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Star of Hope Haiti staff witnessed to Yves over a two year period. Yves listened but was convinced that even though Jesus was more powerful than the voodoo spirits he worked, he could make more money with the voodoo spirits as a healing priest.

Yves had a small plot of land ajoining the church and Star of Hope school in Boyer. Being that close he watched with intense interest as the church leaders served the people. Then in 2008, a StarTeam made up of the youth group from First Baptist Church came and worked hard. They painted, put on a roof and held a "Vacation Bible School" for the children. They slept on the cement floor of the school and ate Haitian food and bathed in the river or with rain water. He listened.

After another StarTeam arrived after the earthquake, he asked the pastor of the Boyer church if the StarTeam could come back because he decided to accept Jesus as his savior! He and his family made the commitment. Yves destroyed all his voodoo trappings and he and his wife wanted to get married! Watch this video to see the excitiment. Pastor Tracy was part of a StarTeam that was in partnership with Live Like Jesus Today Ministries.

Today Yves and his wife still live next door to the church and school. Because of the real practical outworking of faith, sponsors here in the USA have provided funds that have allowed the church in Boyer to hire Yves to help.! Star of Hope is at work sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. You can help make it happen with your gift.

I am asking for your help in the purchase of the new crewcab 4x4 pickup that is needed for the ministry in Argentina to move forward. Right now that ministry is crippled. Every donation matters as we reach for the $68,200 needed to put a new truck into the hands of the dedicated team in Argentina. To see how make to make your donation click on the donate button below.

Argentina. For the past 20 years the old Ford F-100 CrewCab pickup has been making its way over some very rough roads carrying the love of God to the ethnic Toba people. It has done its job well and has been repaired many times. The Star of Hope staff fondly calls it the 'ark'.  But today, the engine is shot, the body has so many rust holes that the mechanic says it is time to put it to rest. It cannot be repaired again.

This vehicle carries evangelists, equipment, food, patients and children everyday.  It is a Sunday School bus, a special needs bus, a sports team bus, and a cargo truck. It routinely is loaded with sound equipment and trundles its way to the rural areas to conduct church and youth meetings. It is needed to continue and expand the outreach to more children and their families.

Right now the Star of Hope team in Argentina is forced to divert funds that should be doing ministry to rent transportation, just to meet the urgent and emergency needs. I feel this must not be allowed to stand! Pablo Johansson, one of the Pastors at El Buen Pastor, told me that they are confident that God will move the hearts and wallets of His people. After all God, could move people to provide 2, 3 or 4 trucks if needed. Kenth, Pablo, David and the others are only asking for one.

The total amount needed is $68,200 and just as soon as the funds are available, they can buy the truck and put it into full service.

Please join us by giving whatever amount you can. Every gift helps.

Star of Hope has 4 basic types of sponsorship.

Individual sponsor: Your sponsor gift helps provide all of the children in a project with food, education and development of their local environment. You, however, will follow the development of a specific child.

Project sponsor: With your sponsorship gift you support a project as a whole and do not follow any particular child. You can be a Project sponsor for example for our work with children with special needs or our rolling health clinic in Brazil. As a project sponsor you are working to improve conditions for all children in the village.

Food sponsor: With your sponsorship gift you support a project as a whole and do not follow any particular child you are focusing your help for food and help to reduce the number of malnourished children.

Internet sponsor: Your sponsor gift helps provide all of the children in a project with food, education and development of their local environment. You, however, will follow the development of the group on a web page shared between you and the project.

Please see our Questions and Answers page for further information on sponsorship.

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Food distribution to vulnerable children and their families from minority groups in northern Argentina began in the 1980s. Every month we share food parcels with food staples to those in need.

In support of educating children, this food assistance program means so much to the families. Many of these families in the Chaco Province, about 1 200 kilometers north of the capital Buenos Aires, lack sufficient food to give thier children a good start.

The people belong to the tribe of Qom, which is their real name. They are often called Toba as well.

Would you consider helping a familly this Christmas with a package of food stuffs? Your gift would mean so very much to a child and her family.