A Love Haiti Relationship
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Friends,
I am writing to you with a very full and humble heart thrilled to share what God has been doing in my life over the past year, which I can thankfully tell you has been the best of my life. Through the community that I have found here in College Station with Breakaway Ministries, Antioch Community Church, Impact, and Camp Barnabas I have been so joyous to experience true freedom and full confidence in Christ and His hand. I have been challenged in so many ways to ask myself why I believe what I believe, what it all means for my life and what sets me apart as a Christian. Over the past year I have met an amazing group of people that have opened their hearts, shared their stories and have allowed me to discover who I am and who I want to be. I feel so blessed to be embraced into this community and am forever changed by the people God has placed in my life that continually inspire me and speak truth into my life daily.
God has been more than faithful with His perfect timing and purpose allowing me to find myself now called toward mission. After a lot of prayerful consideration, I've decided to move forward with this call to serve by participating in a short term mission trip to Haiti this December.
Most of you are aware of the detriment that Hurricane Katrina had on this country in 2005 and although immediate relief was great, the help subsided after 2007. Today, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the 4th poorest in the world. With an 80% unemployment rate, most of the people live on $2 a day. Even worse, 58% are without water and many don't see a meal for days, even pregnant women.
The mission is through Live Beyond (Livebeyond.org). Beginning as a response to the hurricane in 2005, Live Beyond is a Christ-centered 501 (c) (3) charitable organization that daily strives to live beyond ourselves, our culture, our borders, and this life, so that others can live beyond disease, hunger, poverty and despair. To achieve this, Live Beyond ministers to the oppressed, serves the medically vulnerable, shows love to neglected children, and encourages and enables self-sufficiency by teaching the Haitians entrepreneurship, agriculture techniques, as well as modern day engineering and architecture for more sturdy buildings.
John 13:34-35 says "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." My heart behind going to Haiti over Christmas break is to serve and delight in the least of these in every way I can and show them that they are loved by me, but especially by God. A lyric from a song I've been playing on repeat recently by Audio Adrenaline says:
"If not us, who will be like Jesus to the least of these?"
God has given us all such a perfect gift. Through the sacrifice of Christ he gave us redemption, freedom, and an opportunity to experience eternal life with Him in heaven FOREVER. Until the first day of the rest of eternity, I pray that I will live my life in awe and thankfulness of this gift by honoring, glorifying, and loving Him in return:and to love Him I will love His people. More than anything I want the people of Haiti to know Christ a little bit more through me loving like Jesus does. I pray that through our service they may experience the compassion of Christ and encounter the love of God, fully bearing the weight of his sacrifice and the amount of love he has for his people: rich or poor, healthy or sick.
Going as a volunteer for Live Beyond, I am raising the means to get myself to Haiti. By November 25th I must raise and send in the final payment which is approximately $2,500 including fees, travel and vaccinations. Some of you may be in a position to financially support me, which I would be forever grateful for. No amount is too small and I will be so appreciative of anything you are willing and called to give. However, I primarily need and am asking for your prayers. Please pray for God to continue to work in my heart and mind as He prepares me for this journey. Specifically: steadfastness, joy, humility, and safety. If any money is left over it will go directly to the non-profit and their Clean Water Project which provides filtered water to thousands in the Thomazeau, Haiti area as well as finishing construction of a hospital, church, school, and orphanage for over 250 Haitians on the Live Beyond base! Praise God!
I humbly ask, along with your prayers, if you would please consider financial support. You can donate online through this website: www.gofundme.com/taylortohaiti. Or send your gift payable to me directly at Taylor Tarbox, 1501 Athens Drive, College Station, Texas 77840.
I am so excited to keep you updated about the ways your prayers and ministry through giving is allowing me to share God's story to those in need, and am so thrilled to be able to share stories of Christ's sovereignty and goodness with you all come January. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for considering its support.
