my work with Heartline.

I returned to Haiti Sept. 22 after a visit to the States. Upon my return, I took an open ministry position at Heartline Ministries. I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to serve with Three Angels for the past year, and I am excited to see what lies ahead at Heartline.

 I will be working with the Women’s Program, in particular, the sewing class. A new group of about 25 women just started this sewing class. They start with learning the basics of sewing and within a 6 month time period advance to making clothes among many other things. This benefits the woman in so many ways. She can make clothes for her family verses buying clothes. She can sell what she makes to earn an income to provide for her family. And a handful of the women that graduate the class will be selected to work for Heartline’s “Haitian Creations” store. Haitian Creations are items hand-made by these haitian women, mainly purses and jewelry, and the profit goes back into the hands of the women that made them, with a percentage of the profit going to the Women’s Program to keep these programs running. 

The Women's ministry at Heartline also has Prenatal program, where the goal is to ensure a successful pregnancy. Lab work is done on each of the woman as they enter the program and monitored on a weekly basis. Each week women in our program are given milk, vitamins and medicine to help them have a healthy pregnancy. This program is amazing and makes a huge difference in the lives of these Haitian women and their children. I look forward to being a part of this as well! And finally, though there are many details to still work out, the plan is for me to also aid with the adoptions for Heartline's orphanage, Maranatha Children's Home.