Call to Prayer

Dear Supporters and Prayer Warriors,

Tonight after church, as several of us young staff were visiting over pates (delicious fried pastries the vendors sell on the streets here), our friends Junior and Alain asked if they could share something with us. Just this past Friday, they had a meeting with the leadership of our base and found out that their staff fees have reached $1,000 – in the red. If they do not find support within the next few weeks, they will be asked to leave them mission. It broke my heart to hear this. These young men are two of the hardest working, joy-filled people I know. Alain works in grounds maintenance, and Junior in the kitchen. More than once a day, I see Alain dancing as he works out in the lawn, and Junior always has a song in his heart, and often on his lips, whether he’s cutting up potatoes or mopping the floors. Our mission will experience a great loss if they leave … We asked them tonight where they feel God is calling them to be. Both of them want to be in the mission. And I can see as they work day in and day out, that they are indeed working as if for the Lord, and not for men. They give their all in everything they do.

So, the rest of us, when we heard their story, felt compelled to share it. We will be spending our day tomorrow in prayer and fasting about this. Several of them, and their fellow Haitian staff, have already been doing so. If you would like to join us in prayer, please do. If you feel God compelling you to give anything towards the support for either of these young men, it can be made out to YWAM Haiti and sent directly to YWAM Haiti, PO Box 236, Akron, PA 17501. Their name should not be on the check itself, but on a separate note. It should be specified on the note that this is for their staff fees. Thank you for praying about this and seeking God’s will in how you can be a part of lifting up and supporting these brothers of ours.

All because of Jesus,

Laura J. Hess

p.s. At Christmas, when I was home, they both sent along letters introducing themselves and sharing their heart for ministry. They also mentioned their need for financial support. I shared these with the young adults at my church, but did not feel like there were open doors to do so elsewhere. I also had little time … I will be posting these letters on my blog tomorrow, along with one for Junior’s brother, Patrick. He is not in the red yet, but along with several other staff, he is close. So please keep all of the young Haitian staff in your prayers. This is a time when we need to stand together, as members of the family of God, sharing whit we have with those who have not. If you’re interested in seeing these letters, you can go to www.laurajeaninhaiti.blogspot.com

For those of you who are here already, ignore that last part ;)

Junior Ovilmar


This is Junior's Letter ...

Alaindo (Alain) Dosthene



And here is Alain's ... in two parts


Patrick Ovilmar, Junior's older brother


And here is Patrick's letter ...




The Ovilmar brothers - Junior, sporting his Amish garb (a gift from a young man from PA) and Patrick sharing his Ipod =)



Alain, still as happy as a lark, even after cleaning out the sewage system in the midst of our flood-mud-recovery back in September! This young man has more joy in his heart than anyone else I know ...