Joyfully,
Taylor Tarbox
I am writing to you with a very full and humble heart thrilled to share what God has been doing in my life over the past year, which I can thankfully tell you has been the best of my life. Through the community that I have found here in College Station with Breakaway Ministries, Antioch Community Church, Impact, and Camp Barnabas I have been so joyous to experience true freedom and full confidence in Christ and His hand. I have been challenged in so many ways to ask myself why I believe what I believe, what it all means for my life and what sets me apart as a Christian. Over the past year I have met an amazing group of people that have opened their hearts, shared their stories and have allowed me to discover who I am and who I want to be. I feel so blessed to be embraced into this community and am forever changed by the people God has placed in my life that continually inspire me and speak truth into my life daily.
God has been more than faithful with His perfect timing and purpose allowing me to find myself now called toward mission. After a lot of prayerful consideration, I've decided to move forward with this call to serve by participating in a short term mission trip to Haiti this December.
Most of you are aware of the detriment that Hurricane Katrina had on this country in 2005 and although immediate relief was great, the help subsided after 2007. Today, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the 4th poorest in the world. With an 80% unemployment rate, most of the people live on $2 a day. Even worse, 58% are without water and many don't see a meal for days, even pregnant women.
The mission is through Live Beyond (Livebeyond.org). Beginning as a response to the hurricane in 2005, Live Beyond is a Christ-centered 501 (c) (3) charitable organization that daily strives to live beyond ourselves, our culture, our borders, and this life, so that others can live beyond disease, hunger, poverty and despair. To achieve this, Live Beyond ministers to the oppressed, serves the medically vulnerable, shows love to neglected children, and encourages and enables self-sufficiency by teaching the Haitians entrepreneurship, agriculture techniques, as well as modern day engineering and architecture for more sturdy buildings.
John 13:34-35 says "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." My heart behind going to Haiti over Christmas break is to serve and delight in the least of these in every way I can and show them that they are loved by me, but especially by God. A lyric from a song I've been playing on repeat recently by Audio Adrenaline says:
"If not us, who will be like Jesus to the least of these?"
God has given us all such a perfect gift. Through the sacrifice of Christ he gave us redemption, freedom, and an opportunity to experience eternal life with Him in heaven FOREVER. Until the first day of the rest of eternity, I pray that I will live my life in awe and thankfulness of this gift by honoring, glorifying, and loving Him in return:and to love Him I will love His people. More than anything I want the people of Haiti to know Christ a little bit more through me loving like Jesus does. I pray that through our service they may experience the compassion of Christ and encounter the love of God, fully bearing the weight of his sacrifice and the amount of love he has for his people: rich or poor, healthy or sick.
Going as a volunteer for Live Beyond, I am raising the means to get myself to Haiti. By November 25th I must raise and send in the final payment which is approximately $2,500 including fees, travel and vaccinations. Some of you may be in a position to financially support me, which I would be forever grateful for. No amount is too small and I will be so appreciative of anything you are willing and called to give. However, I primarily need and am asking for your prayers. Please pray for God to continue to work in my heart and mind as He prepares me for this journey. Specifically: steadfastness, joy, humility, and safety. If any money is left over it will go directly to the non-profit and their Clean Water Project which provides filtered water to thousands in the Thomazeau, Haiti area as well as finishing construction of a hospital, church, school, and orphanage for over 250 Haitians on the Live Beyond base! Praise God!
I humbly ask, along with your prayers, if you would please consider financial support. You can donate online through this website: www.gofundme.com/taylortohaiti. Or send your gift payable to me directly at Taylor Tarbox, 1501 Athens Drive, College Station, Texas 77840.
I am so excited to keep you updated about the ways your prayers and ministry through giving is allowing me to share God's story to those in need, and am so thrilled to be able to share stories of Christ's sovereignty and goodness with you all come January. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for considering its support.
Joyfully,
Taylor Tarbox
Organizer
Taylor Alders
Organizer
College Station, TX
