/texts.htm) is a family picture of Pastor Jean Wilfrid Prince, his wife Mirtha and children: Esther, Junior, Domisen, Wil Kerry, Wil Kaby, and Fred. Pastor Prince supports his family as a translator and transportation driver for me. Praise the Lord for safety and protection driving in a country with little law. He is dedicated to God, his family, his church and evangelism. We believe only by bringing Haiti to God, can God bless Haiti, that they might be "a new creature: old things passed away: all things become new." I praise the Lord for 14 decisions in January and 2 seminars on "Encouraging Evangelism" that Pastor Prince conducted while I was in USA. I returned safely to Haiti January 29th. In February, God blessed with 24 decisions and 2 more Bible seminars in Tiburon (3 hours on a motorcycle) and Les Anglais across a mountain and then up the coast of southern Haiti peninsula. Three churches in Les Anglais want us to return for training and to go out on evangelism with them. PTL. We have Bible study with Fanes (converted witchdoctor) and others from that community north of the Les Cayes airport every Tuesday morning. They have no source of income and request money to send their children to school. Then in the afternoon we go on evangelism along the east sea coast of poor area of Les Cayes with Pastor Senat. We provide gospel tracts and John and Romans in Creole. Many people lost their homes in the earthquake and live in tents on the road along the sea across from Pastor Senat's church, Church of God on the Rock (Baptist). His church also suffered much damage and has been ordered to be torn down. However we are having a week of meetings by Evangelist, Gerald Carisme, Fishers of Men, there this coming week. Please pray for these needs with me and I thank you. Mary. PTL. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Amen. 2:38 PM 2/24/2022 Emailed 2 of 3 Approximately 25 pastors and leaders came to this seminar on Encouraging Evangelism in Les Anglais with 3 groups requesting we return work on evangelism with them. (See inline photo #2 on https://aprayernotebook.net/each1helps1/texts.htm) 2:41 PM 2/24/2022 Emailed 3 of 3 Pastor Prince and myself illustrating using our Gospel teaching tool or tract "Between You and God (creole) from Equipping the Saints. (See inline photo #3 on https://aprayernotebook.net/each1helps1/texts.htm) =====March 3/17/2022 Emailed Correspondence [St. Patrick's Day CEF Story] With you I am sorry about the world situation. I pray for you, my Christian friends & family and thank you for your prayers too. Just this last week, God brought to my attention this Child Evangelism story of Patrick, A Man who Loved God's Word. Things were hard in that time of 372-492 AD also. Patricius Magonus Sucatus was called Saint Patrick and we know that saints are people who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior Eph 1:1; 1Thes 3:13. In the Old Testament, Saints were believers in God & the promised Savior 1Sam 2:9; Ps 37:28; Zech 14:5. Patrick's parents, in their village along the coast of Great Britain, were rich and believed in the living God & His Son Jesus Christ as Savior from sin. Patrick liked to have fun: hunt deer, hike, swim & play games. He did not want to hear about Jesus Christ or his own sin problem. He ignored his pastor's advice to accept Jesus as His Savior. One night when Patrick was 16 years old, he heard noise and screaming. Irish raiders had attacked his village, burning buildings. His sisters were tied & taken. His parents lay still on the ground. Would they die? Patrick was tied up & taken with 1000 prisoners to a ship, one of hundreds, he saw by moonlight. Horses, jewels & furs were loaded on board by the pirates. Patrick thought, "O God, is this my punishment because I had no time for you." Patrick knew he had sinned by not following Jesus. Rom 6:23: "The wages of sin is death." Patrick knew he had to start paying attention to God. His happy, carefree life was changing too fast to ignore God anymore. Patrick was sold as a slave to a chieftain named Milchu, a rich, cruel Druid. Druids were witches, magicians & sun worshipers (voodoo in Haiti). Their work was mysterious. Patrick had to take care of the pigs & sheep in the mountains. Milchu snarled, "Find a cave to sleep in and hunt for food. He gave Patrick a flint to start a fire. It was a hard life but slave life turned Patrick to God. He had no other hope for a better life. He repented of his sins & accepted Christ as his Savior. Soon Patrick was talking to God all day long & even in the night. Patrick did not have one page of the Bible to read but he remembered bible verses his parents had made him learn & they helped him. Patrick prayed with other slave boys there. He learned more about the Druids who taught people to worship stones, stars, sticks & wells and offered human sacrifices for luck. Patrick refused to go near their secret meetings. His mother had taught him. Ex 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before Me." Ps 119:11 "Your Word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you." Josh 1:9 "Be strong and of good courage. Be not afraid or dismayed. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." After 6 years in slavery, Patrick seemed to hear God speak in his heart, "You will soon return to your own country." A few nights later he dreamed, a ship from Britain was in harbor 200 miles away. Patrick trusted God to lead him there. When he arrived, the captain said, "If you can't pay, you can't board this ship." As Patrick turned away, he remembered Ps 50:15, "Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you & you shall glorify Me." Patrick prayed, "Oh God, if you led me here, please help me now." Patrick heard the pounding of feet. The sailor said , "Come back." The captain said, "Climb aboard." God had answered Patrick's prayer. After 3 days, a storm grounded the ship. For a month they wandered until their food was gone. The captain said, "What do you say now Christian? If your God is so great, pray to Him. We're dying of hunger." Patrick replied, "Turn in faith to the Lord God. Nothing is impossible with Him. He will send you food." Patrick remembered, "Phil 4:19 "My God shall supply all your need." Soon they discovered a herd of wild pigs. They cooked the pigs & ate all the meat they wanted. Finally Patrick got home to see his parents again. They hugged & cried, "Don't ever leave us again." But Patrick could not forget the beautiful green island of Ireland and all the people who did not know the living God. One night Patrick had another dream. He saw the place where he had prayed. He saw his friends & heard them cry with arms outstretched to him. "Come back and teach us Patrick." Patrick was sure God was calling him to return to Ireland as a missionary. It wasn't easy but Patrick had chosen to obey God. In Ireland, he traveled on foot preaching & leading people to the Savior. Patrick explained, "God loves you and wants a personal relationship with you. But your sinful hearts keep you from knowing God until you come to Him & ask Him to take away your sins. Jesus is God & King of kings, but He loves you so much, He left Heaven to come to Earth as a human baby long ago. He lived a perfect life. When He grew up, He took the punishment for your sins by dying on a cross. Jesus did not stay dead. God gave Him life again. He later returned to Heaven. Receive Jesus as your Savior, and you will one day be with Him in the place He prepares in Heaven forever. Many people accepted Christ and did not become followers of the false Druid teachings in Ireland. Patrick had learned Ps 119:9 "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your Word." Patrick loved God. He spent many hours talking to God in prayer. God protected Patrick because He loved and obeyed God & His Word. Rom 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Patrick went from disobedience to slave to missionary. It is believed 200 churches were planted, 100,000 converts baptized, a growing missionary movement developed to Scotland, England, France, Germany & Switzerland & training schools established through Saint Patrick's work in Ireland. Praise the LORD. I am sending an attachment of encouragement from God's Word, Notes on Charles Stanley's "30 Life Principles" [uploaded, see texts.html file for this link] 3/24/2022 9:30 AM Email I am sending several photos regarding evangelism with Pastor & Mrs Stanley Senat of Church of God on the Rock and pictures of damage to their church from the earthquake August 