My name is Jeff Martin, and I am a 37 year old man changed drastically by the mercy, power and grace of Lord Jesus Christ. I grew up in the Church as a Pastors son in Chattanooga TN, and at a young age, felt the pull of the Lord to serve Him on the foreign field. When mission conferences would be held in my Church I would daydream of the day I too would be in the mission field. That passion continued to burn in me for many years.

As I grew older, I began to stepped off the path the Lord had set for me, and began to do things by my will and the worlds, but not Gods. All that would eventually come crashing down on me and leaving me a crumbled mess. I was broken and lost, and I needed Jesus. So, instead of wallowing in my mess, I looked Heavenward and repented to Almighty God, and He heard my cry and delivered me. He reached down and turned my stony heart into a heart of love. I all of the sudden realized, that my whole life I had known Jesus as Savior (I knew who He was,) but never as Lord of my life. From that day forward my heart was changed forever, and truth began to prevailed in my life. He relit the fire in my heart to serve Him no matter where, and He was finally Lord of my life.

Now, 11 years later, many trials and mistakes have taken place since, and many more will come, but Jesus is my Rock, and I now lean on Him. About 5 years ago the Lord began to rebirth the call to missions that He had started when I was a child, and I began to seek out training from my Church home, and ministering at local outreaches in the urban areas of Nashville TN. I began pounding the scriptures, and seeking God for understanding. Pretty soon I found myself selling all my belongings, quitting 2 jobs, leaving all my friends and family and moving across the country to begin a missions training school in Texas. There I began to not only learn through class times and Biblical studies, but I began to put my gifts into action. I headed up a local nursing home ministry where I would organize teams to go into the local homes and show those who society and family had forgotten the love and mercy of Christ. I traveled to Reynosa, Mexico, Leon Mexico, and Guatalahara, numerous times learning evangelical outreach techniques. I went to Israel, Galilee, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. The Lord was preparing me for what He had in store for me, but what that was, I had no idea. I waited and prayed, and waited, and prayed, for God to call me to a specific country and people group. I was frustrated, and wondered if God would ever call. One day I was given the opportunity to go to Port Au Prince, Haiti, just a couple of months ago. We were working with Michael and Andrea Brewer, the founders of Reach Haiti Ministries, and from the first day there my heart leaped, and by the second day, I knew this was the place. I found a secluded spot from the rest of my team as we were evangelizing in a very primitive village, and I wept and praised God for His faithfulness.

The call was made, and I answered! Well, here I am in Haiti! The need for the Gospel is so great here, and I have fallen in love with the people. I am so grateful that God would use me to serve Him here, and I carry the message of forgiveness, love, grace, mercy and hope. For when I was hopeless, God reached down and pulled me from the pit and sat my feet upon a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. Hallelujah! I am excited about what God is doing here in Haiti through Reach Haiti Ministries, and I am blessed to be a part of it.