James 1:17. NIV. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
The 1988 Annual Report starts with the words, “1988 has been an exciting year of watching God’s hand working through His church worldwide.”
*The Creve, Haiti program was in its third year of CIDA project funding and Martinez Jovin became the Haiti In-Country Representative, a position that he filled for the next nearly 30 years.
*Relief aide for hurricane victims in St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica was done with church partner Jamaica Evangelistic Mission. This marked 6 years of this partnership.
*In the Philippines, EI was working with 3 Filipino Baptist Churches. In this year, the partnership transitioned to a completely Filipino team.
*Disaster relief was being carried out through a partnership of 3 organizations in Sudan.
*In Uganda, partnership was renewed with the Church of Uganda with a rehabilitation program in the Patongo, an area ravaged by war.
*Fresh water wells were being drilled in Makuyuni, Tanzania with the Kilimanjaro Pentecostal Church.
*Also in Tanzania, a new partnership was established with the Mwanza Pentecostal Church in Mwanza.
*The Evangelical Baptist Church in Malawi was seeing encouraging responses to the “Jesus’ film in Mbere, Machinga.
Perhaps ‘exciting’ was an understatement??? To God be the glory!
