Today, AIM is sending a team of ministry bloggers (along with two staff) to Haiti to capture the stories of what God is doing through AIM and the Haitian church. They will be sharing (through blogs, twitter posts, and video) how Haiti is recovering from the earthquake that struck almost exactly one month ago and how you can help.
For those who want to pray for the group by name, here is a little more about the team (click their names to visit their site or blog where they’ll be posting updates from the trip):
Anne Jackson is a speaker and author.Tim Schmoyer is a full time youth pastor for Alexandria Covenant Church.
Adam McLane is the “Digital Czar” for Youth Specialties.
Mark Oestreicher is a writer and former President of Youth Specialties, as well as a personal friend of Seth Barnes and former member of AIM’s board of directors.
Seth Barnes is the Founder and Executive Director of Adventures in Missions.
Lars Rood is the Lead Youth Minister at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, as well as a speaker and a writer.
Ian Robertson is a full-time videographer.
Rhett Smith is a Family and Marriage Counselor, writer, and serves as part-time on staff with Highland Park Presbyterian Church.
Clint Bokelman is the Director for Short Term Missions for Adventures In Missions.
Please pray for open eyes and ears to respond to how God wants to use this team. This morning, Seth wrote a powerful confession on this. Here is an excerpt:
Will I notice? Will I notice:The young girl whose mother, father, and siblings are gone?The school-turned-graveyard that collapsed on the students?The mother whose three-year-old’s leg was amputated at the hip?The soldier whose uniform is all he has left?Just how many details in plain sight will I miss as I navigate
through a world in chaos? Me just trying to get from one place to
another, trying to find the interpreter who is late, buying supplies,
wondering if the pastors will show up? Will I slow down enough to feel
the ache welling up from the ground, will I sense the emotional
tectonic plates shifting in the air? Will I sense God’s heart, still
breaking for a people so inured to tragedy that even this cataclysm
goes un-mourned?
The team will travel first to Santo Domingo, and then cross the border into Haiti, where they will head to the epicenter of the earthquake and meet local pastors with whom AIM is partnering. They will be returning on Feb. 17. For those who have already given to Haiti, thank you for your donations; we hope that this media team helps you see what a difference your generosity has made. For those who feel led to pray, thank you for your prayers, and please feel free to share the stories as they are told.
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