My mom’s crazy season:

Growing up as a child, for my Mom Christmas was an exciting event. But growing up in the very bottom class in Haiti without a father would require that she get in line to get a gift for Christmas. Since Santa Clause’s gifts have always been limited, being in the back of the line would often make her fall short of the year’s dream. When this happened, the hope of getting a gift for Christmas would be delayed until the following year. 

In her adult life, she started a Christmas ministry in which she shares: 
- Hundreds to thousands of gifts yearly to kids, especially to the ones most in need.
- Hundreds of meal supplies to families for the Christmas season.

Yet, the most fascinating thing for me is to observe my mom packing each gift or ensuring that she’s the one taping each one. As she’s doing so, she utilizes one of her strongest strengths in ministry, which is the ability to know her people by name, by need and their life stories.  

As I’m concluding this writing, I now realize that Christmas is a crazy story. God sent his Son, Logos became flesh, Mary’s acceptance to carry baby Jesus and Mary’s pregnancy journey. May this crazy spirit continue this year, especially in Haiti.

From December 22nd through January 1st, my mom will be sharing gifts in many different places in Haiti, despite the political condition. I want to encourage you to donate to First Fruit Haiti Ministries:

You can do so via:
PayPal: click the link below on the website 
Zelle: [email protected] 
Check can be made under the name of: First Fruit Haiti Ministries

Any donation will be gladly appreciated. Please include ‘Christmas’ in the memo of your donation. 
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Written by:
Mardochee Estinvil
Author of the book RELAX