CELEBRATE COCINA - A Beacon of Light in Ouanaminthe, Haiti

1st Annual Haiti COCINA Gala - September 1, 2012 6:00pm

 at The Church at Mill Run, 3500 Mill Run Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026

$50 per person ($30 tax deductible) OR table of 10 - $450
RSVP and payment to Jan Iannetta,  841 Stonewater Drive, Kent, OH 44240,

 BY AUGUST 25.
Hotel Discounts - mention COCINA - by August 15 to Homewood Suites 614.529.4100 or Comfort Suites 614.529.8118
Silent Auction: Cash or check only please
Auction Item donation: contact Jan - janice.iannetta@yahoo.com

Back from a week in Muskoka, Canada with family and friends. Such a wonderful, enjoyable time, and perfect way to mentally prepare for the month before me. Three weeks and counting until I depart. breathe, marylee, breathe!
A quick story to share: before departing for canada, I was at Towpath Tennis Club. Interestingly, I had purchased a tennis lesson package at the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Annual Auction (CVCA) a couple years ago, and every time I thought about the timing to take my lessons it just didn't work out. Then in June, I realized I HAD to take them now, as I'm departing for Haiti soon. While at the club on July 28, I was telling the owners, Nancy and Dallas, about my work in Haiti, and mentioned if they had a old net to keep I.U. in mind. We have a volleyball/basketball/tennis comination court on the school grounds. Their daughter had taken a trip to I.U. on a mission trip some years ago with CVCA, so they are familiar with the school and ministry. Anyhow, before I knew it, they provided me with a beautiful net and boxes of tennis balls to take with me. And, Nancy suggested me running tennis clinics with the children with my new found skills, just coming off lessons. Absolutely!
As I departed the club I was jumping off my car seat for joy. To think that if I would have taken the lessons at any other time, this would not have made the impact it will now make at the school. God's perfect timing!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Nancy and Dallas, for your generosity and partnership with I.U.
All for His glory!

The 7th graders, Rose-Dania and Marlyne arrived in the Akron area safely and are having a wonderful experience! Here's some photos of Rose, staying with Linda this week:

Today is the day, the day of the "Called Back to Haiti" fundraising event. I am so excited to see everyone. Everyone, who God has uniquely placed in my life, for such a day as this. This morning during my devotional, I wrote in my journal that "this is more than a fundraiser. It's a culmination of years of friends in Ohio, coming to support me in the rest of my life; mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially. I am in awe of You Lord, right now, of You bringing me to this day". This truly is  an example of the redemption, mercy and grace of our glorious Saviour.
See you there!

I truly believe God is around and in and at every "corner", I just have to go to that corner!
I'll give you an example of what happened just this morning; which these kind of things happen almost everyday so you can expect to hear a lot of these kind of "God-things" happening, as I like to call them. Anyhow, I decided to get my nails manicured for a wedding I'm attending this afternoon. So while sitting at the drying station, I start chatting with a woman, who I proceeded to share my new career with, which in turn tells me the last two days have been amazing, as she keeps meeting people who are preparing to go or do what is close to her heart. She then thanked me for going to Haiti. We both agreed, these are the unexplainable events of God, and what a privilege that He chooses us to be a part of them.  She asked how I got involved in this, of which I shared our short-term missions trips. I invited her to contact Jan and Tony, our fearless Christ Community Chapel leaders of Haiti short term missions trip each February or March, if she'd like to go to Haiti on a short-term trip. She said she'd love to. Then said she'd like to come to my fundraiser event this Wednesday, July 25, at CCC. So we proceeded outside, and I gave her a HaitiCocina newsletter, a copy of one of our promotional DVD's and information for this Wednesday's event. As we hugged goodbye and were departing from one another, I said this has been a "divine appointment" and as she turned back towards me, she agreed, saying "it surely is". Praying for you,  Iola, for God's direction in your life, as you step out in faith to find out what all this Haiti mission "chatter" is about!

Just received the 2012 graduating class photo! As you can see, many students need a host family and sponsors. Please contact me for more information.

“CALLED BACK TO HAITI”

FUNDRAISER FOR MARYLEE LEWIS

https://www.facebook.com/events/376928885699501/

a.k.a Getting Marylee to Haiti as Director of High School Graduate Placement at Institution Univers, Ouanaminthe, Haiti

Benefit Concert by Christian recording artist TONY DIBENEDETTO

Art Show and Sale by artist NICHOL BROWN

Dessert and Beverages will be served

Bring your friends and family, too!

Donations will be accepted at the door, as this is a 100% self-supported position with the school.

JULY 25, 2012         6:30p.m. – 9:00p.m.

Christ Community Chapel

750 W. Streetsboro Road (corner of Rt. 303 and Terex Road)

Hudson, Ohio

For more information or questions, please contact: Marylee Lewis 440.343.2532 - marylee.lewis@gmail.com

To support Marylee through online giving:

• https://communitychapel.ccbchurch.com/login.php

• this will automatically take you to the log in page for CCB and this IS the correct place

• Once on this page, click on GIVE ONLINE, then click on "Hudson", and use the drop down menu to find my name

"Haiti 12 - Lewis"

THANK YOU so much for your love, prayers, and support!

ALL FOR HIM,

Marylee