Jesus in Haiti Ministries

Hi from Haiti, Sunday night

I trust all is well with your family and the race you are running for Christ. I have been non stop busy since January 1st and am finally getting a couple week break here. Here is an update on what has happened in the past couple weeks:

MISSIONS TRIP: We just had the pleasure of hosting a group of 15 college students from IPFW in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Wow, what a wonderful 8 days. These folks climbed over a mountain, visited our orphanage, our school, our church, New Roads ministry and stayed in our home, as well as walking the villages, sharing the Gospel. Thank you Dr. Jeff and team for coming, for loving, sharing and giving so much. Also, thank you for leaving, part of your heart behind. You are already missed!

FRIDAY THE 13TH: Because our visitors arrived and left on Saturday night, they were going to miss church. Well the old guy still has enough pull so I asked the pastor if we could do church on Friday night this week. He agreed. Normally we start church on Saturday with about 40 people present, then another 200 or so people come late. This week, our first ever Friday service found a packed church, when we started. All of us were so excited to see this happen and I am sure we will discuss at our next staff meeting the possibility of moving service to Friday, every week. Saturday is laundry day, market day, funeral day and so much more. We shall see, maybe until our new church opens this will be a good move to make. Church was awesome with our visitors doing a very powerful and moving drama for us.

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU: All 89 of our students at Grace Emmanuel School are now sponsored. Thanks to all of you who make this happen and support our school in this way. There are a few of you who are a few months behind and I would ask that you either catch up or allow us to find someone else. Thanks!

BUBBA WAS IN THE HOUSE: That's right, former president Bill Clinton visited Haiti this past week to promote Haiti to the world and to try to get businesses to come here. He said "Haiti is a good investment" so, I am sure he is talking about the Jesus in Haiti Ministry because if you invest in our ministry, you invest in Haiti.

MERJAY: Merjay is the village where most of the folks from the New Roads Garbage dump live. We have made a decision to make our presence felt in a big way, where they live. We have rented a two room office and start this week with: English classes, Bible studies and leadership training. The Gospel is shared in the English class also. We will also be helping the elderly with monthly rice. We are so excited about this.

This past Friday we took our visiting missions team to Merjay and did a Bible club with well over 300 people crowded around us under a tree. Please pray for this village of about 3000 that is wide open for the Gospel.

THANK YOU SO MUCH: I have heard other missionaries talk about donations being down 40-50 percent. Ours are actually up so I am thanking God and those of you who have not forgot these precious people. May God bless you. tominhaiti

Thank you for your support


Tom Osbeck
Executive Director
Jesus in Haiti Ministries

For Contributions:
Jesus in Haiti Ministries, Inc. Suite 155 10214 Chestnut Plaza Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46814