Cameron Lile - My
name is Cameron Lile and I am 20 years old. I attend Lindsey Wilson College and
I am working toward a degree in Occupational Therapy. This will be my second
trip to Haiti with NWHCM. I will specifically be working with the Miriam Center
which is special needs kids. ((:
Danielle Johnson
– My name is Danielle Johnson, I will be a sophomore at Blue Grass Baptist
School. I can’t wait to go to Haiti to
help and serve God’s people. I’m excited
to be a part of Blue Grass’s first mission trip to Haiti.
Lauren Haggard –
My name is Lauren, I’m 16 and a junior at Blue Grass Baptist School. I love meeting new people and experiencing
new things. This will be my first of
hopefully many times visiting Haiti. I’m
incredibly excited to get to do God’s work through missions.
Les
Karenbauer – I am the husband of Dr. Shawn Taylor and the father of four
children: Tore, Mark, Chris, and John. Tore is a graduate of BGBS
and the other 3 currently attend BGBS. This will be my third trip to
Haiti and to Northwest Haiti Christian Mission (NWHCM). I went the first
time with my daughter Tore in 2009 as part of a group from Lexington Christian
Academy (LCA) where my children attended at that time. Tore felt God was
leading her to do a mission trip and my wife and I didn’t want her to go
alone. I ended up going with her and the experience changed the lives of
myself, Tore, and our family. For me, while the time serving the people
of Haiti are memories I will always cherish, the most important thing I got out
of the trip was how my relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ grew to be so
much stronger. Six months after my first trip to Haiti, the country was
hit with an earthquake that killed over 300,000 people and left millions
homeless. Tore and I felt compelled to help the people we had fallen in
love with, so in 2010, we returned with a group from our church (Daybreak Community
Church), to serve God’s people as He so desired. This year I am looking
forward to assisting Tore, who is our group leader, and watching my son, Mark,
and other members of the BGBS community grow in their relationship with God as
we embark on this mission trip. I am also praying that this trip will
help plant a seed at BGBS that will lead to other similar adventures for our
students, parents, and teachers.
Mark Karenbauer
– What’s up! My name is Mark
Karenbauer. I am 15, and will be
attending Blue Grass this year as a sophomore.
I decided to go to Haiti, partly on my own and partly on my
family’s. I wanted to go and my family
pushed me to make that dream a reality.
This will be my first and hopefully not my last time. I have always felt like I want to help the
less fortunate. Jesus says all through
the gospels to help the poor. He says to
feed the hungry, give clothes to the naked, and to give shelter to the homeless. In Matthew 13, Jesus tells the parable of the
sower. We are to plant the seeds in the
Haitian’s hearts so they can spread the Word of our marvelous Lord Jesus
Christ. I want to grow closer in my
relationship with God and appreciate the blessings in my life. That is why I am going. I look forward to playing with the kids and making
relationships and friendships that will last for eternity. I want to show them our joy that we have in
Christ. They will see that joy and want
what we have. I want them to believe in
God and be saved. That is the goal of
this mission trip. Please pray for us
while we are in Haiti. God bless all of
you.
Mary Kate
Phillips – My name is Mary Kate Phillips. I’m 15 years old and a sophomore at
Blue Grass Baptist School. This will be my first mission trip and my first time
out of the country! For the past few years I’ve had a pulling on my heart to go
on a mission trip, and when the opportunity arose I couldn’t help but take
advantage of it. I hope this will be the first of many mission trips, not only
to Haiti, but all across the world. I’m excited to see what God has in store
for me over the next week and the new out take on life I’ll be bringing back
with me.
Rodney Phillips-
I am the father of Mary Kate. My wife’s name is Tracie. I work for
Toyota Motors. This
is my first time traveling outside the U.S.
Mary Kate and I
are good friends of the Karenbauer’s and learned about NWCM from them. Les and
Tore are always so excited when they speak of NWCM, Haiti, it’s people and
their love for Christ. I am looking forward to traveling there and having an
opportunity to be a part of this Godly program.
Shannon Patton -
Hi my name is Shannon Patton and I'm 15 years old. This year I've felt God
wanting me to do something that didn't involve so much of me. So when I
received an opportunity to go to Haiti I knew this was what he wanted me to do.
I didn't know how, why, or what I'd be doing there, but God told me to step out
in faith and not to give up on my dream to go to Haiti. I've always heard that
if it's God's will then it's God's bill, and so it was. He took care of
everything for me even though I had my doubts he was still faithful. I don't
really know what I'm actually going to accomplish in Haiti, but I'm expecting
Him to completely change my life.
Tore Karenbauer
– My name is Tore Karenbauer, and I am a junior at Georgetown College. I am studying International Business and
Public Health with the intent on going to work in Haiti after graduation. I have been on two short-term trips, and I
spent 3 months at Northwest as an intern last summer. I have fallen in love with the Haitian
people. I cannot wait to see this group
love on the people I love so dearly.
