December 27, 2020
The mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Le Claire is to continue to be a warm and welcoming church that actively shows the love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moment of Silence to Prepare Our Hearts for Worship
We lift our praise to you, O Lord.
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons and daughters.
Away in the Manger CCLI 11259100
1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.
2 The cattle are lowing, the poor Baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky,
And stay by my side until morning is nigh.
3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,
And fit us for Heaven to live with Thee there.
Call to Worship
K: What great joy we have all been given
Pastor Melody: Our Lord has come!
K: We continue our journey of faith together,
M: With our doubts, our questions and God’s amazing grace.
K: May our minds believe in things seen and unseen, and our hearts love always.
M: Hallelujah! Emmanuel. Christ is here
K: Hallelujah! Emmanuel. God is with us.
What Child is This CCLI 11259100
1 What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
2 Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear; for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
3 So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come one and all, to own Him.
The King of kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
Prayer of Confession
Patient God, we all question. We all doubt. We all wonder. Yet, You do not. Your love for us never wavers as You wait for us to believe in the unseen as well as the seen. Forgive us when our stubbornness and our egos get in the way of our ability to serve our neighbor and the stranger; when we judge others; and when we forget to walk with You. Have mercy on us as we confess our personal sins silently (time for silent prayer). . . In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Friends, hear and believe this good news of the gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Prayer of Illumination
P: Holy God, let us to hear and to know your love as we hear your word. Amen.
Galatians 4:4-7
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.
Gospel Reading Matthew 2:1-12
Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem, in Judea, during the reign of King Herod.
At about that time some astrologers from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in far-off eastern lands and have come to worship him.”
King Herod was deeply disturbed by their question, and all Jerusalem was filled with rumors. He called a meeting of the Jewish religious leaders.
“Did the prophets tell us where the Messiah would be born?” he asked.
“Yes, in Bethlehem,” they said, “for this is what the prophet Micah wrote:
‘O little town of Bethlehem, you are not just an unimportant Judean village, for a Governor shall rise from you to rule my people Israel.’”
Then Herod sent a private message to the astrologers, asking them to come to see him; at this meeting he found out from them the exact time when they first saw the star. Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him too!”
After this interview the astrologers started out again. And look! The star appeared to them again, standing over Bethlehem. Their joy knew no bounds!
Entering the house where the baby and Mary, his mother, were, they threw themselves down before him, worshiping. Then they opened their presents and gave him gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But when they returned to their own land, they didn’t go through Jerusalem to report to Herod, for God had warned them in a dream to go home another way.
Meditation God is With Us
Good morning Happy Epiphany and welcome to 2021. Or rather I should say, happy belated Epiphany, or welcome to the season of Epiphany. Epiphany is both a day and a season. Epiphany is a day the church celebrates every year on January 6th. Put in historical perspective, Epiphany is the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. So, we start Epiphany with the Wise Men visiting Christ guided by the light of a star to give him gifts. The themes of gifts and light continue through the Epiphany season. The season of Epiphany lasts until the beginning of Lent at the end of February.
For most people Epiphany means one thing. Christmas is over. Take down the Christmas tree and the lights. Polish off the leftover rejected Christmas cookies. Pack up the gifts and hunker down until Easter.
Christmas was a great day. It was Jesus’ birthday and since we are the body of Christ, it was our birthday too. Christ was offered as a gift to us at Christmas. But instead of wrapping paper, he was wrapped in flesh so that he might be light of the world. On Christmas we celebrated four simple words. God is with us. But now that Christmas is over, the big question we ask is now what? We have this newborn baby Jesus. What are we going to do with him? This is a question of newborn parents and Christians alike. Now what? This is the question of that Epiphany. This is the question that drove the wise men to risk seeking and finding Christ.
Whenever I think of the Wise Men, I always think of the plastic nativity figures I played with as a child. Growing up, my family had a strange way of celebrating Epiphany. During Christmas my parents would put the Wise Men from our nativity scene in the cupboard. As it got closer and closer to Epiphany the Wise Men would journey from the cupboard to the Nativity. On the day of Epiphany my mom would put the Wise Men in their place at the nativity scene. Following the star from the cupboard, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar brought their tiny plastic gifts. I would then play with all the nativity figures. Now that the set was complete, I had Mary and Joseph go on vacation while my Huckleberry Hound action figure worked together with the Wise Men to babysit Jesus. Huckleberry Hound was the coolest baby sitter ever and did an incredible job protecting the manger.