14, 2021. The authorities have condemned the church building but there are experienced builders in the church who have a plan to replace the two broken walls, one at a time, restructure the building and then replace the floor keeping the solid foundation & roof. For the past 2 years Pastor Prince and I have partnered with Pastor & Mrs. Senat in evangelism after our seminar on "Encouraging Evangelism" there in this poor area of Les Cayes, Haiti. Lord willing the need for block, cement & iron for structural support will be met so these people we have witnessed to, will have a Bible-believing Church in their neighborhood. There are many new converts in the Church and for the second time. We are providing New Testaments for them this coming week. Speaking of earthquakes, I heard there was an earthquake in the north yesterday. About 3PM when I was studying my Bible where I live in the south, I felt my chair strangely move like it was sinking. Perhaps the land of Haiti is fed up with the false god worship & sacrifices & revengeful killing they do. More pictures will be sent in an additional email. Anything that can be done for the cause of Christ is exciting. May God richly bless you as you submit to live for Him. Mary 3/25/22 1 of 2 Emails "Remembering to Be Thankful" -- Praying for our understanding of what God allows and knowing there is nothing that happens outside His sovereign will. So we pray for each other and our Christian response of faith in it. Rom 12:9-21 .."Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. v-10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; v-11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; v-12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; v-13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. v-14 Bless them which persecute you: and curse not. v-15 Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep. v-16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. v-17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. v-18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you. live peaceably with all men. v-19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. v-20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst give him drink; for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head. v-21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Praise the Lord. His way overcomes. Though things darken in our world, Thank you God that you are the Light of the world and if we follow you, we don't have to walk in the darkness. In the darkness of satan's influence prevailing in voodoo "as a way of culture" in Haiti, thank you that we overcome in our faith in Jesus the Son of God who came in the flesh to save us. Thank you that though we lose strength and abilities as our body ages, we know "our time is in Your hands, we watch, work & wait within Your will," knowing He which begun a good work in us will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. 1Peter 5:10-11 "But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish you, strengthen, settle you. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen" On Wednesday afternoons, I take 2 tap-taps (public transportation) from the rural area where I live (1 hour) back to Les Cayes and north to Simon, where I walk (40 minutes) to home of MEBSH - Cite of Light to join missionaries from US, Canada & Germany for a worship service in English. Because of the danger of being out after dark, I stay at the MEBSH guesthouse. I have WIFI there and can communicate by email on Thursday mornings. I praise the Lord for this blessing which I pay for by cash contributions from friends. Thank you friends for prayers and gifts for Haiti: Evangelism in Action. Because of health problems, I have felt a little discouraged (satanic influence). But by the power of the Holy Spirit, these words of the Lord pick me up and by the grace of God I pray that I would be a testimony for Him and His glory as long as He gives me life to go for Him. If the Lord wills, I will be here until June when I return to Florida for doctor appointments, then to Mansfield, Ohio for a memorial service for Art, July 16 and then through summer. Enclosed is something I prepared from Bible study and notes from A Christian perspective of voodoo. [See link to PDF "22c24VooDoo..."] 2 of 2 on 3/24/22 [these pictures will be added to the folder of Church Rebuilding link given previously] First there is picture of inside at front of church. People who lost homes in the August 14 [2021] earthquake live in tents in front of the Church. There is a project that will build homes for these people. Mrs. Senat in evangelism I will send more info and pictures as the work proceeds. Thank you for your prayers for these people with no hope but God. Mary 03/31/22--09:17am [an email not sent out yet(?) to her regular emailed list] Subj: Agape Love is unconditional. Agape Love does not stop due to circumstances. March: Rains; Protests; High prices; Bad roads; Risky driving; Week long Church meetings; Church conversions. Many people are seeking the Lord: Where else can they turn? For March we praise the Lord for evangelism 2X a week with 25 decisions, opportunities to assist 4 churches with evangelism and 1 seminar on Encouraging Evangelism Saturday in Port Salut just across a mountain. The motorcycle broke down on the way but God blessed with people who could make temporary repairs until we returned back to KaHouck in Torbeck area and make a more complete repair. Even though the Evangelism Department of The Association of Protestant Pastors (whom we work with) wants a sturdy van or truck to travel to evangelistic opportunities, we may need another capable motorcycle first. We also pray for a sound system to use in crusades. Thank you Christian friends for your encouraging words and replies to the emails I have sent. I am always thankful for you and thrilled to hear from you. When we don't have an opportunity to go minister, God blesses with insight in the regular study of the Bible and other noted authors He has sent my way over the years. I'm excited to share that with you and others as I seek a closer relationship with God and try to help Haitian people find the beginning of restored relationship with God when they surrender to His call to be their Lord and Savior, and then we encourage them that they can grow in that relationship with God according to His Word. Following the guideline of the Equipping the Saints tract, "Between you and God" I prepared this presentation of the Gospel and am sending it as an attachment. It blesses me and I hope blesses you too. On Tuesday March 29, Pastor Prince and I attempted to go to our Bible study with Fanes Decor (converted witchdoctor) and others by motorcycle, north past the airport. We could not go because of great protest of people in control of the road to the airport. They wanted to protest high costs because of criminal gang control of road to Port-au-Prince which they believed was funded by the owners of the airport. An Agape Flights mission team was in Haiti to continue rebuilding efforts (to rebuild a Church in Beltzmehl) following the August 14, 2021 earthquake. They had parked their plane securely, they thought, at the airport. Their Chieftain aircraft was destroyed by the protesters but the Agape team was safe. They went back to that airport to thank everyone there for their efforts and pray with them and tell them God loves them. Last Friday, March 25, Agape Missionary Flights CEO, Allen Speer had seen my email to rebuild Church of the Rock in impoverised area along eastcoast, Les Cayes damaged from August 14 earthquake and sent email that they would like to assist. I didn't get the email until now. Even in the wake of their heartache they still want to extend God's love to help others. Praise the Lord. CEO, Allen Speer says, "This loss can spur us on to greater things, because the love of God is greater." There is hope in the darkness because our God reigns. "..Christ in you, the hope of glory." Col 1:27 May God bless you and may we extend His love through any dark times God allows. Mary ----- Mary Davis, March 31, 2022 — 9am Between You and God, How is it? 1. God Loves You. a. Promise of Eternal Life Titus 1:2 “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.” John 11:25-26 Jesus said, “I am the resurrection, and the life: He that believes in Me, though He were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever lives & believes in Me shall never die. Believe you this?” 1John 2:25 “And this is the promise that He has promised us even eternal life.” b. God Loves you. John 3:16 To have faith in Jesus Christ means to believe He is God (John 10:30), that He saves you by His crucifixion and that you receive the gift of eternal life (John 5:24; 6:40; 17:30). Jesus demonstrated sacrificial love for us by dying for our sins, making possible our forgiveness and restoring us to fellowship with the Father. 