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Volume 7 Issue 2
MAY, 2011

HAITI
In April, we took a team to The Republic of Haiti for 12 days. Our time of
ministering was very fruitful and amazing. Haiti has always been the poorest country in
the Western Hemisphere, but now it has been rocked with a devastating
earthquake. The destruction of the earthquake is still very prevalent 15 months later,
and although aid and assistance has poured in from around the world, progress is slow.

One of our team members, Josiah, age 15, was traveling on his first mission trip. He
has a heritage of ministry in that his grandfather, father and mother all worked with
Pastor Lamartine and Patricia when they took their first mission trip, also to Haiti.
Josiah was a hard working servant, did great in the VBS skits, prayed for others, spoke
in the churches and was very comfortable one on one with Haitians that could speak
Josiah English.

Destinee, Josiah’s cousin, age 13, whose parents are pastors at Epic Life Church in
MANTLE MINISTRIES Oakland County, feels a call to missions. It was also her first mission trip and was great
in ministry with a smile always on her face. She brought her passion and love for the

PASTOR TERRY AND PAT CARLSON people and God into everything we did. Crowds of kids would surround her at every
site we visited.
“… thou shall go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shall speak” Jer. 1:7 Kathi was returning for her third trip and found that a church and 60 houses had been
build on the land her team had evangelized around 10 years ago. Kathi, having such a
servant’s heart, was a blessing to both the team and the Haitians. Her love for the
Haitians was evident in her passion to minister and pray. She also added such humor
and fun to the VBS. Her experience proved quite valuable to this year’s team.

Kathi The teen-age members of our team experienced many “firsts” on this trip. They were a
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part of ministering a VBS in three churches, Athis in the mountains, Fonds Parisien in
St. Clair Shores, MI 48082-2411 the dessert, and Fonds Dieu, a small church by the lake. Other experiences included
hundreds of children answering the salvation and baptism of Holy Spirit altar calls,
.............. praying over the sick both adults and children, speaking in three churches, giving their
testimony to hundreds, and who could forget eating beans, rice, plantains and riding in
PHONE: 586.296.7100 the back of a pick up truck through the rough terrain of the famous Haitian roads. We
Pastor Terry Ext. 102 also had the opportunity to visit the devastation caused by the earth quake and the
Pastor Pat Ext. 110 desperate poverty in the innumerable tent cities that now exist all over the country.
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The Vacation Bible School is always a highlight of our trip. The children walk for
E-MAIL: pastorterrycarlson@gmail.com miles to attend and are so excited to learn. Hearing them recite verses they had learned
from the daily lessons was so rewarding. With about 250-300 children attending daily,
BLOG: www.mantleministries.blogspot.com almost 200 answered the call of Salvation in each of the three churches. A particular
highlight is the experience of those same children answering the call for the Baptism of
Destinee the Holy Spirit. Such a joy to be around children receiving their prayer language.
 VOODOO IN HAITI IRELAND
In contrast to all that God was doing, we were in Haiti during the Rah Rah Season, which corresponds to Christian Lenten season. We have been asked to minister a marriage and parenting conference
Voodoo priests wear elaborate red headdresses and skirts and carry banners through the streets. They are joined by fast drummers this June in the country of Ireland. There was a special request this
and bongas, a long tube-like instrument, filling the streets with dancing, singing and chanting. They travel around the country for year for some practical application, as this church consists of a
numerous days and nights without sleep. We saw and heard them often, one time chanting right outside our house for a half hour number of young families from many different cultures. Having left
at 2am. As we are celebrating Jesus' life and resurrection, the voodoo religion is celebrating his death and at times reenacting his their homeland to find work, many of these parents and couples do
crucifixion. It brought a sobering reality of the great need for the gospel to be preached in this country where so many follow a not have that older Christian generation to mentor and encourage
false religion in fear and tradition. them along the way. We keep returning to this young church and
Working in the church was so rewarding, as we know the leaders we met will follow up our work with pure dedication. They hold these friends in the depths of our hearts. We are praying for a
were so grateful that we came. great work of the Holy Spirit.
Our team was serving Pastor Lamartine, who felt it was a very successful and fruitful trip. The ministry took place in three of his
his five churches. Members of the team felt that they had grown in so many ways and had experienced so many things.
We are now in the process of developing a team for 2012.
Acts 11:21, 23 - “And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord. . .When he
came and saw the grace of God, he was glad and he exhorted them to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose.”
CFL KIDS’ CAMP
July brings us to our annual two weeks of camp for our foster children. The preparations for Champions
HAITI PICTURES for Life Kids’ Camp continue all year long, but the spring season is the “crunch” time for many
things. In preparation for this years’ camp, the directors have centered in on the truth of Zechariah 4:6
which says, “not by might, nor by power but by My spirit says the Lord of Hosts.” Please keep us in
prayer as we return from Ireland only weeks before camp. We are excited to see the camper
applications pour in and they are currently being processed.

ROMANIA
August will once again bring us to the country of
Romania. We are currently in contact with the
pastor and setting up the schedule of events for this
Salvation altar call Baptism of the Holy Spirit Josiah with some of the children trip. We received an exciting testimony from a
friend and church member in Romania that has been
trying to get pregnant to no avail. Her doctors did
not seem hopeful. Ramona, pictured left, had
exhausted herself and her options and asked for
prayer from last year’s team. This young lady stole
our hearts years ago when she shared her testimony
Mihai & Ramona of the persecution she went through by giving her Pastor Mihai & Elisa
Answered prayer for pregnancy life to the Lord. Recently, she sent a facebook
message stating she is pregnant. Praise God! Actually, for a couple of years in a row,
our team prayed over women having difficulty getting pregnant and on our return trip, we were introduced to their infants.
God is so faithful! Facebook has allowed us to keep in contact with our friends in eastern Europe and we can’t wait to return.

Josiah inspecting earthquake ruins
Baby Dedication
Destinee ministering in church Puppets were a tremendous hit with the
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keeping the blog updated as we travel. Many times we find ourselves in places without internet (yes, those places do
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ministry, many lives all over the world have been touched, taught and encouraged. Words are not adequate to express
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