Faith House Developments in Haiti...

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1 Faith House Developments in Haiti... Future Generation International Missions Inc Newsletter January - April 2015 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen Ephesians 3:20-21 It is with great joy and excitement we share what God has been orchestrating over the last several months. He has done more than we could ever imagine and we have seen His faithfulness to us over and over. The Lord has placed numerous people in our lives in the past couple of months to pray, provide help, support and financially assist the St Louis family, the Deuteronomy Project and Faith House. Family & friends; prayer warriors; financial contributors; church partners; those who share our story, passion and mission with others; our local staff, security and tap tap drivers; our American staff and team; and those who have come physically to Faith House to facilitate VBS, work projects or Medical clinics all have contributed and have been instrumental in the on-going success of our mission to provide for the girls of Faith House. Much has been happening for the St Louis Family. Lorphine and Pierre welcomed their

2 third child, Pierre Daniel St. Louis Jr., November 7, Pierre Daniel St Louis Sr. graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in December of 2014; and the St Louis family made their permanent move to Haiti at the end of January 2015 thanks to Harry & Jeanne Dent donating to cover their entire moving expense!!!! The Deuteronomy Project out of Houston, Texas are doing a superb job educating our girls at the orphanage! We have a wonderful principal and teachers who are providing highly quality instruction to our girls each day through their mission. Thank you Cne Escagne and Wendy Robertson for your educational ministry at Faith House. Celebrate Mother's Day! Mother's Day is quickly approaching! This year, consider honoring your mom by giving a donation in her honor to our ministry. This is a mother's day gift that will make a difference in the lives of 30 orphaned girls throughout the year. Short Term Missions We have now been greatly blessed by God with a beautiful guest home in Jacmel! This home is comfortable, has purified hot-water, a beautiful yard, and can host a group of up to 26. Our goal is to fill the mission house year round as this allows us to support the St Louis Family and the Faith House Orphanage. Salem Heights Church VBS this past January: This picture displays the crafts that they used with the girls and the den mothers. These past few months have been incredible! The Lord has brought several different mission groups to the guest house. This past January, Salem Heights Church in Oregon had 21 people come to do a vacation bible school saturated with gospel presentations, story lessons, crafts, and fun activities. They involved the den mothers in the day to day activities and spent time doing bible study with them. Since then, the den mothers have grown in their faith in Christ have continued to show more love and affection towards the girls and one another! Our next group was a college group from Hanover College (from Madison, Indiana) that helped us prepare the yard for our gardening projects this summer! They also painted the rooms at the orphanage and put their artistic background to work by painting a picture of the Faith House Orphanage logo, Olaf the snowman from the movie Frozen, and Dora the Explorer! It was extraordinary to see these new drawings on the walls as they picked up each girl one by one to place their handprints as an added touch around the Faith House logo! The smiles and joy on their faces were priceless.

3 Following the Hanover team, we were blessed with a medical team from Texas! That trip was organized by our educational ministry, the Deuteronomy Project. Led by Wendy Robertson (featured on the picture towards the right), we had a group of 5 students supervised by 1 Registered Nurse (Lisa O'Brian) and did several medical projects at a nearby community clinic and Faith House. It was truly an amazing trip filled with gospel works! People were not only being treated for their physical ailments, but they were treated for their spiritual conditions as well. Wendy Robertson, Director of Education for FGIM and the Deuteronomy Project, is featured here in a special training with our school teachers this past March. Brianna & Eddie treating a dog bite with the clinic nurse and staff. After the medical team, we were surprised by an exploration trip from Russ & Kathrine Eiland (Russ is the Chairman of the Board for For Life Ministries from Huntsville, AL)! Russ wanted to visit the orphanage this past March to see Faith House and spend time with Lorphine and Pierre, hearing more about their mission and vision for Haiti. We are excited to see how the Lord is sending true servants for His kingdom our way to accomplish our goal of raising the future generation of Haiti! Russ and Kathrine brought bags filled with candy and supplies for the girls and witnessed them worship and fellowship with one another.

4 Lisa O'Brian, Brianna, and one of our translators Blaise, conducting a first aid training with the Den Mothers and staff. The Blessings and Faithfulness of Christ... There has been an array of blessings these past 3 months for Faith House! First, Children's Hope opened their clinic doors and had their team of eye specialists examine all the girls! We found out that many of them had vision problems and needed eyes glasses, which were supplied by the clinic! We owe a huge thanks to that medical staff. Roseberline is featured here with her new glasses after her eye exam from Children's Hope Clinic. During the month of March, we were blessed by Grace Baptist Church from Snead, Alabama in a way that left us speechless; yet, thankful beyond measure! They raised funds and donated the money to purchase a 2004 Toyota Tundra pick-up truck that will be used for the St Louis Family and the Orphanage. Thank you so much Grace Baptist!