Now as far as I know the Wise Men didn’t actually baby-sit Jesus, but I still like the image. There is actually a joke that says that if the Wise Men were wise women, they would have babysat Jesus. They would have asked for directions and arrived on time and they would have cooked him a casserole.
But the Wise Men did what they could. I mean what do you get the son of God for his birthday anyway? They didn’t give him tiny plastic gifts like in my nativity scene.
When I was a church youth group leader back in my college days, I asked a group of seventh graders what three gifts the Wise Men gave Jesus. One raised his hand and correctly shouted out gold. There was another few seconds before one of the girls murmured something about Frankenstein. Then there was a pause before a boy named Noah confidently said muuurder! So close. Noah was closer than he realized. The Wise Men’s gifts were symbols: gold for a king, frankincense was incense for a priest, and myrrh for a burial. Jesus like every child ever born would eventually die…. Bringing myrrh to the manger is like someone bringing a casket to a baby shower. Noah actually got it right. Murder. God is with us, but Jesus was born so that he might be murdered. This sounds pretty grim. But for us as followers and disciples of Christ, the cross is the place of ultimate victory. For us the empty tomb of Easter morning, show that the power of death and evil has been broken. Even here in the manger we have signs that Jesus will die on behalf of our sins.
So the Wise Men on coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. In this moment they realize that the real gift is Christ—God with us. In this moment they encounter something completely other than themselves and they are changed by it. When they meet this tiny little baby, it changes their lives and they become some of the first disciples. They are no longer interested in the motives of Herod, or their own motives. Their experience with Christ changes their dreams and the paths they decide to take. They simply give what they have and bow down. They find the God they have journeyed to find has been pursuing them all along.
As we begin a new year, I wonder what we are following. How many of you out there have made a new year’s resolution? And how many of those resolutions involve becoming a better person? Whether it is losing weight, exercising more, getting out of debt, and volunteering more. What course are you pursuing? What are your hearts set on? What is your motivation? Are we seeking something for ourselves, or are we seeking God? How will we experience Christ in the year ahead?
In the words of the hymn: What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; if I were a wise man, I would do my part. Yet what I can I give him–give my heart.
The privilege of the wise men can be ours, and we don’t have to go on a long journey. We simply need to risk being changed and challenged by God. Christmas is over, but God is still with us. If the lesson of Christmas is that God is with us, then the lesson of Epiphany is that God continues to seek us out and watch after us.
These Wise Men show us that the response to the revelation of Jesus, is one of worship and one of faith. We return home from church each week, from our encounter with Jesus. We too have been touched by God. We too have a message for others, and it is this: God is not far off. In all our sorrows, in all our temptations, sufferings, difficulties, and joys, God is with us – even when we stray far from Him. It is God who is searching for us, leading us onward, drawing us to Himself. That is the message we have to proclaim. That is the gospel, the good news.
Joy to the World CCLI 11259100
1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come:
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
2 Joy to the world, the Savior reigns:
Let us our songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Let us pray.
The Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
O Come all Ye Faithful CCLI 11259100
1 O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem!
Come, and behold Him,
Born the King of angels!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
2 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
3 Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation!
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all
Glory in the highest!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
Passing the Peace
L: Since God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Let us pass the peace of Christ to one another.
Benediction
PRAYER REQUESTS Pray for these: our members and friends in nursing homes, all veterans, service men & women & their families; all who have been sentenced to life without parole; all fire, law enforcement, & EMS personnel; June L; Pat and Jim Collins; Kaye Hale; Phyllis Dearing; Jessie Borgman; Sandy Miller; Tom Bloomingdale; Donna Luchman; Sue and Steve Rodgers; Jan and Kirk Barkdoll; Sally Hackett; Gary Martin, L.C. Chamberlin, Paul Glispie; Pryce Boeye; Ken Stinson; Betty Penry’s daughter, Amy; Wes and Joyce’s daughter, Anna; Marilyn’s son, Brad; Marilyn’s daughter, Candy; Jan’s and Kirk’s daughter, Amber; Chris’ and Colleen’s aunt, Joan Tabor; Debbie Smith’s brother, Tom; Kari Long; Randy Goslin; Mary Ahlgren’s family on her death; Mission Starfish, Haiti.
The mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Le Claire is to continue to be a warm and welcoming church that actively shows the love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moment of Silence to Prepare Our Hearts for Worship
We lift our praise to you, O Lord.
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons and daughters.
Away in the Manger CCLI 11259100
1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.
2 The cattle are lowing, the poor Baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky,
And stay by my side until morning is nigh.
3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,
And fit us for Heaven to live with Thee there.
Call to Worship
K: What great joy we have all been given
Pastor Melody: Our Lord has come!
K: We continue our journey of faith together,
M: With our doubts, our questions and God’s amazing grace.
K: May our minds believe in things seen and unseen, and our hearts love always.
M: Hallelujah! Emmanuel. Christ is here
K: Hallelujah! Emmanuel. God is with us.
What Child is This CCLI 11259100
1 What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
2 Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear; for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
3 So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come one and all, to own Him.
The King of kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
Prayer of Confession
Patient God, we all question. We all doubt. We all wonder. Yet, You do not. Your love for us never wavers as You wait for us to believe in the unseen as well as the seen. Forgive us when our stubbornness and our egos get in the way of our ability to serve our neighbor and the stranger; when we judge others; and when we forget to walk with You. Have mercy on us as we confess our personal sins silently (time for silent prayer). . . In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Friends, hear and believe this good news of the gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Prayer of Illumination
P: Holy God, let us to hear and to know your love as we hear your word. Amen.
Galatians 4:4-7
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.
Gospel Reading Matthew 2:1-12
Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem, in Judea, during the reign of King Herod.
At about that time some astrologers from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in far-off eastern lands and have come to worship him.”
King Herod was deeply disturbed by their question, and all Jerusalem was filled with rumors. He called a meeting of the Jewish religious leaders.
“Did the prophets tell us where the Messiah would be born?” he asked.
“Yes, in Bethlehem,” they said, “for this is what the prophet Micah wrote:
‘O little town of Bethlehem, you are not just an unimportant Judean village, for a Governor shall rise from you to rule my people Israel.’”
Then Herod sent a private message to the astrologers, asking them to come to see him; at this meeting he found out from them the exact time when they first saw the star. Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him too!”
After this interview the astrologers started out again. And look! The star appeared to them again, standing over Bethlehem. Their joy knew no bounds!
Entering the house where the baby and Mary, his mother, were, they threw themselves down before him, worshiping. Then they opened their presents and gave him gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But when they returned to their own land, they didn’t go through Jerusalem to report to Herod, for God had warned them in a dream to go home another way.
Meditation God is With Us
Good morning Happy Epiphany and welcome to 2021. Or rather I should say, happy belated Epiphany, or welcome to the season of Epiphany. Epiphany is both a day and a season. Epiphany is a day the church celebrates every year on January 6th. Put in historical perspective, Epiphany is the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. So, we start Epiphany with the Wise Men visiting Christ guided by the light of a star to give him gifts. The themes of gifts and light continue through the Epiphany season. The season of Epiphany lasts until the beginning of Lent at the end of February.
For most people Epiphany means one thing. Christmas is over. Take down the Christmas tree and the lights. Polish off the leftover rejected Christmas cookies. Pack up the gifts and hunker down until Easter.
Christmas was a great day. It was Jesus’ birthday and since we are the body of Christ, it was our birthday too. Christ was offered as a gift to us at Christmas. But instead of wrapping paper, he was wrapped in flesh so that he might be light of the world. On Christmas we celebrated four simple words. God is with us. But now that Christmas is over, the big question we ask is now what? We have this newborn baby Jesus. What are we going to do with him? This is a question of newborn parents and Christians alike. Now what? This is the question of that Epiphany. This is the question that drove the wise men to risk seeking and finding Christ.
Whenever I think of the Wise Men, I always think of the plastic nativity figures I played with as a child. Growing up, my family had a strange way of celebrating Epiphany. During Christmas my parents would put the Wise Men from our nativity scene in the cupboard. As it got closer and closer to Epiphany the Wise Men would journey from the cupboard to the Nativity. On the day of Epiphany my mom would put the Wise Men in their place at the nativity scene. Following the star from the cupboard, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar brought their tiny plastic gifts. I would then play with all the nativity figures. Now that the set was complete, I had Mary and Joseph go on vacation while my Huckleberry Hound action figure worked together with the Wise Men to babysit Jesus. Huckleberry Hound was the coolest baby sitter ever and did an incredible job protecting the manger.
