Return to Haiti letter.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Tim and Cindy!!!!!!! We were a little busy in December and decided to put our letter off till after the first of the year. What a busy year 2010 was. God had a lot in store that we sure were not aware of. Our family is doing well. Lee now works full time in the ER at FF.Thompson in Canandaigua and per diem at Noyes. We miss seeing him at work but he really likes the ER at FF. Allie is busy keeping up with the boys. AJ is now 10 and Noah is 5. Both are doing well in school and are busy with sports and church activities. Missy works for Steuben County and is busy being a mom as well. Tom works for AL Blades during the summer and does his own construction work during the winter. Coryn is now 2 and VERY busy. On December 29th they welcomed Ty Robert into their family. They are all doing well.


It is appropriate that we are writing this letter today on the 1st anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. So much of our year has revolved around Haiti and the people there. As many of you know God laid Haiti on our hearts shortly after the earthquake. For several days we looked for a way to go and help but seemed to keep coming up against a brick wall. Thru circumstances that could only be His leading we were led to Nehemiah Vision Ministries. This is a Haitian organization with fundraising headquarters here in the states. We both had wondered why God had sent us to India the year before. Now we knew. That experience, allowed us to raise funds, get shots and make travel arrangements all within 10 days. We were so blessed as people donated money for our flights and also over $5000 in medical supplies for us to take.

We flew into the Dominican Republic and then took a bus over the mountains into Haiti. We were immediately struck by the devastation and seeming hopelessness of the people. However, over the next 10 days we were awed by the resilience and hope of the people of Haiti. One of our greatest experiences was to worship in church with several hundred Haitians who had just lost what little they had but were still praising ,worshipping and trusting God. It caused us to take a step back and ask if we could do the same if our faith was put to such a test. During our time there we provided medical care and helped with food distribution.

Upon our return one of the first questions we were asked was are you going back? Our immediate answer was yes. The next question was when and to many peoples surprise the answer was May. God had provided enough that we could make a second medical missions trip in May. We were disappointed upon our return to see still so much devastation but again impressed with the people and their desire to rebuild and start anew.

We have spent the last several months praying about a return once again. We have a real burden for the people of Haiti. Although the country as a whole has been slow to rebuild the Lord has blessed Nehemiah Vision Ministries thru the quake. They had a plan to build a hospital in 5-10 years but because of donations after the quake that building is almost complete. We will be leading a team back to Haiti in February to do construction as well as medical work. We are excited because we are taking 10 very good friends with us. Some of them from Avoca , and others from our hometown of Belmont and friends from Arkport.

 
We would like to ask you pray for us. Specifically for safety ,as we travel and health while we are there. Also for our family back here as they have many activities going on. Also pray that hearts will continue to be open while we are there and as we minister to peoples physical needs we will also have opportunity to minister to their spiritual needs as well. Our goal is to demonstrate the love of Christ in all that we do.

If you feel led we could also use your financial support. It cost about $3000 for the 2 of us to go. We feel very blessed that this is something we can do together and that God has given us the same passion for Haiti. If you would like more info please contact us. We are always happy and willing to come and speak to groups about Haiti and the work that God has called us to their. If you would like more information on Nehemiah Vision Ministries the website is www.nehemiahvisionministries.org. We also have a blog that has information from our past trips and we will be updating it once again. timandcindypeterson.blogspot.com

We are looking forward to hearing from you and sharing what God is doing in our lives. There is so much more.

Tim and Cindy.

___Yes, I’m happy to support ( ) financially with a donation of $_________________. (Make check payable to: First Baptist Church of Avoca; write, Haiti Mission and my name in the memo line. Do not write my name on the check. Funds raised above personal needs will be used for the mission team and/or First Baptist Church of Avoca missions. All donations are tax deductible.) Send to Avoca Baptist Church PO Box Q, Avoca, NY 14809

_____Yes, I would like to be a prayer partner with you on this trip.

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