GRACE AND PEACE from the Youells!
Hope everyone had a fruitful and restful summer! We spent the summer at our new church, Living Bridge, here in PA (www.livingbridgepittsburgh.org). We’re happy to be plugged into this 2 year old church plant doing worship ministry and seeing God move as he establishes us in this community.
Our original plans to move back to FL earlier this year were re-routed by God early on and a few short months later, after being called away from our other church here in PA, God provided the opportunity to work with Living Bridge! Sometimes I feel like planning anything at all is utterly futile because, “as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him’” (I Cor. 2:9). I hope that you see God’s hand at work in your life – moving in his subtle and miraculous way to orchestrate the events of our lives so unexpectedly and yet, in the end, so perfectly. While I sometimes resent God for not revealing His long hand to me I also find it unequivocally faith-building to look back at my life and see Him undeniably at work even in times of intense unknowing or trouble. I pray your faith is built up as well!
So, we’re in PA and at work at our church. I, Joy, am still plugging away at seminary (finishing up at Southern Seminary in KY through a distance online program). My job has opened a door for us to return to Haiti this fall! My boss has generously agreed to pay for us to go back to Mission of Hope International in Grand Goave, Haiti for two weeks. We’ll be there October 29-November 11 and want to ask for your prayers! You may remember the orphans we worked with in January: they have recently moved into an orphanage where they each have their own bed, something these children have never had before in their lives!
In January, Christopher met a boy called Stephen (pictured here). He now supports Stephen on a monthly basis and is so excited to see him again! Someone paid for Stephen and the other children to get school supplies this school year and the missionaries sent pictures and told of how Stephen was so excited that he slept in his own bed with his new backpack on for days! It’s so precious and important to remember the need that exists in Haiti. If you’re interested in investigating these child-sponsorship opportunities through MOHI, go to http://handsandfeetproject.org/ We are going to be headed down to Haiti just as a couple to live and work for two weeks. It’s amazing to remember that the ladies who work in this orphanage do so every single day all year – it’s as though these 46 orphans are their own children and they never get a break. We would ask for your prayers for us to have energy, patience, health, and be able to share Christ’s love with these orphans, orphan caregivers, and the community.
Mission of Hope is still the primary supplier of jobs and water in Grand Goave and they are constantly expanding into new territories of ministry. There is currently another orphanage under construction. Pray that Mission of Hope is blessed with the personnel and resources they need to continue to expand this most vital ministry! A list of supplies for things we are taking is coming soon – because of baggage restrictions we can’t take much so please contact us beforehand if you want to send something. Thanks!
We love all of you and are so happy to have you “on our team” in our continued missionary efforts. Thanks for all you do every day to love others and build the Kingdom of God!
We pray that God’s gracious hand of blessing and provision be on your life today!
Peace,
Chris & Joy Youell
Chrisyouell@yahoo.com/Joyyouell@gmail.com
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