Less than 6 days until the Flapjack Fundraiser!

What could be better than a warm stack of syrupy pancakes, crisp bacon and hot coffee? Being able to enjoy all these things WHILE contributing to a good cause!

This Saturday, bring your family and friends to the Carolina Place Applebee's Restaurant to enjoy a wonderful breakfast (served by our Haiti team) for only $7 per person. For each ticket sold, our team makes $5.15 - that can add up to a lot of money to help us get to Haiti and support the Mission of Hope medical clinic, orphanage and church!

Check out the event page on Facebook and RSVP if you are planning to come and support our team!

We hope to see you there :)

Thank you!

Our "Lunch for Haiti" Event on Sunday, February 20th was a great success!!

Thank you to the 80+ people who came out to support us and gave over $800 towards our trip!

We are headed to Haiti in about a month and are preparing by getting all our immunizations, collecting children's clothing for the Hope Village kids and praying that our hearts are open to whatever God may place in our paths over the next month.

Check our Facebook page for details about our "Flapjack Fundraiser" coming up on March 5 and check out this video to learn more about Mission of Hope and the areas of ministry we'll be assisting with during our trip:

Mission of Hope: Haiti from Landon Cox on Vimeo.

Lunch for Haiti - February 20th @ 12:30PM

Our first fundraiser is this Sunday at 12:30PM...head over to the Morrison YMCA after church and join us for lunch and a raffle drawing!!

Tickets are just $5 and you'll be entered to win one of our great prizes:

- Pedicure
- 3 month Morrison YMCA membership
- Best Buy Gift Card
- AND MORE...

This is a great (and fun) way to support our team and learn more about Mission of Hope, our partner in Titanyen, Haiti.

Visit the event page here and let us know if you want to purchase tickets ahead of time or on Sunday morning at FH Ballantyne before and after services.

See you there!!

Election Runoff Update:

CNN posted this update regarding the contested November election results in Haiti.

This is good news for Haitian people because the government backed candidate, Celestin, has been removed from the ballot amid accusations of corrupt election results favoring him.

The runoff elections have been scheduled for March 20th - which is only 6 days before our team departs for Port Au Prince! The candidates who will now appear on the March ballot are former first lady, Mirlande Manigat, and popular musician Michel Martelly. Both candidates are favored by the Haitian people over the now ousted government candidate, Celestin.

Prayers are still needed for the Haitian people during this election process:

• Pray that the government will proceed legally and fairly as the runoff election approaches and not attempt to rig any results.

• Pray against violence or tension that may arise on election day (March 20) and pray that the people will feel validated as a result of this democratic development.

• Pray for our team and the travel situation as the runoff election takes place and the votes are tallied. In the past, government interference and ballot tampering have resulted in violence and restricted travel.

• Continue to pray that the Haitian people call on God for justice and provision as they face another unknown leading up to these elections. Pray that they put their hope in God and not in a political candidate.

• Finally, prayerfully consider donating to our team as we get closer to our March 26 departure. Each of us must raise $1,500 for air travel, transportation, food and lodging in Haiti.

Thanks for your prayers for Haiti and our team!

Haiti Bound...2 months and counting

Our team is headed to Mission of Hope in Titanyen, Haiti from March 26-April 2.

Mission of Hope (MOH) is a diversified, gospel-based organization with a school, orphanage, medical clinic, prosthetics lab, church and nutrition program. There will be plenty of areas for our team to keep busy with while we're in Haiti!

We are praying this trip marks the beginning of a wonderful and productive partnership between Forest Hill Ballantyne and Mission of Hope for many years to come.

Here are some encouraging statistics of the aid and ministry MOH has accomplished in the past year:

- MOH employs 180 Haitians

- The Hope Village Orphanage houses approximately 62 orphans

- The School of Hope has 2,200 students from K-12 in attendance

- Mission of Hope Clinic is looking to expand into a more operational hospital, but it currently sees about 150 patients daily

- The Prosthetics Lab serves about 2-3 prosthetics patients a week, providing rehab in addition to forming new limbs to empower disabled Haitians to work

- The government recently provided MOH approximately 50 acres of land on the ocean, north of the current campus. MOH plans to replicate their school, orphanage on hospital on this new property in the future.

- MOH currently feeds 15,000 individuals daily through their nutrition program

- Post-earthquake response: MOH delivered 15 million meals, treated over 25,000 patients, handed out 2,200 tents and provided rescue & medical teams

- Partnership with Haiti One = an organization that unites all relief ministries in Haiti, enabling them to work together and have a consistent flow of communication during disasters

How exciting to become part of such an amazing organization that has already brought extensive change and progress to the people of Haiti! We have so much to learn from them and, hopefully, we can be a blessing to them in the future.

If you are interested in partnering with us, please prayerfully give towards our team cost. Each team member must raise $1,500 for the plane ticket and in country expenses - we would greatly appreciate your support in this area!

Visit our blog again for more news to come about fundraisers and trip preparations. Thanks for your prayers and interest!