The Haitian workers are busy finishing the Jacmel Lutheran Home for elderly Haitians. Teams from the U.S. are coming to Jacmel in Nov. , Dec., and Jan. to work side by side the Haitians to get the home ready for future residents. 

The interior furnishings have arrived in Haiti! Pastor Marky Kessa, Sydney Kessa from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti and Jackie and Mark Rychel from Ministry In Mission were on the docks at the Port of port au Prince on Sept. 19. watching customs inspect the sea container as it was unloaded and reloaded  to itemize the contents for customs purposes.

Special thanks to Medwish in Cleveland Ohio and Orphan Grain Train for their roles in getting the sea container to Haiti and The Lutheran Womens Missionary League (LWML) whose grant has made all this possible. The container will be trucked to Jacmel as soon as next week and placed in the compound that includes  the Jacmel Lutheran Home and Center of Refuge Orphanage.

Thanks to a Lutheran Women In Mission Grant, Ministry In Mission , is in the process of coordinating the building of an Elder Care Home in Jacmel Haiti. When the home is built expertise will be needed to take proper care of the residents. In an answer to prayer, Jackie Rychel was contacted by Courtney Frerichs from Lutheran Family Service of Iowa. Courtney asked Jackie to come to Perry Iowa and tour the facilities of the Perry Lutheran Home, their elder care facilities in Perry Iowa. Courtney also stated that they were interested in a possible partnership with Ministry In Mission.

On March 4, 5 and 6 Jackie and Mark Rychel from Ministry In Mission had the opportunity meet at the Perry Lutheran Home with Rev. Max Phillips, CEO of the Perry Home and Executive Director of Lutheran Family Service of Iowa and Deb Koelln, Chief Care Officer at Perry Lutheran Home for a tour of the facilities and a comprehensive indoctrination in caring for the elderly.

The Perry Lutheran Home has award winning programs for elder care. Their Alzheimers and dementia care is cutting edge. The staff of caring people is dedicated to excellence in elder care.

Jackie and Mark, took part in a simulation of what is is like to have Alzheimers disease, they  learned about music therapy, interfaced with the residents of the Perry Home and had intervews with the entire staff.  You could feel the Holy Spirit alive here in the expertise of the leadership and staff.

Virtually the entire staff of Lutheran Family Service and the leadership of the Perry Lutheran Home met with Jackie and Mark to explore taking a mission trip to Haiti to help with the new Elder Care Home.  The beginning of  January 2019, was set for the mission trip. Both the Perry Lutheran Home and Ministry In Mission are Recognized Service Organizations of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. This type of synergism as part of the Body of Christ is what its all about. Both organizations using their God given talents to help people and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ!