Haiti Mission Update

Our missionary, Josh, has landed in Haiti on the weekend with Emmanuel's Wish Foundation (EWF). His initial reaction, he told us, is this:

The kids (at the orphanage) are unreal and it was amazing meeting them. They literally mauled me...they've never seen someone with "rouge" hair before and they noticed everything about me. Chris and Johanne (the missionary couple) are amazing but the condition of this country is horrible, beyond what I ever would of thought. Chris and Johanne are real tight for money and there's a lot of things they need that they cannot get. They live day to day and they need continuous money in order to keep these orphans alive.....

The orphanage is desperate for immediate financial assistance. Here are some of the top needs:

• A generator: This will provide water at the childrens' home as well as provide electricity at the church (one-time cost of $1000);


• 27 Direct-debit sponsors at $35 per month to feed and clothe the children. Download a sponsorship form here;


• An individual, business, or church comittment of $400 monthly to send all of the orphans to school;


• Support for the local missionaries in Haiti: There is currently a $500/month shortfall, and the funds are being taken from other programmes that are also in need.

Christine Eisses, President of EWF, says that "we have a lot of desperate life or death needs over there right now", and has asked for immediate assistance with the above list.

Religion that God our FAther accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27 NIV)

Motivation - the Heart of Servolution

At the heart of servolution lies this important question: What motivates me? Am I really motivated to "seek first his kingdom and his righteousness"...? Do I pray with conviction the words given to us by Jesus: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven"?

In the first chapter of his book Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World, C.J. Mahaney writes this about being set apart from the world:

What are your goals? Do they drive you forward--to financial security, more friends, successful kids, a certain position at work, learning a craft or trade? Or do they drive you upward--to obeying and glorifiying God above all else? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Try this: What dominates your mind and stirs your heart? Is it discontentment with your life? Longings for earthly pleasures? Does outward prosperity appeal to you more than growth in godliness? Or is your prayer life characterized by heartfelt supplications for God's will to be done and his kingdom to come?

Demonstrating sacrificial love, as Jesus taught us, isn't about trying to earn favour with God or boasting about the work we do for Him... It's the result of the internal change of a regenerated life through Christ. If we're really following Christ, if we're really focused on His eternal Kingdom, and if His love is really at work inside of us, then that is going to be expressed visibly in our lives.

The most loving thing that we could ever do for someone is to share the Gospel message with them, but at the same time, God cares about their circumstances now... If we don't show the world that we care enough to get involved, why would they listen to our message? God is a god of justice and mercy and love and compassion.



What motivates us? Is it to demonstrate those Godly characteristics and to invest in the eternal Kingdom? Are we working for the Kingdom as we wait for Jesus to return, or are we too focused on our own earthly kingdoms?




"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8 NIV)

Responding to the Call

Josh is going to Haiti to work with Emmanuel's Wish Foundation to help establish an orphanage to meet the tangible needs of orphans of the Haiti earthquake.

On Sunday, February 14th, Josh shared with the young adults at Emmanuel Baptist Church about how God has led him to respond to the need in Haiti. Josh shared how he feels like he doesn't a have choice but to respond in obedience to God's call on his life to go and serve the least of these in Haiti.

This trip is happening on very short notice, and it's amazing to see how God has not only called Josh to respond, but how He has opened the doors for Josh's mission and even his travel. We heard how no new teams are being allowed to travel into the area, but Josh's travel plans have already been set. Josh will be on the ground for at least three months, doing whatever needs to be done there in order to meet the needs around him. Please see our previous posts about Josh's plans and the need in Haiti.

Please be in prayer for Josh as he travels later this week and as he begins the work in Haiti.

Josh sharing to a group of young adults on Sunday evening.

Josh being commissioned and prayed for by his peers.

"Let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth" (1 John 3:18 NIV).

Haiti | Sacrificial Love

This is Josh.

Josh saw the destruction and the suffering caused by the earthquake in Haiti, and decided that he had to respond.

Josh is dropping everything to go to Haiti in order to help establish an emergency orphanage with Emmanuel's Wish Foundation (EWF). He will be leaving February 19th to spend three months in the village of Deskoyte, an impoverished community of about 100 residents approximately four hours drive outside of Port au Prince. The EWF missionaries that are already on the ground have had to change gears quickly as they committed to the care of up to 150 earhquake orphans.

While in Haiti, Josh will:

• help to take care of the children;


• do odd jobs around the property as required;


• visit the injured children in the hospital until they are well enough to be released to the orphanage;


• deliver clothing and emergency supplies while waiting for the container of supplies to arrive;


• anything else that needs to be done to meet the tangible physical, social, and spiritual needs of these children.

Josh has caught the meaning behind the words of James, the brother of Jesus, who said that,

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress" (James 1:27).

Josh's financial needs for the trip have already been met, but if you wish to donate toward EWF's work, you can contact them directly here.

Please be in prayer for Josh, for his travels, and for his work for the Kingdom.

An Outpouring of Love - Part 2

The response to the need of the emergency orphanage in Haiti has been awesome! Servolution has had to suspend the acceptance of any further donations of items on behalf of Emmanuel's Wish Foundation until they can deal with the logistics at their own facility. Please see our previous update about this outpouring of love here.


Thank you to all who gave toward the needs list that we published previously. Monetary donations are still being accepted directly through Emmanuel's Wish.

Chris, Johanne, and Hannah Ried: Emmanuel's Wish Missionaries on the ground in Haiti

Christine Eisses, President of Emmanuel's Wish Foundation, with some of the children of Deskotye, Haiti (prior to the earthquake)

Then the King will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40 NIV)

Compassion in Haiti

Please pray for the children in Haiti.

Click here for the latest update from Compassion Canada.

An Outpouring of Love

It's awesome to see God work through His people!

Here are some highlights from the past few days and weeks:

• The Emmanuel church family has donated over $10,000 dollars to FAIR for Haiti Relief. This amount will be matched by the Canadian government, and will be used in a coordinated effort by this fellowship of churches;



• Christians from across Barrie participated in the Barrie Cares: Hope for Haiti concert last Saturday at Mapleview Community Church. Almost $27,000 was raised!



• The Atrium of Emmanuel Baptist Church was used as a donation point for the Emmanuel's Wish Foundation Haiti Relief effort. Truckloads of donated items from the needs list were delivered to Emmanuel's Wish to be transported by container to their emergency orphanage;



• A young man from Emmanuel Baptist Church has stepped forward and is making plans to travel to Haiti very soon to assist with the immediate "hands and feet" work at the emergency orphanage set up by Emmanuel's Wish.

To further assist in these efforts, please contribute directly to Emmanuel's Wish or your charity of choice. Please read more about what your donations to the Fellowship FAIR programme are doing here. Thank you to all who stepped up to sacrificially give their items, money, and time.

Just some of the donated items that will be loaded into a container for the orphanage in Haiti.

Follow You

Listen to it. Pray it. Share it.

You live among the least of these
The weary and the weak
And it would be a tragedy
For me to turn away
All my needs You have supplied
When I was dead You gave me life
So how could I not give it away so freely?

And I'll...
Follow You into the homes of the broken
Follow You into the world
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy, God
Follow You into the world

Use my hands, use my feet
To make Your kingdom come
To the corners of the earth
Until Your work is done
Faith without works is dead
On the cross Your blood was shed
So how could we not give it away so freely?

And I give all myself
I give all myself
I give all myself to You

Servolution is not associated with Youtube, Leeland, Brandon Heath, or whomever posted the video, and the opinions expressed in the youtube comments or any of its links do not necessarily reflect the views of servolution... We just think that it's a very appropriate song.