Hello From Haiti
Bonjou! (Good morning!)
It is so good to write you all this email. We are sorry that it has taken us
this long to write! Our time here in Haiti has been wonderful. We left the
states on Tuesday and had relatively no trouble at the airports or on the plane
(although Whitney and I both had our bags searched! - I guess we are the
terrorist type, haha!). We arrived in Port au Prince at 1:30 on Tuesday and it
was definitely an experience! Part of the airport was destroyed and we had to
go through a new building for customs and immigration. The Lord prepared the
way for us and we had no trouble getting through customs nor immigration and
the Lord saw that all of our luggage arrived! We walked outside and a friend
of Pastor Preval was waiting for us. We rode with Pastor Preval all over Port
au Prince as he took care of some duties and we saw the overwhelming
devastation caused by the earthquake - the pictures and images of collapsed
buildings and tent communities from TV are real. We spent the night at Pastor
Preval's and in the morning we flew to Pignon where Pastor Geordany was waiting
for us! From there we traveled to LaJeune and I (Allen) have never felt more
like I was at home! I (Whitney) also feel very welcomed by Pastor and his
wife. I appreciate them allowing us to stay here and my eyes have definitely
been opened. Words can not explain what I have seen so far. The children are a
little weary of me because I unlike Allen do not know any of the language.
However, we play games which allows us to bond. Since then we have been
spending time with the children and getting to know the people. We did a
practice water test yesterday and we will do more of that next week. The youth
rally started yesterday and there are youth sleeping everywhere at Pastor
Geordany's compound! They are so warm and welcoming and it is so awesome to
know that we are brothers and sisters in Jesus! Today, tomorrow, and Sunday
there will be two services a day - which is going to be awesome but probably
also a little tiring! God is good, so is the food, and we are having a
wonderful time! Please keep us in your prayers, that we may share the love of
Jesus with these wonderful people! We love you all and look forward to seeing
you and showing you our pictures when we get back!
In Christ,
Allen and Whitney
Friday, July 30, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Another Mission to another Place
A mission to Africa is being organized by Bro. Hal Sonafrank of Leakes Chapel over in the Stanley area.
Below is some information he sends for prayer, praise and support:
The upcoming trip to Africa is scheduled for August 26-September 7. (Actually return to the US on September 8) There have been many needs met and many are still being prayed for to be met.
The team of 5 will be conducting a church planting crusade, plus holding pastor's conferences, womens conferences as well and working with the orphanage and other ministries during the two weeks they will be there.
For those who might desire to contribute to this outreach, please send your donations to:
Leakes Chapel Church of the Brethren
2334 Honeyville Road
Stanley, VA 22851
Please mark in the memo: "Africa Trip"
Thanks in advance for your gracious generosity.
Bro. Hal asks us to please note the following for your prayers:
Pray For The Africa Team and Crusade Meetings
1. Pray for the safety in all our travels - on the way, while there, and on the return home.
2. Pray for angels to surround us.
3. Pray for protection from any sickness and disease.
4. Pray for the food and water to be good and for no germs or "bugs" to harm us.
5. Pray that Satan and his demons will be bound by God and that they cannot move around us or in our thoughts and actions in any way.
6. Pray that the team, along with Brother Charles Nyane will be in the Spirit and that there will be unity of the Spirit each day.
7. Pray the Holy Spirit will direct our steps each day and that no one will walk in the flesh.
8. Pray that many will come to the crusades and that many will come to know Jesus as their Savior and Lord.
9. Pray that all who come for healing will be healed.
10. Pray that the team will be filled with the Holy Spirit of love and boldness and that there will be a demonstration of miracles by God through each one.
11. Pray that all fears and lying spirits will be broken and cast down from each one.
12. Pray for a hedge of protection around and over the team each day and for the blood of Jesus to cover everyone's minds.
