Greeting Saints of the Living God!

We pray this letter finds you and your loved ones prospering and in good health even as your souls prospers.  Thank you for all your prayers and financial contributions which helped make it possible to reach out and touch so many lives for Christ throughout 2022.

We pray that the Lord would remember you and that He would answer your prayers and bless you’re going and you’re coming!  We pray that He would bless you with treasures that money cannot buy and that your sons and daughters would be filled with the Holy Spirit and walk in obedience.  May His joy be your strength and His peace be yours to keep in the Name of Jesus!

We love you and appreciate you greatly for encouraging us in doing the work of God.   Please remember that you are making a huge difference in the world for Jesus and great is your reward in Heaven.

Last January while I was praying for the people of Haiti; particularly for those whom God has entrusted to us over the years.  I asked the Lord to show me new and creative ways to help.  As you know, the Lord is always doing a new thing, and truly, the key to Him revealing His heart to us, is for us to show interest in what’s in His heart.  Sometimes I pray, Lord break my heart with what breaks your heart and if we ask Him with a sincere heart, surely, He will include our name in His story.

Not long after my prayer, a pastor wrote to asked me if there was any way we could help him with groceries for his family. He told me that if a miracle doesn’t happen for the nation, many of them will die from starvation.  He went on to say many times he and his family go to bed hungry, and he desperately needs help to stay focused on his pastoral duties.

Often pastors are the last on the list of people whom we think need to be ministered too.  Pastors do so much but sometimes don’t get recognize enough.  I really felt this was an answer to my prayer and I immediately made a list of pastors in the Croix des Bouquets area and some in the City of Les Cayes.  We sent a group of volunteers from the Rock House of Prayer along with other local representatives from the south.  Each group ministered in their area by encouraging the pastors with prayer and funds to buy groceries and other household necessities for their families.  They were very grateful!   In addition, we support several pastors monthly to aid them & their families.

Feeding the Hungry

One of the most challenging issues for many Haitian families now is not knowing where their next meal is coming from. According to WFP 45% of the Haitian population are suffering from severe hunger.  It’s a proven fact that hunger causes people to have difficulty paying attention. Some people say when they are hungry it makes them feel irritable and they can’t concentrate; and if you’ve ever been hungry, you know it’s true. That’s why last year we decided to focus our attention on this matter & started a community-wide feeding program to help families cope with hunger. 

The program is for anyone in the community who needs it. It’s sort of like a food bank except we serve home cooked meals.  We cook and they come. The only responsibility the recipient has is to show up and bring his or her own bowl and we will fill it. But not just with food but with the Word of God. They always leave with a whole lot more than they came for (Matt 4:4). Initially, the outreach ran daily from Monday – Saturday, but unfortunately, we had to cut back to three days a week because of increased costs.

Last year, not only were we able to help hundreds of families in Haiti, but we were also blessed to take the gospel and Jesus’s generosity to the Dominican Republic!  During the trip, we taught and preached the gospel, prayed for lots of people and loved on the poor with much needed food supplies such as:  rice, beans, sugar, spaghetti, spices, cooking oil, salami, feminine products, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes.  We also distributed over 1000 Christmas gift bags for children ages 5-18. We made packages and sent teams out to minister the gospel and bless families. This was very impactful.  Many regained their strength and faith and 30 people came to know the Lord!!

Love of Christ School

The school system in Haiti suffered a great setback last year due to gang violence!  It was very difficult for the students. However, even though the situation in the country remains extremely chaotic, schools are reopening & operating timidly.  Currently we only have 138 students registered so far this year; that’s the lowest number we’ve had in 10 years and it’s all due to the violence in Haiti.  A lot of families are too afraid to stay in the area, so they have moved to other places where the gangs are less active.

We Believe in Prayer @The Rock House of Prayer, Haiti

Isaiah 62: 6-7

I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give Him no rest till He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. So, while were praying, were caring for the of the lost and meeting the needs of the poor through your generosity.

We look forward to continue working together to further the work of the Kingdom as in years past.

 Please Pray with Us

1.         Our prayer is that one day Haiti will become a nation whose God is the Lord!

2.            Peace in Haiti

3.            We would be able to plant new churches in the south of Haiti.

We love you and appreciate you greatly.

Gary & Linda

For the fame of His Name, our Magnificent Jesus.

Greetings Beloved, 

I pray this message finds you doing well in every way.

Again, thank you for all that you do to help us take the Gospel to the nations.

These are the names of cities that we have already ministered to: San Luis, Contador, Almelanté, and last night we were at Villa Mella. We had a great time preaching the gospel and celebrating Jesus with the young people and helping the community with non-perishable food packages. Today we were at Yabacao, preaching the good news, & loving on people. We had a blast!  Between yesterday and today we had 16 salvations!! Sadly, tomorrow is our last scheduled event in the D.R. We will be heading to San José, to another large Batey, to minister and share the goodness of Jesus with the least of these our brothers and sisters.

