Haiti - Student Physicals and OB Sessions - Nov 13

We didn't get a chance to post yesterday, but it was a great day! We visited Lanzac school right away in the morning where we saw a very sick little girl. Luckily we were able to treat her and explain to her mom and principal exactly what the problem was. It was such a blessing that we got to be there that morning to help her. After Lanzac, we made the long and dusty trip up to LaHatte school. And boy, was it hot! We were encouraged by how organized it was and how well the kids did during their physicals. They're always excited to receive any type of attention and love, so while some of us did an OB seminar with the pregnant and/or new mommas, Amber, Rene, and Hannah took the kids outside and played with them! Despite the incredible heat (they don't call it LaHatte for nothing!), it was a great time playing and singing with those kids! The other half of the group had a great time with the ladies, and we even got to take turns holding a beautiful pair of one-month-old twins!

It's so hard to believe that today was our last full day! The week has gone so fast, and we've seen God move in so many cool ways! After we were done at MPCA this afternoon, we gathered in the back of the truck, along with our translators, nurse and pastor, to join hands and pray together. It was so neat for them to pray for us, and us to pray for them. One of the coolest things about these trips is seeing how we get to build relationships with people, and re-connect with people we've met on previous trips!

Tomorrow will be a long day of traveling, so we ask that you keep us in your prayers! This week was full of adventure and God-moments, so be sure to ask us all about it once we're home! See you all soon!

Haiti - Student Physicals and OB Sessions - Nov 11

It's hard to believe that we're more than halfway through our trip already! The past 24 hours have been full of conquering things. First, we conquered a huge spider (It was roughly the size of our heads! Okay maybe not quite that big, but it was big enough!) with the help of a sweet Haitian man. I'm sure he got a good laugh out of us being so scared! This morning we conquered climbing up another mountain to visit the Degeance school. Several students from the school came down the mountain to help us carry our stuff; it was so sweet of them, and once again we were blown away by their thoughtfulness. We saw a lot of students this morning, and even though it was crowded and hot, we felt so priviledged to have had the opportunity to lay hands on these kids and give them some attention.

In the afternoon, we had another OB clinic for some pregnant women in Degeance. They were a really fun group of ladies; they had some wonderful questions and offered a lot of information about how they deliver babies in their villages. They did a wonderful job learning how to do CPR on their babies if it was ever needed, and were excited to receive their OB kits!

Sorry for the lack of pictures, wifi has been slow and it makes it tough to add them! We can't wait to see how God continues to show up this week! Thank you for praying for us so much; we can feel them!

Haiti - Student Physicals and OB Sessions - Nov 10

Today our team hiked up a mountain, crossed over some water, and visited Dupin! We were very blessed to have several Haitian men who were willing to carry the heavy stuff for us, and I'm happy to report that no one fell and rolled down the hill! :) It's always humbling to have the men help us; you really see their servant hearts through the way that they carry things for us, hold our hands as we walk up and down steep hills, and show us which rocks to use as stepping stones while we're crossing over water. We saw a lot of students in the morning, all with varying sicknesses, but felt like today went a lot smoother than yesterday. It's nice to get into a routine and understand the way that clinics are run! We have a really wonderful group of nurses and an incredible group of translators, so it feels like we are really getting to the root of the kids' issues.

This afternoon we held an OB clinic for some of the pregnant women in Dupin. The women were really appreciative of the teachings and it was a good eye-opener to all of us as we learned just how different our cultures can be when it comes to caring for unborn and newborn babies. Tonya got the neat opportunity to let the women hear the heartbeats of their babies! It's always such a sweet moment to see the ladies' faces light up and to see the other women in the room celebrate the moment with them!

We're taking time to relax tonight as we prepare for another hike bright and early tomorrow morning! Please continue to pray for safety and energy for us, but most of all that we keep showing the love of Jesus to these sweet people in Haiti!

Haiti - Student Physicals and OB Sessions - Nov 9

We have really enjoyed our first 48 hours in Haiti and finally have wifi so we can give you all a little bit of an update! After arriving late Saturday afternoon, we enjoyed some delicious Haitian spaghetti and then settled in for the night. We woke up bright and early on Sunday morning and headed to church about 30 minutes from here. It was a time of lively praise and worship, a wonderful sermon about the importance of having Christ-centered families, a testimony from a woman about her son who was near death but now is healed, and even had the entire congregation pray over our team. Tonya expressed how powerful it is to have so many people simultaneously praying over you in a language that you can’t understand. It’s always so moving to see how deeply the Haitians care about us!

