Huntersville 2 Haiti: Gideon Bibles

OFCB

For nearly two centuries, subsistence farming has characterized the livelihood of 80,000 people in rural Bayonnais, Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. This is not uncommon. Following colonial independence in 1804, former slaves exercised newfound freedom by cultivating their own land in the countryside. Today, OFCB (Organization of the Christian Force of Bayonnais), a ministry founded in 1993 through the vision of five inspired individuals, provides this generation with a new opportunity: education. Subjects such as history, biology, language arts, social science, philosophy, and visual art are now available to this community for the first time. Adults and children comprise a student body that has grown from 103 to 1460, and for many, the rice and beans served at lunch may be the only substantial meal they eat all day. Not only have national exam scores been some of the highest in the region, OFCB has sent 20 students to Haitian colleges! In an effort to stimulate long-term development, the college scholarship program stipulates that each student return to OFCB upon graduation to serve the community for 10 to 15 years, depending upon the field of study. One college graduate has become a doctor, currently in residency, and will return to start Bayonnais’ first health clinic! Deep in the heart of a country plagued by extreme poverty, political violence and corruption, the people of Bayonnais are finding new hope.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Gideon Bibles

I just thought I would post this on the site since it seems to be an immediate answer to prayer. On Sunday morning in our church service, Rita asked everyone to pray that we would be able to get Bibles from the Gideons for distribution at the school. Please see the email message from David Nichols who is one of Actionnel's contacts here in the states. This is very exciting. Thanks for all who were praying.
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I just talked to Actionnel.

The first person he talked to from the Gideons wasn't sure he could do much, so he sent him on to another person. This became a typical Actionnel story: the next person was someone he has known for 20 years, and they talked a lot, and the guy wanted to clear as much out of his storage room as possible.

So now Actionnel has 1,400 or so (doesn't really know, but a lot) in boxes
small ones, French
larger ones, French, English & Spanish

New Testament + Psalms only

He asked me to let you know this good news (Good News!)

1 comment:

luvinjesus said...: Hi, working wiht a director of a new school in Cap Haitien...I am a teacher of Teachers, (in Canada) and I am looking for donations of bibles to Haiti...

Sending love, John 15: 13-15
luvinjesus; February 7, 2008 at 9:59 AM