We have not yet established fellowship with this group, but they now refer to themselves as the CLC Haiti. They have adopted the CLC Statement of Faith and Purpose and would like to be officially registered with the Haitian government. At the most recent Board of Missions meetings held this past April, it was decided that a face to face visit needed to be conducted before things could progress any further with this group of pastors. It has been the policy of the Board of Missions to make every attempt to visit and verify all the information that has been exchanged via email before any recommendation for fellowship is made to the president of the CLC. While in Haiti we will discuss doctrine, see first hand the work that is being done, meet the people, and get to know the pastors. We have been asked on several occasions if we would provide on-going pastoral training, so we will also discuss how this might be possible. You might characterize this visit as "exploratory" as we seek to determine if the Lord has indeed opened another door of opportunity to assist in proclaiming His saving word.
On the way to Haiti, Joel and I will also have the opportunity to visit with Pastor Gantt and hopefully some of the members of Zion Lutheran Church (the CLC subsidized mission congregation in the Atlanta, GA area). We will both fly into Atlanta where we will be met by Pastor Gantt. We plan to spend the day discussing the work and looking at a church/parsonage property that the congregation is hoping to purchase.
Please keep us in your prayers asking the Lord to grant success to our visit as we trust His promise that His word will not return to Him void, but it will accomplish that for which He sent it.
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