Savannette is a beautiful but very remote part of Haiti. In fact, you cannot get their without crossing a river. For the last few months, Sharon and the women of the Savannette have been planning the annual Women's Conference of the CRC of Haiti. Every year the conference is held in a different location so that the women, many of whom travel by foot, can attend. This year, there were 60-70 participants for the Conference which began on Friday the 22nd of June and ended on Sunday the 24th. In fact we learned of one woman who traveled nearly 14 hours on foot carrying an infant in her arms! Sharon was asked to preach two services and speak at two sessions during the conference. The theme of the conference was "A Woman's Role in the Church." In many traditional societies around the world, the churches are predominantly made up of women, children and young people. Haiti follows this pattern. In Haitian society, adult men are often very unstable, resulting in many broken families and a lack of men in the churches. For this reason, women are called upon to do more than their fare share to support the church. This is one reason why the annual women's conferences are so important. Pastor Bruneries (pictured in front of his church) was very excited to plan and hold the conference at his church in Savannette. In fact, he had almost the entire group of 60 women sleeping in and around his small home. We give thanks to God that Sharon had the opportunity to participate in this important ministry. Please pray for the Haitian family and churches--that God would encourage Haitian men to be responsible and that God would strengthen the women to manage their families and support the local churches.
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