Haiti Work Teams: A Post from the Livesay Family in Haiti

Thursday, March 22, 2012

A Post from the Livesay Family in Haiti

DINNER TABLE CONVERSATION between Troy and his son, Issac:

Isaac "I hope nobody ever shoots me because I am brown."

Hope: "Dad is always gonna be with us. He'll protect us."

Noah: "No, that's not true. You are going to grow up. He won't be with you. That's tragic."

This person - 5' tall - no longer exactly falling into the "cute little innocent black kid" category ...

Nothing much changes, except maybe his height/littleness ... Only needs to put on the 'wrong' clothes and walk in a neighborhood while casually looking around, to possibly be considered "suspicious".

This is a young mans concern over the incident in the Florida shooting of a young black teenager that was walking in a gated neighborhood. Let us be in prayer for the Livesay Family as they raise 7 children outside the United States in the country of Haiti. Issac is a gifted young man and has a wonderful family to support him. Let us do our part and pray for Issacc and his Mom and Dad, Tara and Troy Livesay! Steve

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Mission Statement

Haiti Work Teams is committed to improving the quality of life for the Haitian people by offering sound construction techniques and assitance in building projects. Projects considered would be schools, clincis, hospitals, solar storage, wells, water storage, septic systems, trash containment and waste removal. In the medical arena, Haiti Work Teams will assist existing medical missions and provide speciality teams in the fields of general medicine, OB-GYN, nutrition, dentistry, and vision care.

Our Beginning in 1980

Steve and Sheila Scheib first visited Haiti in 1980 as part of a construction and medical work team. After several more trips, we were asked to fill in for missionaries, Don and Doris Peavey, while they went on furlough. So, in March of 1988 we returned with our 3 children for a one year commitment at the Ebenezer Glenn Orphange in Marchand Dessalines. The time was a mixed blessing, in that physically the time was exhausting; not enough hours in the day to get everything done that needed to be done; but spiritually, our faith was stretched in ways that only other missionaries could relate to. Growth was obtained through the trials that God allowed to come our way. Our faith grew and our sense of security was in the Savour of the World who had called us to Haiti. When the Peaveys returned the following year, we returned to the states in April of 1989. We have continued over the years to return to Haiti as often as possible.