Haiti Bound, Si Bondye Vle (if God wills)

Mark & I are planning a trip to Haiti in early June this summer. We want to meet the folks doing the work for Agape Flights in Port au Prince. They are doing this on a volunteer basis, in addition to their real ministry! We also want to introduce Will to the country. He'll have just turned 13, so he's still at an impressionable age. We are confident he'll handle it well, since he has yet to meet a stranger! When we went to Agape Flights in October 2008, he was introducing us around because he'd already met most everyone! While we’re in Haiti, we’ll assist in whatever ministries are ongoing with those we visit.

Please pray for God's provision. What is holding us back from entering missions right now is finances. Slowly we are seeing progress. However, this means we can't just stick the expenses for this trip on a credit card or write a check.

Even if we could fund the trip ourselves, we want to involve you, our friends and loved ones. Please pray for us and consider partnering with us for this trip. We will need either frequent flyer miles (35,000 miles per ticket, or 105,000 miles total) or about $2000 for airfare, plus about $2000 for other expenses like food and lodging for about 9 days.

As for the goal of entering missions, Mark is trying to settle his mother's estate. Hopefully, when the estate is settled, we'll be able to pay off all of our credit card debt. This would only leave us with our mobile home and our cars, which are both nearing the point where we could sell them and not lose money.

Julie, 23, is still in Germany with her hubby, Josh. He's teaching English on a Fulbright scholarship. They'll be heading home in early July. John, 21, is awaiting a basic training date for the Air Force. The latest he's heard is August 2010, which is just a guess. He's looking for a job in the mean time. Know anyone who needs odd jobs done or knows of an opening for a college-age guy? Will, 12, is dragging his way through his school work and having fun in karate classes. John joined karate as well and is really getting into it, as well as parkour. (Google it if you're not familiar with parkour.)

We are hoping that we could soon be asking you to help support us as real missionaries! However, we trust in God's timing and know that He is the one to bring it to pass. Please note that our contact information has changed (see above). Thanks for your love and support! Let us know how we can pray for you!

Praising Him,

Mark & Carol Hawkins