Ministry Update

Another highlight of February, was traveling to Champion Christian School near Donegal PA.  I had the opportunity to share in their Friday morning chapel about Haiti, mission work and RLMI.   It was a great group of young people from K-12.  They are sending a team of 22 older youth and adults to serve in the Dominican Republic next month.  Haiti and the DR are neighbors on the Caribean island of Hispaniola.

March 10-12, the newly formed Board of Directors for Real Love Ministries International will be having a planning retreat at Crosslink Church in Rutherford College, NC.  Crosslink has been the sponsoring church of RLMI since its early days.  Now, with their blessing, RLMI is launching out as its own non-profit ministry.  In February, we held our first Board meeting with our 9 members from North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Haiti via online conferencing.  Pray that this upcoming retreat is a very productive, Spirit-led meeting.

2017 will be a big year for RLMI in many ways.  Not only as we grow organizationally but, most importantly in ministry.  God has provided us the opportunity to re-open our Medical Clinic in Minoterie in a government-built clinic that has stood empty since it was constructed over 2 years ago! This will allow us to bring much-needed medical care to the village and surrounding areas, support our mobile clinics into the other villages we serve, and allow us to educate and address the challenges to good health.  An exciting partnership is also developing with a new hospital that is being planned right in our area!

We are also moving forward with our school project, Real Love Academy. Initially designed to serve Pre-School to 3rd grade, we will continue to add grades through High School. This will allow us to provide a quality education environment for our own children and to the surrounding area at an affordable cost. Education is not free and many are not able to attend school.  This is a vital next step in our ministry. Please be praying for us and watch for more news on this developing project.  It is our Executive Director, Michael Sineus' vision to open for this Fall!