1John 3:16 “We know the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” 1John 4:19 “We love Him because He first loved us.” c. God is Love. 1John 4:8 “He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.” All of life is touched by His continuing love. Until we come to understand & believe at our most innermost level that God is love, we will struggle with trusting Him, yielding to Him, obeying Him & serving Him wholeheartedly. 2. We have Sinned. a. Our Lost Condition: Unrighteous -. Separated from a Holy God forever. Rom 3:10-12 “As it is written, ‘There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understands, there is none that seeks God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, no not one.’ V. 13-16 * All sin eventually results from a rebellious attitude that will not honor the Lord for who He is. Rom 3:17-18 “And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.” Eph 2:1-3 “And you (who come to faith in Jesus Christ) has He made alive who were dead in trespasses and sins. In time past, you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh.. & were by nature children of wrath, even as others. Before we believe in Jesus, we are dead in our spirit to a God who is Spirit, blind to His ways, unable to communicate with Him & eternally separated from Him because of our sinful nature. There is nothing we can do to change this but we try. b. Mankind tries to keep the Law. Rom 3:19 “Now we know that what things so ever the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.” God gave His people the Law so they could understand their need for grace, a Savior, how great a gift Jesus has given us, not so they could try to earn the way. V. 20 “Therefore by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” Rom 4:5 “But to him that works not, but believes on Him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” 3. God Himself gave the way to save us from the penalty of sin. a. A debt we owe. Rom 3:21-23 “But now the righteousness of God without the law is made known being witnessed by the law and the prophets. Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all & upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For we have all sinned & come short of the glory of God.” That is why sin is a debt that we owe: because we have broken the law against God. Rom 5:12. b. Jesus alone lived a sinless life and could pay our sin debt in full. 2Cor 5:21. 1Pet 1:18-21 “You know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver & gold, from your useless conduct received by tradition from your fathers (ancestors) but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish & without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last days for you. Who by Him do believe in God that raised Him up from the dead & gave Him glory; that your faith & hope might be in God.” Phil2:7-8 The Lord Jesus left His magnificent throne in heaven, where he is surrounded with praise & worship & chose the limitation, suffering & lowliness of a human body just so He could show us his great love for us & save us to have His everlasting life. 1Pet 3:18 “For Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit.” * So Christ, knowing every sin we would ever commit, took our record of wrongs upon Himself & wiped it all out with His own sinless blood. No one can condemn us because our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ paid the penalty in full. Jesus atoned for our sin once for all. 4. Repentance Toward God & Faith Toward Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21) a. Come with a repentant heart. Acts 3:19 “Repent you therefore & be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” Peter & John had just healed the blind man. Peter pointed out that the people of Israel were crippled in their souls. Their healing would come the same way as for the disabled man – “through faith in His name.” b. Come with faith in Jesus Christ. John 3:36 “He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and He that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 5:24 “Verily, verily I say to you, He that hears My word & believes on Him that sent Me has everlasting life & shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death to life. Acts 16:31 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, and your house.” c. Believe and Receive the gift of eternal life. Rom 10:9 “That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus & shall believe in your heart that God had raised Him from the dead you shall be saved.” Salvation can only come through faith in Jesus Christ. You confess it with your mouth to put your faith into action and to affirm that you are accountable to Jesus Christ, who is now your Lord. You believe in your heart that He triumphed over death. This means He not only has the ability to save you but He has the authority to lead you & the wisdom to transform you. Rom 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Jesus is our ultimate, final & complete sacrifice & salvation is available to whoever puts his faith in Christ, saved by grace. Eph 2:4-5 “But God who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us. Even when we were dead in sins has made us alive, new together with Christ; by grace are you saved:” * Only one way to be reconciled with Almighty God: It is a new spirit & a new life – which is Christ’s gift to us when we believe in Him as our Savior. V. 6-9 “And has raised us up together & made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are you saved through faith, & not of yourselves: It is a gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast.” * If we were saved by our actions: doing good works, keeping the commandments & refraining from sin: we would always be in danger of losing our salvation whenever we stumbled. However, our salvation is a free gift & is secure in what Christ has done for us. Our salvation therefore magnifies the awesome love & grace of God alone. He blesses us because of His goodness. V. 10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them. Only by abiding in God, can He fulfill His purpose for us. 5. Grow in Faith; Grow in Relationship with God. 2Pet 3:18 “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever.” Amen. a. Go to Church. Heb 10: 23-25 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith.. Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: & so much the more, as you see the day approaching.” b. Pray and Confess sin: Eph 6:18 “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” c. Read and Obey the Bible: 2Tim 2:15 “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of God.” d. Love God and love others: Rom 13:8 “Owe no man any thing, but to love one another, for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.” e. Tell the Gospel: Phil 2:15-16 “That you may be blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked & perverse nation among whom you shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the Word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.” Mat 24:14 “And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.” f. Live for the glory of God. 1Pet 1:7 “That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” 1Pet 5:10-11 “But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while, make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, settle you. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” ----- =====April 4/29/22 Email S="According to the Glorious Gospel of the Blessed God which was committed to my trust (and every member of the Church or Body of Christ)". Phil 1:11. Thank you friends and family for prayers & contributions to evangelistic ministry in Haiti. God is blessing as opportunities come to encourage evangelism and help develop church evangelistic teams. We pray the May rainy season does not hinder 1-2 seminars on Encouraging Evangelism planned for every week in May before I plan to return to U.S. in June. The Lord blessed with 31 decisions for Christ in April even though it rained almost every day in April. Many decisions were made by children in La Savann, intercity Les Cayes, along the sea, in an area where we go on evangelism every week with Pastor & Mrs Senat. They are attending their church, The Church of God on the Rock, (Baptist) the church under construction from the August 14 earthquake damage. The 3 construction bosses (members of the church) tore out the first wall, replaced it with plastic tarp, supported it with wood posts and started to structure the foundation with newly constructed iron supports before they rebuild the cement block wall thanks to contributions given. Praise the Lord.. Enclosed are photos of the work in progress. We are assisting a church that had no way to raise the funds necessary to repair this church. They have block and cement but said they need $20,000 Haitian dollars or 100,000 goudes which is $1,000 American dollars for the iron needed to do the wall on the other side of the church. We pray and trust God that that need will be met for them as He has blessed them so far. God is so good to work through His people as we are (one) with Him. Thanks for your prayers. It is a great encouragement against the onslaught of satan's discouragement. God is my strength and my health as I have great joy in standing in the gap sharing the Gospel of God's love with any person God gives me privilege as well as encouraging others to do so too. PTL. Mary =====May Email: May 19, 2022, 9:48 AM Subj: Haiti: Evangelism in Action 1st step: Seminar on Encouraging Evangelism in each of 21 cities in south department of Haiti surrounding Les Cayes God has blessed us to reach that goal. Pastor Emilio set up a conference for youth during Carnival Days last week of February to keep the youth from that debauchery. And he planned a seminar Encouraging Evangelism for those youth on May 2 (Labor Day-no school). 58 youth went out in teams. Many discussions-2 decisions. The youth said, it was a big blessing to have gospel tracts to teach the gospel and distribute them. Enclosed are photos from the seminars. The work is so exciting, People say, why do I stay when there is so much trouble in Haiti? The trouble is not prevalent in the south department. But regardless, it is a blessing to trust and obey and do and go where God opens the way. 2Chron 7:14 Turning to God is the hope for Haiti through faith in Jesus Christ. Christians must point the way. 2Tim 2:1-3 "Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou has heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." 2Thes 1:10-12 "When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, anf fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God, and the Lord Jesus Christ." Prayer Needs: Funds to supply the Gospel teaching tracts and Haitian Creole Bibles; a strong dependable vehicle. Please pray for Pastor Emilio (paralyzed). He is in therapy and needs help to pay for that and the braces he needs. Our prayers are with you, Mary. ----- School Evangelism Seminars Addenda: Last photo is bridge out to seminar in Corteau. They carry motorcycle up/down stairs. We have an extended vision. There is a Bible school graduating class that never had a class on evangelism. We have been asked to give an evangelism training before they gratuate Sunday. So the Evangelism in Action group of evangelists thought we should contact the Bible schools in the area & offer an evangelism class training & manual if they need it. PTL for what He can do among us. 1 pm 5/26/2022 Email Subject: "Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it." Psalm 127:1 As I prepare to return to the US June1st to see family and have doctor appointments in Florida, I pray that I am leaving things well, in God's continuing work in Haiti. I praise Him for the opportunity to be used by Him in the ministry to build His house in Haiti. During my stay in the US, Pastor Prince will oversee the continued evangelistic ministry in Haiti.Lord willing, I hope to return in September. In May, we saw 18 decisions for Christ. Working together with Evangelist, Brother Gerald Carisme, founder of Association Pecheurs dAmes (Fishers of men/women) d Haiti, we saw an additional 35 decisions in the Les Cayes area. He has invited me to join his mission trip to Grande Dept 3rd week September & Nippe last of January 2023. Enclosed are photos of Brother Gerald and Pastor Prince on evangelism with Pastor Senat in LaSavann, where we, with a contribution from Agape Flights, are assisting to rebuild his church which suffered damage in the walls & floor in the August 14 earthquake, The Church of God on the Rock (Baptist) is in a poverty area along the sea coast of Les Cayes. Also enclosed are photos of the work on the church. They tore out 1 wall, replaced it & have taken out the 2nd wall. They will send photos of the finished rebuilt church which will have more iron supports than the original structure. One life to Live, together with you, for the Glory of God, Mary Addenda: 2:12 pm Document (Text only) written in first person named "Haiti" incorporating "American writings of Leon Skoussen's "The 5000 Year Leap" from Haitian's perspective honoring America's "Exceptionalism". ;-) The Truth about God 1. God is Love 1Jn 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God & knows God. He that loves not knows not God, for God is love.” 2. God cannot Lie Tit 1:2 “In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie; promised before the world began.” 3. God changes not Mal 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I change not: therefore the sons of Jacob are not consumed.” 4. God is sovereign Dan 2:20-21 Daniel: “Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom & might are His: And He changes the times & the seasons: He removes kings & He sets kings up: He gives wisdom to the wise & knowledge to them that know understanding.” 1Kings 8:39 “..for You (God) only, know the hearts of all the children of men.” Jer 31:10 “Hear the Word of the LORD, O you nations & declare it to the isles afar off & say, He that scatters Israel will gather him & keep him as a shepherd does his flock.” 5. God has no respect of persons Rom 2:6-11 “Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory & honor & immortality, eternal life. But unto them that are contentious, & do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation & wrath, Tribulation & anguish, upon every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first & also of the Gentile. But glory, honor & peace to every man that works good, to the Jew first & also to the Gentile. For there is no respect of persons with God. 6. God sent Jesus to be a light to the Gentiles Acts 13:47 “I have set you to be a light of the Gentiles, for salvation to the ends of the earth.” 7. A Call to Praise: Psalm 145 Ps 145:1-8 v-1 “I will praise you O God, O King; I will bless your name forever and ever. v-2 Every day will I bless you; and I will praise your name for ever and ever. v-3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is beyond understanding. v-4 One generation shall praise your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts. v-9 The LORD is good to all: His tender mercies are over all His works. v-10 All your works shall praise you, O LORD and your saints shall bless You. v-11 They shall speak of the glory of your Kingdom and talk of your power; v-12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His Kingdom. v-13 Your kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and your dominion endures throughout all generations. 8. There is hope for Haiti in God if they will seek Him with their whole heart 1Chro 28:9 “..for the LORD searches all hearts & understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: If you seek Him, He will be found of you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.” 2Chro 7:14. Isa 40:28-31 “Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding. He that gives power to the faint & to them that have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint & be weary & the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength: They shall mount up with wings of eagles; They shall run & not be weary; & they shall walk & not faint.” Ps 124:8 “Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven & earth.” Ps 127:1 “Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it.” Ps 128:1 “Blessed is everyone that fears the LORD, that walks in His ways.” Because of Who God is, There is Hope for Haiti Where is the Hope for Haiti? Notes from Haiti: Past, Present & Future: Where is the Hope by Jacmel Ministries Prov 29:18 “Where there is no vision the people perish, but he that keeps the law happy is he.” 1. Haiti was once a Caribbean paradise. Gen 1:31 “God saw all he had made and it was very good.” But in Haiti in 1492, with the arrival of the Spanish, & later the French, the Taino Indians were wiped out by disease, war & abuse by the Europeans. Because they needed laborers to mine the gold & work the plantations, the French brought slaves there from Africa. * Haiti teaches that a new frontier is a test of vision & stewardship to see the bigger picture. 