Share HLM Newsletter 23.pdf - 673 KB

Share HLM Newsletter 23.pdf - 673 KB

Hello everyone here is a link to download our new newsletter.  It features a testimony from my niece from Majorie.  We are looking for schools for Donald and Majo to go to college.  We have found some perspective schools but they haven't been accepted at them yet just believing God will show us the way to go from here.  We know God is leading us we just don't want them to lose this chance.



 It has been a trying time here in Haiti.  We are still trying to get our power under control.  We have recently taken Reynalto, Raymond's son into our home and are hopefully going to adopt him in the near future.  It has been a trying time for him because so many people have left him and he has not had the attention that a child should have at his age.



We do this for Raymond we know this is what he would want us to do.  The lord tells us to take care of orphans and widows.  They can't help themselves.  It is not this boy's fault that his dad died and his mom ran away.  When we took him he was really skinny and had diarhea for three months.  It is by the grace of God that we were here at the right time to help him.



The church is stable right now.  We are hopefully going to get a men's group to meet soon.  It has been a need for a long time.  For men to have fellowship and have a place to say their peace with out Judgement.  We have lost our transportation for the moment.  We have a motorcycle that is our only transportation.  I was trying to drive the Dodge Dakota last week and the crankshaft broke.  Please keep us in your prayers because Angie is going to have to go to her Christian school next month.  God is in control and he will take care of it.  God Bless you all.

Lance

Share HLM Newsletter 23.pdf - 673 KB

Share HLM Newsletter 23.pdf - 673 KB

Hello everyone here is a link to download our new newsletter.  It features a testimony from my niece from Majorie.  We are looking for schools for Donald and Majo to go to college.  We have found some perspective schools but they haven't been accepted at them yet just believing God will show us the way to go from here.  We know God is leading us we just don't want them to lose this chance.



 It has been a trying time here in Haiti.  We are still trying to get our power under control.  We have recently taken Reynalto, Raymond's son into our home and are hopefully going to adopt him in the near future.  It has been a trying time for him because so many people have left him and he has not had the attention that a child should have at his age.



We do this for Raymond we know this is what he would want us to do.  The lord tells us to take care of orphans and widows.  They can't help themselves.  It is not this boy's fault that his dad died and his mom ran away.  When we took him he was really skinny and had diarhea for three months.  It is by the grace of God that we were here at the right time to help him.



The church is stable right now.  We are hopefully going to get a men's group to meet soon.  It has been a need for a long time.  For men to have fellowship and have a place to say their peace with out Judgement.  We have lost our transportation for the moment.  We have a motorcycle that is our only transportation.  I was trying to drive the Dodge Dakota last week and the crankshaft broke.  Please keep us in your prayers because Angie is going to have to go to her Christian school next month.  God is in control and he will take care of it.  God Bless you all.

Lance

Hello everyone it has been a long strange trip to get here.  The devil has been trying to attack us in every way.  First when we were leaving the U.S.  I forgot my Haitian resident card and we were delayed a day until we could leave.  We arrive in Haiti the next day.  We return to a house with an inverter that is slowly dying and electricity that is given on the mercy of the Haitian government.  All in all I have grown closer to God through all of these trials.  We don't have the words to thank all of the faithful people who have helped us throughout the year.  The work continues here even though the devil has tried everything to stop us from doing the work of God, we have the victory through our faith in Christ.

The church is almost around 60 people.  We are a young church but God uses us to continue to preach the Gospel to Haiti, to have Jesus Christ be glorified.  The school will be starting school and we need your continued sponsorship to help further the future of the children in the mountains of Haiti.  To let us shine in the darkness.  Haiti is a very dark place and a stronghold for the devil.  We can only do this work, through the Godhead of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Without God I can do nothing.  That is why we depend so heavily on the support of faithful Christians who have a heart for Haiti and for the work of God.

Even though I was worried the the church here in Haiti would die or that the work here would fail.  God is faithful and it has continued and is growing.  We are very thankful for all of the support and prayers throughout this past year and we need them to continue.  Thank you Cornerstone Church, STBI,and especially Pastor Darryl Smith and Sister Catherine Smith. We couldn't do this work without you.  We would also like to thank Harborview Chapel who has be instrumental in helping in whatever we need through this year and beyond.

Thank you Pastor Rusty Maddox and his wife Heide you have adopted us into your family and we are very thankful for that.  Thank you Portland Christian Center for all of your support and all the prayers.  You have been faithful since 2008 and we are very thankful for our with you and all that you do.  Thank you Pastor Jim Harris for making us feel like part of the family whenever we are attending church. Thank you Golden years group for your faithful support and prayers.  We love to thank the Board and that they do.  We would love to thank my aunt Terecia and my cousins for the money they raised recently.  Also Steve and Ann Jacobs thank you for your companies help and your faithfulness to support us in our work.  Also Miss Lawanda at PCC you are so faithful in your support we would not have made it this past year without you.

Thanks to and know that your reward is in heaven, even though sometimes you may not think that you are doing something big, you are in our eyes.  It through faith and through support that we are able to do the work we are doing.  God Bless you all

Lance

It is funny how we all live here in this world.  It just seems like all of us are on a endless clock that we all think well our time is never really going to be up.  But it will come and it is going to come.  Eventhough many of us don't want to think about it, it is coming.  Then comes the thought everyone thinks is there a god.  Many deny it but no one really can really say their is no god.  But it is a thought that many of us think about and at least we have to bible to show us who he is.

I know this is not my normal style of blog but it is just something that has been on my mind today.  Today I was help out with the work that they are doing and my house and it just made me think about how much work these Haitian people put into their houses.  I tried to work for 2 hours shovelling sand and putting it into the sifter that Donald was using.  I helped me to have perspective on what life is like here in Haiti.

