[embed]https://youtu.be/2C3q9rT9dVI[/embed] Port au Prince, Haiti - In spite of the continued unrest from intermittent food and fuel shortages, Cross to Light continues to move toward sustainability for its Haiti operations and in support of the Haiti Bible Teaching churches. Here's a few examples of how the Haiti Bible Training Center, Campus and Churches are sustainable in Haiti: God Powered Teaching Wind generator provides a large portion of the Haiti Bible Training Center's electricity. The electricity used to be intermittent because the Haiti electric company's electricity goes on and off throughout the day. Now, there is zero interupption which preserves food and helps to power the online teaching for the students. (show a clip of the teaching). God Given Brain Food We have chickens that supply delicious eggs for the students, staff and mission teams. We are working toward equipping each church plant with chickens, chicken coup and a supply of chicken food through our Haiti Relief food container deliveries. God Grown Fruit The Haiti Bible Training Center and Campus are filled with fruitful trees including banana, mango, coconut and avacodo. Jesus's Favorite Breakfast We are so blessed by all of the volunteers that come out and apply their God given gifts and trades to improving our operations. For example, a mission team member came out and donated his talent, time and equipment to set up the most amazing talapia tank possibly on the planet. The water is crystal clear and the fish are happy. So is taco tuesday time! Manna Another example of the body of Christ contributing is a pastor and his wife that have made it their responsibility to bring in bread ovens and grain to enable our operations and the churches with bread. This is a delicious luxury in Haiti as the primary food available there is beans and rice. The bread is a reminder to the churches that God is sweet and He loves them and provides exceedingly abundantly. Thank you again for your prayers and support! As we continue to work toward an efficient and sustainable operation we are continually so blessed by the body of Christ coming together and contributing in such amazing ways.

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] 3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24 Port au Prince, Haiti – September 4, 2019 It's been seven months since the last fuel crisis. Haiti is once again up against a major shortage. Our team in Port au Prince had to wait five hours yesterday to get a couple gallons of gas. It has been reported in Cap-Haitian that it is $30US dollars for one gallon. AFP reports, "A source close to a prominent petroleum product importing company told AFP there is a cash flow problem. 'The Haitian state does not have the economic means to pay its debts to the companies that import gasoline to the country," the source said on the condition of anonymity. "And for us, when we don't have money, we can't place orders.' Venezuela's PetroCaribe program, plagued by allegations of corruption but which had allowed Haiti to buy petroleum products more cheaply and on credit, has been suspended for more than a year because of deteriorating relations between Venezuela and the United States. Hurricane Dorian, passing through the Caribbean this week, also delayed petroleum deliveries. In May, judges of the High Court of Auditors said in a voluminous report that President Jovenel Moise was at the center of an 'embezzlement scheme' that had siphoned off Venezuelan aid money intended for road repairs." Operating in Haiti has taught us that there is a crisis about every quarter. "Crisis" in Haiti means no food and no fuel for days and even weeks. Riots erupt, people starve, the sick cannot get any help, people cannot travel and fear, hunger and anger are rampant. Please pray for the safety of the pastors and their congregations. Pray for them to use this crisis as an opportunity to reach out to people that find no peace in their government but can find peace in the coming kingdom and in Jesus Christ, the only leader that will not let you down. [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" hundred_percent_height="no" hundred_percent_height_scroll="no" hundred_percent_height_center_content="yes" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" status="published" publish_date="" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_image_id="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""] Canaan, Haiti - Isn't is such a wonderful thing serving a God who orchestrates all things to work together for His good plans? God always provides exactly what is needed. A team from Calvary La Mirada was at the CTL Bible Training center recently, and it had been on their hearts to bring all the supplies necessary to hold a couple weddings in the local CTL churches. They had been told to prepare for 4 weddings, which required the collection of a wide variety of supplies...decorations, shoes, flower girl dresses, men's suits, rings, reception supplies, donations for food, drinks, etc, and not to mention the most important part...the wedding dresses! All the donations came together and nothing else was needed for the 4 weddings. The team had packed and brought over all that was donated, but upon arriving at the Bible Training Center it was found out that there were not 4, but 8 weddings to be held! Double everything! But that wasn't a surprise to God! It just "so happened" that Pastor Brian's wife, Sophia, had given the Calvary La Mirada team a suitcase stuffed full of donated wedding dresses, and combined with the donated dresses from the church body there were enough dresses to go around. And miraculously all the women found a dress that fit! The other donations