Great week with our first team in Haiti

Prayer request!
Pray that we find the right people to ship our container with and the right people in Haiti to recieve it out of customs. This is a big deal. But God can provide the right expereinced ones to do this and not be taken advantage of.

Pray for Xander, Ellie and our marriage that we would take time with each other and not just rush thru and miss time together as we spend 16 hours a day, most days working on ministry.

Pray that we can ship our container in September and move full time in October to Haiti.

Pray for donations to come in this month of items to ship to Haiti in Sept.

Pray for our monthly support to be close to 100% before we go allowing us to get items to put in container and send.


Praises
We are at 67% monthly support coming in

More tools donated and in container

Meeting new people helping us in the ministry




Nicky lead a team of 5 guys from FBC Hendersonville to haiti last week.  They had a very productive week.  The Global Outreach ministries require lots of maintenance.  The team was willing to whatever was needed.  They helped mix and pour concrete by hand, repair well pumps, paint, did electrical wiring, change bulbs on our security lights, spend time with youth at a Saturday camp, and finish a metal building.

We are getting closer to moving to Haiti full-time, (still do not have an exact date, but are realizing how much stuff needs to be done before we actually move. (get supplies, (just about everything that we would need for the next 2 years, furniture, appliances, etc.), pack and ship container, and raise support all while trying to be a family.) 

We praise the Lord for all who have and still are supporting us monthly and the ones who have given one time gifts.  We pray daily that the Lord will bring supporters to us, not just so we can go but so that we can stay and be effective in furthering His Kingdom.

Here is the list we have put together of items we are praying get donated.  If you have or know of someone who may have these items please email nrunk16@gmail.com or call 828-699-8542

Praises!!!

Quick glimpse of what God is doing in our lives right now:

PRAISES!!
 XANDER ASKED CHRIST IN HIS HEART ON JUNE 27TH AT CROSSFIRE BASKETBALL CAMP

HOUSE RENTED
DONATIONS COMING IN:
                           CONTAINER TO SHIP OUR STUFF TO HAITI
                            BRAND NEW GAS STOVE
                            HEAVYDUTY TOOLS
   WE ARE 60% SUPPORTED                                                                                  
    WE ARE GETTING OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK IN CHURCHES AND SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES AND WITH INDIVIDUALS
                                                                                              
Prayer requests:
                         

· PRAY FOR OUR KIDS ON THIS JOURNEY

· PRAY FOR OUR SUPPORT, THAT EVERYONE WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN $10 OR $20 A MONTH ADDS UP,  SOME CAN GIVE MORE.  WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT IS GIVEN, IT ALL ADDS UP TO KINGDOM BUILDING!

· PRAY FOR WISDOM ON SHIPPING OUR CONTAINER WITH THE RIGHT COMPANY AND RECEIVER IN HAITI

· PRAY FOR OUR LIST OF ITEMS AT THE END OF THE BLOG.  THAT THEY WOULD BE DONATED ALLOWING US TO SAVE MONEY ON THESE ITEMS.  PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND ASK THEM TO BE APART OF THIS.

· PRAY FOR THE TEAM NICKYS LEADING DOWN JULY 28– AUG 4

                   The past few weeks have been non-stop.  I know that doesn't surprise anyone who knows us really well.   To tell the truth I have told God several times that I am done doing this!  I just want to go back to our "normal" lives.  Of course that is not good enough for God!

Revealling himself through different avenues like my personal quiet time, bible study, songs on the radio, or friends with encourageing words, God has showed me that I wouldn't be happy with our old "normal" life.  It may be easier, although God allows me to remember how draining it was to have too much of a routine, actually a rut.

What I was reading in my bible study this morning spoke volumes to me, of course God knew I needed to hear  that.  Am I willing to trust God's timing in revealing His plans for me?  Am I trying to place time constraints on God?

I am only human but I do have God's grace and mercy!  Praise God!!  He continues to gently remind me, daily,  that His timing is perfect.  As Nicky says this process is a marathon.

We are over 60% supported right now and yes we could go and live in Haiti, but that would only be a temporary fix.  We are in this for the long haul.  We see what awesome things God is doing through the other missionaries at Global Outreach Haiti Mission and we want to see it continue for many more years.  The hard work and tears that have been poured out over the Haitian people is not something to take lightly.  We want to give God our best!