5 Featured here is the pick-up truck that was purchased by Grace Baptist for the St Louis Family and Faith House IN THE NEAR FUTURE... We are overjoyed that Research Technology Associates (RTA) an organization from Maryland are coming to Faith House to set up a computer lab with 25 computers, 4 printers, scanners and surge protectors!!! This is truly a blessing from heaven and we want to extend our thanks to RTA for their generous donation! HOW CAN I HELP??? PRAY: 1) That each girl will come to know Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and then grow in spiritual maturity, fully pleasing to the Lord. 2) God's continued provision for the girls and Faith House as we have a large deficit each

6 month. The Lord has been faithful to meet our immediate needs and we praise Him for what He continues to do on a limited budget. 3) For the girls as they prepare for school exams in the upcoming weeks. 4) For the teams that are scheduled to come in the upcoming summer months. 5) The need for additional volunteers, team members, and summer interns. 6) Praise God for His provision of a new Inverter with 12 batteries for Faith House Orphanage from an anonymous donor! NEEDS: Our current needs are always ongoing, but we have listed a few immediate things that are truly pressing: 1) A Refrigerator Cost is $ This will help us store more food at the orphanage as the current refrigerator is constantly breaking down and too small for the 30 girls. 2) A Deep Freezer Cost is $1, This will help us store meat and perishable produce. 3) A Propane Dryer Cost is $ Currently the girls are staff are having to go on the roof to hang clothes. It would be a great blessing for us to have one or two dryers for the orphanage as well as one for the guest house. 4) St Louis Family Ongoing Support. As missionaries, we rely on your monthly support as this encourages us to carry out the work that the Lord has called us to do. We are asking for your prayers and continual financial support to help us meet our monthly goal of $3, for our family. GIVE: Faith House Orphanage provides a Christ-honoring and loving environment to our girls. We are 100% dependent on donor support. You can give the gift of hope by sponsoring one of our 30 girls with a gift of any amount. This covers their living expense, food cost, and health care. By giving each month to sponsor one of these little girls, you'll be making a huge difference in someone else's life! Every time you give to FGIM, you are partnering up with us to help these girls become powerful, godly, and influential leaders for their country. Sponsoring a child takes less than a minute and can be done through our website at: Simply click on the "Sponsor a Child" tab and select one of the girls that you'd like to sponsor. You can become a sponsor by doing a one-time donation or by signing up to do a recurring monthly donation of any amount. Either way, your gift would be greatly appreciated! Closing Prayer Request and Thank you's... FGIM would like to thank all of our donors for their on-going financial support! Without people like you we cannot take care of the girls at Faith House. We want to give a sincere and heartfelt thank you to Salem Heights Church, Hanover College, For Life Ministries,

7 Harry and Jean-ne Dent, Evergreen Baptist Church, Birchman Baptist Church Grace Girls Sunday School Class, Rykers Ridge Baptist Church, Burton Hill Baptist Church, Jordan & Heather Yerkes, Darla & Andy Ezell, and every sponsor, donor that took the time to write a letter to the girls at the orphanage! To everyone that we did not personally mention above, we want to thank you! You all are a continual source of joy and encouragement to us all as you pray and give so faithfully each month! Thank you!!!! Upcoming Events Summer Internship May 28, 2014 Teacher Workshop Missions Trip June 4-June 12, 2015 Fruit Cove Baptist Church Missions Trip To Faith House June 26 - July 1, 2015 The Deuteronomy Project VBS in Jacmel July 4-11 The Deuteronomy Project VBS Short Term Mission Trip July Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church Missions Trip July 27-Aug 3 Multiple Teams Trip July 31-Aug 8 Barksdale Air Force Base Chapel Missions Trip August 2015 Salem Heights Church Missions Trip October 9-18, 2015 First Baptist Church Mableton Missions Trip December 2015 Salem Heights Church Missions Trip February 26-March 6, 2016 Please be sure to check the FGIM website often for updates, prayer requests, to meet our team & staff

8 members, opportunities to partner with us, items we are in need of, future mission trips and added links. Thank you to everyone who supports this ministry through prayer and giving!