We talked to Pastor Noel's wife again this morning and our suspicions have been confirmed. Many, many people have come to Terrier Rouge from Port-Au-Prince. They are in need of food and Pastor Noel and Marie are trying to meet their needs but they need help. School are still closed, but the banks have opened which is a good sign. The crisis in Northeast Haiti is still growing and our friends continue to need our help.
So how can you help? If you wish to make a financial donation, you may certainly do so and we plan to use it to help purchase food for the refugees from Port-Au-Prince as well as food for the children in the schools once school reopens - perhaps in early February. People who were living in Port-Au-Prince have made their way back (and continue to make their way back) to Terrier Rouge and are in dire need. This will undoubtedly bring an increase in the number of needy children in the schools. While we are grateful for and applaud the incredible amount of media attention in the disaster area at this time, we will continue to serve the pastors we have partnered with in Northeast Haiti long after Haiti has left the news and the last reporters have gone home. We are in this for the long haul and we would appreciate your participation with us to help the pastors to help the people in their communities and, of course, to help the children in the schools.
If you wish to make a financial donation through PayPal towards the cost of food for the children in the schools we're working with, please log into www.paypal.com and "send money" to the following e-mail address - info@hishandsforhaiti.org.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Haiti Earthquake - update 1/22/2010
We have spoken with Pastor Noel's wife again this week and the grief of what is happening to our brothers and sisters in Haiti was evident in her voice. She had been trying to contact us by phone to tell us about friends and loved ones from the church in Terrier Rouge who died in the earthquake but had been unable to get through to us on the phone. Everyone in Haiti will know someone who lost their life in this devastating earthquake. School are still closed, as are the banks, and food prices are on the rise. For those we know personally in Northeast Haiti, the crisis is growing.
So how can you help? If you wish to make a financial donation, you may certainly do so and we plan to use it to help purchase food for the children in the schools once school reopens - perhaps in early February. People who were living in Port-Au-Prince are making their way back to their hometowns and many of them have already returned to Northeast Haiti. This will undoubtedly bring an increase in the number of needy children in the schools. While we are grateful for and applaud the incredible amount of media attention in the disaster area at this time, we will continue to serve the pastors we have partnered with in Northeast Haiti long after Haiti has left the news and the last reporters have gone home. We are in this for the long haul and we would appreciate your participation with us to help the pastors to help the people in their communities and, of course, to help the children in the schools.
If you wish to make a financial donation through PayPal towards the cost of food for the children in the schools we're working with, please log into PayPal (www.paypal.com), click "send money" and then send your donation to info@hishandsforhaiti.org.
So how can you help? If you wish to make a financial donation, you may certainly do so and we plan to use it to help purchase food for the children in the schools once school reopens - perhaps in early February. People who were living in Port-Au-Prince are making their way back to their hometowns and many of them have already returned to Northeast Haiti. This will undoubtedly bring an increase in the number of needy children in the schools. While we are grateful for and applaud the incredible amount of media attention in the disaster area at this time, we will continue to serve the pastors we have partnered with in Northeast Haiti long after Haiti has left the news and the last reporters have gone home. We are in this for the long haul and we would appreciate your participation with us to help the pastors to help the people in their communities and, of course, to help the children in the schools.
If you wish to make a financial donation through PayPal towards the cost of food for the children in the schools we're working with, please log into PayPal (www.paypal.com), click "send money" and then send your donation to info@hishandsforhaiti.org.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Haiti Earthquake - His Hands for Haiti
We have finally been able to talk to Pastor Noel's wife on the phone and she has reported that everyone we work with in Northeast Haiti is fine. School is closed and she did not know when it would reopen but they are not having any other problems there at this time. She said she would let us know if any problems develop for them and we will keep you informed of ways you can help them in the coming days as shortages are likely to develop. As we said before, what we've seen after previous disasters in Haiti is that whatever aid is already in the country and any new aid coming into the country will naturally be sent to the disaster area, leaving other areas of the country without the help they have come to depend on.
At this point in time, the best way you can help the children in our program or the pastors and their churches and schools is to pray for them. If you wish to make a financial donation, you may certainly do so and we anticipate it will be used to help purchase food for the children in the schools in the coming days as food aid is redirected away from their area. Food shortages and a rise in food prices are also expected so financial help for the pastors to be able to purchase food for the children would be a big help. We also anticipate that many of the people who were living in Port-Au-Prince will begin to make their way back to their hometowns so we are expecting an influx of displaced people in the areas we serve which will undoubtedly bring an increase in the number of needy children in the schools. In anticipation of this, any donations we receive towards earthquake relief will be set aside for the purchase of food for the children. While we are grateful for and applaud the incredible amount of media attention in the disaster area at this time, we will continue to serve the pastors we have partnered with in Northeast Haiti long after Haiti has left the news and the last reporters have gone home.
If you wish to make a financial donation through PayPal towards the cost of food for the children in the schools we're working with, please log into PayPal, select "send money" and send it to the following e-mail address - info@hishandsforhaiti.org.
We would also like to suggest that you also consider donating to other organizations, such as the World Food Program, or other organizations working in the disaster area such as Hungry for Life - whose US Director is a close friend of this ministry. If you wish to contribute through Hungry for Life, 100% of your gift will go to the relief effort in the disaster area. To donate through their U.S. office, clickHungry for Life - 25 To Life Campaign, put "Haiti" next to your name and modify the amount as desired.
