06/02/2026
This is a question we face a lot in our everyday life as missionaries in Haiti.
“Why Haiti?! Why are you putting your lives in danger, when you can serve the Lord anywhere else?”
From where I stand, trying my best to interpret the word of God for what it says-When God calls you to serve him He has a mission for you somewhere to advance His kingdom. This could be anywhere He leads. Nowhere in the Bible does God say “go my beloved where it’s safe, where you’re comfortable, where you got everything under control, where everything is perfectly calculated for your family.” After all, these things might give yourself comfort for a minute, but deep inside you know that there is only one safe place for humanity-it is not a country, not a city, not a bank account, not a government, but in the will of Jesus the Savior.
I believe that we are safer than a lot of people here who don’t even know who Jesus is. Does that means nothing bad can happen to us? Noooo, God never promised that, but he said in the great commission
“I will be with you always”
Isaiah 41:10: "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
And He said
James 1:2-3: "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness."
My brothers and sisters one of the biggest temptations of our time is to be too comfortable. This is not our calling. Don’t try to save yourself because you’re not your savior. We weren’t made to make or accomplish all of the plans-that’s not our job. Our job is to ask the Lord what He wants, read His Word and follow- follow in our everyday habits, follow in the way we spend money, follow in the way we spend our time, follow when making decisions as to where we will live, FOLLOW. Follow like a sheep who has a good shepherd. It just so happens that in our following we have had the great privilege of serving in Haiti. We are seeing beautiful fruit not because we could have worked this out ourselves but because He has invited us in to this work with Him in Haiti and we want to be where He wants us to be.
Be the light and the salt of the world he says. So tell me why we’re so scared of the dark if we’re the light?
Haiti is one of the most dangerous countries right now, satan is using people in every aspect to destroy hope, faith, freedom, even the basic needs. So that is why we are in Haiti. God sees and hears the cries of His people.
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few"
Thanks for reading, may God bless you!!!
We are praying that you-right where you are may have your eyes opened to the “mission” that God is calling you to. The place/ministry that is outside of your comfort zone but perfectly situated in serving to advance His kingdom. He doesn’t ask us to have much-just a little faith and a full surrender to do.
-The Toyos
