Segaar-King March Update

Dear Friends and Family:

The Prophet Isaiah writes: “But now, this is what the Lord says, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel; ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name and you are mine’” (Is. 43:1). We often we feel anonymous in this large and complex world. It is easy to forget that we serve a God who knows us and cares for us personally, who, in the words of Jesus, has even counted the very hairs on our head (Matt. 10:30). We hope that you will take comfort in these promises which give such great encouragement to our Haitian colleagues who struggle with so much.

Please join us in giving thanks for:

1. The hiring off two new staff members to fill empty spaces: Lunise Cerin-Jules to replace Ad de Blaeij as Country Coordinator for CRWRC-Haiti and Anna Ribiero-Noelsaint as our new Constituency Bridger. Also, Lesley Millar-Toussaint is returning from maternity leave to work again with Pespectives Reformees.
2. Zach’s continued recovery from hernia surgery. We give thanks that the abdominal pain is gone.
3. The purchase of church property for the Jacquet church is finally going forward after four years of delays and frustrations. Praise God!

Please join us in prayer for:

1. Rampant inflation of food prices in Haiti. The price of a sack of rice has risen 50% in four months, leaving the poor and vulnerable with few options to survive.
2. The announcement of the run-off election results on April 4. Pray for peace in streets of Haiti.
3. The beginning of a new church construction project in Cayes Jacmel. The Cayes Jacmel church is the last church damaged in the earthquake that we will reconstruct.
4. Visits from Lakeside CRC of Alto, MI and an “Open Team” (a visiting group unaffiliated with any particular church) in April. If you would like to be part of the “Open Team” coming to Haiti April 30-May 7, please contact us or Mary Dykstra (mdykstra@crwrc.org) ASAP.

FOR MORE PICTURES, STORIES, AND INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MINISTRY AND FAMILY, PLEASE SEE OUR BLOG AT segaarking.blogspot.com

Thanks for your prayers and support,

Zachary, Sharon, Hannah, Isaiah, Vivian and Esther Segaar-King
Missionaries to Haiti
Christian Reformed World Missions