Happy Father's Day from Heartline Ministries
"It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons." 
~Johann Schiller

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Heartline Foundation Mission Experiences
Spots are still available for our open mission experiences this fall and winter. If you are interested in visiting Haiti and serving with us from Sept 13-20, 2014 or Jan 3-9, 2015, please contact HF by clicking HERE. Ages 12+

Customized trips for 10-30 travelers are now available for scheduling in 2015. Contact us soon if you have a group that wants to travel during a specific week in 2015!  

The Heartline Maternity Center

Most recent Early Childhood Development class graduates at the Maternity Center. We pray for God's hand to always guide their ways.

The Women's Center
June is here! Will you pray we are able to finish our new facility in order to move our Women's Education Program by end of the month? 

2014 Marathon Campaign
Please join us in prayerful support of Curt Schroeder, a HF Board Member, who will be running a marathon on June 21st, in part to raise awareness and financial support for Heartline! God Speed, Curt!

Curt has also been a critical part of HF's securing grant funding for Heartline. His passion, humility, and heart for Haiti are truly gifts from God that we couldn't do without! Thank you, Curt!

Heartline Foundation will be organizing a Heartline-named marathon of its own for later this year. If you would like to volunteer with this effort, please contact Cortney. Remember to share our fundraising website! www.purecharity.com/haiti2heartbreakhill

Urgent Volunteer Opportunity!
Heartline Ministries is seeking temporary drivers for the summer and fall months. This is a 3-month commitment. 
 
If you or anyone you know is interested in finding out more details about this opportunity, please contact  Cortney with Heartline Foundation.

WELCOME


Heartline Foundation would like to welcome Ashley Leonard to our staff. Ashley will be the new Project Manager for Sponsorships. She lives in Colorado, and she is a great asset to our team!

Prayer Requests:
  • Haiti
  • Fathers
  • The summer short-term mission experiences
  • Men's Discipleship Program Sponsorship
  • Summer Camp Funding for every girl involved ($200/camper)
  • Heartline Foundation
  • The Guest House
  • The persecuted church 
  • The Harvest Field
  • One another
 
OUR STARFISH STORY

A Starfish Named Herard Marc Eder

 

Herard is 28 years old and the only participant in the new Discipleship Program who is married. He has one young son.

 

At an evangelistic crusade in 2001, Herard heard how God could forgive his heavy burden of sin,  and he accepted Christ.

 

In his church, Herard is currently involved in a Bible study and sings in the choir.

He is one year short of finishing High School.

 

A Men's Program sponsorship makes a huge difference in the lives of these men. We would not be able to do what we do without you. As a Men's Program Sponsor, you will receive monthly letters and photos updating you on the impact your support is providing. This Father's Day, will you prayerfully consider this opportunity, possibly in honor of your own father?

 

Click HERE to sponsor The Men's Discipleship Program for one full year. 

 

  


A Bittersweet Farewell:
God Sends One of Heartline's Favorite Volunteers to Michigan

Heartline Ministries would like to sincerely THANK Jenny Duhm for her service in so many areas. Jenny, you will be missed, not only by your peers and friends, but by the dozens of women and teens you touched during your time in Haiti. Godspeed, Jenny!
 
- The Entire Heartline Team
 
 
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding..."  This verse is so real to me now that I took it to heart, ignored my logic and followed my Lord.


God kept telling me to go to Haiti but I didn't know why and wasn't sure I wanted to leave the full life I had here in Michigan. I decided to trust Him more than myself and, boy oh boy, it has turned my life upside down, in the best way possible! Throughout my 6 month journey in Haiti, I went through many emotions at different times but was able to cling to Him in the huge ways and the tiny ways!  He is always faithful!


I blossomed at Heartline's Maternity Center and God showed me my passion and calling to support women through labor!  I am now a labor doula in Michigan and am ecstatic about this new opportunity to minister to moms and their families through the labor process, be a birth photographer and do placenta encapsulation.  As I watched Beth McHoul, Beth Johnson, Tara Livesay and Dr. Jen Halverson be their amazing selves, they inspired me!!  Their heart for the women and passion for them is contagious!  I couldn't have had better mentors anywhere!  They've been such great examples to me and my life is forever changed!


I will miss the precious Haitian ladies I became close to in the program and the great team of midwives I worked with...the tears when I left were evidence of that! 


I am so thankful to God for His grace and patience with me!  His exciting plan for me is in no comparison to my human mind's plan!  

 

In Christ,

Jenny Duhm  

*Feel free to visit my Facebook page, 'Jenny's Childbirth Services'

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June 2014 Newsletter
"A Simple Follower" Making a Big Difference
Nick Middleton and the New Men's Discipleship Program

My name is Nick, I'm 31 years old, and originally from Kansas.  At a young age the Lord saved me and since then, I've always wanted my life to be used in service to Him.  Little did I know then all the things that He would have in store! 

 

After finishing my degree in Mechanical Engineering I worked as an Aerospace engineer at several different companies in my hometown.  The last was with an engineering firm from India, and that job was quite providential!  Even though I worked in Kansas, God was nevertheless giving me cross-cultural training as I interacted with the Indians who came to live locally.  I decided to move into the apartment complex where they all lived and spent many long hours discussing Hinduism and Christianity with them.