2. The people (slaves) of Haiti fought for Independence achieved in 1804. Isaiah 66:2 “My hands have made both heaven & earth and they are Mine.” I the LORD have spoken.” (It was not the one true living God they turned to for victory from slavery, but voodoo gods.) Haiti wanted freedom, only God could give, but leaders were consumed with greed & lust for power. * Haiti teaches us that a war fueled by greed results in death, not peace, cooperation & God’s will & law. 3. They were isolated & alone with their own Haitian Creole language & Haitian voodoo worship of idols & satanic rituals. Jer 16:11-12 “Because your fathers have forsaken Me, said the Lord, walked after other gods, served them, worshipped them & have not kept My Law. You have done worse.. to walk after the imagination of his evil heart and don’t respond to Me.” Gal 5:20 “Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, wrath, strife, heresies: they which do these things shall not inherit the kingdom (of God).” * Haiti teaches us that man’s limited vision for self leads to taking advantage or exploitation of others. But God’s inspired vision frees leaders to rule according to his perfect will of humble concern for others resulting in effectiveness by faith in him. 1Pet 5:5-6 “God resists the proud & gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.” 4. Result: Devastating Famine: A Spiritual emptiness. Amos 8:11 “Behold the days come, says the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread nor of thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.” Their minds were in darkness. Only by turning to God could Haiti be blessed & prosperous. But.. Deut 32:17 “They sacrificed to devils, not to God.. God said, “I will hide My face from them.” *Haitian leaders depended on ungodly spirits for leadership.* Spiritual poverty leads to physical poverty. * Not one leader has been able to break the yoke of poverty that threatened the people. 1 Cor 10:20-22 “But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, & not to God: & I would not that you should have fellowship with devils. You can not drink the cup of the Lord, & the cup of devils: you cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table & of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?” *Haiti teaches us that we can serve only one Master: sin unto death or God in holiness who gives you salvation from the penalty of sin by faith in Jesus Christ, a love for others & His righteousness before God. Mat 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one & love the other; or else he will hold to the one & despise the other. You can not serve God and mammon.” * A nation that turns from the One True Living God cannot prosper. 5. Without God, hope was lost! Dreams unfulfilled. People must come to God & turn from Satan’s darkness. Eph 2:1-2 “You He made alive who were dead in trespasses & sins; for you walked according to the course of this word, according to the prince of the power of the air (the devil).” Col 1:13 “(Christ) who has delivered us from the power of darkness (the devil) and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dear Son.” * Haiti teaches us that God’s purpose is not for a few to gain for themselves but many restored to Him. 6. Haiti’s New Generation: An Educated young people with a vision for the Future. They need spiritual guidance. We have a responsibility to pass our faith to them. Ps 71:18 “Even when I am old & gray, do not forsake me, O God, til I declare your power to the next generation.” Eccl 12:1 “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil day comes, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them.” Rom 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes to the Jew first & also to the Greek.” Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you & you shall be witnesses unto Me. Rom12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God, which is your reasonable service. Be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good & perfect will of God.” * Haiti teaches us that embracing (God’s truth) & renewing the mind is vital. God’s way vs godlessness. 7. Hope Renewed. Bold Dreams forming. Jer 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you not to harm you, plans to give you hope & a future.” Ps 1:1-3 “Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the un-godly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD & in His law dies he meditate day & night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; whatever he does shall prosper.” John 14:6 “Jesus says, I am the way, the truth & the life: no man comes unto the Father but by Me.” John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world & men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.” Hunger, poverty, lack of jobs, loss of natural resources & need for an honest competent government are challenges for Haiti but there are solutions in a right relationship with God in all areas of life. *Haiti teaches us that faith in God enables the new generation to see through the problems to the solution. Mat 9:36-38 Jesus saw the problem: “When He saw the multitudes & was moved with compassion for them because they were weary, scattered abroad like sheep with no shepherd. He prayed for the Lord to bring forth laborers to His harvest.” Jesus became the solution: Heb 12:2 “..For the joy that was set before Him, He endured the cross, despising the shame..” We too, have a choice: look at the problem or to be part of the solution: * The future of Haiti depends on you: a generation of young people seeking God, destined to be leaders. * Find your faith in God by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and be a good follower of Jesus Christ. * Pray for God’s will in every situation & lean not on your own understanding. Pro 3:5-6 Our hope is in the one true God who gives solutions. Live for Him. Tell of him. Christ in us; the Hope of glory. Can The Faith of America Give Haiti Hope? Notes from In the Name of God Amen by Daniel Ford 1. Haiti teaches that a new frontier is a test of vision & stewardship to see the bigger picture. The Reformers in England were called Puritans & more devout were called Separatists. They were the common people assumed to be uneducated. But with the Bible, commentaries & Reformer’s writings, they learned God’s ways & wanted to practice them. They were persecuted, became refugees in Geneva and in 1620 some came to America: a new frontier to live their lives freely, “In the name of God, Amen. 2. Haiti teaches us that a war fueled by greed results in death not peace, cooperation & God’s Law. The Pilgrims (Puritans) that settled America in 1620 were a people devout to God and to one another. They were devout members of churches and a devoutly self-governed commonwealth. Fifty years before the American Revolution, a new generation had gone cold, but the Great Awakening occurred whereby many multitudes of thousands experienced what they believed to be a spontaneous outflow of the Spirit of God. Through those preachers, Americans sensed the power of God (Providence) at work in the world; to change lives & empower them to gain independence from power of Great Britain. Thomas Paine wrote in ”The Salvation of God in 1746”: “The French had 40,000 arms, ammunition & blankets for Indians.. 7000 Indians had joined them. Upon the taking of Annapolis, they expected 18 French fleets on their coasts, resolved to destroy the Frontier settlements of the English colonies. New England again appealed to their Lord in distress: 2Sam 22:18 “He delivered me from my strong enemy & from them that hated me; for they were too strong for me.” In an immediate turn of Providence on behalf of an otherwise hopeless people, an overwhelming storm overtook & scattered the invaders turning New England’s pending ruin into the ruin of the French fleets. . The Almighty Hand of God had again been manifested in America. Thomas Elliot wrote: “If we be at once by the influence of the Spirit of Grace, brought to a sincere & through Repentance, God, even our God, will delight to dwell among us & bless us. Things will go well with us. If the Spirit be poured from on high, the wilderness shall be a fruitful field.” The Congress also published a circular letter to all the inhabitants of the American colonies which appealed to them to reform their lives, to pray & “with devotion of spirit, penitence of heart & commandment of life, to humble yourselves & implore the favor of Almighty God: and we fervently beseech His divine goodness, to take you in His gracious protection.” 