Hope Planters

    One glorious night in Haiti, Heaven shook with dancing, singing, and rejoicing as a life was saved from the grasp of the fiery pits of hell and a new name was written in the Book of Life. A new brother entered Christ's hands and will forever be known as His and only His.
     As we sat in the living room, we watched the exchange of creole words back and forth and saw the cover of the Creole Bible being opened from one end to the other. Because of the limited Creole I did know (still learning), I sat clueless in the conversation except for the occasional "Bondye" meaning God and "Jezi" meaning Jesus, so I took a wild guess and figured this conversation was about spiritual things. I was right! God poured through Eric as he began to present the gospel all in fluent Creole to our dear friend Imenski. As the Holy Spirit stirred in Imenski's heart and directed the lips of Eric to speak God's words I knew that we were on Holy ground.
     Sitting on the sidelines watching the play by play of this momentous event, I started to pray asking God to open up Imenski's heart to His words. Like a disciple in the Garden of Gethsemane, I fell asleep on the job (its about 12 o'clock at night mind you) but God thankfully peeled my eyes open to see the the grand finale. Passionately, Eric stated something in Creole and tears streamed down Imenski's face as He finally realized that a Father who had loved him so much gave up His own Son's life, so that He could live for eternity in Paradise. His heart opened to Jesus, the One who set free all those who believe that He alone is the Son of God that broke the chains of sin's penalty, so that we could dance weightlessly in Heaven. How great is our God! With hands held tightly together, Imenski prayed the most beautiful and heartfelt prayer I have ever heard. Tears of joy and thankfulness streamed from my tired eyes. "..In Jezi name Amen". I leaped across the room and gave my baby brother a huge bear hug. Whooooops, yells, and hollars filled the Ream household (and I know there was a ton more noise in Heaven)

     Today Imenski stands strong through the power of Christ as a living breathing example of the gospel. After talking with Elisabeth and Eric the other night, they said Imenski was already evangelizing and sharing Jesus with others! So proud of you Imenski, I am proud of who you are in Christ and for your heart to want to grow closer to Jesus. You are an encouragement to me and to many others to continue to build the body of Christ by inviting others to be apart of His family. I know that God will use you in tremendously to plant seeds and to help others grow. No matter what language you speak, or what country you live in, Jesus brings hope and life to all. Planting seeds of Hope.... that's who we are Hope planters :)

Hope Stories

     The Fearsome Foursome has flown from the States to Haiti and back to the States! I can not believe that our Haiti trip that was so longed prepared for, prayed for and longed for has already come and gone. What a delight it was to be able to be back with the Ream Family. Tears swelled in my eyes when I first saw Eric and Elisabeth as we walked through the tunnel from the baggage pick up. By Gods grace, we were given the privilege to pour into the lives of this missionary family. They are an extraordinary family with an extraordinary faith that never dies down but yet grows stronger and brighter upon each trial they face. It was such an encouragement to see God work through them in Haiti.

     The two weeks seem to fly by as our team began jumping all around the country alongside our dear friends the Ream Family. Our team talked in schools, built relationships, played with kiddos, and served with love all through out Haiti. The stories are endless. The hope within the eyes of each person we met there was remarkable. One lesson I have learned and will never forget is that God is HERE God is NEAR and He brings HOPE to everyone tribe, tongue and nation. Through out the Next couple of weeks I will be writing HOPE stories describing our time in Haiti. I pray these stories will touch your heart, open your eyes , and strengthen your faith in the faithful and glorious God we serve. Have Hope in in God!