Dear Friends
and Family,
The date we
have chosen for the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 is a bit arbitrary. Because they use a Gregorian (instead of the
Julian) calendar, many Eastern Christians celebrate New Year on or around
January 14. Orthodox Jews celebrate
their New Year (Rosh Hashanah) in
September! Chinese New Year is in
February. Regardless of how we mark time, it
is important to reflect on how God has blessed us in the past year and entrust
the coming year to his loving guidance.
We give thanks to God for your prayers and support in 2014. We look forward to another productive year in
service to God’s people in Haiti in 2015.
May you have a blessed year in 2015!
Please join
us in giving thanks for:
-A fruitful trip for Zach to Haiti in December
for an evaluation of the collaboration (called “Sous Espwa”) between Christian
Reformed World Missions, World Renew and Back to God Ministries International. Take a look at our blog for some of the
lessons that we learned!
-An opportunity to get in contact with our
Haitian friends and ministry partners.
Zach’s visit was a whirlwind of phone calls, meetings, and activities,
but we give thanks that things are going well.
-A few
Sundays off from our church visits to rest and recuperate and healing from some
pretty bad colds and cases of the flu.
Please join
us in praying for:
-A BIG
prayer request in 2015 will be for the organization of elections in Haiti. Four years’ worth of election dates have come
and gone, resulting in ongoing demonstrations and great frustration. So far, the demonstrations have been
organized and peaceful. However, in 2015,
the only official still serving a legitimate term will be the President!
-Upcoming
surgery for Hannah and Isaiah to remove potentially cancerous moles from their
skin.
-Our
colleagues in Haiti who will be receiving an unprecedented number of church teams
in January-March. We hope to finish the
Ministry for Christian Development’s conference center.
-Zach as he tries to find time to work on his
New Testament dissertation and Sharon as she works part-time at Pine Rest
Christian Mental Health Services as a chaplain in a Clinical Pastoral Education
internship.
Thanks for your prayers and support,
Zachary, Sharon, Hannah, Vivian, Isaiah and
Esther Segaar-King
Missionaries to Haiti through Christian
Reformed World Missions
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