were split up evenly, but still there were many things lacking. God had put it on the hearts of many from the church to donate monetarily, and so the team had brought over a sum of money to donate which ended up being just the right amount of money to purchase what was lacking. God provided exactly what was needed! Marriages are a unique picture of Jesus' relationship with us, His Church, and so it was God's plan all along to provide what was needed for these Haitian couples so that they could not only proclaim their love for each other, but also to be a witness to those around them of God's faithfulness and love towards us. Glory be to God for His provision. It's just one aspect of His great love for us. He truly is a God who provides. Story by Spencer Pierschbacher of Calvary Chapel La Mirada [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" hundred_percent_height="no" hundred_percent_height_scroll="no" hundred_percent_height_center_content="yes" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_2" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 A young boy, on the brink of death, receives a miracle surgery. Brian McDaniel shares the story about a recent miracle that happened to a young boy from Haiti and some volunteers that had come out on a mission trip to Cross to Light. Unsuspecting, they found themselves in the middle of a miracle. [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_2" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_title margin_top="" margin_bottom="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" size="1" content_align="left" style_type="default" sep_color=""] Listen to the Story [/fusion_title][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] [audio mp3="https://crosstolight.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181130-Miracles-Happen.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] [/fusion_text][fusion_imageframe image_id="16417" max_width="" style_type="none" stylecolor="" hover_type="none" bordersize="" bordercolor="" borderradius="" align="none" lightbox="no" gallery_id="" lightbox_image="" alt="" link="" linktarget="_self" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""]https://crosstolight.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Miracles-Happen-2018-11-29-A-197x300.jpg[/fusion_imageframe][fusion_imageframe image_id="16418" max_width="" style_type="none" stylecolor="" hover_type="none" bordersize="" bordercolor="" borderradius="" align="none" lightbox="no" gallery_id="" lightbox_image="" alt="" link="" linktarget="_self" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""]https://crosstolight.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Miracles-Happen-2018-11-29-B-300x269.jpg[/fusion_imageframe][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" hundred_percent_height="no" hundred_percent_height_scroll="no" hundred_percent_height_center_content="yes" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" spacing="" center_content="no" link="" target="_self" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" hover_type="none" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_text] Jacmel, Haiti - March 10, 2018 Recently, Jim Needham from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa came out to Cross to Light in Haiti. His purpose was to complete a 20K run that was being held in Jacmel. He has run in marathons for many years all over the world and wanted to run in Haiti. He made the overnight flight from California and arrived on a Thursday into Port au Prince. He was picked up, rested that night and then made the trip to Jacmel. As is typical with a mission trip, Jim received many character tests along the way to accomplishing his goal. He had initially made a reservation at a hotel in Jacmel online. When he arrived to check in he had to change his accommodations to a hotel that was across the street. At first, he was a little distressed by the unexpected change. However, he was soon to discover that it turned out to be a much better place and was right on the beach front. He couldn’t have been happier with the change. The next day, starting at 6:15 AM was the kick-off for the race. There were several factors that Jim had been preparing for. One is that Haiti is very humid. He had been condition training but wasn't sure if he was prepared enough. The morning of the race he loaded up on electrolyte supplements and chia seeds. Another element to this race is around midway through, there were steep dirt roads and trails that rose well above the starting point sea level elevation. He wasn’t sure how he was going to handle that along with the heat and humidity so he prayed that the Lord would help him. Just seconds after this quick prayer two small children stood smiling next to Jim, each one grabbing his hands and proceeded to pull him up a steep dirt road; these two children felt like angels that had been sent to give him a special kind of strength. As they were smiling and holding his hands he made it up to the top of the hill. Psalm 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. At another point during the race, a man split open a coconut for him and gave it to him to drink. If it wasn't for having to finish the race Jim would have enjoyed the coconut and the man's company all day. Although Jim has had many different places under his feet while running in a race, he has never had answers to his prayer for strength unfold quite like that. Pray to God for help and expect the unexpected. We're all in a race. Keep praying and asking God for your help. He will come through. It may not be what you thought but it will be exactly what you need. [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]