Marcus Story in Haiti

Just after Marcus Larabie’s death, I gave Laura Mawhinney, Project Aftershock-Haiti’s Founder and Director, a “What God Wants For Christmas” interactive nativity set with book and Marcus’ picture and his salvation story (which you can read here at my website.) She was going to use these items to tell the Jesus story and share Marcus’ story in Haitian orphanages with the street children and youth that live there now.

The following is what happened today (January 8, 2015) in Haiti . . .

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I just got off a Skype call with Laura Mawhinney and Christina Bailey. They were calling from Haiti. And they were excited!

Yesterday, the package I had put together for Laura arrived by FedEx. It was God’s perfect timing because today they were speaking to many children and youth. They shared the Christmas story with the first six gift boxes and then let the kids open and see the mirror in the seventh gift box.

Laura said they spoke to the girls in the orphanage first. There were about 25-30 girls from 4 – 15 listening to Billy, the Creole interpreter, retell the story in their language. One young girl sat on Laura’s lap and looked at the mirror and was the first to ask Jesus into her heart. Many of the older girls said they already knew Jesus. Then Billy read them my account of Marcus’ salvation story, showed them his picture, and slowly the older girls started to confess that they didn’t really have Jesus in their hearts. One by one they came forward to look in the seventh gift box, see themselves and they asked Jesus into their hearts. They wanted to be sure they would go to heaven like Marcus. I believe all but one girl prayed to receive Jesus with Laura, Christina and Billy. Billy said he had never witnessed anything like that before.

After the girls left, the boys arrived to hear the story.  There were about 30 boys at varied ages ready to listen as well. It was now getting dark so Laura had to use a flashlight to highlight the gift boxes and characters. She said she even used the flashlight like the star above Bethlehem. When Billy finished telling the “What God Wants For Christmas” story he shared Marcus’ salvation story again and showed them the picture I sent.

The response was overwhelming. Every boy wanted to make sure they would be in heaven with Marcus.  Laura said they bowed their heads to the ground (like shepherds and wisemen kneeling before the Baby Jesus) and every boy asked Jesus into their heart!

I’ve been praying that Marcus’ last breath on earth would be the catalyst for others to take their first breath towards eternal life. Sixty children and youth took their first step in Haiti today by making the most important decision in this earthly life. We must all, individually and sincerely, ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior if we want to go to heaven to be with Jesus.

These children have only seen a picture of Marcus. Some day they will actually meet him in heaven. I know Jesus, the angels and Marcus are rejoicing today for each one of these precious souls!

Will you meet Jesus and Marcus some day? Please message me if you want to talk or learn more about Jesus and salvation.

John 3:16-18 – “For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son that whoever believed in him would not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”