Now as far as I know the Wise Men didn’t actually baby-sit Jesus, but I still like the image. There is actually a joke that says that if the Wise Men were wise women, they would have babysat Jesus. They would have asked for directions and arrived on time and they would have cooked him a casserole.
But the Wise Men did what they could. I mean what do you get the son of God for his birthday anyway? They didn’t give him tiny plastic gifts like in my nativity scene.
When I was a church youth group leader back in my college days, I asked a group of seventh graders what three gifts the Wise Men gave Jesus. One raised his hand and correctly shouted out gold. There was another few seconds before one of the girls murmured something about Frankenstein. Then there was a pause before a boy named Noah confidently said muuurder! So close. Noah was closer than he realized. The Wise Men’s gifts were symbols: gold for a king, frankincense was incense for a priest, and myrrh for a burial. Jesus like every child ever born would eventually die…. Bringing myrrh to the manger is like someone bringing a casket to a baby shower. Noah actually got it right. Murder. God is with us, but Jesus was born so that he might be murdered. This sounds pretty grim. But for us as followers and disciples of Christ, the cross is the place of ultimate victory. For us the empty tomb of Easter morning, show that the power of death and evil has been broken. Even here in the manger we have signs that Jesus will die on behalf of our sins.
So the Wise Men on coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. In this moment they realize that the real gift is Christ—God with us. In this moment they encounter something completely other than themselves and they are changed by it. When they meet this tiny little baby, it changes their lives and they become some of the first disciples. They are no longer interested in the motives of Herod, or their own motives. Their experience with Christ changes their dreams and the paths they decide to take. They simply give what they have and bow down. They find the God they have journeyed to find has been pursuing them all along.
As we begin a new year, I wonder what we are following. How many of you out there have made a new year’s resolution? And how many of those resolutions involve becoming a better person? Whether it is losing weight, exercising more, getting out of debt, and volunteering more. What course are you pursuing? What are your hearts set on? What is your motivation? Are we seeking something for ourselves, or are we seeking God? How will we experience Christ in the year ahead?
In the words of the hymn: What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; if I were a wise man, I would do my part. Yet what I can I give him–give my heart.
The privilege of the wise men can be ours, and we don’t have to go on a long journey. We simply need to risk being changed and challenged by God. Christmas is over, but God is still with us. If the lesson of Christmas is that God is with us, then the lesson of Epiphany is that God continues to seek us out and watch after us.
These Wise Men show us that the response to the revelation of Jesus, is one of worship and one of faith. We return home from church each week, from our encounter with Jesus. We too have been touched by God. We too have a message for others, and it is this: God is not far off. In all our sorrows, in all our temptations, sufferings, difficulties, and joys, God is with us – even when we stray far from Him. It is God who is searching for us, leading us onward, drawing us to Himself. That is the message we have to proclaim. That is the gospel, the good news.
Joy to the World CCLI 11259100
1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come:
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
2 Joy to the world, the Savior reigns:
Let us our songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Let us pray.
The Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
O Come all Ye Faithful CCLI 11259100
1 O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem!
Come, and behold Him,
Born the King of angels!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
2 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
3 Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation!
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all
Glory in the highest!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
Passing the Peace
L: Since God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Let us pass the peace of Christ to one another.
Benediction
PRAYER REQUESTS Pray for these: our members and friends in nursing homes, all veterans, service men & women & their families; all who have been sentenced to life without parole; all fire, law enforcement, & EMS personnel; June L; Pat and Jim Collins; Kaye Hale; Phyllis Dearing; Jessie Borgman; Sandy Miller; Tom Bloomingdale; Donna Luchman; Sue and Steve Rodgers; Jan and Kirk Barkdoll; Sally Hackett; Gary Martin, L.C. Chamberlin, Paul Glispie; Pryce Boeye; Ken Stinson; Betty Penry’s daughter, Amy; Wes and Joyce’s daughter, Anna; Marilyn’s son, Brad; Marilyn’s daughter, Candy; Jan’s and Kirk’s daughter, Amber; Chris’ and Colleen’s aunt, Joan Tabor; Debbie Smith’s brother, Tom; Kari Long; Randy Goslin; Mary Ahlgren’s family on her death; Mission Starfish, Haiti.