Under the rubble of his house, a seminary student in Haiti guard carefully the Bible studies. Despite the gloomy atmosphere, Uriel Blanchet says, "I would not be anywhere else."
Blanchet is a second year student of the evangelical theological seminary in the capital Port au Prince. His house was completely destroyed in the earthquake of magnitude 7.0 that killed more than 230,000 people in January and left more than a million homeless. He and his family sleep in the backyard of your home, or what's left of it.
In a letter talking about his registration for the third year, released by Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Blanchet said he does not have financial resources to return to the seminary, but he wants to know more about Scripture and share it with others .
"Sure wish I had the opportunity to study the Word of God a little more in order to continue this ministry of Bible study," he wrote.
The Evangelical Theological Seminary STEP is housing about 2,500 people on campus, a place where the Haitians were not only to find refuge, but also to find the joy of worshiping God.
"I was driving to campus when I heard the sound of music coming from afar," said Thomas Kim, executive director of the project Churches Helping Churches.
"I went up the hill, I turned the corner and there it was: everywhere I saw the shadows of Haitians, leaping joyously to the music. Although I could not understand the language, the music was loud and clear: 'Hosanna!' With hands raised the people sang "Hosanna," said Thomas Kim.
The faculty at STEP estimates that 300 people made decisions for Christ since the earthquake. STEP is one of the most prominent seminaries in Haiti. Its mission is to prepare godly Haitian leaders and make them disciples of Christ to transform their communities for the glory of God.
Organizations that serve the entire Caribbean island have reported the active worship and the tens of thousands of decisions for Christ in the midst of devastation.
Pastors and directors of missions Missionaire Confraternite Baptiste d'Haiti (CMBH) reported that 40,127 Haitians have made professions of faith in Jesus Christ since January, according to Baptist Press.
The missionary Roy Shelpman of Baptist Mid-Missions said more than 80 people gave their lives to Christ last month during special meetings conducted by Hosanna Baptist Church in Jacmel.
Source: Gospel +
