H.O.P.E. MISSIONS
JEFF AND CAROL BADGERO
http://www.badgerosinhaiti.blogspot.com/
http://www.jeffandcarolbadgero.blogspot.com/
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1Cor. 15:58.
I love this verse of scripture and the encouragement it gives. We just purchased our tickets to go to Caicos, Sept. 6th till the 18th. I must admit I do have some butterflies in my stomach. This is a land we do not know. But, what we do know is that there is no Christian church there and like Jeff said in our last newsletter, “We realize that each country is unique, however, there are several similarities. Romans 3:23,’We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.’ We are all in need of the Savior.” Because of that, we are excited and ready to go and labor for the Lord.
We are collecting compact, soft cover Bibles to take with us. The people speak English, and even though there are several Haitians there that we plan to teach, they also speak English.
Jacque gave us a phone number of the son of a man from his congregation, who lives in Caicos. We were able to make contact with him and hopefully he can find us a place to stay. The motels are very expensive. Of course, we will take a small tent in with us, to pacify me.
Jeremy, a Haitian preacher friend of ours from CapHaitian, runs a radio station which broadcasts in Caicos so we are hoping that he can make some announcements for us about when and where to meet.
It is our desire to fly into Haiti for 3 or 4 days, since it is so close.
We want to check on the progress of Mme Remi’s house and the fish ponds. Also, we just sent funds in for repairs needed on Mme Albert’s house, so we want to make sure that gets started.
Some prayer requests we have are:
Willing hearts and minds to receive the gospel message.
A place where we can meet to teach.
Lodging for us while we are there.
Safe travel.
Good health.
Boldness
Compassion
I, Jeff, spent last week in the woods of S.E Kalkaska County at the Northmen men’s meetings. I had a great time with our son-in- law Nick, and our two grandsons, Nathan and Travis. Many of the sermons centered around dying to self and being a servant for Christ. What an encouragement! One thing that stuck with me, a speaker talked about a business trip to England and when they found out he was a preacher they asked him to hold a service. The result was 68 people were baptized into Christ. An American preacher asked, what was the secret to that kind of response. He said the most important part , is to make sure you speak to at least 68 people that have never been baptized for the remission of their sins. What a reminder that at times we can get too comfortable and preach to the choir. Jesus did command us to go. I believe that means wherever we go for what ever reason. If it’s to the post office, grocery store or England on a business trip. Let your speech be seasoned with salt that men might thirst for the Living water of our Savior!
Luke 13:22 says, “Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.” We pray that we can follow the example of Jesus.
We thank you for your support and prayers. We would also ask for prayers that our house in Kalkaska would sell.
In His Service for the Kingdom,
Jeff and Carol Badgero
jandc@freeway.net
JEFF AND CAROL BADGERO
http://www.badgerosinhaiti.blogspot.com/
http://www.jeffandcarolbadgero.blogspot.com/
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1Cor. 15:58.
I love this verse of scripture and the encouragement it gives. We just purchased our tickets to go to Caicos, Sept. 6th till the 18th. I must admit I do have some butterflies in my stomach. This is a land we do not know. But, what we do know is that there is no Christian church there and like Jeff said in our last newsletter, “We realize that each country is unique, however, there are several similarities. Romans 3:23,’We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.’ We are all in need of the Savior.” Because of that, we are excited and ready to go and labor for the Lord.
We are collecting compact, soft cover Bibles to take with us. The people speak English, and even though there are several Haitians there that we plan to teach, they also speak English.
Jacque gave us a phone number of the son of a man from his congregation, who lives in Caicos. We were able to make contact with him and hopefully he can find us a place to stay. The motels are very expensive. Of course, we will take a small tent in with us, to pacify me.
Jeremy, a Haitian preacher friend of ours from CapHaitian, runs a radio station which broadcasts in Caicos so we are hoping that he can make some announcements for us about when and where to meet.
It is our desire to fly into Haiti for 3 or 4 days, since it is so close.
We want to check on the progress of Mme Remi’s house and the fish ponds. Also, we just sent funds in for repairs needed on Mme Albert’s house, so we want to make sure that gets started.
Some prayer requests we have are:
Willing hearts and minds to receive the gospel message.
A place where we can meet to teach.
Lodging for us while we are there.
Safe travel.
Good health.
Boldness
Compassion
I, Jeff, spent last week in the woods of S.E Kalkaska County at the Northmen men’s meetings. I had a great time with our son-in- law Nick, and our two grandsons, Nathan and Travis. Many of the sermons centered around dying to self and being a servant for Christ. What an encouragement! One thing that stuck with me, a speaker talked about a business trip to England and when they found out he was a preacher they asked him to hold a service. The result was 68 people were baptized into Christ. An American preacher asked, what was the secret to that kind of response. He said the most important part , is to make sure you speak to at least 68 people that have never been baptized for the remission of their sins. What a reminder that at times we can get too comfortable and preach to the choir. Jesus did command us to go. I believe that means wherever we go for what ever reason. If it’s to the post office, grocery store or England on a business trip. Let your speech be seasoned with salt that men might thirst for the Living water of our Savior!
Luke 13:22 says, “Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.” We pray that we can follow the example of Jesus.
We thank you for your support and prayers. We would also ask for prayers that our house in Kalkaska would sell.
In His Service for the Kingdom,
Jeff and Carol Badgero
jandc@freeway.net
I was reading through your newsletter and found some interesting things. My wife and I live in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We live on the island of Providenciales in TCI. I can tell you there are tons of Christian churches here. Several in Haitian community here as well. The problem is that there isn't enough Christian churches, the problem is there is so many that this has become a very complacent culture when it comes to a personal relationship with Christ and living out that relationship. If you come, I hope that you are able to make a difference, however I thought you should know that this is a VERY Christian nation.
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