“One evening before Mary Martin, the great Broadway musical star, was to go on stage in South Pacific, a note was handed to her. It was from Oscar Hammerstein. He had written it to her from his deathbed: ‘Dear Mary, a bell’s not a bell till you ring it. A song is not a song until you sing it. Love in your heart is not put there to stay. Love isn’t love till you give it away.’ “ Mary gave the performance of a lifetime that night and when her friends rushed backstage to ask what caused her to sing with such power, she showed them Hammerstein’s note. Blinking back tears she said, Tonight, I gave my love away!

Tuesday, 10 January, hit the 34 year mark for us since we landed in Haiti to start the work of Rehoboth Ministries. Since then, we have been giving and giving and giving our love away. With the wonderful partners of this ministry, we have founded 5 churches, 3 schools, and a Bible institute. With the help of Orphans Promise, we are feeding over 1,000 children the most important meal of their day – 5 days a week. After performing countless marriages, dedicating an innumerable number of babies and presiding over the funerals of loved ones here in Haiti, we stand amazed at what the Lord has helped us do. It seems, the more love we give away, the more we have for our Haitian brethren!

We thank all our wonderful partners who have stood with us through the years and invite others to come join us in this great work. For a nation that’s riddled with extreme poverty and which has been devastated over and over again by natural calamities like Hurricane Matthew, the needs of the Haitian people continually loom before us. Yet, it’s the perfect setting for demonstrating the love of Christ. We invite others to come join us. Become a regular sower into this ministry. Come to Haiti and give of your talents, your time, and your goods. The more love you give away, the more you’ll discover you have to give!