The Northland team distributed over 300 shoeboxes to students at the Brache-Milot School. Jack noted that “these children and their families are taught the love of Jesus Christ and see it lived out in a very tangible way thanks to the work of New Missions.”
At New Missions, everything we do has one purpose—sharing the Gospel. This truth was clear to Jack Gritter and a team from Northland Church in Longwood, FL, on their recent construction trip to Haiti. While their tasks included demolition, rebuilding, and distribution, Jack noted that the most impactful moments for the team were their ordained encounters.
The volunteers from Northland replaced tattered tarp walls with wood paneling at a New Missions school.
They first met a young mother named Michelin and her two-year-old daughter. While Michelin was cracking rocks with a hammer, the team offered bottles of water and began a conversation. The next day, Martha, who works in our Haiti office, found Michelin and shared the Good News with her. The team rejoiced when Martha returned and reported that Michelin accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior! Jack described this moment as “awesome, because Michelin had captured our collective hearts.”
Jack Gritter spends time with Lovely, the sponsored child of his business partner, Chip Gregory.
Another day, Jack was able to visit with Lovely Luc, the sponsored child of his business partner. Lovely and her friend came to the New Missions compound on a borrowed bicycle. As the group shared lunch, both young ladies prayed to accept Christ while talking with Charlie DeTellis. Jack was thrilled to return home and share this news with Lovely’s sponsor family.
Though the purpose of the trip was constructing buildings, God also used this team to build His Kingdom.
~Jaimee Marks, Contributing Writer
Lovely and her friend, Nicole, accepted Christ during their lunch with the construction team.