As hard as it is to not to have a steady place to call home, God has us in a place where we are getting to know our supporters more and enlisting their help in raising support.  We are only two people with limited relationships.  Imagine our friends telling their friends about this great work God is doing in Haiti, they can reach so many more people than we ever could.

In God's perfect timing, he has given us a container to ship our things to haiti.  We have sent out a list of needed items in our most recent newsletter, I am also posting it below.  We have already gotten a gas stove donated from friends that work at Electrolux in fletcher and many thousands of dollars worth of tools from friends that aren't using them anymore.

Sometimes, actually most of the time, I think God needs to hurry up and get us to Haiti because there is so much to do and we are needed so badly.  Does he not understand that we are giving up so much to follow his call?  We could be touching and helping so many more people in Haiti than here in the US!  Then God reminds me that He will take care of things, that I don't need to worry and that maybe we are supposed to be touching and reaching out to those in the America, helping them realize how blessed we are here!  To help them reach out to those who need help wether it is in another country or here in their own community.

List of donation items needed for Global Outreach Haiti Mission

Help us find these items to make our work in Haiti safer & quicker

Hydraulic Pipe bender
Concrete gas saw

Reni water heater
2 sets of electrical tools and belts

Quality rolling tool boxes

Heavy duty rolling jacks
Creeper stool and creepers
Atv jack
Transmission jack
¾” or 1” air gun & impact sockets & extensions
3/8 air gun ratchet
Quality air grinders & wire brushes
Air shears
Transfer pump for tractor tires
12 volt water pump

12 volt fuel pump high volume

Hand fuel pump
2000 watt Honda generator
Heavy duty garden hoses and reels
Sets of vice grips (name brand)
Sets of channel locks (name brand)
Chain pipe vices
12’ Sthil gas pole saw
Quality Air hoses, reels , air chucks, air tools & 3 ways
Polaris ranger crew UTV
Drill press vice

Drill bit sets & reverse bits

Industrial bench grinder
Long magnet for screws in road
Backpack leaf blower
Clothes line reels
Plastic break lines
Vacuum & fuel hoses (different sizes)
½” & ¾” & 1” pipe threaded for ridged 600 electric
Tool sets in own toolbox
Washer & faucet valves
Power tire changer (up to 20”, 22.5” better)

Husky belt measurer for length
Small Hilti hammer drill
25 gallon atv sprayers
Commercial waffle maker

10’ projection screen and projector
Commercial gas stove
Commercial kitchen free standing sinks
Pick up truck
Solar panels/ batteries/ inverters
Big flood lights (HPS or MV)

Quality sand blaster

4000w miller welder generator
10’-15’ wide bush hog
Cases of bug bombs
18’ gate opener
All kinds of mechanics tools
Bounce house
Dolly wheels
Job box
3/4” plywood  treated  & untreated  15 sheets
Picture frames 5x7  8x10
Fiberglass ladders
24 foot aluminum walk board

Tow behind lift 45’-50’—–—>

CHICK-FIL-A WEEK!

We have had a big week since our last post.  We got our homes rented! Praise the Lord! That was all God. This will allow us to help support ourselves while in Haiti. The Lord gave us a "heads up" while on our first 3 month trip to Haiti 10 years ago.  We knew we would need support when we went  full-time, now its here and he is providing.

We had a great time at our Chick-fil-A spirit night (Monday June 4th). So many friends and family came out to show their support. Thank you to everyone who came!  We had a an awesome turn out. I don't think I've ever talked so much in one evening.  We also had a few people who made monthly support commitments. PTL!!!
  
We don't ever sit still for too long.  Tuesday morning we headed to Atlanta to visit and share with family and go to Chick-fil-A headquarters.  We were hoping to see Mr. Cathy but it didn't work out. We did get to share with a few people at the headquarters there in Atlanta.We had lots of fun seeing all that goes on there and of course eating all and as much as we wanted and unlimited deserts, wow!  It's a good thing they have a gym they encourage there employees to use.

Being in Haiti seeing so many struggle to stay alive because they don't have the simplest necessities like food and clean water, it's hard to imagine a business with so many benefits and the way they take care of their employees. This shows how a Godly business, run on biblical principles, compared to Haiti, being dedicated to Satan for 208 years and how satan can erode and deceive.

We are pressing on toward the goal of being in Haiti full-time.  We are raising our full time support one person at a time. Please pray for us right now and share with friends and family about us.

