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I am creating this site to seek continued support in my endeavors in
Haiti. I have been in Haiti since April of 2010. In my time here I
have cleared rubble, demolished dangerous structures, taught safe
efficient building skills and methods, built two clinics, built two
additions on a nursing university, built or added to three orphanages
and maintained the facilities of an organization base and a clinic.
That was my first four and a half years here. This time out I
have a different mission, a different direction I desire to go.
Actually it is two directions.
First, I want to call American
churches together to support the efforts of the Haitian churches in
helping their communities. From scripture I believe it is a
responsibility of the church to see to the needs of the less fortunate
and it is the duty of each church as part of the body to support the
distant churches in their efforts to do this. This requires some time,
more than I had realized and continued support while I coordinate
these efforts is something that will keep me available to move
forward.
This, when I returned this last August, I believed to be
my mission here. As I have been seeking the aid and cooperation of the
American churches I have also been confronted by various other
problems that slip through the cracks of the relief agencies, clinics
and educational resources. My wife, Maricienne, is especially crucial
in this. Besides being quite a capable administrator and coordinator
she has a great heart for people. She engages folks on buses, in
tat-taps, at the market, at jen and many other areas of the community.
Between the two of us we have realized and broadcast a number of needs
in the community and have been able to see to and assist in.
We
have provided sixty families with three days food in advance of a
threatening storm, assisted with part or all tuition to get 10 primary
school children and 2 secondary school pupils enrolled, we helped a
widow return to business allowing her to become self sufficient and
allowing her five children to be enrolled in school, this in addition
to the other twelve. We have received partial funding now to help a
three year old attend a school for the deaf and we are looking for
assistance in either getting an eye surgeon nearby to do glaucoma
surgery for a man that lives near us or to cover the costs for him and
someone to accompany him to the more distant clinics where they are
capable of performing this surgery.
This would not be possible
were I in the States. I understand tent making ministries and my first
stage here was just that. Sharing the gospel through the work I did
and using those opportunities to serve. Those opportunities are at
present not available but the opportunities to serve are like the
rain, falling in front of us in abundance. By supporting my family and
myself you allow us to bring unrealized hope and resources to so many
needs.
The amount I am asking for would see to our needs for a
year. These would include food, housing, drinking water, electricity
and transportation in Haiti. With Haiti's visa requirements it would
also cover my need to exit and reenter the country every ninety-days.
I may also help allay any costs for traveling to the States to speak
with churches in seeking their support. It may seem to you that I
don't have my figures right, that the amount is too little. One year
here I made $6500 and supported my family and in the first four and a
half years I averaged $9000/year income but these were not sufficient
to support travel outside of Haiti. The numbers will suffice.
Thank you in advance for your kindness and another kindness
would be to share this in your networks.
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