 

As that job was coming to a natural end, I felt restless.  Before my work with the Indian firm I had never had interest in other cultures.  In fact, I remember often telling people that I was planning to contentedly spend the rest of my life in Kansas!  But now I wanted to see what God was doing in other parts of the world and besides, I was getting an itch to explore.  Packing my bags I began traveling.  Africa, Israel, Papua, these places influenced me greatly.  And then there was Haiti... which quickly grabbed my heart, largely because of the desperate poverty I was exposed to there, especially in one orphanage I visited several times.

 

After an extended period of travelling and volunteer work both in America and abroad, I prayerfully evaluated the next stage of my life and made the decision to focus on Haiti.

 

Unsurprisingly, a door opened to volunteer in Port-au Prince with Heartline Ministries.  I worked for six months as their driver, followed by the opportunity to spend a summer in an immersive learning environment as the only English speaker in a rural fishing village.   

After returning from the village, the director of Heartline (John McHoul) approached me about volunteering in their new Men's Discipleship Program.  In particular heading up the business aspect of the bakery.  After praying about it and feeling peace, I agreed, though I felt inadequate for the position (and still do!).

 

Since the time I began working here six months ago, the bakery has come a long way, and we are now daily producing six times the amount of bread from where we were at first.  This is encouraging, yet there are still many challenges.

 

More excitingly, the first discipleship class recently finished, and we are looking forward with anticipation to the second class.  This second class will be smaller (six men) and have a greater emphasis on spiritual formation, though still giving the guys an opportunity to work in the bakery and learn about that trade.

 

I would ask that you please be in prayer for the work going on here with the Men's Discipleship Program.  Our goal is to see God's hand at work in changing lives.

 

Blessing to you all, and thank you for reading.

Nick Middleton


More on the Men's Discipleship Program...

Heartline's six-month discipleship program for men intends to provide "structured space" for participants to grow in their walk with the Lord. This is done though regular times of worship, Bible Study, prayer, outreach and ministry, memorization and meditation, homework, and working part-time in Heartline's on-site bakery. 

 

All men entering the program are professing believers who exhibit a desire to know God more deeply and are active in their church.  A key goal for the program is fostering character formation. 

 

The program is free for all participant's, and they are paid a living stipend during the six months. 

 

Sponsorships are much needed!  Currently, we have six men selected for the next program that starts this month, (check out the website photos), but we are waiting for adequate funds to begin. 

 

A sponsorship of $58/month for one year will help greatly towards launching this next group of men!
Information on the New Virus in Haiti

The Chikungunya virus (pronunciation: \chik-en-gun-ye) is rapidly spreading in Haiti. More than 9000 cases are suspected after just a month. Many people now refer to it as "CHIKV."

 

Source: Reuters/Marie Arago
 

The virus - more commonly found in Africa and Asia and transmitted by the same daytime-biting aedes aegypti mosquito that causes the more deadly dengue fever - was first detected in the Caribbean about five months ago. Now, it seems to be causing alarm in Haiti, as well as other nations. In fact, there have been several confirmed cases in south Florida.


The Good News:

The virus usually runs its course within a week. It is very rarely fatal, although other pre-existing conditions make it much worse. Once you contract the virus, you are then immune to any future chance of contracting it again (similar to chicken pox).

 

The Bad News: 

The virus causes severe joint pain, high fever, pounding headache, rash, and nausea. The name means "that which bends up," and that is what it does to those who contract the virus. There is no cure or vaccine. The treatment consists of fever and pain-reducing medication until the virus runs its course.

 

The Ugly News:

The incubation period (time from infection to illness) can be 2-12 days, but is usually 3-7 days. "Silent" CHIKV infections (infections without illness) do occur; but how commonly this happens is not yet known.

 

A few of our own Heartline staff and many of the men, women, and children we serve have been affected, including Executive Director, John McHoul. This newborn from our Maternity Center was the second baby born with the virus in a single day.

  

 

Prevention is the best option. For those who are traveling to Haiti this summer, please bring and use DEET mosquito spray (minimum 25% is best). Apply it prior to applying your sunscreen. Use it on your clothes as well. Wear light-colored clothing. Stay hydrated and as cool as possible. 

 

Please pray for all those in Haiti, those we serve, the infants in our Maternity Center, our volunteers and mission groups, and our staff.

 

Thank you! 

 

It's Graduation Season!
The Women's Center Program Ends a Fantastic Year with Final Projects

While the new facility is almost finished and moving to the OK Corral will take place this month, the ladies in the Heartline Women Center were busy completing their final projects. Take a look at their amazing work! 

 

The Cooking School

 

 

 

 

The Craft School

 

 

The Sewing School

 

  

A big thank you to God, our Heartline Supporters, and the Heartline staff and teachers for an amazing year! 

 

Heartline Ministries 
PO Box 898
Sunnyside, WA 98944
As always, thank you for your continued prayer and support of our ministry. 
Thank you for working with us to stand in the gap for our Haitian brothers and sisters.

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