ABOUT AMBASSADORS
OF
JESUS
CALLED TO SERVE
Lucien Almanord grew up in Haiti as the son of a Baptist pastor.
At the tender age of ten, he accepted Jesus as his personal
Savior and immediately began preaching the Gospel, walking
from house to house on Sunday evenings with an old oil lamp
to hold evening services wherever he was welcome. Many, young
and old, came to the Lord.
Lucien went into the Haitian Navy at age 18 and worked closely
with American Navy personnel, where he learned English. He
also attended seminary during this time. After fulfilling his
military service, he was hired as a translator for missionaries.
However, it didn’t take long for Lucien to again feel
the Lord’s call to be an evangelist. He returned to the
streets of Haiti walking around the country, holding revivals
and leading countless people to Christ. Once, he was given
permission by a voodoo priest to use his yard to hold a revival
and more than 50 people, including the voodoo priest, were
saved.
COMPELLED TO LOVE
One day, ten orphaned children of varying ages came to him and begged him to
take them in. They lived in fear for, at that time, children were being used
as human sacrifices in voodoo rituals. Even though Pastor Lucien lived in
a single room mud hut, he knew he could not refuse and began to care for
them as his own children even though some days none of them had anything
to eat. At least they were together and not on the street. The Lord led Lucien
to the city of Port au Prince, where he cared for the children and continued
preaching. The hand of the Lord was continuing to bless his work. His ministry
in Port au Prince grew and so did the number of orphans who came for refuge.
Pastor Lucien began to build an orphanage to accommodate all
the children. Today, Pastor Lucien and his wife (who is terminally
ill) raise 50 children at the orphanage on a very limited budget,
and a tremendous amount of faith. Over the years, by no less
than a miracle of God, more than 1000 children have been raised
there and have gone on to live fruitful lives. As a result
of Pastor Lucien’s obedience to God’s calling,
all are educated, some are married, some are pastors and most
send money to help support the needs of the ministry.
CONVEYING THE MESSAGE
The Ambassadors of Jesus Church in Port au Prince has a membership of over
500 people and Pastor Lucien has planted 16 other churches and pastors. These
churches are in the mountains and jungle areas of Haiti and require as much
as 13 hours of walking to reach.
All of this has been accomplished, by the Grace of God, without
ever having a means of transportation. There is no public transit
in Haiti. The children go to private schools and must walk
as much as an hour each way. Even in an emergency, there is
no way to transport children to the only hospital in Port au
Prince. One child even died after a fall from a tree because
there was no money for treatment or transportation.
This ministry operates solely on faith. The Children’s
Home has received no financial support until recently when
three churches in Brandon, Florida formed a partnership to
send support to the ministry in Port au Prince, Haiti, for
the first time. Praise be to God for showing us this great
need and may we continue to see other churches join this partnership
soon. Much more funding is needed for the orphanage andfor
Pastor Lucien’s ministry to spread the Gospel and reach
other orphaned children and needy families in villages throughout
Haiti.
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