You may also want to consider contributing financially to the cost of bringing in relief supplies to the millions of desperate people in Haiti. Missionary Flights International, with whom we are affiliated, was one of the first responders from South Florida bringing in desperatly needed assistance. They will continue to fly into Haiti with relief supplies and donations to assist them with the cost of bringing these things in would be greatly appreciated. You can dontate to them by clicking on this link - Missionary Flights International.Please join us as we pray for the people of Haiti in this time of disaster. As we have more specific information about the children in our program, we will post it here.
Thank you for your concern -
His Hands Support Ministries
At this point in time, the best way you can help the children in our program or the pastors and their churches and schools is to pray for them. If you wish to make a financial donation, you may certainly do so and we anticipate it will be used to help purchase food for the children in the schools in the coming days as food aid is redirected away from their area. Food shortages and a rise in food prices are also expected so financial help for the pastors to be able to purchase food for the children would be a big help. We also anticipate that many of the people who were living in Port-Au-Prince will begin to make their way back to their hometowns so we are expecting an influx of displaced people in the areas we serve which will undoubtedly bring an increase in the number of needy children in the schools. In anticipation of this, any donations we receive towards earthquake relief will be set aside for the purchase of food for the children. While we are grateful for and applaud the incredible amount of media attention in the disaster area at this time, we will continue to serve the pastors we have partnered with in Northeast Haiti long after Haiti has left the news and the last reporters have gone home.
If you wish to make a financial donation through PayPal towards the cost of food for the children in the schools we're working with, please log into PayPal, select "send money" and send it to the following e-mail address - info@hishandsforhaiti.org.
We would also like to suggest that you also consider donating to other organizations, such as the World Food Program, or other organizations working in the disaster area such as Hungry for Life - whose US Director is a close friend of this ministry. If you wish to contribute through Hungry for Life, 100% of your gift will go to the relief effort in the disaster area. To donate through their U.S. office, clickHungry for Life - 25 To Life Campaign, put "Haiti" next to your name and modify the amount as desired.
You may also want to consider contributing financially to the cost of bringing in relief supplies to the millions of desperate people in Haiti. Missionary Flights International, with whom we are affiliated, was one of the first responders from South Florida bringing in desperatly needed assistance. They will continue to fly into Haiti with relief supplies and donations to assist them with the cost of bringing these things in would be greatly appreciated. You can dontate to them by clicking on this link - Missionary Flights International.Please join us as we pray for the people of Haiti in this time of disaster. As we have more specific information about the children in our program, we will post it here.
Thank you for your concern -
His Hands Support Ministries
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Looking back on 2009 - Looking ahead to 2010
Here we are at the start of 2010 and it seems appropriate to look back on 2009, not to bring any praise on ourselves but to marvel at the incredible provision of God. The brief synopsis of the activities of His Hands for Haiti for 2009 looks like this -
Total number of team trips to Haiti - 2
Total number of team members on those trips - 35
Total number of children "processed" on those trips - 1301
Total number of children sponsored for the 2008-2009 school year - 1029
Total number of sponsors - 500
In 2009 we continued with our ongoing support of His House - the home for orphaned and abandoned children with Mme. Christian as housemother. There were 11 children in residence for most of the year after 1 child relocated and another child went to live with an older sister, making room for another little girl to take her place.
We also continued with our ongoing support of Marie Noel's Saturday Feeding program which has grown to over 100 children being fed each Saturday. We were able to contribute to a much-needed improvement of providing benches for the children to sit on while they eat, which has helped things to go much more smoothly.
We also helped with financial support for the medical needs of a young girl from the community of Danda who is still in the process of correcting a life-threatening birth defect. She has had several surgeries so far, the last one being late in 2009, with more to come. The end of 2009 saw her doing well and recouperating back in her home village, preparing for more surgery in a year.
We were also able to begin a program for the sponsorship of teachers and other staff members of the school in Terrier Rouge. This program will help provide the teachers' monthly salaries.
Lastly we were told about a program being run by one of our partner Pastors in the village of Danda which provides a goat for a child and their family. We were able to share this information with our sponsors who have responded to this opportunity to help in a tremendous way - enabling us to be able to send over $1,000 to Haiti to help provide goats for this program.
We are so thankful to God for allowing us to be His servants and for His incredible blessing on this ministry. None of these things would have been possible without His guidance and direction and without Him bringing in the increase. "Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory because of Your love and faithfulness." Psalm 115:1
Looking ahead to 2010, we're starting the year with 1023 children sponsored so we expect to bypass our total number of children sponsored for the previous school year. We have 2 team trips to Haiti planned for 2010. The dates for the first trip are March 10 - 24 and the dates for the second trip are September 27 - October 13. We already have quite a list of names of possible team members for both trips and we are looking forward to great team trips with many "veteran" team members as well as quite a few "newbies".
This month marks the 8th year anniversary of our first trip to Haiti. We never would have imagined what God had planned for us but we are so thankful that His ways are higher than ours. We will continue to walk in the good works He has planned for us until He closes the door or calls us home. Thank you so much for your continued prayer and support. We look forward in anticipation of the good works God has planned for us in 2010!
For Him and for the children,
Jamie
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