It’s final, August 19 Greg and Star Harvie will be flying to Haiti!
They have worked hard, visiting churches, traveling and meeting with people and God has answered and provided their funds in amazing, sometimes unexpected and exciting way. He has used many people to make it possible for them to set their date and buy those tickets.
They attended 4 weeks of missionary training school in Colorado. This training was designed to help them develop the practical skills and attitudes that will successfully take them through the challenging and rewarding process of being interwoven with another culture. They learned a lot, made life-long friends and had fun doing it too.
In June Greg and Star were busy with the business of packing and moving. They sorted through their belongings, packed what they wanted to keep and held an auction for the things they needed to get rid of. They sold their house – in record time, especially for a small town. The container was packed June 22 with the help of friends. (And in the allotted tiny window of 2 hours.) It was an adventure – the first of many! Not many people move internationally when they move. There was extra room, so they were able to take down equipment and supplies for RMI’s ministry.
The container traveled by truck to a rail yard that transported it to a New York ship yard. It was loaded on a ship and set sail July 11. Pray for it’s safe arrival, a speedy pathway through customs and all of that red tape then safe travels as it is trucked to Cayes. This is usually a 2-3 month process.
Since then they’ve made their last visits with their 2 girls as well as other family and their many friends. They stopped by Camp Joy, where they’d been the Camp Director before coming with RMI. They were blessed to have the camp say a prayer of dedication over them.
Star will be working with the RMI Field Director and RMI’s national Director in the office. She’ll help in many other ways in the RMI Cayes office. Her many talents are badly needed and she’ll be kept very busy too.
God’s provision of Greg and Star for RMI’s ministry in Haiti is very timely. When Gary and Marilyn McLaughlin left in May, they left a very big hole. Greg and Star aren’t taking over everything that the McLaughlin’s were doing, but they’ll help fill that hole. They actually will be living in the McLaughlin’s house, though! It’s been painted, repaired and is ready for them to move in.
We are looking forward to having them in the RMI Office for a couple of days before they have a day or two of R & R before they board the plane.
Pray for them in these final days. There’s always a lot of details to take care of, more family and friends to visit – one always wishes there were just a few more days to get things done.
Thanks to everyone who has had a part of praying for and giving to the Harpies' ministry. You can keep up to date with them on Facebook and their blog HERE.
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