Dear church and friends,
They say sometimes you need to step back and look a little harder look at our lives and calling. That’s what had happened in my life in late 2019. We had a major family set back that pushed me into a much needed sabbatical of sorts. And then Covid struck. In early 2020 I was in Nicaragua to start a new project when COVID started making its rounds against the world. I was fortunate to get out as I was on one of the last planes to leave before the country was shut down.
I will admit that between the sabbatical and COVID that I fell into a deep funk. Because of not being able to travel and have my finger on the pulse of our projects my blogging came to a halt. I know God has a plan through all this and trust me, Him and I have had many prayerful conversations about all this. All though the giving has dropped off a bit (as with most churches and non profits) praise God for those who have continued to be faithful.
The work has continued…
Your giving has allowed ALL our work to continue while our in-country partners have carried on while I stayed on the sidelines. This is why I spend so much time with the people building solid relationships. It’s been truly amazing how the work has continued. It’s been slow but it has moved forward.
- Our school in Haiti continues to stay open, however resources have dwindled and we need you to prayerfully consider supporting this school monthly.
- Our roof project in Haiti has continued.
- The housing project in Guatemala continues with 12 houses now completed.
- I am working on a disaster relief project for Nicaragua.
- My in-country field work for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has kept me busy state-side and I’ve been asked to help oversee the construction of a community center project on Grand Bahama with the vision of one on Abaco also. Hurricane Dorian brought all this together. This will act also as an emergency relief center in times of need which unfortunately may be often.
Back in the field…
Now that travel is starting to become a tad safer and easier we are beginning to jump back in full on. As you may know by now our most pressing issue is this earthquake that has just hit Haiti. This thing has struck smack dab in the middle of where our roof project is. I am planning at the moment to get down there ASAP if I can. Pastor Harry and I have been in constant communication and he has sent me some horrible pictures. Looks like the 2010 earthquake we went through down there. We are asking for much prayer and support as I will be tasked to figure out how we can help our dear Haitian brothers and sisters. Please pray for my safety and pray how God may allow you to help. Hey, it’s been a while but we are back in the saddle. I was headed down to Guatemala but the earthquake has changed that plan.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Kenny