Source of Life Ministries is truly “beginning a new chapter” in our ministry!
We have two high school graduates starting college. It will be clear to you as you read their stories that Almighty God has been going before our students preparing the way!
Clauderโs Story
As Clauder has sought the Lord over the past several years, God has produced an intense desire within him to become part of the staff of Source of Life Ministries. Clauder doesnโt allow one day to pass without talking about his future at the childrenโs home, what he would like to achieve in the home, and the way he wants to help Papi Jacques in the work he is doing. He decides every day to pray for the home, for every ministry partner, for the staff, and for the children; he doesn’t forget the leader of the ministry, Jacques Merine and his whole family.
For several years, Clauder has been “knocking on doors,” preparing and waiting for God to open the right door for him. The US Embassy denied him a visa to attend a US college (sadly common), but God already had a miracle in the making since 2013.
“๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐.” Proverbs 16:9
Several months ago, Papi Jacques asked Sherry (SLM editor) to research colleges in Haiti. She contacted a long-term missionary and was told the two best colleges in Haiti; they are the only colleges in Haiti whose credits are recognized internationally.
Vaguely remembering that she had seen a branch/satellite of one of the colleges (Universitรฉ Notre Dame d’Haรฏti) the first time she visited Haiti in 2013, Sherry began looking online and located it in Jacmel, which is west of our children’s home and not near the main dangerous locations of gangs.
The next step was to contact a godly young man Sherry met while he was still in high school on her first trip to Haiti in 2013. Getreau now lives in Jacmel, and he confirmed that the college was two minutes from where he lives. Getreau has helped Clauder every step of the way! First he gathered information, took pictures of the college brochures and sent them. Anything that Clauder needed to know, Getreau was willing to find out. When Clauder went to the college for his entry exam, Getreau opened his home for Clauder to spend the night. Finally he helped Clauder find a house to rent. We praise God for all the help Getreau has given to make this a smooth transition!
Woodโs Story
There is another AMAZING story of how Wood became a student at his college.
Wood is attending Universitรฉ d’Etat d’Haiti. The State University of Haiti is one of Haiti’s most prestigious institutions of higher education. Its main location is in Port-au-Prince, but we recently learned there is a branch of the college also in Jacmel.
The origins of the college date to the 1820โs when colleges of medicine and law were established. In 1942, the various faculties merged into the University of Haiti. Itโs very difficult to be accepted into this college, but God had a plan for Wood.
Wood came to know about the university because a friend of his used to tell him about it. The friend told him that it is one of the largest law schools in the southeast because it is affiliated with the largest entity in the nation.
In order to be accepted by the school, Wood went to the university to participate in a competition among 1000 students. The best 180 were chosen. Among the 180 best, Wood was one of them! That allowed him to enter the university with most of his tuition covered.
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It is a very exciting season for Source of Life as we enter a new chapter in our ministry! Itโs truly a time of transition! Two of our young men have begun their college journeys to learn skills to use in their futures. We have seen the hand of God at work on behalf of both Clauder and Wood.
Rental Home
Although Clauder and Wood are going to different colleges, the colleges are both located in the historic town of Jacmel. There are no dormitories, so Source of Life is renting a house for them. This requires extra expenses because of paying rent, utilities, furnishing the house, and transportation.ย
If God prompts your heart to help with college tuition or the rental house, please contact us and let us know how you will be able to help!
You may give on our website, using the green โDonate Nowโ button at the top of the page. You may also give by check or money order mailed to:
TSM/Source of Life Ministries
c/o Jacques Merine, Founder
P.O. Box 96
Hanover, PA 17331
Be sure to designate your gift as โcollege fund.โ
God bless you for your faithfulness to the children of Source of Life Ministries!