Mourning to Morning
In a social aspect this means bringing the physically, mentally, and socially hurting (mourning - grief) to a place where they can see the Bright and Morning Star of God. We believe the Scripture when it says that "joy comes in the morning."
This joy, however, is by no means restricted or limited to physical joy or a relief of physical mourning. At the center of bringing physical relief is the relief of spiritual mourning that Christ brings. When we're dead in our trespasses and sins, separated from God, we have no joy. We have no peace. We have nothing but mourning. But when Christ, the Son, comes we behold His glory and we are set free. We, through Christ, are brought from mourning to morning.
With this theme in mind we've continued in our humanitarian efforts in the country of Haiti in the vehicle of Carelink International, the relief organization of Baptist Evangelism. We've (as you'll see through later updates) begun a more organized and emphasized church planting effort through the work of Seminaire Baptiste Evangelique Haiti. As part of these works we've acquired a building in Port Au Prince where we can host groups to come to Haiti.
The groups that we're opening the Mourning to Morning Ministry Center in will be working in every aspect of the ministry in Haiti. Teams will be involved in:
- The Baptist Evangelism Seminary
- Orphanages
- The church planting efforts in towns and villages across Haiti
- Construction of ministry centers for evangelism
This emphasis is in keeping with Baptist Evangelism's philosophy of ministry (planting churches & training leaders) the Mourning to Morning Ministry Center. We hope you'll continue to pray for the work in Haiti and the new avenue of evangelism and leadership training by the Mourning to Morning Ministry Center.
