“Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:7).
The world’s perspective says that all hope seems lost for our dear Haiti. Our missionary friend and mentor, Eleanor Turnbull, who served over seventy years in Haiti before meeting her Savior in 2020, shared often how far she had seen Haiti progress in her seventy years on the island. She always encouraged us during the toughest times that we do not know what tomorrow holds, so there is always hope. Eleanor’s hope for Haiti was unshaken because her hope in God was unshaken. We too have seen the believers in Haiti “afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…” (2 Corinthians 4:8). This is unshaken hope. Elisabeth, shares this hope for Haiti. She continues to fight for the most vulnerable children and mothers, raising education sponsorships, working with our small business loan program for women, and encouraging our faithful leaders on the ground in Haiti. When I look at the present circumstances of the country of Haiti, I am a bit more pessimistic. Yet, on an individual and spiritual level, I have so much hope that Christ can and does intervene, even when we are perplexed and on the brink of despair. God is still changing lives through the Scriptures for an eternal hope that will not disappoint.
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