Dear Friends
and Family:
Happy New Year! We
pray that you and your family will have a blessed New Year! New Year is a big event here in Haiti with
massive (and potentially dangerous) private displays of fireworks, traffic
gridlock and all-night parties (or at least as long as the power stays on). However, we know that without trust in the
promises of Christ, starting 2014 can be intimidating as none of us know what
this New Year holds. May God give you
confidence that no matter what 2014 brings, you will rejoice in Christ your Savior.
-A successful start to the Savannette church construction
project. This project, funded by SONBEAM
International and members of the Victoria CRC (Canada), is being done in a
beautiful but extremely remote valley in central Haiti.
-A graduation of theological students that will happen in
mid-January in Thomassique.-A great visit and relaxing vacation with Sharon’s parents who surprised us by coming to Haiti for the first time in over three years. We had a chance to see some of Haiti’s beautiful beaches, caves and a waterfall in addition to spending some joyful family time.
Please join us in praying for:
-The financial crisis that one of our ministry partners, the
CRC of Haiti, is having. Much of the
ministry budget for the denomination comes from its guesthouse which receives
our visiting teams. Unfortunately, we
have few teams coming to Haiti this year.
Pray that God will guide denominational leaders as they find ways to
raise other revenue for ministry.
-God to raise up visiting teams from our supporting churches
that would like to come to Haiti and help us to complete the Ministry for
Christian Development Conference Center this spring or summer, 2014. If you are interested, contact us as soon as
possible.-Continued healing for our son Isaiah’s ankle. He tripped at school and the orthopedist thinks he pulled some tendons and suspects he has a small fracture on the growth plate of his ankle. This painful ankle is hard on Isaiah especially since he has limitations on activities including no soccer.
-Wisdom as we meet with our Timothy Leadership Training Coordination Committee and follow-up on recommendations given to us from planning meetings in December. God has given us a great vision for ministry training in Haiti.
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
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