July 2014 Newsletter

JULY 2014 NEWSLETTER

Presidents Corner

As we enter July, school has been dismissed for the summer in Haiti, ministry work for the school does not stop however. This summer an additional school building is in the process of being built at King's Cross school. This new building  will be a welcome addition to the older children who have been having classes in a temporary building. One of our summer projects has been to furnish this school building with bench's/desks. Perhaps on a future trip, we might even have the opportunity to paint this building. God has been abundantly faithful to our ministry by providing for all our needs for these projects placed before us. As we have said many times, we are so thankful for each & everyone of you who have encouraged us, supported us & prayed for us. You are our ministry & through you, God has shined His light upon Haiti.

Acts 20:35 - "In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive"

Faithful servants in Christ,

Steven P. Sager

President

New Board Member

We would like to welcome Louis B. Bernardini as our newest board member Lou is a retired Endicott firemen. Louis is married to Kathy, & they have 4 grown children & many grandchildren. It is truly an honor to have Lou on our board.

1 Peter 3:15- "But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect"

King’s Cross School

King's Cross school in Galgal, Haiti will be completing its newest class room building this year. We have committed to furnishing this school with the bench/desk. They are $50 each & are handcrafted in Haiti by local craftsmen. As of the writing of this newsletter, we have raised support for almost all of the these desks. We are inquiring what else is needed before classes resume in the fall.  We would like to get any of these school projects fully funded by the end of July.

Isaiah 54:13- "All your children will be taught by the Lord,and great will be their peace"

Solar Bible Players

We are still trying to find reasonably priced solar charged Bible players. As of yet, we have not had any success. We are still searching for what we need at a cost we can afford.

Romans 5:8- " But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"

Haiti News

Haiti as well as much of the Caribbean has been hit hard. This latest mosquito borne disease is chikungunya. This disease causes a rash, fever & excruciating joint pain. The good news is, it is rarely fatal. The symptoms last for approximately 1 week.

Psalm 27:1- "The Lord is my light and my salvation

whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid?"

Goat Project

Our goat project is making a huge impact on the lives of the Haitians. The extra income produced by selling offspring from the goats now is providing many families with the much needed money to purchase food. This project is ongoing year round. Goats can be purchased for $45 & it will be donated to a family in need.

Donations can be made online at: www.youhaveachoiceministries.org  or on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YouHaveAChoiceMinistriesInc

Checks can also be mailed to :

You Have A Choice Ministries, Inc

P.O. Box 46

Conklin, NY 13748

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           $50 School Furnishings

           School feeding program each meal cost .18 cents

            $19 Haitian Creole Bible

            Wherever needed the most

_____ $45 Goat

_____$85  Pair of Rabbits with Hutch & Food

_____$300 Dourvey Haiti Weekly Village Feeding Program

_____$100 Week of School Lunches at King’s Cross School

_____$200 Week of School Lunches At Desab School

_____$400 Month of School Lunches At King’s Cross School

_____$800 Month of School Lunches at Desab School

WWW,youhaveachoiceministries.org

Haiti Nonprofit - Letter from The President

Many of life's greatest things are things that money can not buy. Quality time with friends and family. Making memories that lasts a lifetime. I have been fortunate in life, having had a supportive family and the opportunity to try my hand at many things. There have been many successes as long with many failures. However, if we learn from these things, they can be all used for good. God works in much the same way. He gives us many blessings in life, many we not even aware of. He also lets us fail at many things. These too, are to be meant for our spiritual growth.

  I am often reminded of how God can use anyone to bring Him glory. How God has used four men in our ministry to do some amazing things. Everyone of us in our ministry is a nobody. None of us have any great talents, but God uses us. None of us are great leaders, but God uses us. None of us are scholars, but God uses us. None of us have any bible schooling, but God uses us.

  Why does God use us? I believe He uses us as we seek out His will and guidance in all we do in ministry. God has opened so many doors in this ministry, making it very easy for us to do His will. Our Lord has a plan for each and everyone of you. Be obedient and let Him guide your path.

Steven Sager
President
You Have A Choice Ministries, Inc

Racism Biblical View

Question: What does the Bible say about racism, prejudice, and discrimination?

Answer: The first thing to understand in this discussion is th...at there is only one race"the human race. Caucasians, Africans, Asians, Indians, Arabs, and Jews are not different races. Rather, they are different ethnicities of the human race. All human beings have the same physical characteristics (with minor variations, of course). More importantly, all human beings are created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27). God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to lay down His life for us (John 3:16). The "world" obviously includes all ethnic groups.

God does not show partiality or favoritism (Deuteronomy 10:17; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; Ephesians 6:9), and neither should we. James 2:4 describes those who discriminate as "judges with evil thoughts." Instead, we are to love our neighbors as ourselves (James 2:8). In the Old Testament, God divided humanity into two "racial" groups: Jews and Gentiles. God's intent was for the Jews to be a kingdom of priests, ministering to the Gentile nations. Instead, for the most part, the Jews became proud of their status and despised the Gentiles. Jesus Christ put an end to this, destroying the dividing wall of hostility (Ephesians 2:14). All forms of racism, prejudice, and discrimination are affronts to the work of Christ on the cross.

Jesus commands us to love one another as He loves us (John 13:34). If God is impartial and loves us with impartiality, then we need to love others with that same high standard. Jesus teaches in Matthew 25 that whatever we do to the least of His brothers, we do to Him. If we treat a person with contempt, we are mistreating a person created in God's image; we are hurting somebody whom God loves and for whom Jesus died.