3. Haiti teaches us that man’s vision for self leads to taking advantage of others, but God’s inspired vision frees leaders to rule according to His perfect will of humble concern for others effectively. There was little progress in human civilization until the founding of the American nation. They were still plowing fields behind animals, moving about in carts & hand weaving cloth. Then something happen-ed, the human spirit was set free: Creativity flourished; Experimentation abounded. “Americans were beginning to learn how to experience freedom. After the proven principles of liberty were institutionalized by the Constitution of 1787, it took less than 200 years before man was walking on the moon! Man had progressed more in 200 years than previous 5000 years.” From The 5000 Year Leap. The Puritans, founders of America, acquired their doctrine by reading, hearing & studying the Scriptures & applied them in prayer, repentance, fasting, intercession, thanksgiving & living their God-given calling. Gal 5:1,13 “Standfast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free & be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.. only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another” 4. Result: A Spiritual emptiness. Haiti teaches us that we can serve only one Master: Alexis de Torqueville in 1832 wrote about USA, that there was a gradual & progressive order of social equity: the essence of democracy. America’s success was in its devotion to God & a genuine Christianity that prevailed. Luke 4:8 “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.” 5. Haiti teaches us that God’s purpose is for many people, not just the gain of a few. Mat 22:37-41 In God’s continuing mercy towards mankind, God then put His moral will & all wisdom of the ages for all people into two concise commandments. In God’s gracious incarnation as a man, Christ Jesus spoke of an universal obligation to have the Creator God as first of all human concerns. His second commandment was to consider others over oneself. Together, Christ merged truth & God’s love which obligated all the covenantal faithful to follow in the conduct of their lives on earth. * At Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln said, “This nation shall have a new birth of freedom & that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” 6. Haiti’s New Generation: An Educated young people need a Spiritual vision for the future. Haiti teaches us that embracing the truth (God’s Truth) & renewing the mind is vital. The Puritans taught a moral reformation in which all aspects of human relations were brought into biblical conformity for the Glory of God beginning with the believer and his covenantal interpersonal behavior. Then, the covenantal role of parents was to be administered through the everyday interaction, instruction & discipline of their children: Pro 22:6 “Train them up.” They saw the covenantal role of churches as distinct, but binding members with their own obligations for needs of others: Gal 6:10 “As we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” They saw the wider civil governments as under the authority of God enforcing the overall protection for their families & churches. God commands standards for each & respect for His all-sufficiency: John 15:5 “You can do nothing without me.” He is our means for cultural success. In 1954 the words “Under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance but Americans already believed that every man was a creation of God who endowed them with certain rights & responsibilities. Abraham Lincoln’s prayer: “Whereas it is the duty of nations as well as men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins in humble sorrow yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy & pardon.. Those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord.” 1865 7. Hope Renewed. Bold Dreams forming. Christ in us: the Hope of Glory Haiti teaches that a faith in the one true God enables the New Generation to see through the problems to the solution. Because Americans believed that God has decreed all men to be partakers of liberty, that our “manifest destiny” is to set the principle of self-government at work, to set free the enslaved, to regenerate the needy to change darkness into light, to teach old nations new civilization, to conform the destiny of the human race, to dissolve the spell of tyranny & exalt charity & shed blessings around the world. Ronald Reagan at Detroit MI Republican National Convention 7/17/1980, to be nominated for US president said, “Can we doubt that .. a divine Providence placed this land, this island of freedom, here as a refuge for all those people in the world who yearn to breathe free? * The freedom fighters of Afghanistan * Jews & Christians enduring persecution behind the Iron Curtain; * Our own Americans in captivity * The Boat people of Southeast Asia, Cuba & Haiti; * The victims of drought & famine in Africa; .Can we begin our crusade joined together in a moment of silent prayer? God Bless America. Reagan had just tapped the potential of a spiritual appeal to the American people. While the Great Awakening prepared hearts & minds of people of the American Revolution, it will take another Great Awakening to renew our right relation with God, saved by grace thru faith in Jesus Christ Ronald Reagan: “Without God, There is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience. Without God, ..It is the world that tells us only what the senses perceive.. Without God, Democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we’re “One Nation under God” then we will be a nation gone under.” Yes, The Faith of America can give Haiti Hope because God is no respecter of persons; He loves all. What Happens When a Nation Seeks God: Example of King Jehoshaphat! 1. A new king seeks God: Presence of God is with them: 2Chron 17:3-5 “The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the 1st ways of his father David & sought not Baal. But sought to the LORD God of his father (Asa) & walked in His commandments & not after the doings of Israel. Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand.” 2. There was Revival when the king sought the LORD. 2Chron 17:6 “And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD. He took away the high places (places for pagan worship) & the groves (wooden images) out of Judah.” 3. Biblical Education: Provided by Priests & Levites to teach Law of the LORD: 2Chron 17:7-9 “In 3rd year he sent princes, Levites & priests. They taught in Judah & had the Book of the Law of the LORD with them & went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.” 4. Blessing of God: There was no war and no hunger, but there was prosperity. 2Chron 17:10-12a “The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, so they made no war against Jehoshaphat. Philistines brought presents & tribute silver. Arabians brought flocks.” 5. God Blessed the Nation of Judah with Economic Growth & Business Development: 2Chron 17:12b-13a “He built in Judah castles & cities of store. He had much business in cities of Judah.” 6. God Blessed the Nation of Judah with Security, the army at his Service 2Chron 17:13b-19 “The men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem. They waited on the king.” 7. King Jehoshaphat Participated in Evangelism. 2Chron 19:4 “Jehoshaphat dwelled in Jerusalem & he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to the south & to Mt Ephraim to the north & brought the people back unto the LORD God of their fathers. 8. God brought Justice with Judges who would Fear & Serve God. 2Chron 19:5-11 “He set judges in the land in all the fenced cities to decide & apply justice in the fear of the LORD with a perfect heart. There was to be no iniquity with the LORD nor respect of persons..” 9. There was Deliverance from Enemies. 2Chron 20:2-17 “..There comes a great multitude against you. Jehoshaphat feared & set himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout Judah & gathered themselves to ask help of the LORD, ‘Our God, will you now judge them?’ God answered, ‘Be not afraid, the battle is not yours but God’s.’ “ Nation of Judah with King Jehoshaphat “that sought God”, was blessed by God can be a hope for Haiti: Poverty: The Church should help but the people need jobs & income. To get jobs, people need education to learn skills for the jobs. To make jobs available, Haiti needs economic growth & business development, security & justice. What will Save Haiti? It’s us. When we study & hold forth God’s Word; Live our faith as we love God with all our heart & love others before ourselves; & tell The Gospel that will bring people to God. Then Haiti could be a Nation that seeks God, where the presence of God is, not misery & poverty; a nation that in justice fears God & desires to obey Him; Pray we become a nation whose hope is in God. =====June =====July =====August Aug 21 Church Update (Appeared at Truth Baptist Church, S. Windsor) =====�I'm a little slower now... Greetings to members and any visitors to Truth Baptist Church, the light in the darkness in this area. I've been so pleased to visit and worship with you over the years and, as I told you the last time that I was here, my sister Christine Lanyon was my inspiration to spread the gospel and to be surrendered to God. And her husband Pat has been a great inspiration and assistance in my becoming more �technical� to reach more people faster. So I'm very glad to be here and I have been working all summer since I've been in America to (1)visit family (2)go to the doctor (3)be involved in fair evangelism in Ohio (4)see a doctor in Florida and (5)finishing my website, www.haitievangelisminaction.com. �Okay ... so I�ve been working on that, and then we'll have a little handout as a continuing prayer reminder if anybody wants it after the service with that website name on it and what we're doing there. Okay so I went to Haiti on a short-term mission trip and to practice evangelism with an interpreter. I was invited to continue to help in Haiti in evangelism, and if God could use me there, I was willing to go. So that's what I reported last time I was here. �So, in the meantime, we've been going on evangelism door-to-door. We've seen over 2600 decisions in eight years. I was invited to do pastor seminars, but what they really wanted me to do is to pay for it. If the pastors were to come, somebody needed to pay for the food for them. But I said if I�m going to go and if I�m going to speak I want to share the best that I know, after 30 years in evangelism, and in 40 years studying my Bible. Now in America we study our Bible, we have many study aids, and what a blessing that we don't realize that we have to know the Word of God, to know what God has to say. So I go to a country that didn't have education, that didn't have the children going to school. Now only some of the children can go to school in Haiti, if they can afford to go at all! Now people are becoming more educated but don't have the Bible and there's nowhere to buy one! There's hardly nowhere to buy one in the Haitian Creole language in Haiti and they're very, very, expensive if you do find one!]. And so if we studied the Bible shouldn't we take what we know to share with somebody that doesn't have it? �By going to Haiti, I wanted to see if I could talk to people, share the gospel, and see if there were decisions. So during my first short-term trip there, there were 20 decisions. On my second short term trip there for two weeks, there were 191 decisions! They were totally receptive! I thought that if they are so willing to listen, then I�m willing to tell it! �How about you? And so it would be great! I�m a widowed woman now, and wouldn't it be great if younger people would come into this fruitful ministry? It can be a little bit hard, but with God on your side you cannot lose! And so I have this website to tell what we do. We give out tracts and we give seminars on Encouraging Evangelism. So I have been teaching it, and Pastor Prince who has been my translator, really, is the one giving the message to the pastors, and he has continued in this ministry while I�ve been in America and there have been great results. �They had an evangelism seminar for the youth. 81 came extremely interested, and want more training. And they loved the idea that we provide tracts for them to go out when they go out on evangelism. And of the places we have given evangelism seminars (only one that we know of) went out and they had 159 decisions that they reported! And then we were invited to participate in a crusade in the north (we're in the south). It is north of Port-au-Prince. Pastor Prince sent his wife and in that crusade there were 27 decisions. Otherwise, Pastor Prince had 29 decisions going on evangelism with pastors that we work with, pastors that took it to heart! We tell them: �We're willing to help you have an evangelism program and we're providing the tracts, the John and Romans, and Bibles ... as much as we can bring into the country� And so, it's been very exciting and we've developed discipleship training that we offer also. That group that had the 159 decisions wants the discipleship training. But things have been very poor and hard, hard, on Haiti just like things are hard in America. But it is especially hard on them in Haiti! They could before get a bag of rice for a thousand goude or ten dollars and now it's 4,500 goude or 45 dollars! ... but they, they work in goude � It takes a lot of marketing to try to sell your onions or your tomatoes and come up with 45 dollars to buy a bag of rice to survive on! The price of gasoline went up from two dollars and fifty cents a gallon to twelve dollars and fifty cents a gallon! Because criminals won't let the gas come in, whatever is there, they can charge whatever they want for it. It is hard on the ministry then to have the money for the gas to go; well, I provide that too! So the people in Haiti are very poor and it's hard for them to do anything, but we're doing something because of gifts from America! �And so ... it's an exciting work! And so we will eventually, if they want discipleship training, we'll see that they get it! Every November 1 and 2, which is a secular holiday in Haiti, (November 2 is Celebrate the Dead) we take those two days (there's no school; there's no work) and we take those two days to go on city-wide evangelism in Les Cayes, Haiti, the place where the earthquake hit. 125 thousand people live there, approximately. All of the teams, churches, and pastors that we have been giving the seminar on evangelism, we have invited to participate this year in that citywide evangelism. We're also planning on providing them food, or at least water, and so I pray that it will go well! Every year the devil does fight! One year big protests with the burning tires and cars and couches in the street and also with the pouring of garbage into the streets so nobody could pass so I walked around it and then the earthquake last year, all stuff to hinder but we've carried on and pray, and I pray that we will be able to do it again this year! �The Lord is blessing! Blessings always! We have been getting more and more opportunities. Another group ... Oh, I forgot to tell you on the website, I hope you will look and see that it's not just myself and interpreters but we're now with four pastors in what we call Haiti Evangelism in Action. It was an evangelism commission, but that's the name that we have now. We have a new office that needs to be furnished. They want me to provide a laptop and printer, maybe a table and chair. I'm not sure what else. �Now we're a group of evangelism evangelists, that is, people in evangelism working together to reach Haiti and working through the churches in Haiti. We've been invited by another group that reaches the whole country to be available to go and train in evangelism anywhere they would call us in the country and it is so very exciting and so I would love to have your prayers for Haiti Evangelism In Action! This is not a usual church type of mission, but if the idea is good may it spread. Anyway, praise the Lord for what He's doing if we just yield our life to God and let Him lead us where He wants us to go. And He makes it all possible! Praise the Lord! [Pat asks from the audience, Why don�t you share about the plane that got burned up?] �The airplane, do you want to hear about the airplane that got burned? Okay, Agape Flights, Agape Missionary Flights, is a fine missionary organization. They are now in need of two or three pilots. And I know there's a pilot training program in Ohio. In the aftermath of the earthquake, they flew many missions to Haiti bringing food, clothing, blankets, and tarps to the people. But, I think it was March, my memory is fading a little, I think it was March, they were there in Les Cayes to check on a project. In March, they still had some money left from donations to help people from the earthquake and they were helping a church rebuild and they were carrying a thousand dollars to give to me to help rebuild a church in the inner city of Les Cayes damaged by the earthquake. We had been on evangelism with Pastor Senat and his wife for three years in this very poor area along the sea coast and their church was damaged by the earthquake; a crack right through the floor, cracks up the wall through the window up to the roof. The church was still standing and they were told, �tear it down, it's a danger!