God is Good!

Good news! 

Prayers have been answered!

Four years ago, I took a leave of absence from my teaching job to come to Haiti to work on opening a school for special-needs children.  Well, it seemed as if that dream was on hold.  For a long time.  Maybe for too long.

As many of you know, I moved to Haiti last May and started a new job at Morning Star Christian Academy in Port-au-Prince.  For the past ten months, I have been blessed to be only 20 minutes from the children at Notre Maison.  The dream of opening the school had never left, but I wasn’t sure when it would ever happen.

But, God’s timing is perfect.  This past January I learned that property had become available for the school to be opened.  Since then, Gertrude and I have started the school with 15 children from Notre Maison, and we plan to open it up to the general public next fall.  In order to keep following where I believe God is taking me, I have reduced my hours at Morning Star to part time.  Next school year, I will work Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays at MSCA.  That allows me to work at the new school on Tuesdays-Thursdays.

With this shift in work responsibilities, I understand again how much I need to continue to depend on others in my life to walk with me on this journey.  There are many ways to walk with me if you so choose:

11.   Pray for me.  I need continued prayer support as I learn how to work at/run a school in Port-au-Prince in which my language skills and administrative skills and people skills are challenged.

22.  Provide financial support.  My goal is to raise $7000 to provide for my living expenses during the next school year.

33.  Spread the word to others who might be interested in supporting special-needs.  Let them know how to get in touch with me with any questions they might have--jamieschumacher34@gmail.com. 

44.  Help with fundraising.  Come up with a fundraising idea and let me know about it.  I can put together a presentation and speak with your group.

If you are so moved to support me financially, you can make out a check to New Hope Lutheran Church and mail it to this address:

New Hope Lutheran Church

551 S. 4^th Street

Aurora, IL  60505

In the memo line write Haiti Mission Fund.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions!  I would love to hear from you with your prayers, words of encouragement, or comments.