Family and Friends,
...but, brothers and sisters, when we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you. For we wanted to come to you... (I Thess. 2:17-18a)
We are pleased to announce that we (Cory and Lynn)
will be traveling to Haiti on October 8-15 of this year!
The following explanation of the purpose of this trip comes from an earlier post:
The main goal of our visit in October will be to better understand the vision and ministry of the Deaf/Disabled school in Les Cayes run by Laine Lucner and family. We hope to come back with a more concrete understanding of how God is leading them into the future and what it would take, with regard to resources, to make that a reality. We also hope God will deepen the burden on our hearts to help and serve the amazing and beautiful children of that school and their families. No doubt that goal will be inevitable as we mix with those kids for several days and are inspired by their passion and joy for life and for God!
A secondary goal for the visit will be to connect with Zacharie, the director of H.I.M., for several days to work on ministry vision, visit some potential future ministry partners he has been scouting for us, and simply encourage one another, pray, worship, and fellowship together. Of course we will also sneak in a day or so to visit old friends back in Ti-Riviere!
We will travel with Mike and Heidi Vetter of Sioux Falls, who will be visiting the Bibles for Haiti ministry led by Dan and Kari Elliott and kids. We will stay in a separate location nearby and travel around the area via public transportation, mostly. It will be an adventure!
Now we need your help to make this adventure successful! Will you consider supporting us financially for the trip and/or praying for us and the amazing people we encounter each day in Haiti?
If you feel led to participate financially, we are hoping to raise the following funds before October 1st (this info can also be found on the [Current Ministry Needs Update] tab above, as well as the way to designate gifts and where to send them):
Cost of trip to Haiti- $2,000 (plane tickets, travel costs, food, etc...)
Resources for Zacharie- $1,500 (motorcycle & new computer/printer)
Gift for Deaf School- (any amount...we have $500 given but would
like to bring more if possible)
If you want to be a part of our prayer team for this event, please start praying for the needs below and then check the blog each day (October 8-15) as we will try to update it with news.
*Pray for God's wisdom and guidance for all trip plans
*Pray for good weather...it will be hurricane season
*Pray for the people we encounter to be touched through the experience
*Pray for trip finances to be covered and people to be blessed through giving
Thanks so much as always for your help and prayers! We cannot do this without you, but know that we see ourselves only as humble representatives of many godly and faithful people here. In other words, a part of all of you goes with us to bless the people there, and they will undoubtedly give us a blessing to bring back as well!
Enjoy Your Adventure Today!
-the grimm family adventurers
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