tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91029913887867734422024-03-13T00:00:55.944-07:00The Sooner State and Starfishamy elizabeth ceneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261336391973683090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102991388786773442.post-29630647092459265032012-08-12T19:56:00.001-07:002012-08-12T19:56:42.977-07:00reaching the village<br />
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Is the summer really almost over? It
has gone by so fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking back at
week 1 of VBS, honestly I remember thinking it was going to be a long summer, but
that isn’t the case at all! VBS has been so much fun and I look forward to the
final two weeks (equally 8 weeks total).<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s so
amazing to work for “an organization following Jesus Christ, [who] exist[s] to
bring life transformation to every man, woman and child in Haiti” (Mission of
Hope’s vision).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first four weeks of
VBS was very focused on reaching the “every child” part of the vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We averaged 800 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">different </i>kids each week between the 2 different campuses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And with our 60 Haitian volunteers, the first
four weeks went extremely smooth! I have had the great honor to work with our
Children’s Church workers to help coordinate the VBS and they have run away
with it and taken ownership…I feel like a proud momma!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of MOH’s core resolutions is “Indigenous
Mobilization”, simply meaning…Haitians leading Haitians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is exciting to see the 60+ Haitian young
people so passionate about leading the next generation, whether it is by
telling the Bible Story, playing soccer with them, helping them make friendship
bracelets or serving the kids lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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After the
first four weeks of reaching the kids in our immediate area, we had a staff
meeting to brainstorm on how to reach further, how to reach their village,
friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We came up with a
really exciting idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each Thursday
after VBS at both MOH campuses, we would take the VBS to the village where the
kids live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And this past Thursday was so
amazing to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the main, Titanyen
campus, we bused kids from Minotre and Simonette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With most of the kids coming from Minotre,
that is where we went on Thursday afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Earlier in the week we met with a local pastor in Minotre to see if we
could use his church as the location to invite the kids and their parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was very receptive and willing to help in
any way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So Thursday after lunch, we
(the North American teams, interns and VBS workers) loaded up and went to
Minotre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All week the teams had
developed relationships with specific kids and on Thursday they had the
opportunity to walk through their village and see where they live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As teams walked through, we invited anyone
and everyone to meet us at the designated church by 2pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The time
arrived for the service to start…and if you weren’t familiar with Haitian
culture, you might have been a lil disappointed with the low numbers in
attendance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But by the time the program
was in full swing…the church was completely full!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(And when I say “church” we are talking about
ply-wood walls and a tin roof; the original building was too damaged by the
earthquake to be considered safe.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout
the afternoon, Jean Marc led the kids in singing, games and of course some
dance contests! But my favorite part of the program was when he would call kids
up and ask them questions from any one of the 4 Bible Stories of last
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with the questions…the kids
were able to quote scripture from each of the stories!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How amazing is that?!? These kids were quoting
scriptures to their parents, friends and community! <o:p></o:p></div>
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We ended
the program by inviting the Pastor of the church up to share a few words to the
families from his village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We thanked
him for opening up his church and allowing Mission of Hope the opportunity to
partner with him in ministering to the beautiful kids from Minotre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We invited anyone without a church home to
visit his church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe this shows a
lot about who Mission of Hope is…that its not about growing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">our</i> church…but growing God’s
Church!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we are going to see Life
Transformation all over this nation…we know it will take the efforts of God’s
Church…all believers coming together for a common purpose – to see God
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<br /></div>amy elizabeth ceneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261336391973683090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102991388786773442.post-82560259890120382462012-04-21T19:13:00.000-07:002012-04-21T19:21:11.940-07:00Kids Church - Leveque Edition<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Two weeks ago I
had the privilege of going to Leveque with about 15 Children’s Church leaders
and 15 Village of Hope kids. We spent
all Friday afternoon going house-to-house passing out flyers to inform parents
about the launch of Children’s Church in Leveque. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">We wanted the parents to know in advance
before we just showed up with our crazy games and loud music. Plus it was a way of inviting all the
kids…and there are a lot of kids in Leveque, beautiful kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">The following
Monday we pulled up to the pavilion with a canter full of Mission of Hope
children workers. I was only along for
the ride and to take pictures. It was
beautiful to see so many kids already in the pavilion, waiting for church to
start! That first Monday we just planned
to sing, dance and play with the kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">It was a time to get to know the kids and more important…for the kids to
know us. We held multiple dance
contests…to the music of Israel Houghton, sang fun, action-filled songs and
spent the last 30 minutes just playing with the kids. We had soccer balls and jump ropes and it
looked as if everyone was having a blast.
