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"A Promise Made-A Promise Kept"

Promise for Haiti is a 501(c)3 philanthropic organization dedicated to Health Care, Education, Clean Water, Agriculture and Economic Development.

"Promise for Haiti exists to initiate and nurture the spiritual growth of the people of the Pignon area and to practically demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to them by providing the region with primary and acute health care, essential sanitation facilities, agricultural training and functional literacy, basic educational opportunity, and economic growth and development."

Pat and Jim Metzelaars

(honored for over 30 years of service in Haiti)

Denny Brand, our Executive Director, just recently traveled to Louisiana and met with Pat and Jim Metzelaars. Denny presented a plaque to them for their giving many years of service to the mission of Promise For Haiti and other areas throughout the country of Haiti.

Pat and Jim Metzelaars made their first trip to Haiti in 1982. In 1991, they came to Pignon where Jim served as an anesthetist and Pat worked as a nurse. Jim was Board President from 1998-2004 and Pat volunteered to be Stateside Coordinator from 1996-2004. Since retiring, they have continued to support the mission particularly in shipping medicines and supplies. What a blessing they have been through the years!

Click here,Metzelaars to read more of their wonderful story about Haiti!

Vision Mission Team Makes Annual Visit!

In February, the Vision Mission Team made their annual trip to Pignon to help improve the eyesight of many people. As they made their journey, Sue DenOuden, team leader, shared this special prayer that led their daily thoughts.

Vision Mission 2013 Prayer of Thanks

On your feet now-applaud God!

Bring a gift of laughter,

sing yourselves into his presence.

Know this: God is God, and God, God.
He made us; we didn't make him.
We're his people, his well-tended sheep.

Enter with the password: "Thank you!"
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.

For God is sheer beauty,
all-generous in love,

loyal always and ever.

PSALM 100 (MSG)

We give God thanks for the following:

For the sweet aroma of prayers lifted on behalf of each patient and team member.

For every pair of eye glasses pulled that were the perfect pair for that patient.

We acknowledge that those fittings were not coincidence, but Divine encounters!

For each patient that received eye surgery.

For each team member who gave time, talent, vacation and resources in response to God's call to serve Him.

For each obedient heart.

For laughter, joy and pain in the hard work and exhausting days, ALL for God's glory.

1236 Patients seen

774 Eye glasses dispensed

74 Eye surgeries performed

Each number is a person, a beloved child of God. Thanks be to God for allowing us the privilege to care for their eyes in hope that they can more clearly see Jesus through us. AMEN. It is true.

The Vision Mission Team

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