Our next next newsletter is coming out soon.  We will be including a list of items that would be helpful to ship to Haiti.  If you have or know someone that might have these items sitting in their garage or basement not getting used please let us know. Email - nrunk16@gmail.com or cell # 828-699-8542.

We will only be able to get to Haiti full-time with your help!  This is not a two person job, we need help!  We, I more so than Nicky, are having a hard time just getting the simplest, daily things accomplished much less all the extra missionary things we have to do like blogs, newsletters, thank yous, making appointments, laundry, moving from place to place etc.

These gorgeous falls were outside of the Chick-fil-A headquarters.

God's timing

We received our container today. Praise the Lord!!

 

The Lord has provided this container after much prayer.  We weren't sure how God wanted us to ship our things to Haiti.  Now it is up to Him to provide a way of getting it to Haiti and through customs.  That seems like a huge task but God will provide.  He has gotten us this far, what a blessing!

God has also provided renters for both of our houses.   We give God all the Glory!  


Sometimes, really most of the time, it is hard to just obey.  We procrastinate and say its too hard but God has called us to Haiti and He will get us there.  We just have to be patient and trust in his timing!


We still have lots to do before we get to Haiti but God is in control!


We are having a Chick-fil-A Spirit Night on Monday June 4th from 5-8pm.  15% of your total goes to us if you tell them its for the Spirit Night, even the drive thru.

The kids participated in an archery tournament

They had loads of fun playing also.

We visited friends in Charleston and spoke to a few new people about our ministry in Haiti.

 

We all helped at the Habitat Build with our church.

 

God has perfect timing!

These past few weeks have been a combination of amazing and chaotic all at the same time.  The Lord is definitely working in our lives.  Truthfully this is really scary.  The scary moments that overtake me are coming more frequently and the times that I see God in control are too far in between.

We have no doubt that God has called us to be in Haiti full-time and we are okay with that, its all the details that I have problems not worrying about.  We are praying that we will return in July full-time but it is already May and still so much is to be done.

Then my mind starts gravitating to thoughts of "what are we thinking?" and "there is no way I am going to be happy living in Haiti, what about the comforts I am used to" (hot water, air conditioning, Wal-mart and Ingles just down the road).

Part of my bible study lesson this week is about anticipating the voice of God.  As Christians we are to anticipate hearing from God.  Honestly most of my prayer/quiet time is spent voicing my concerns, complaints, and all the stuff "I'm" not happy with.  I hardly ever take the time to just sit quietly and wait for God to answer.  So of course God has convicted me once again, and most likely it won't be the last, about trusting and having faith in Him.  Do I truly have faith that God will do what He says He will do?

When I really sit, quietly, and think about that question the answer is no.  I still think that I have to do things on my own.  Again, God askes why not?  Do you still not think I love you enough and care about you enough that I will handle all the details of your life.  I just need to let Him and say "I believe, but help my unbelief".  (Matthew 6:25-34- about not worrying)

The only thing God is telling us to do right now is to obey.  What we feel God want's us to do is just let people know about what He has called us to do, then He will work on their hearts.  We need monthly supporters, that's the bottom line.  We won't get them unless we give people the chance to be a part of the amazing things God is doing in Haiti.  Please consider being a part of our ministry.

We have had great and wonderful praises this week.  First we gained 10% in our monthly support, then God brought an awesome couple to us to rent our house.  Praise the Lord!!

Our prayer for this month is that we can contact or meet with those that have told us they want to support us and /or have made one time donations in the past, and see if we can count on them for monthly support.  We know God can raise our monthly support by 20%.



                         Praises
                                                Rented our house
                                                Gained 10% monthly support in April
                                                Got our Haiti car papers
                                                We have 88 monthly supporters
                                                We are 45% monthly support coming in


                                                 Prayers
                        Individuals to partner with us monthly
                                               To gain 20% monthly support in May
                                               To get residency visa's
                                               40 ft insulated trailer to ship supplies and furniture to Haiti
                                               Pickup, utv or atv to ship to Haiti
                                               Tow behind lift for high electrical work and other maintence