To be honest, I don’t know who was having more fun…the kids or the
helpers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">As our first time together was
coming to a close, we circled up all the boys in a giant circle and the girls
in their own circle. We counted the kids
as we passed out Jolly Ranchers and we had 141 kids! (And I am still amazed and thankful that we
had enough candy…with only 1 piece remaining!)
Throughout the afternoon I received the same question multiple times
from the parents of Leveque…”when are the white people coming?” And when I would explain that they weren’t,
they seemed confused. I told them that
Monday Kid’s Church is 100% run by the helpers/volunteers from Mission of Hope
Church. And once they grasped the
concept that Mondays were all about Haitian Christian leaders <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wanting</i> to spend time with their
kids…they smiled real big and just said, “wow”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Last Monday we
went back for our second Monday Kids Church.
This time we had more of a service planned for the kids. We still played a couple games and of course
sang those action-filled songs, but we ended with a Bible Story. For the month of April, at our Kids Church on
Sunday mornings, we have been talking about having Hope because Jesus is
alive! So we shared the same lesson on
Monday at Leveque and the kids were so well behaved and listened intently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">After the lesson, we split the kids up into
small groups to ask questions about the lesson they just heard and passed out
Salvation Bracelets. Because of all our
wonderful teams at MOH who donated the Salvation Bracelets, we had enough to
share with the adults too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">I now look forward
to every Monday afternoon and the chance to just love on so many of God’s
beautiful children! And it will be very
bittersweet when the day arrives that I no longer go out on Mondays. I will miss it, but it’s exciting to see our
Haitian team stepping up and taking ownership of Children’s Church…both in
Leveque and here at Mission of Hope. I
am blessed to work with an amazing group of young people who love the Lord and
genuinely love the children of Haiti.
Life transformation is truly happening among the next generation, right
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">At the beginning of this month, Mission of Hope
hosted Watermark Church from Dallas, TX. Watermark has become a <i>Partner
of Hope</i> with Church of Hope. Before departing for Haiti, they spent
many months preparing and praying for their trip. They came with the
agenda of teaching and leading a Marriage Conference. During their time
of preparation, they emailed a few of the married staff at Church of Hope to
see which topics would be most applicable. As it turns out, married
couples in Haiti struggle with the same things married couples struggle with in
the United States. Many of the attendees could relate with stories and
testimonies of the teachers and couples from Watermark. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> As a newlywed, I was looking forward to
attending the conference with Ruben, my husband of only 10½ months. As we
are learning to live life together and be involved in ministry together, we
know we have a lot to learn. The team members from Watermark were all so
genuine; it was a blessing to sit under their teaching during the conference.
