Today’ s post was meant to be a Fearless Friday post, with a focus on fighting for hope on behalf of others, or as the page on my blog says, Fighting For Those Who Can’t.
Whenever I say that phrase, I think of a person who is stuck, unable to change their situation or circumstances without someone stepping in to help. People without the physical or emotional ability or means to fight for hope on their own.
Sometimes God places these people right in our path. He isn’t hindered by geographical location, so the people He places in our path could be literally on the other side of the world.
The Lord placed the children of Galette Chambon in my Aunt Roxie’s path. It didn’t matter that they were in Haiti and she was in Mississippi. God gave her the courage to step out of her comfort zone, and to step into the brokenness of a community in need.
I am so excited to have her as a guest today.
So here is our Fearless Friday post….but on a Monday.
Finding Joy in Reaching Out
by Roxie Ewing
In 2015 I was blessed with the opportunity to go on my first mission trip to Haiti. I will be honest. That first night in Galette Chambon I wondered, What have I gotten myself into? I left a week later with a God-given heart for the people of Haiti and its children.
On my second trip we were performing a skit about Jesus healing the blind man for a group of orphan children. A two year old boy named Davinski fell asleep on the bench and I had the joy of holding him while the older children colored a picture of Jesus and the blind man.
I discovered that there is no language barrier in a smile, hand holding, hugs, or with the smallest ones, holding them in your arms.
When I went to Haiti on my first trip, I knew I had to do something.
I have a bed to sleep on, they have dirt floors.
We have water in the tap. They take a bucket to a well and haul it back on their head.
We have grocery stores. Food is scarce in Haiti..
A job with a paycheck? None in Haiti.
But what could I do?
I prayed about it, and the Lord provided the money to sponsor a child through But God Ministries. For $37 a month or $440 a year sponsored children can go to school. They get uniforms, books, paid tuition, and a hot meal every day, which may be the only meal they get that day. When a child is sponsored, there is a domino effect. Teachers have jobs and the ladies that cook have jobs also.
The first child I sponsored was Jackson, a shy 15 year old young man. I met him in 2016. This past year I was told that he dropped out of school due to his parents moving.
I now sponsor a 10 year old little girl named Modelaine.
I met her this past August on my third trip. I send her a small package twice a year with items like clothes, gum, candy, a doll, and pencils. I located a Haitian Creole Bible so I was able to send her one of those as well.
Words cannot express the joy I feel each morning when I sit at my desk and look at her picture or when I send her a package. She is in my thoughts and prayers daily. With my help, she can get an education and become what God wants her to be.
God gave me something to do that is life-changing for her.
Will I go back in 2019? Yes! Because in Mathew 28:19-20, Jesus said go!
If you are interested in finding out more about sponsoring a child, visit But God Ministries at butgodministries.com
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What I love about this is that Modelaine.is helpless to change her situation, but God is using my Aunt Roxie in a behind-the-scenes way to provide for her needs.