"Children are one third of our population and all of our future."

~Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981

Scholarship Need

We have an incredible opportunity in Lagosette, Haiti. Manna has sponsored a young lady, Anne Andre, to attend medical school in Port au Prince and she is now in her fourth year there. She is an exceptional person and her hope is to come back home to Lagosette when she is finished with her schooling to work in that area. If you have visited Lagosette, you most likely met many of her family members, including her aunt, Marie Lourdes, who is a teacher at the school and helps cook for the MGM groups.

Anne was in Port when the earthquake happened and is one of the few students who survived. She is doing well, though still struggling with the trauma she experienced. We were so blessed to spend some time with her when we were there in December, and she is anxious to continue her education. The reason I'm writing is because we need to find the support for her to continue her education. She needs approximately $6000 to cover her tuition and expenses for the school year. She is an amazing, Christian, young lady and we believe in her and pray we can find some people to step up and help support her education. It's a unique opportunity and we truly believe that God will do amazing things through Anne in her own country. If you are interested in helping meet this need, or if you would like more information, please email me, Monica Gautney, at monica@mannaglobalministries.org.

Preschool!

The preschool children at the Lagosette school are blessed with wonderful teachers, Marie Lourdes and Jezula.

Jezula teaches the younger kids and is full of energy and loves to teach the kids using songs and actions. She is from a neighboring village on the way to Cap Haitian. She is married and has three young children of her own at home as well.

Marie Lourdes teaches the older preschool kids. Her class is

equivalent to an American kindergarten. She prepares them for first grade where they begin to learn to read. If you have been to the Manna camp in Lagosette you probably know Marie Lourdes as she has helped with the cooking for our groups for many years. She speaks some English and loves to practice with the visitors. She is also a wife and mother, her husband also teaches at the Lagosette school, and they have two young children.

We are so thankful for Marie Lourdes and Jezula and the work they do with the children. If you'd like to help support their work, please "Chip-In," by using the button on the right to sponsor Paul Morphy in the NYC marathon. All donations given for his race go directly to supporting the work of the Lagosette school and reaching his goal will provide salary for the preschool teachers for an entire year. The countdown to the marathon on Sunday, November 7th, has begun!

Photo of the Week!

Love that smile! This precious face is one of 347 children who are blessed by the ministry of the Lagosette School in Haiti. For more information or to support this ministry, visit www.lagosetteschool.com.

Photo credit: Lisa Dunn

Jordan Smith, MGM Intern in Haiti

Jordan Smith served as an intern for MGM in Lagosette, Haiti this summer. Here is what he had to say about his experience:

I was interested in finding a place to be this summer where God could break my heart. I prayed about it, and Haiti came up. I had no idea what to expect but I wanted it to happen. I Knew that God was going to change my life from the moment I decided to go but I did not know how he would do it. My experience in Haiti was the most challenging yet the most rewarding experience of my life. God opened my eyes to his love. His love has no limits.

Now, I'm sitting at my kitchen table typing on my laptop, ha. Wow! I'm blessed. I pray that God will make my life uncomfortable as he did in Haiti because when I'm uncomfortable I lean on him. What is going to happen to me or where will I end up in this life? I'm not worried about, I'm just along for the ride. I am His.