� The pastor prayed and continued to have services, and so the pastor had no one to help him rebuild and I said �I want to help you� and I told those people about it who were on my email prayer letter. Agape said, �we want to help you.� The Agape CEO was bringing me money the day that their plane was burned by the protesters! The protesters didn't realize they were burning the plane of people that had helped them! They were unhappy because the prices of things are so high and they wanted to do something about it. They get everything from Port-au-Prince and the gangsters had taken hold of the city on the national route and wouldn't let the buses come through unless they shot at them or broke their windows. Somehow the protesters had the idea that whoever owned that air service was funding the gangsters the service could have more money, more income! I don't know how true that was, or not, but the protesters marched down the road to the airport where they were stopped with police and tear gas. So they got mad and said �we'll burn this old plane!� Well, that old plane was a missionary plane! Okay however the Agape Flights says �Our, agape love doesn't stop! We love and pray for these people and we want to still give you the money for the church!� They suffered a great loss but insurance covered the loss, plus donors across the country gave them 4.5 million dollars to buy a brand new nice plane. �Okay, well, praise the Lord for what God is doing! We just need to be yielded to Him so that He can work through us in however way He would please. Thank You." [New Webside Data copies here] November 6, 2022 Dear friends and family, Thanks for prayers and contributions for evangelism in Haiti. Amidst one complication and then another we did what we could to promote the November 1&2 days of evangelism during a secular holiday. Pastor Prince took approximately 10,000 tracts we had up to 6 cities along the sw coast so they could participate. Dedicated Haitians showed up to share the gospel in Les Cayes. None of the tracts I ordered had arrived. Gas was $30.00 a gallon. We knew the whole ministry was in God's hand. There were many decisions. We don't have a total report yet. My translator and I prayed with 7 children Nov 1 & 4 men Nov 2 to accept Christ. A saleslady happily said she was going to a nearby church to profess Christ and be baptized. At an evening church service Nov 2, a sick lady who was staying with Prince family to receive prayer day and night was healed. That was a wonderful blessing. Friday, Nov 4 I needed to pick up my tracts Bibles & other cargo. We did not have someone to pick it up but prayed God would provide. And He did. Pastor Prince found a driver in his truck resting. He was willing to transport our load and was thankful for the compensation. We are planning another day of evangelism on Haiti's Day of Freedom Nov 18. So things may not go the way we would plan but we see God's will is best. Praise the Lord. Mary Davis. 6:01 PM 11/7/2022 ===== Nov. 22, 2022 God's Perfect Timing: Be ready. 1 Peter 3:15 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear." After a difficult month in Haiti, yet blessed with food to eat even thou[gh] it is breadfruit or [plantain] every morning and rice every afternoon, little meat or vegetables and restored health after a week of illness, Gas is now $17.50 a gallon and banks have been closed due to damage by protestors are opening again. Thanks to church friends who gave me cash to live on here. God has opened up some opportunity for ministry. We are encouraged to teach a group of about 100 youth tomorrow on Hope for Haiti through faith in God which leads to the importance of evangelism. While out on evangelism, a team witnessed to a team of Mormons. They want more instruction Thursday. Here is another blessing from God: Earlier this year before I came to America June-September, we had done several seminars on Encouraging Evangelism. In one, Ms Yollene Franklin was very excited about the seminar and gospel tracts we use. She went back and told her pastor, Pastor Vieu. She also had a vision to take the gospel to northwest area of Anse-denault. A group of 25 went from Leglis Kommunity of Christ of Port Salut for a week. While I was in America they got tracts and materials from Pastor Prince. God blessed and they led 152 people to the Lord who have been attending a church in that area. Now that group of 152 want discipleship training and New Testaments. Please pray with us for this trip scheduled for Monday November 28 for 8 days for continued evangelism in that area and discipleship of converts. This would be my first discipleship mission trip. We are to go 3 hours up the coast by public transportation (back of a pickup truck) To Tiburon then 1 hour by boat and 2 hours by public machine again. We are holding a review training with them on Friday and will find out details if they plan to go ahead with the mission trip then. They also want to take clothing and share their food with the people there. Please pray for God's will in this mission trip and boldness to share God's doctrine from His Word to any who ask. Thank you. Mary Davis. ===== Dec 21, 2022 Our great God is still on the throne. Merry Christmas.=====12/21/22 Thanks for your prayerful support as I pray for you and our great county of America also. As America turns to God in repentance of sin and laxity of convictions and confidence in Him, He could deliver us from this present evil. Hope must be in our great God. Praise His name. Great news of the glory of God: Mission trip of 13 people to Anse Default. 72 more people accepted Christ. People came to the team for prayer. 2 blind people from sickness received sight. One young girl was delivered of 15 demons. We distributed New Testaments and had discipleship lessons with many of the converts. The pastor of the church near them said he would continue with the discipleship lessons. Later at 8pm there was a praise service. People stayed until 1am for prayer and received deliverance from demons and healing. Praise the Lord for His mighty working in the midst of turmoil in Haiti. Another praise: We received the reports from evangelism November 1,2 & 18 (secular holidays in Haiti). Team that worked with me: 83 decisions. After the Encouraging Evangelism seminars in 19 cities in South department, encouragement by our Evangelism Commission and distribution of 40,000 tracts these decisions were reported: Tiburon. 213 Les Angelis. 133 Chardonere 53 Port-a-Pimet 116 Coteaux. 61 Roche a Bateau 71 Port Salut. 111 Armiquet. 13 Chantal. 127 Ducis. 32 Torbeck. 27 Les Cayes. 212 Comperin 37 Cavoillon. 83 Aquino. 116 St Louis. 57 Maniche 107 Fon Fred 29 Praise the Lord for a report of 1681 decisions through ministry of Haiti: Evangelism in Action of Association of Protestant Pastors in South department. In 2023 their goal is to encourage pastors for evangelism to be what it should be in the churches, to bring people to God, to serve Him & for advantage of less violence in Haiti. As we perfect our program of promoting evangelism & discipleship training, Lord willing, >>we want to extend this program to all 10 departments of Haiti. >>Please pray about making a monthly contribution to provide for Bibles, tracts, shipping, evangelism & discipleship lessons and transportation costs. >>Please pray for a needed replacement motorcycle and multi passenger van. >>We are also planning to offer crusades to reach people & connect them with churches. Thanks again for prayers. Luke 2:10 "Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people (the Gospel)." Let us tell the good news with joy in spite of everything that is happening. God bless you. Mary Davis