13. Pray for each team member's congregation, their pastors and families.
14. Ask the Lord to reveal other things to pray for as you listen to His voice.
Pray For Crusade Expenses To Be Met
1. Fuel for transportation of team members.
2. Publicity Banner
3. Publicity Posters
4. Publicity Hand Bills
5. Radio Interviews/Announcements
6. Supplementary Equipment
7. Chair Rental
'8. Electricity
9. Platform building material
10. Tarpaulin
11. Communication
12. Police permit, letters to churches, calling on local village chief
13. Meeting with the elders of the town and tract distribution
14. Maintenance and care
15. Accomodations
16 Survey and preparation.
Below is some information he sends for prayer, praise and support:
The upcoming trip to Africa is scheduled for August 26-September 7. (Actually return to the US on September 8) There have been many needs met and many are still being prayed for to be met.
The team of 5 will be conducting a church planting crusade, plus holding pastor's conferences, womens conferences as well and working with the orphanage and other ministries during the two weeks they will be there.
For those who might desire to contribute to this outreach, please send your donations to:
Leakes Chapel Church of the Brethren
2334 Honeyville Road
Stanley, VA 22851
Please mark in the memo: "Africa Trip"
Thanks in advance for your gracious generosity.
Bro. Hal asks us to please note the following for your prayers:
Pray For The Africa Team and Crusade Meetings
1. Pray for the safety in all our travels - on the way, while there, and on the return home.
2. Pray for angels to surround us.
3. Pray for protection from any sickness and disease.
4. Pray for the food and water to be good and for no germs or "bugs" to harm us.
5. Pray that Satan and his demons will be bound by God and that they cannot move around us or in our thoughts and actions in any way.
6. Pray that the team, along with Brother Charles Nyane will be in the Spirit and that there will be unity of the Spirit each day.
7. Pray the Holy Spirit will direct our steps each day and that no one will walk in the flesh.
8. Pray that many will come to the crusades and that many will come to know Jesus as their Savior and Lord.
9. Pray that all who come for healing will be healed.
10. Pray that the team will be filled with the Holy Spirit of love and boldness and that there will be a demonstration of miracles by God through each one.
11. Pray that all fears and lying spirits will be broken and cast down from each one.
12. Pray for a hedge of protection around and over the team each day and for the blood of Jesus to cover everyone's minds.
13. Pray for each team member's congregation, their pastors and families.
14. Ask the Lord to reveal other things to pray for as you listen to His voice.
Pray For Crusade Expenses To Be Met
1. Fuel for transportation of team members.
2. Publicity Banner
3. Publicity Posters
4. Publicity Hand Bills
5. Radio Interviews/Announcements
6. Supplementary Equipment
7. Chair Rental
'8. Electricity
9. Platform building material
10. Tarpaulin
11. Communication
12. Police permit, letters to churches, calling on local village chief
13. Meeting with the elders of the town and tract distribution
14. Maintenance and care
15. Accomodations
16 Survey and preparation.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Recent Headlines
We are actually not seeing regular news coming out of Haiti. In fact, you often have to search for it. Here are some recent headlines regarding the island that might be of interest. Reading just these headlines of the last couple of days should help us to realize that they are far from out of the woods yet. Please continue to pray for Haiti!!
Port-au-Prince Maternity Clinics Pushed to Limit
The Online NewsHour - Thu Jul 15, 6:20 pm ET
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Amy Goodman: Six months after the earthquake, Haiti’s suffering is intense
The Capital Times - Thu Jul 15, 5:53 am ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake here in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins. Up to 1.8 million people are living in squalid tent cities, with inadequate sanitation, if any, no electricity and little security, and no respite from the intense heat and the worsening rains. Rape, hunger and ...
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Haiti’s displaced residents stuck in squalid camps
The Wenatchee World - Wed Jul 14, 3:08 pm ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Before the earthquake, Frances Etienne scraped by with ingenuity and hard work. Using micro-loans to purchase inventory for her business, she sold spaghetti, spices and other food from a small neighborhood store. Then the tremors struck and wiped out her business — but not her $3,700 debt.
