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Haiti Bible Institute Marches On! International Update January 2025
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Dear Friends,
Here is the latest news from On Target Ministry. Please read our letter and find out what’s happening. There is much to pray about!
You are our ministry partners, and we want you on board. So, follow these simple steps: Read, Pray, Reply!
Happy New Year,
Doc and Anna
2024 Year in Review: Milestones, Challenges, and Triumphs in Haiti
Dear Friends,
What an exciting year we have had at the Haiti Bible Institute. In March 2024 while we were in Haiti conducting Module 5 the Haiti Gangs attacked the airport causing it to close and all flights in and out of Haiti were cancelled indefinitely. We were stranded! Thanks to the heroic efforts of Congressman Cory Mills we were finally rescued March 17 after almost 2 weeks in Haiti.
On October 24th SRL Seminary hosted a banquet in his honor to thank him for our rescue. Above are some pictures from the banquet. Congressman Mills was awarded a certificate of appreciate.
In September we were unable to travel to Haiti. But thanks to our training of Haitian Faculty, these men were able to conduct Module 6 in its entirety. This is a testament to the success of our program at the Haiti Bible Institute. We are currently planning for the Haiti professors to each all the courses in Module 7 in February 2025. We are thrilled that God has blessed us with these well-trained men who can carry the school forward in our absence.
Our remaining challenge for 2024 is to raise the raise the funds we need to pay for Module 7. Your generous giving will enable the continuation of the Haiti Bible Institute and the uninterrupted training of the national pastors in Cohort 4. Lord willing, Anna and I will travel to Haiti in October 2025 for the graduation of these faithful men. Please help us today by investing in this worthwhile and unique ministry. Much good is being done for the cause of Christ in Haiti.
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna
Module 6 Has Begun – Help Us Reach the Finish Line!
Dear Friends of On Target Ministry,
Module 6 of the Haiti Bible Institute has begun!
We are so happy that the entire Module will be conducted by our well-trained Haitian Faculty. This was the goal when we started the Haiti Bible Institute in May 2009. In just fifteen years we have been able to train four men to teach in the Haiti Bible Institute. God has raised up these excellent graduates to teaching positions so the school can continue without American Professors. What a blessing to see the work continue in this way.
We still need $4,000 to fully pay the cost of the module. Please help us continue this valuable and unique ministry by investing in the future of the Gospel in Haiti. I know God will honor your faithful giving.
Rejoice with us as we celebrate this milestone!
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna
Your Help Needed: Fully Fund Module Six for the Haiti Bible Institute
Dear Friends of On Target Ministry,
Today we need your help. We are conducting Module Six of the Haiti Bible Institute in just four weeks, and we are still $7,000 short of the need to fully pay for this module. Will you help us with a generous donation? We want to continue to operate this school and compete our mission to fully train Haitian pastors in the truths of God’s Word.
We are excited to announce that Module Six will be taught entirely by our Haitian Faculty. These four men are excellent teachers, and the students will benefit greatly hearing truth taught in their own language.
It is still unsafe for us to travel to Haiti because if the perilous political situation there. The Kenyan army has arrived with 1,000 peacekeepers, so we are hoping to see improvement in the days ahead. I will be monitoring the classes by video over the internet. The blessing is that God has allowed us to equip a fully trained faculty for such a time as this.
Thank you for your prayers and giving. Please help us maintain this unique and much needed ministry in Haiti. We are offering help and hope for this needy country in a very tangible way: by bringing truth to the Haitian people.
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna
I’m (Not) Leavin’ on a Jet Plane – Read more about our recent adventure in Haiti
Dear Friends of On Target Ministry,
Please click on this link to see an excellent account written by Anneliese Rider about our recent adventure in Haiti.
https://www.moody.edu/alumni/connect/summer-24/not-leavin/
This was published in Moody Alumni News yesterday.
Be sure to read the final paragraph since it speaks about our on-going commitment to ministry in Haiti and the Haiti Bible Institute. We are planning to hold Module 6 on schedule in September/October 2024.
To make this module happen, we will need funds to pay for the module, so your continued financial support is more important than ever. So many have given up on Haiti, but we have not. We believe God still has a plan for us there to continue training national pastors for ministry. Haiti needs the truth, and we are there to make sure there are well-trained pastors who know the truth and preach it boldly and confidently.
Your prayers for Haiti are more important that even, and your faithful giving will help us sustain this unique and much needed ministry. Thank you for your participation in our ministry!
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna
Haiti Rescue Video
Rescued! International Update Spring 2024
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Dear Friends,
Thank you for praying for us while we were in Haiti. Here is the report of our amazing rescue from Haiti. This is a great testimony to the providential care our loving heavenly Father extends to His children. Read it and give the glory to God, for only He alone could have made this happen.
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna
Trouble in Haiti update – Rescue!
Photo source – Cory Mills
Dear Friends,
We are home! The story of our amazing rescue from Haiti was published in USA TODAY. Here is the link:
I am in the video heading for the helicopter. Anna, Steve Svendsen, Rich Powell are also in the pictures in the article. I will report the whole story in our next newsletter, coming soon!
Please help our ministry continue training national pastors overseas. Donations can be made on our Website (see below) or mailed to our home office:
On Target Ministry
521 E Locust St – Ste 302
Des Moines, IA 50309
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna
Trouble in Haiti
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We have run into some trouble in Haiti this trip. Gang violence has caused the airport to completely shut down and cancel all airline service. We were supposed to fly home March 7th, but now we are booked for March 22nd. Assuming they fly on that date, we will be out of the country for quite a while.
Please pray for us. We are currently in a safe place, and we thank the Lord for that. Our physical needs are being met here. But of course, we want to get home. It would be great to know that you all will be praying for us that we can return home quickly and safely. Thank you, and God bless you.
Grace and Peace,
Doc and Anna
Calling on help to equip pastors with truth from God’s Word
Dear Friends,
Anna and I will be flying to Haiti next week to conduct Module 5 for our national pastors. As always, we are calling on you, our faithful supporters, for help. The total need to fully pay the cost of the module is $20,000. We have received $8,000 to date. Please pray that this need will be met completely and consider sending a donation to help us raise the remaining $12,000. Thank you for your support. Together we can help this unique ministry fulfill its mission to equip national pastors with truth from God’s Word.
Donations can be made on our Website or mailed to our home office:
On Target Ministry
521 E Locust St – Ste 302
Des Moines, IA 50309
Grace and peace,
Doc and Anna