Over the two days, there were many laughs, tears and times of discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> It is so wonderful to see how God is
partnering and bringing together the American Church and the Haitian
Church. And it is such blessing to a part of an organization that is
ministering to the whole person. Mission of Hope does an amazing job at
being a place where people of all colors and cultures can come together to
worship, pray, teach and learn about the one true God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watermark came prepared with printed material (in both English and Creole)! Its a great resource for people to take home and continue to grow in their marriage AND their walk with Christ! </td></tr>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">This past Sunday was the launch of our church in Leveque. It is exciting to have a church for both the current residents and the new deaf community to worship together. It was a beautiful sight to see, however, when we arrived at the pavilion last Sunday morning…there was nothing inside. I was a little concerned but remembered how “Haiti Time” works. My mom and dad were with us and my mom asked, “Where will everyone sit?” Within a few minutes we saw men carrying wooden benches our direction. <span> </span>Before we knew it, there was enough seating for everyone. As people started to enter the “church” you could hear many greet each other with a “Bonjou” and at the same time see others greeting with the sign for “good morning” (I learned sign language in Elementary School…many, many years ago…and I love how a few simple words are coming back!). I was able to introduce myself to a few people and even learned how to sign “Madam Ruben”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px;">Pastor Patrice brought his guitar and began singing worship songs. Right by his side was a Creole to American Sign Language interpreter, Franklin. I looked over and the whole front row was following along, signing the words, and praising God in their own way. I didn’t want to stare, but it was incredibly beautiful. I started thinking about how God hears our heart…not just the words that come from our mouth. Anyone can sing the words and recite a prayer, but if we don’t mean it with our heart…it means nothing. In the book of Matthew, Jesus was asked what the most important commandment is and He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with <b><i>all your heart</i></b>, all your soul, and all your mind.” It doesn’t say we must love the Lord by singing the best, preaching the loudest, or praying the longest…it says to love with <b><i>all your heart</i></b>. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px;">After praise and worship, Pastor Patrice shared a great word from God. Again, right by his side, Franklin was interpreting it to ASL. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">It is such an honor, and I feel so blessed to be apart of what God is doing in Haiti! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></div>amy elizabeth ceneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261336391973683090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102991388786773442.post-23747760920646976252012-02-03T18:09:00.000-08:002012-02-03T18:46:15.117-08:00a land of starfishI was talking with some group members today about blogging and when I told them my title...the sooner state and starfish...they asked why I chose it. The "sooner state" was easy...Im from Oklahoma - the Sooner State. And for the "starfish", many may assume I chose that because I am living in the Caribbean, surrounded by ocean...and starfish. Well...that is one side of it. The other reason is because of a little story I heard once in high school (many years ago) and have loved ever since.<br />
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day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something
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"What are you doing?" The kid replied, "Throwing starfish
back into the ocean." In amazement, the man said "don't you
realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You
can't make a difference!" After listening politely, the boy bent
down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then,
smiling at the man, he said</span><span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I
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Back in 2007-2009, I told each of the teams I hosted this story to encourage them. Many would see all the poverty and be overwhelmed. Sometimes it is easier for us to sit back and do nothing because we are only 1 person and can't make a huge impact. Well...this is why I love this story...to remind us 1 person <b><i>can</i></b> make a difference. Even if we only save one "starfish"...its a difference for that one. </div>
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I truly believe Haiti is a land of starfish...both literally and figuratively. Even with so many lost and broken lives...we can still make a difference...by, and through, the grace of God. But at the same time, even in land-locked Oklahoma (or wherever you are), there are "starfish" that need saving. </div>
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I feel so blessed to work for an organization that believes in changing 1 life at time. The vision here at Mission of Hope is "to bring life transformation to every man, woman, and child in Haiti." </div>
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Peace, love and starfish.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla MN';">I always thought people who blogged must
have extremely fascinating lives. And I never thought of myself as
someone who had very much to say...if you
know me, you know I am not a big talker. So then I started to think about
what I have to offer to the blog world...I don't have any amazing/profound
advise, nor do I know any arts and craft secrets to share. And I don't have a
kid to blog about all the funny things they say and do. But then I
realized...I do probably have the best job in the world! I get to work with some
of the most amazing and beautiful children. The children here in Haiti
have a very captivating spirit, you can’t help but fall in love. (And
even while I am typing this...I have 3 very energetic and charismatic boys in
my apartment...Stevenson, Christopher, & Iverson. They are
entertaining my husband, Ruben, and Pearl...our 80lb labordoodle.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla MN';">Ruben and I recently moved back to Haiti to
continue to work at Mission of Hope. And one of my "jobs" (if
you can even call it a job) is to help with the children’s ministry here at the
Church of Hope. My other responsibility is to help coordinate the
marketing efforts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Thank you mom and
dad for that marketing degree!) There is always so much happening around
here that we want everyone who is investing in Mission of Hope to know about
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla MN';">So with that, I realized</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">…</span><span style="font-family: 'Bangla MN';">I,
too, live a fascinating life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I live a
blessed life and I want to share it with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With this blog I plan to share my experience as a newly married girl
from Oklahoma living in Haiti</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">…</span><span style="font-family: 'Bangla MN';">a land of starfish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bangla MN';">Peace, love and labordoodles.</span><span style="font-family: "Bangla MN"; mso-bidi-font-family: Ayuthaya;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->amy elizabeth ceneahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261336391973683090noreply@blogger.com3