homes ministry
Converging paths

Suzi Dehoff from First Christian Church in Canton, Ohio and Peg Dietrich, from the Greenwood Christian Church in Canton, Ohio, joined several others from the Greenwood church on a mission trip to Haiti.  Both are veterans of multiple trips to Haiti with Lifeline.  

 

As a result of seeing her sponsor child’s house on a previous trip, Suzi wanted to build a home for her sponsor child.  Like everyone who builds a home, raising the necessary funds became her focus as she prepared to come to Haiti. 

 

Peg had been to Haiti, but her husband Dave never came.  However, he saw pictures of her trip and the Haitian people.  As Peg put it, he fell in love with the Haitian people through her trips, stories and photos.  He told her, “We need to do something to help them.”

 

Suzi’s and Peg’s paths converged as they joined with others on the team to pray, plan and prepare for their trip to Haiti.  

 

Four months prior to the trip, Peg’s husband Dave passed away.  In lieu of flowers, she requested that gifts be sent to the Greenwood Christian Church to be used for missions.  There was an overwhelming response in the financial gifts given in Dave’s memory.    When Peg saw the amount that had been given, she realized that it could pay for a house in Haiti.   Dave’s desire to help the people in Haiti was about to become a reality.  Peg knew that Suzi needed funds for her sponsor child’s house and the money given in Dave’s honor would provide the needed funds to make that house a reality. 

 

So, Suzi and Peg came to Haiti excited about the house that would be built.  Over the course of their time in Haiti they and the rest of the team built and dedicated the house.   The dedication service was meaningful to Suzi and Peg.   Suzi saw her vision of a house for her sponsor child and family become a reality, and the house was built in memory of Peg’s husband, Dave. 

 

A family in Haiti has been blessed with a new home,  Suzie and Peg played a huge role in making that a reality, and Dave’s desire to do something to help someone in Haiti was fulfilled.  He left a legacy that will bless this family for years to come.   God orchestrated all of this to His glory – as He always does!   
Suzi and Peg in Haiti building the house together
Suzi and Peg constructing the new home in Haiti
go behind the scenes distributing sponsor gifts in Haiti

Praises

  • We are thankful for the safety God has provided for all staff and work teams traveling with Lifeline this past winter; only a few teams had short delays in getting out of the U.S. on flights from weather-torn areas.

  • Praises for all that was accomplished by the many work teams this winter in Haiti and Honduras.  A total of 4 medical teams were part of these teams.
Canada
  • The Northern Hills church (launched in January 2014) had 3 baptisms recently with 8 others considering being baptized!  Continue to keep the church in your prayers, as it shares Jesus’ love with their community.
  • The leadership team for the Northern Hills church plant had a great meeting last week.  Pray for the church’s finances as they move to become self-sustaining in the next couple of years.
Guatemala
  • We have kicked off our Roots initiative with New Day Christian Church (Port Charlotte, FL). New Day is partnering in Guatemala where the first 20 children in the community are waiting for a sponsor.
Haiti
  • We are thankful for the work team from Apex church in Dayton and Grace Evangelical Free church in Minnesota.  Part of this  group is a medical team who are seeing patients in clinic this week.  The rest of the team is working on various projects on our campus in Grand Goave, including some auto repair, computer servicing and work in the Children’s Home.  They are a great group.
  • Recently several work team members have made decisions for Christ to be baptized in Haiti.  Praise God!
Navajo Ministry
  • All the funds needed for the bus repairs have been donated!  Thank you to those of you who gave!
     
  • We are proud of all our students at Red Sands Christian School who worked hard on their projects at last week’s Science & Art Fair.  The students learned a lot and it was a great success!
Science & Art Fair
The students share their projects at the Science & Art Fair
United States
  • Praising God for four Child Sponsorship Drives that are taking place this weekend, March 21-22, in Ohio, Minnesota and Virginia.
  • We are thankful for all of the churches/organizations partnering with Lifeline to host peanut butter drives for Haiti this month!
  • Praising God for our amazing Lovelink volunteers who are preparing all of the sponsor gifts for children in Honduras and Haiti to be shipped within the next few weeks!  They are invaluable to us!
  • God continues to meet physical needs by encouraging our partners to host ABC food events.  Together, we have packed just under 1,000,000 meals to date this year.
  • Mark your calendars!  A concert featuring the Indy Brass Choir is coming to Chapel Rock Christian Church (Indianapolis, IN) on Sunday, May 10 at 4pm to benefit Lifeline’s ministries.  We hope you can join us!  
  • Lukas Mead is graduating with honors from Kentucky Christian University in June.  Lukas has interned at Lifeline’s Ohio office and he is the son of Renee’ Mead, Lifeline’s Donation Coordinator and Bob and Gretchen’s (Founders) grandson.
     

Prayer Requests
  • Pray for Christi Dimbath; she and her husband Keith are Lifeline’s Laborlink Work Team Directors.  Christi is having some health issues and the cause is still undetermined; some tests have come back normal.  Please pray for her as she is in Ohio and Keith is in Haiti.     
  • Please be in prayer for the message of Christ that is shared through the Lifeline staff and representatives at the sponsorship events, for prospective sponsors that they would consider beginning this journey of sponsorship, and for new sponsors to know that they are a blessing to these children!
 

  • Pray for other partners to get involved with the Roots initiative.

  • Keep the upcoming child sponsorship drive in April at New Day Christian Church in your prayers; it’s part of their Roots initiative, in sponsoring the new church in Guatemala. 

  • Pray for Tonya Ritter, who will be joining the Lifeline office staff.  She will work closely with Audra, Lifeline’s Lovelink Development Coordinator, and, in addition to child sponsorship database work, she will work with Dana Krahel, Lifeline’s Volunteer Director and her sister-in-law),  with volunteers in the gift package processing and other warehouse packing and sorting work. She will also be helping with some ABC food and other events. 

  • Keep Deybee & Yocelyn in Guatemala in your pryers as they administrate the Roots Child Sponsorship Program, which includes a lot of communication between sponsored families and sponsors.

  • Containers going to Haiti; things are still sluggish in this area.  Pray for the government to be generous and merciful in releasing containers in a more timely manner.

  • Pray for the Education Task Force as they gear up for the first-ever Summer Reading Program in Grand Goave, Haiti.  Focusing on 3rd graders, this will be a 6 week program with the Haitian teachers and facilitators meeting with children a half day each morning. This program will include lunch for the children of ABC food.

  • Pray for plans for a women’s fall trip to Haiti for focused ministry to Haitian staff, as well as gift distribution and photography of newly enrolled students.

  • Keep the upcoming work teams in your prayers as they prepare for their trips to Haiti, Honduras, Navajo ministry/Arizona, and El Salvador.  Pray for success in their fundraising and for team members to grow in their knowledge and spiritually through these trips.
Men's work team to Haiti

memorials & honorariums
Gifts given to remember

In memory of Elizabeth Ward, given by Mary Lou Binnig-Wood, Centerville Christian Church Christianeers Class, Kara Henderson, Donna Spears, and Kim Sutton 

 
Lifeline Christian Mission restoring hope among the nations