The church is doing well we are slowly but surely growing in God's timing.  We will try to start a sunday service in the afternoon twice a month in Boucan.  Please keep HLM in your prayers and also the support for our families.  If you are sending support we thank you and look  forward to seeing you when we are in the states.  For those of you who don't we would encourage you if you feel it on your heart to give please do it is appreciated.  The school will be opening in October so please keep all of our operations in Haiti in prayer.

We have been living but it has been hard these past two months.  Angie has started at a new school we have had 2 teams come to Haiti and we are preparing for more people to come during December-January and March-april.  It seems right when you think that God is not going to help you that is when he helps you.  Many are hurting in haiti but the country will show you the survival instinct that man has within himself to have the ability to live no matter what the circumstances.

If you would like to be interested in what I am talking about please email me at ramones225@gmail.com.  I would be happy to tell you more about haiti and how you could help Hope in the Light and our vision.  A trip to Haiti would be humbling for you and would teach you what God is wanting to teach you.  You will learn about yourself and where you should be.

It seems that many of us get busy with many different things whether it is sports, movies, TV shows, family or church activities.  But the fact is that we don't always make time for God like we should.  Haiti gives you the knowledge that some places you can make time for God.  You can have a relationship with your family with out giving up most of you life at work or being busy with buisiness activies.  You can make time for your family which is what God is wanting you to do.  You need to make the time to know your children or when they are older they won't want anything to do with you.

Well I hope those are encouraging thoughts, our prayers are with you.  God Bless

Writers block broken

Hello everyone.  I know it has been awhile.  I have had writer's block for the past few months. It may have been from my brother in law's death kind of shook me up.  The past few months it seems like I have been in a haze.  But I am thankful to say that the haze is gone and I have found the direction that God has wanted me to go I have found and am thankful for all of the prayers.  We really need them and it is amazing to see what God is doing.  We are finishing the orphanage and the school.  The vision God gave me is finally starting to show itself along with the work.  Sometimes I feel that I don't really know why I am here but God always makes away for me to know him better all the time. The church still is a work in progress but I know it is God's work and he will make a way when there is no way.  I would encourage any of you who are reading this blog to come to Haiti if you get a chance because it will change your life.  We appreciate all of the support and prayers.  We have not been able to do anything on our house.  But we know the support will come for our house and God will provide for us. Resia (Raymond's wife) is doing well with her new baby boy Reynalto Raymond Erilien, she and her family really appreciate all the help that has come in from the U.S. for her and her baby.  Please email  for more information or encourage me to write another blog.  That would really help me to know that there are many people out there praying for us here in Haiti.  It is also good to know there are people thinking of us and Hope in the Light Ministry.  It can be isolating here in Haiti with the lack of communication from the U.S.  Keep us in your prayers and we miss you and love all of you.  You are in our thoughts and prayers.  I will try to keep updating this blog, so pay attention for it so that you can keep up with all that is going on with Hope in the Light Ministry.  God Bless you all.

We were asked to move out of our house

Hello friends and family,

I know my blogs aren't usually this formal, but this is a emergency situation. Our neighbor had a problem with us having a revival next to their house. This revival happened about a month ago. The neighbors were rude about it and they had a dispute with Ti Paul. Ti Paul was just defending me and my family. Now we are asking for help, we need help to make the first floor of the house so that we can have somewhere to go. Any of you who feel it on your heart to help, we would really appreciate it. Our prayers and our love is with you. We had a earthquake a year ago and it destroyed a retaining wall, we haven't had running water in 2 years. We have suffered for Christ these past 2 years but they have been good. God has really shown himself to us the past 2 years. We appreciate all of the support you have given to us in the past. My family is praying for you and what you will do for us and for our organization.

Love,
Lance, Mona, Angie, Ti Paul, Donald, and family

Baby is born

Hello everyone the baby is born. This was a long and trying time. Mona was due on the 26th of March, so then we went to her doctor to see if the baby would be delivered on that day. But as many things with God it wasn't her time. Now at this time I started to hear all kinds of voices telling me what to do and what we should do. But we don't need to listen to those people we need to listen to God. I prayed one night on the bedroom floor of the master bath. That night God told me that Mona was going to be okay and she was going to be okay and she wouldn't need a C-section. Mona had a dream that night too and God told her that same thing. But since we are human we always think that we can do it somehow. So mona went to every hospital in the area because her family was worried about her and didn't have enough faith that this doctor would deliver her. But that was not the case. After this Mona came back home for 2 nights it was nice for me. But on April 4th the day after my birthday we all went to get Mona another ultrasound. After that ultrasound we bought shots to induce my wife for the next day and other medicine. Then the next day Mona went to the clinic at the doctor's house. The doctor gave her the shot then had her walk around the house. Then when she sat down her water broke. Then she had the baby an hour or an hour and a half. Then about a hour later she called me to come see the baby because I get a little weird around a lot of blood. Then I was so happy to see our new son come into the world it was truly a miracle. I couldn't stop thanking God that he didn't and that when you don't stop losing faith, he will answer you. As it says in Psalm 1:2-3: "But they delight in the law of the Lord meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do." (NLT) This is what I learned if we delight in the bible and meditate on it day and night we will be successful in all that we do and Jesus will hear our prayers and he will go to the Father for us. I thank God for this deliverance and I thank all of you praying for Mona and our family and Hope in the Light Ministry to help us grow as a ministry. We call you our family and keep our supporters in our hearts wherever we go. We thank you and May God Bless all of you and your families.