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Most countries fail to deliver on Haiti aid pledges
CNN - Thu Jul 15, 2:29 pm ET
Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to a special fund to help rebuild the country have not delivered the cash, a CNN investigation has found.
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In Haiti, a Storm Transforms a Haven Into a Disaster Site
New York Times - Wed Jul 14, 6:18 pm ET
Some 1,700 Haitians who had agreed this spring to move from Port-au-Prince to Corail Cesselesse, a remote camp in an inhospitable location, lost their shelter on Monday.
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Amurtel Haiti update
The Valley Reporter - Thu Jul 15, 10:02 am ET
For those following the news in Haiti, it is clear things are still pretty grim for the survivors of the January 12 earthquake. There are still over a million homeless and many of the 300,000 dead are still entombed in the rubble throughout the capital of Port au Prince. Hunger is on the rise, along with disease and frustration for those still living in the squalid tent camps. For various ...
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Haitian Coalition of Somerville leads humanitarian mission in Haiti
Somerville Journal - Tue Jul 13, 8:03 pm ET
Franklin Dalembert, the Haitian Coalition of Somerville’s executive director, expected to find more signs of a country under construction when he arrived in Haiti in late April with a delegation of 30 health professionals prepared to deliver medical assistance and mental health counseling, distribute medication and food, and provide training in CPR and first aid to survivors of the Jan. 12 ...
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After Haiti earthquake, she went to help - and hasn't left
Minnesota Public Radio - Thu Jul 15, 7:56 pm ET
Six months after January's earthquake left more 200,000 people dead, Deb Ingersoll reflects on her work and what compelled her to leave Minnesota and help the recovery in Haiti.
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Bill Clinton gets tough as donors fail to honour $5bn Haiti pledge
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money told to pay up Bill Clinton has promised to get tough with countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money they promised. Six months after the disaster that killed 220,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless ...
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HAITI LOVES MESSI.
Nation News - Thu Jul 15, 8:04 pm ET
Argentine soccer star and UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador Lionel Messi, second right, is escorted by bodyguards during a visit to an earthquake refugee camp in Port-au-Prince, yesterday. Haitians mobbed the football icon chanting his name and raising an Argentina flag high as he walked by. (AP Picture.)
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France looking into '$21 billion' Haiti hoax
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 15, 12:56 pm ET
France's Foreign Ministry says it is considering legal action against the alleged perpetrators of an Internet hoax that claimed France would pay a huge indemnity Haiti demanded 125 years ago.
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HAITI ADOPTIONS: Haitian twins adjust to new lives in Iowa
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Tue Jul 13, 11:44 pm ET
The Stanleys brought six-year-old twins Jean Dany and Danise home from Haiti in January. "They say there's a honeymoon period for an adoption where everyone gets along with everybody and treats each other like guests," says Jaime Stanley. The honeymoon didn't last long and the family was left to deal with overcoming language and emotional barriers.
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Haitian man survives cancer, earthquake to continue work
The Wilmington Star-News - Thu Jul 15, 3:38 pm ET
It’s been 13 years since Edvy Durandice last visited Wilmington.
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Haiti Still Needs Help
NBC San Diego - Wed Jul 14, 12:17 pm ET
A local group says many Haitians are still living under bedsheets. Haiti - Caribbean - Organization - Port-au-Prince - Business and Economy
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Haiti fund only 20% full
iafrica.com - Thu Jul 15, 4:04 am ET
After $500-million was pledged to Haiti, the aid fund for quake relief is only 20 percent full.
Port-au-Prince Maternity Clinics Pushed to Limit
The Online NewsHour - Thu Jul 15, 6:20 pm ET
*
Amy Goodman: Six months after the earthquake, Haiti’s suffering is intense
The Capital Times - Thu Jul 15, 5:53 am ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake here in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins. Up to 1.8 million people are living in squalid tent cities, with inadequate sanitation, if any, no electricity and little security, and no respite from the intense heat and the worsening rains. Rape, hunger and ...
