Saturday, June 11, 2011

Teachers Wanted... in Haiti

  • Here's the details. Our missionary friends & partners in Haiti (Kerry & Joy Reeves) called me this afternoon & said that there's a "situation."

    The school their 4 kids were scheduled to attend in the fall is threatening to close its doors due to the need for 2 more teachers. We are sending one teacher there for the school year, but they need 2 more total to keep the school running. It has been running for 15 years and is on YWAM's property. They are the managers of the school, Liberty Academy

    It is an all English-speaking school with about 26 kids total. Kerry & Joy's 4 will go there in the Fall. He is concerned about the closing of the school for a few reasons:

    1) He wants that consistency in education for his own kids.
    2) The Haitian kids that attend are Haiti's future leaders. They are the ones that are educated and speak English and if this school closes, many of those kids will either be sent to boarding schools or they will be sent to the normal schools with sub-par education.

    We trust the Lord and believe that we can get 2 more teachers for them. They pay is non-existent, but food, housing and transportation are fully covered for the entire school year and we're working on a travel stipend right now.

    IMPACT is running an intern program and already sending 4-6 people in their 20's and 30's over to Haiti for 9 months, so we would likely run the teachers through that program.

    Our partners there are INCREDIBLE. Visit newvisionhaiti.blogspot.com for more on them. And we just believe that God is going to provide.

    Qualifications from the school:
    - a Bachelor's degree in something - anything
    - a heart for kids
    - a heart for missions
    - a love for Jesus

    That's it. So if you know someone who meets those areas, then let's talk! :) Would LOVE to hear from you.

    And besides... you can get some new dance moves from the kiddos... check it out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5-tKbuAgWg

    Let me know what other questions you have! 
    email: impact.sbp@gmail.com