A Great Welcome Back

    We got back to NC a 2 weeks ago.  We have and still are being welcomed back by so many of our friends and family.
     We have to say it is good to be back in the states but Haiti is our home now.  God has given us such a passion for reclaiming Haiti for Christ that it was hard to leave.  We were able to be a part of three conferences, these were the first since the earthquake 2 yrs ago.
    The most frequently asked question is when are we going back.  The answer to that is totally up to when we have our monthly support, close to 100%.  It feels like we have hundreds of people praying for someone else to support us not realizing they are the ones who know us.  It's rare to be supported by people who don't know us. We have some giving $5 up to $300 a month, this all add's up. We are at 33% of our monthly support coming in now, this is helping us to be able to purchase tools, furnishings supplies and other items and have them shipped to Haiti.
     Moving from this blessed country to a fifth world country, the poorest in the western hemisphere, is not a easy thing to do or  commit our lives to help and share Christ love with these people and give up the comforts of our home. No play land at chick-fil-a or playground for the kids at all.  
     We are back to give others an opportunity to partner with us help train 3000 pastors and leaders in Haiti each year so they can reach even more Haitians than we could. Providing this compound and conference center is a blessing among the other ministries we are doing there.
    The only thing holding us back from moving to Haiti full time is our support.  We need people to partner with us monthly!  We don't want to put a limit on God but we are praying that He will have us returning in July full time.
    Please be in pray for us.  We are in such a blur.  In the last week have spoken in 2 Bible Fellowship Groups and spoken to all 3 Awana groups and an evening service.  Praise the Lord!   But in addition to this we have been trying to get receipts from the last three months turned in, thank you notes written, and other paperwork done.
We are in a limbo mode right now, partly here, and partly there, just trying to find where I packed the socks is overwhelming.

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Nicky speaking at the evening service at First Baptist Hendersonville.  

These soccer balls with the wordless story on them are a great sharing tool with the Haitians.  Most of them can't read but when they play with this ball they will remember that Jesus loves them.

    Pastor Ryan spoke about serving like Jesus.  What an encouragement we got.  We don't always know why or what God is doing exactly but we know the ultimate goal and the reason for what we are doing.  We just have to be faithful on this long journey.
   We thank ya'll for your continued prayers and support.  We would not be able to obey God's call if it weren't for people like you.

We flew into Miami  last Wednesday. Got to speak to 70 or so youth at Turning Point at Calvary in St Augustine FL Sunday morning, sharing what missionaries actually do on the mission field, its not all preaching and Bible studying like many people think, especially kids. Mechanics, plumbers, electricians, medical, computer fixers, well drillers,  photographers, engineers, cooks, etc....all gifts are needed.  Many people don't realize they can be a blessing to share God's love. With out these people the preachers and ministers can't live and disciple and share God's love. Here at Global Outreach Haiti Mission all these talents are needed, but most of the time the few of us have to do the best we can because we don't have these talents. Teams come and will have their gifts God has given each one and help us in these areas and we wish we could keep there passports so they would have to stay. We enjoy sharing with youth and children what missionaries are doing and that they too can be one here in the USA and over seas also, where ever God calls them.

These are a few pictures of whats going on in Haiti now, many UN bases all around Haiti





One of the buildings on Delmas, the main street in Port au Prince, still not removed

         A new building being built back in the city. Around 3 million living in or close to Port au Prince

                         Hope for Tomorrow!
 12 years ago the Espwa Pou Demen (Hope for Tomorrow) flannelgraph ministry was started by a missionary couple at Global.  Started by Eileen, asking her Haitian housekeeper if she wanted to help with the flannelgraph ministry.  Today that flannelgraph ministry is being run by the same Haitian lady and includes many more leaders who are taking this ministry all over Haiti. She put together a 2 day conference for 162 leaders from all over Haiti (February 24-25). What a success, a house keeper leading this ministry without the help of Americans. Sure they still send down flannel kits and help fund training conferences every 2 years. PTL!!! This is what its about Discipling Haitians.

One of the teachers leading 100 kids that don't go to church at a Saturday program (these kids get a meal at this program)

                                     This is a craft the leaders learned at the conference

                                              Look at these happy faces making flowers

                                                         These Haitians love the kids

This was the first time some of these leaders had traced their hands and used scissors before

 
                                            Our outdoor chapel holds close to 400 people

Praises
We safely got back to South Carolina
We got our visa's started
Had a great flannel graph conference Friday-Saturday
We have 30% monthly support coming in
We prayed over our van on the way to SC and it hasn't had a oil problem since

Prayer requests
Need to find a insulated 18 wheeler trailer in good shape to ship our home good's, furniture, appliances, tools, etc.... to Haiti and to use for secure storage in Haiti
For individuals to partner with us monthly in prayer and support
For our van to continue running well