Haiti (BHM/MNN) ― Everybody loves a wedding.
The venue has been selected, invitations have been sent, the order of the ceremony has been decided, and now the countdown has begun for a special wedding day in Haiti.
A Baptist Haiti Mission church partner will be officiating over a wedding ceremony for 91 couples on December 30 in Muraille Lacee, a small town in northwest Haiti.
The region has had little evangelical witness and no evangelical pastors or churches in the area. Because of a lack of Gospel exposure, there is not a strong moral presence in the community. So it's normal for unmarried couples to live together.
As a result, many of the young women in Muraille Lacee have babies before they are 18. Pastor Jean Claude Smith and members of the Conservative Baptist Church of Williamson have begun traveling to Muraille Lacee to do evangelism.
The church team made their first evangelistic venture into the community this past August. The journey to Muraille Lacee takes over half a day--some of it by car, some on foot. Upon arrival, the team did door-to-door evangelism and hosted outdoor church services. Lay preachers returned twice more to the area to preach and serve the Lord's Supper.
Pastor Smith and several people from Petionville Church and Williamson Church will make another trip to Muraille Lacee for this incredible wedding ceremony in a couple of weeks.
Naturally, a wedding of this size will attract a lot of attention. Pastor Smith hopes the wedding will be an opportunity for a positive testimony to the community to help them begin to follow biblical principles.
A public commitment before the Lord, family, and friends has the power to change an entire town. Naturally, there are a lot of logistics that need to fall into place.
Pastor Smith says they need extra funds for some of the wedding expenses. Baptist Haiti Mission is looking for help with this opportunity for a complete and total heart change in the community of Muraille Lacee.
