I think the title of this blog is pretty self-explanatory. There are a few things you can do help with the work that is going on in Haiti, and this is going to be a short list of them. If you’re interested in helping in some way, but want to look past what I put in this post, please feel free to discuss it with me! So let’s get started.
1. This is less about ministry and more about a personal request from Pastor Martin, but we believe it is for a good cause. Pastor Martin has three young children, and one of them is just reaching school age. He does not want to send him to just any school, though. Pastor Martin wants his children to go to private school so they can get the best education available to them because he knows that one day his children will be taking over for him, or doing something outside the village maybe, which will require an above average education. His youngest son will be starting school this coming September, and the cost will be $270 for the entire year. Pastor Martin would like to be able to stay focused on the projects going on with his church/orphanage, so he is looking for someone who can sponsor his boy, at least for the first year.
2. The school run by Pastor Martin has seven or eight teachers that do not always get paid because as a mission with free classes for the orphans and other children in the area, he depends upon money from supporters for their wages. Other schools could pay them on a more regular basis, but he has managed to keep them around, promising them that they will begin to be paid a fair salary soon enough. This fair salary he seeks to pay the teachers is $100 per month per teacher. It seems like so little, yet to them it would make all the difference. For $800 a month, he could keep his entire staff of teachers employed with regular pay.
3. As stated in my last blog, Pastor Martin has some major projects to get through. First, he has begun construction on a new church building. His old church building was some wooden poles with palm fronds for walls. This was fine in normal circumstances, but did not provide shelter from hurricanes or other storms very well. There is one small concrete building next to it that villagers cram into during serious storms, but there is not enough room for everyone in it. Besides that, the church building was too small to hold church in, so this one will be large enough for everyone to get into. Also, Pastor Martin wants a free clinic to go with his church, orphanage, and school. There is nothing like that in the area at this time, and there is most definitely need for such a thing.
4. Saving the best for last: Pray. Please pray for Pastor Martin and his mission, as well as for everyone involved on the States side. There are a few of us who have a relationship with Pastor Martin, but none of us are in great shape financially. Our main involvement for right now will be to draw attention to the needs and pray for God’s provision. I will hopefully be meeting with a gentlemen this weekend who has an organization and does a lot of work in Haiti who will potentially be a huge contact for us. Please pray with me for discernment and direction as we talk about what we can do together.
Thank you for reading, and if you have any questions about any of this, feel free to leave a comment, message me on Facebook, email me at claytonfordrogers@live.com, call, text, whatever works for you. My phone number should be on my Facebook page. God bless!
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