On Sunday afternoon we held a blood pressure clinic. It was encouraging to see a good number of people show up and was a nice way for our team to ease into the trip in a more relaxed atmosphere. Sunday evening was spent preparing for our first day at the school, along with playing a little bit of Fizz-bo, of course!

This morning we made the trip to Chardene, where we were welcomed with the kids singing “Father Abraham” for us! We first saw the students that needed the most attention and were thankful for how smoothly we all transitioned into our roles as we worked to assess them. We saw a lot of stuff that we were expecting to see, along with some things that were a little more severe, and it’s always such a blessing to be able to help these sweet people.

Amber, who is experiencing Haiti for her first time, said that the highlight of her day was spending time with the kids. She loved their smiles and their orneriness as they played with her stethoscope, looked at her watch, and of course wanted her to take their pictures!


As always, please keep praying for our team- for safety, and for us to represent Christ in everything that we say and do as we minister to these wonderful people! We’re anticipating a wonderful week!

Leadership Academy Graduation - Haiti

Equipping the next generation of Christ centered leaders...

Mission Possible has talked about this focus for many years and today we celebrated a giant leap in the direction of this focus.  

It was monumental.

Many of you have been hearing and praying for our leadership academy and today we honored our first class of graduates.

The candidates have been coming to training for the past year and have learned leadership skills, been trained in the Word, done physical training, and have learned to be a better leader, not only for our organization, but for their role in their families, churches and communities.

The morning started with a roll call and reciting of the core leadership points and singing of the Haitian National Anthem in front of their friends and family.  

It was followed by a graduation service where they were congratulated, honored and admonished to use what they had learned for kingdom business.  They received diplomas and rings in honor of their hard work.

We will now be working with these leaders to help us reach the island of Hispaniola for Christ.

Thanks for your continued prayers.  We will be leaving for the Dominican Republic tomorrow and are looking forward to seeing the work in Barahona.

Board Team - Haiti

Hello from the Mission Center in sunny Haiti.  The US and Canadian board of Mission Possible are here seeing the ministry, talking to our national leaders, encouraging those that have worked through our leadership academy, praying about what God has next for us, and enjoying the fellowship with each other and our brothers and sisters in Christ who live here.

We woke up in good time today and journeyed to Saint Marc to take care of some business.  While we were there we walked through the downtown area and shared the sights and sounds of this busy community.  We prayed with a father who showed us a photograph of his daughter who has a condition that is making her left lower extremity swelled.

We went up to see the Church and School in Saint Marc, Chardene and MPCA.  School has not started yet, but the principles in each school shared with us great stories about the upcoming school year and we heard about number of leaders and teachers that have been students at our school.  It made us feel good about the leadership focus of our mission and the potential of the students we work with.

In the evening, our leadership group came and ate supper with us.  We had cake and celebrated their involvement.  There are some great people working for us and we are going to have a graduation tomorrow.

I am posting two pictures tonight.

The first is a photo of an accident we witnessed today.  A young man was driving a large truck with large containers of water and as he went up a hill he started losing it, over corrected and the truck fell on its side.  We saw it happening and there was nothing we could do but watch.

Water went cascading down the hill and amazingly the driver jumped out the side window (obviously he was not wearing a seat belt).  We made sure he was ok and many people came, some filling containers with the free water that was pouring out. 

I couldn’t help think about the frustrating position this young man was in and how he was going to tell his boss about what happened.  If this is like normal accidents in Haiti, the truck will be there for days, weeks, or months.  My mind went to the difficult situation that many of our students are in.  They are in a desperate situation with little opportunity to get out of it.  The young man in the accident needs a tow truck, a repairman, insurance, and an understanding boss to help him through his.  Our school starts in a few days and our kids need spiritual help, discipline, a nutritional meal, and leadership training.  The accident reminded me that a lot of these kids have a great need and we have the opportunity to help in ways that they cannot imagine.

The second image I am posting of a young girl that was on the beach this morning looking in at us and our team.  I wandered if she is going to come to our school someday.  I wondered if she could someday be one of the leaders that can help train in God’s word to reach the next generation and continue the mission.  I am grateful for Mission Possible and look forward to see what God has in store for us in the next few days.

Mark Yoder

Board Team

Just wanted to post a quick blog to let everyone know we arrived safe and sound at the Mission Center.  We may have had to take the long way (4 hrs. instead of 1 1/2 hrs), but we were greeted with a delicious spaghetti dinner.  We are all excited for tomorrow and the rest of the week.  Keep us all in your prayers.