Segaar-King October Update

Deforestation and problems with land management have made the productive areas of Haiti much less so and the moderately productive areas (such as pictured above) almost completely useless for food production.

Dear Friends and Family:

Greetings from Haiti.  As the seasons change in North America, we are reminded to give thanks to God for harvest and shelter as we confront the beginning of a long, cold winter.  In Haiti, of course, there is almost no difference between seasons.  Unbearably hot gives way to uncomfortably hot.  However, in Haiti, we always give thanks for food.  Based on calories consumed, Haiti is consistently among one the ten hungriest countries in the world.  While there are many reasons for this, most of them are human-caused.  Injustice, inefficiency, lack of productivity and environmental degradation can be reversed when hearts and minds acknowledge the principles God has established for good and bountiful living.  While you give thanks this fall around your Thanksgiving tables, pray that the Gospel would turn Haiti from a land of want to a land of abundance.

Please join us in giving thanks for:

1.   A return to health.  In October we were slammed by a second strain of Dengue Fever (there are five).  Vivian missed two weeks of school. 

2.   A successful three days of Timothy Leadership Training.  We trained 60 participants, twenty of whom were new to the training.

3.   The seminary of the CRC of Haiti restarted again in October after a year’s closure because of conflict.  It was wonderful to start teaching Old and New Testament to the students again.

4.   Successful elections in Haiti on October 25.  These were the calmest and most orderly in a decade!  The final round of elections are set for December 27 (the run-off election for the president).

Please join us in prayer for:

1.   God to provide a new missionary family to come to Haiti.  While the need is critical, we have a prospective candidate!  Pray that God will guide the process.

2.   The creation of a new Christian Worldview training that we hope will address some of the social and family issues that make Haiti a land of hunger.

3.   Safe travel for Zach in November.  He will be going to Guatemala to learn more about urban ministry.

Thanks for your prayers and support,

Zachary, Sharon, Hannah, Vivian, Isaiah and Esther Segaar-King

Missionaries to Haiti through Christian Reformed World Missions