Please keep us covered with your prayers so that we may have success in proclaiming Jesus to anyone who’s willing to listen.

We never stop making mention of you before the Lord for your faith in Christ and your willingness to help the poor.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above and beyond what we can think ask or imagine, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

We love you,

Gary & Linda

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Hello again Saints of the Living God!

These pictures and videos are from a sugar cane plantation we recently visited. We were blessed to be able to minister to the families including the children. These types of places in Spanish are call Batey.  It’s a plantation for migrant workers and their families. The majority of the people there are Haitian.  Their job is to cut sugar cane to make sugar & sell abroad; Brands like Domino Sugar we often purchase at our local super market.  These types of plantations are everywhere in the Dominican Republic.  These workers live in extremely poor conditions with no electricity or indoor plumbing.  There’s no pavement, it’s all dirt so when it rains, it’s a mess!  There are no playgrounds for the hundreds of children, even though we did see a basketball court but not sure if anyone plays on it. The mosquitoes are ferocious!! And because of the deteriorating security, social economy, & political situation in Haiti, the people have no choice but to adjust.

Someone once said “ WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A LEMON,  MAKE LEMONADE! (DONT COMPLAIN)

So far we have preached the Gospel in 3 different cities, served more than 500 hot meals, distributed over 400 Christmas gift bags plus 100 non-perishable food kits weighing 20 lbs each   We still have nearly 200 hundred more food kits to distribute. 

More importantly, we praise God for the souls that are being saved at each event!

There are many boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 15 years old who have come to Christ during each service! Unfortunately we have not been keeping count of the exact number, but one thing is for sure, it supersedes those of adults.  However, we have had 8 adult salvations so far; 5 in the Dominican Republic and 3 in Haiti! Praise God!

PRAISE REPORT 

Thank you for all the prayers!  God heard our prayers and released grace for the situation.  The shipping company delivered the rest of the supplies Friday night; right on time for us to put them in the hands of the children before I return to U.S. on December 23.  Please continue to pray!  We still have 4 more cities to visit and 393 more Christmas bags to deliver for the kiddos, as well as many more hot meals to prepare and 16 bales of gently used clothing to give away!

We never stop making mention of you before the Lord for your faith in Christ and your willingness to help the poor.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above and beyond what we can think, ask or imagine, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.  Amen

We love you,

Gary & Linda

Greetings Beloved, 

I pray this message finds you well. Thank you for your prayers and support which enables us to continue doing the work. 

The last couple of days we’ve had the opportunity to work in two different cities; San Luis and Bonito. In both areas we ministered to 295 children sharing the gospel with Christmas gifts and for the adults we distributed food kits each containing; rice, beans, sugar, cooking oil, salt, and salami. We blessed lots of people, at the same time plucking many souls out of hell.

Today, we are in Los Llanos which is a sugar cane plantation community where lots of migrants live and work in conditions beyond description. However, just like in the days of old, we bring Good News! As the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”

We pray that the hearts of the people will be open to receive from the Lord the Hope which He offers to all of us.

While here, we will distribute 100 gift bags to the children and 85 food kits to the adults. 

Thank you for your continued prayers.

We love you,

Gary

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Greetings Beloved! 

We are thankful and greatly encouraged by your prayers and your generous action which helps us further the work of the kingdom.

Thanks again for your prayers, they mean so much.

I arrived safely in the DR on December 9th. 

Right away I hit the ground running preparing to celebrate Jesus with several hundred children, even possibly over a thousand, depending on whether we received the second shipment we sent a couple of weeks prior to my trip.

So far we’ve already assembled 419 Christmas gifts for children between the ages of 2 -13 years old and hopefully making many more!

Yesterday, together with our local team, we prepared 265 food kits to help those in need. Each kit contains; rice, beans, sugar, cooking oil, a container of salt, and a large stick of salami.

Starting today, we’re going to minister the gospel to children and adults alike!  Please pray for a successful day!! I’m believing God for new souls for His Kingdom!

Again, thank you for your prayers, please don’t stop!! 

Love you all!

Gary

To the beloved in Christ Jesus, 

May the blessings of the Father, The Son, and Holy Spirit be upon you and your household.  

Thank you again for the continuous prayers and encouragement, your partnership means a lot to us, and without your support, it would of been a whole lot harder.

Building Sylvia’s Home in D.R.

I have been working very hard during the day time to finish Ms. Sylvia’s place, while preaching and teaching in the evening. The Lord has been good to me.

I have lots of energy to work hard for the Lord, but when I get back to my place at night that’s a different story. I’m usually exhausted, but it’s all good.

