Dear Friends
and Family:
As the time
draws near for our family to leave behind the country and people that have
nurtured us during the last twelve years, our days are full of business and
emotion. Last week we wrapped up the
last two projects remaining. The first
was our team Spiritual Retreat. Sharon
has worked tirelessly to grow our team spiritually during our tenure in Haiti
and the annual Retreat has been a big part of that. The second activity was our combined agency
video (one video presenting the work of World Renew, World Missions, and Back
to God Ministries in Haiti) which was done in Pignon, Haiti. Both the Spiritual Retreat and the video are
great opportunities to see what God has been doing in and through the Sous
Espwa team. It has been a great blessing
to serve with a committed team of Christians who have dedicated themselves to
seeing the Haitian church and Haitian communities grow and thrive.
Please join
us in giving thanks for:
-A
successful conclusion to the Zuiderveens’ language learning. They are back with us in Port-au-Prince for a
time of orientation.
-A successful trip to Pignon, Haiti in a
driving rainstorm. Zach boldly (or
fool-heartedly) pushed through some of the thickest and slickest mud he has
traversed in years to make sure our combined agency video could be a success. Hopefully the video will be posted on Youtube
in June.
-A great
Spiritual Retreat for our Sous Espwa team.
Cara DeHaan, our friend and seminary intern, returned to Haiti to lead
us in reflecting on God’s grace.
-Our
children are successfully enrolled in Grand Rapids Christian Schools next
fall. The pieces of the next stage of
our life and ministry are coming together.
Please join
us in praying for:
-Strength
for the transition. We are feeling tired
and feeling torn between the massive logistical effort of leaving and our
desire to encourage our Haitian colleagues who will continue serving God here
in our absence.
-Wisdom to
know how to spend the short time we have left in Haiti.
-Our
colleagues who will have to decide what changes to make in the structure and
functioning of our team for the future.
-Our CRWM
employee, Fevrier Cherubin, whose wife is pregnant and living in Georgia. The distance will be difficult for them.
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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