QUICK UPDATE FROM ANDY!
(May 2024)
Hello friends of ASAPH Teaching Ministry!
ASAPH recently celebrated Haiti's national holiday that comes around every May 1st...Agriculture & Labor Day. This is the second year ASAPH has hosted the community celebration. We organized a fair on the town soccer field in the morning and an afternoon program in the church. It was successful in many ways. We hope to build even more on the plan for next year. (See pictures.)
AAF's soccer team is now hosting a month-long tournament. It is a seven-on-seven tournament with goals that are about 3-feet by 4-feet. Last year's tournament was scarred by some bad behavior by AAF's own players and leaders. This year, we are all working hard to avoid those errors. The games have been great so far...well contested and respectful. (See pictures.)
Travel to the USA is still complicated. American Airlines was hoping to begin flights into and out of Haiti last week. They did not. They are selling seats on their first flights out of Haiti (when the do resume) at the amazing price of $2000. I am waiting for something that less resembles theft. :)
Pasbwadom (and most of Haiti) remains peaceful. Summer heat is building up day by day. May is the month for Saturday trips to the beach. ASAPH's Brass Band enjoyed a day at the beach on May 11th. It was a good time for relaxing and playing together.
Pray for us!! God is faithful!!
Thanks for being with us in ministry!
Follow God,
ANDY STUMP
ASAPH recently celebrated Haiti's national holiday that comes around every May 1st...Agriculture & Labor Day. This is the second year ASAPH has hosted the community celebration. We organized a fair on the town soccer field in the morning and an afternoon program in the church. It was successful in many ways. We hope to build even more on the plan for next year. (See pictures.)
AAF's soccer team is now hosting a month-long tournament. It is a seven-on-seven tournament with goals that are about 3-feet by 4-feet. Last year's tournament was scarred by some bad behavior by AAF's own players and leaders. This year, we are all working hard to avoid those errors. The games have been great so far...well contested and respectful. (See pictures.)
Travel to the USA is still complicated. American Airlines was hoping to begin flights into and out of Haiti last week. They did not. They are selling seats on their first flights out of Haiti (when the do resume) at the amazing price of $2000. I am waiting for something that less resembles theft. :)
Pasbwadom (and most of Haiti) remains peaceful. Summer heat is building up day by day. May is the month for Saturday trips to the beach. ASAPH's Brass Band enjoyed a day at the beach on May 11th. It was a good time for relaxing and playing together.
Pray for us!! God is faithful!!
Thanks for being with us in ministry!
Follow God,
ANDY STUMP
Haiti is beauty. It was at one time 'the Pearl of the Antilles.' Slivers of the country are a tropical paradise to this day.
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Haiti is distressed. It is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and suffers from political instability, injustice, illiteracy, hunger, unemployment, inflation, low self-worth....the list goes on.
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Haiti is home to 11 million people all created in God's image. Haiti is Judes. Haiti is Elimene. Haiti is Sophonie, Ulrick, and Sony.
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ASAPH Teaching Ministry is sharing the love of Jesus Christ with the people of a town called Pasbwadom...one lesson at a time.
"GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD.
HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER."
Psalm 118:1
HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER."
Psalm 118:1