*
Haiti’s displaced residents stuck in squalid camps
The Wenatchee World - Wed Jul 14, 3:08 pm ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Before the earthquake, Frances Etienne scraped by with ingenuity and hard work. Using micro-loans to purchase inventory for her business, she sold spaghetti, spices and other food from a small neighborhood store. Then the tremors struck and wiped out her business — but not her $3,700 debt.
*
Most countries fail to deliver on Haiti aid pledges
CNN - Thu Jul 15, 2:29 pm ET
Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to a special fund to help rebuild the country have not delivered the cash, a CNN investigation has found.
*
In Haiti, a Storm Transforms a Haven Into a Disaster Site
New York Times - Wed Jul 14, 6:18 pm ET
Some 1,700 Haitians who had agreed this spring to move from Port-au-Prince to Corail Cesselesse, a remote camp in an inhospitable location, lost their shelter on Monday.
*
Amurtel Haiti update
The Valley Reporter - Thu Jul 15, 10:02 am ET
For those following the news in Haiti, it is clear things are still pretty grim for the survivors of the January 12 earthquake. There are still over a million homeless and many of the 300,000 dead are still entombed in the rubble throughout the capital of Port au Prince. Hunger is on the rise, along with disease and frustration for those still living in the squalid tent camps. For various ...
*
Haitian Coalition of Somerville leads humanitarian mission in Haiti
Somerville Journal - Tue Jul 13, 8:03 pm ET
Franklin Dalembert, the Haitian Coalition of Somerville’s executive director, expected to find more signs of a country under construction when he arrived in Haiti in late April with a delegation of 30 health professionals prepared to deliver medical assistance and mental health counseling, distribute medication and food, and provide training in CPR and first aid to survivors of the Jan. 12 ...
*
After Haiti earthquake, she went to help - and hasn't left
Minnesota Public Radio - Thu Jul 15, 7:56 pm ET
Six months after January's earthquake left more 200,000 people dead, Deb Ingersoll reflects on her work and what compelled her to leave Minnesota and help the recovery in Haiti.
*
Bill Clinton gets tough as donors fail to honour $5bn Haiti pledge
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money told to pay up Bill Clinton has promised to get tough with countries which pledged billions of dollars in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti but have yet to deliver the money they promised. Six months after the disaster that killed 220,000 people and left more than 1.5 million homeless ...
*
HAITI LOVES MESSI.
Nation News - Thu Jul 15, 8:04 pm ET
Argentine soccer star and UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador Lionel Messi, second right, is escorted by bodyguards during a visit to an earthquake refugee camp in Port-au-Prince, yesterday. Haitians mobbed the football icon chanting his name and raising an Argentina flag high as he walked by. (AP Picture.)
*
France looking into '$21 billion' Haiti hoax
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 15, 12:56 pm ET
France's Foreign Ministry says it is considering legal action against the alleged perpetrators of an Internet hoax that claimed France would pay a huge indemnity Haiti demanded 125 years ago.
*
HAITI ADOPTIONS: Haitian twins adjust to new lives in Iowa
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Tue Jul 13, 11:44 pm ET
The Stanleys brought six-year-old twins Jean Dany and Danise home from Haiti in January. "They say there's a honeymoon period for an adoption where everyone gets along with everybody and treats each other like guests," says Jaime Stanley. The honeymoon didn't last long and the family was left to deal with overcoming language and emotional barriers.
*
Haitian man survives cancer, earthquake to continue work
The Wilmington Star-News - Thu Jul 15, 3:38 pm ET
It’s been 13 years since Edvy Durandice last visited Wilmington.
*
Haiti Still Needs Help
NBC San Diego - Wed Jul 14, 12:17 pm ET
A local group says many Haitians are still living under bedsheets. Haiti - Caribbean - Organization - Port-au-Prince - Business and Economy
*
Haiti fund only 20% full
iafrica.com - Thu Jul 15, 4:04 am ET
After $500-million was pledged to Haiti, the aid fund for quake relief is only 20 percent full.
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