Below are a few pictures and videos to show you the progress we’re making with the construction and while ministering at different churches in the form of teaching and preaching.

Haiti Update

The difficulty to even think about traveling back to Haiti at the moment remains a challenge, but our work in Haiti continues. 

We refuse to put out the fire.  Because the very important work of ministering to Lord, needs to continues at the Rock House of Prayer in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti.

By now, even the youngest child can recognize that the problem of Haiti is not political, economical nor social. These are all symptoms to a bigger spiritual dilemma.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Since the pandemic, we have lost a huge number of hours at the Rock House of Prayer. The pandemic has not been the only reason but more so the current security crisis.

We used to operate 20 hours a day, 6 days a week and now we are only at 8 hours a day 6 days a week. It’s hard to think about it because we know prayer is the only way Haiti is going to be able to get out of that hole.

The fire must always be kept burning on the altar and never allowed to go out. 

Meeting Physical needs in a very desperate season.

We continue feeding the hungry and educating the less fortunate.

Jesus is in the justice business. His ways are true, He doesn’t just promise to give us justice, but He said He will do it speedily.

For the sake of His Name!

Love you dearly,

Gary

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Haiti Ministry

We continue providing a warm plate of food to the hungry as the situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, Bethel Mission Outreach, has never stop representing Jesus, through the proclamation of the Gospel, and the ministry of prayer to the Lord on behalf of the people of Haiti and especially those in the City of Croix des Bouquets, we provide free education, and warm meal for those in the community, just to name a few of the ways we ministered here in Haiti.

Home Construction

Hello Beloved of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks again for the opportunity to update you from the mission field. Praise God! I continue to make progress on the the reconstruction of Ms. Sylvia house, it is a blessing to be here. Putting Jesus on display wherever I go, is exhilarating. Jesus said, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” ‭‭John‬ ‭12‬:‭32‬. Thank you for all your prayers and support. I love you. It’s all for His glory and for the famed of His name.

Gary

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Greetings everyone!

Thank you very much for your continued prayers and support.

I’m having a tremendous time in the D.R.!!  The Lord is moving and I’m following Him wherever He allows me and it’s so exciting!  I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to preach, teach, evangelize and pray with lots of folks these past few days.

Last Sunday, after my message to the church, the Holy Spirit fell on the people. When I gave the alter call to see if anyone needed a touch from the Lord, I was blown away!  About 90% of the congregation came forward to receive from God. I said these people are hungry for the presence of the Lord!

The last couple of days Pastor Esias & myself have gone door to door sharing the good news of Jesus to anyone who would listen. I have to tell you that I’m extremely encouraged by the responses. So far I have led 10 people to the Lord in just 2 days!  Praise God!

I’ve also had the privilege to pray for many people but would like to highlight a particular woman who could barely walk or bend down. Her situation begin after an injury, however, as soon as I laid my hand on the affected area,  she was instantly healed & filled with the Holy Spirit!! She was able to bend down and jump up and down, something she couldn’t do before. If you where looking for a moment to praise the Lord, now might just be the right time!! 

Helping Sylvia in Dominican Republic

Two years ago, when I came to the Dominican Republic, I met quiet a few people but one lady by the name of Sylvia, absolutely touched my soul. Sylvia doesn’t tell her real age but she thinks she’s over 100!  She lives in a little hut made of rusted tin with no windows; the building is barely held together with unfinished pieces of wood that are partially rotted. Sylvia is blind and  lives alone. She has a son who lives in Brazil but doesn’t take care of her, according to the pastor I’m working with. 

Sylvia is one of the most authentic Christians Ive ever met! Her smile and faith in Jesus makes me feel so small in her presence.

When I met her, I fell in love with this beautiful sister. I love the way she loves Jesus; the peace that she carries is something that everyone should go after. She is the real deal! I met so many people in her situation that are angry, bitter and mean spirited but Sylvia is always joyful, kind, and very confident in her Savior Jesus Christ. Her blindness & living conditions (no indoor plumbing, electricity, or clean drinking water, just to name a few) doesn’t affect her ability to be who she’s called to be; a daughter of the most High God.

After seeing her this time around, I challenged myself to never complain again! Sylvia is a blessing to me.

Rebuilding Homes in D.R.

But, it’s not enough to brag about her, I want to help her by rebuilding the front part of her home, which is only 16ft x 8ft. I’m concerned that the structure may collapse if there’s ever strong winds in her area.  So today, I purchased all the materials needed to start the rebuilding process. Tomorrow, with God’s help, we will work from sun up to sun down and continue until its done!  I’m so excited!

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Please continue to pray for me and my family as I pray for you.

May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord make His face to shine upon you and give you peace.

May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering.

Your brother,

Gary

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