Racism, in varying forms and to various degrees, has been a plague on humanity for thousands of years. Brothers and sisters of all ethnicities, this should not be. Victims of racism, prejudice, and discrimination need to forgive. Ephesians 4:32 declares, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Racists may not deserve your forgiveness, but we deserved God's forgiveness far less. Those who practice racism, prejudice, and discrimination need to repent. "Present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God" (Romans 6:13). May Galatians 3:28 be completely realized, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

Jan 1, 2014 Newsletter

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been reflecting on our ministries activities for the past year. While doing this, I am in such amazement on how God has used us to do some amazing things. With the Lord as the center of our ministry. He has opened every door for us to do His will. From working with our full time missionaries to implementing new programs, God has laid out our direction. What our Lord has in store for us in 2014, we do not know. Whatever His plan are for us, we will be there to serve Him.

We can not move forward without mentioning a very important part of our ministry, this part is You!!!. We are so thankful for your support and prayers over the past year. Without you, we could not do what we do. For that, we thank you. On behalf of all of us at You Have A Choice Ministries, we would like to wish you all a blessed new year.

Steven P. Sager

President

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths   Proverbs 3:6

Highlights Of 2013

• Started school lunch program at Kings Cross School in Galgal, Haiti
• Vacation Bible School Grace Point Church goat project
• Vacation Bible School Potsdam Nazarene Church goat project
• Christmas gift giving catalog

2014 plans

• Mission trip to central Haiti
• Water product in northern Haiti
• Distribution of animals
• Projects at orphanages
• Bibles, tract outreach

Bibles & Outreach

One of our core programs has been providing Bibles to Christian that do not have a Bible. We are expanding this outreach to do more to reach lost souls at whatever means. We have committed to do more in this area. From providing creole and spanish tracts, Bibles and hymn books. Creole Bibles are $19, hymn books are $10. Any help with this greatly appreciated. Help us reach the lost.

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.  Mark 16:15

Mission Trip April 2014

As with our other mission trips, we would like to bring supplies with us for the school children. Some people have asked us what we will be bringing, so here is a short list. Items needed, toothbrushes, toothpaste, boys & girls underwear, vitamins with iron, pencils & sharpeners, stickers, socks. If you can help with any of these things, it would be greatly appreciated.  

Size Has Its Advantages

As a smaller ministry. we often think about the things we could do if we had a huge supporter base like the large corporations do. However size does matter. As a smaller organization, we can do many things that are not possible with large organizations. We can provide pictures of your donation at work, to see the actual goat you purchased being gifted to a family. We can put a face to someone receiving there only meal of the day. We can see the smile of the widow receiving her very own Bible. We can see a 13 year old orphan getting a shirt, his first ever new piece of clothing. We know most of our supporters by their name. We can answer your questions and provide details of the individuals served. So yes, size does matter. Remember 100 percent of your donation goes right to work improving the life's of the Haitian people. All administration cost are paid for personally by the board of directors.

You Hace A Choice Ministries Sept Newsletter

Presidents Corner As summer ends & school starts, it is always a good time to reflect and adjust schedules. Be sure to spend some quality time with our Lord. September starts the school year in Haiti. This year we are excited to be funding a new lunch program in Cabaret section of Haiti. We have additional projects planned for this area as well. Some additional facts & logistics still need to be worked out. Please keep us in prayer as we move forward with these programs. I would like to personally thank each & everyone of you for the prayers & support you have given us the past year. Without you, none of this could happen. We are proud to say we have some the most loyal & generous supporters of any organization. In Christ, Steven P Sager President Mark 16:15  He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.                                                                               Goat Time In July, Grace Point Church in Vestal NY had a vacation bible school. We had the privilege of speaking every day at this, sharing about life in Haiti. The children brought in their loose change in a friendly competition between the boys & girls this money was  for buying goats for needy families. Jason & Ginger Lovan were able to purchase a group of goats to be handed out to needy families. Once all these were brought back, Jason had these preg checked and every single goat was pregnant. What a surprise blessing this was from our Lord. In the coming weeks these goats will be distributed to families in need. Pictures will soon follow. James 1:17 " Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes, as a shifting shadow " iPad Raffle Our big fall fundraiser is a raffle for a Apple iPad 16GB wifi. Tickets are $5 each. These can be purchased from any board member, the Coin Shop in Johnson City or online through our website. Project Changes As exciting as adding programs to our ministry is, we must also examine other projects that may not be the best use of our resources. After a couple months of discussion & prayer, we will be ending our monthly medical clinic. We strongly believe in the value of a medical clinic in a village where many people had prior to this, never seen a medical doctor. However, medical clinics are not well suited for our ministry. The cost of the clinic cost us around $8 per person per Dr. visit. As a board, we felt the cost of this program would be better used at a project that is more suited for us. Perhaps in the future if funding allowed, we would entertain the thought of restarting a medical clinic.In the meantime, we are moving forward with our other programs and are searching for another organization that might be interested in taking this over. Proverbs 3:5-6 " Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take"      There was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions. Off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching.  As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea.  The boy came closer still and the man called out, ”Good morning!  May I ask what it is that you are doing?” The young boy paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they can’t return to the sea by themselves,” the youth replied. “When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water.” The old man replied, “But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I’m afraid you won’t really be able to make much of a difference.” The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one!”