Sunday 27, 2010

We met with a couple of organizations in Louisville on Thursday that are interested in Haiti. Please pray for God's direction as they seek Him for their involvement.
Today is the second day of David's preparation for the upper GI and colon scope tomorrow. Please pray for the Lord's hand to direct the surgeon as he does the procedures.
PRAISE THE LORD! Last Thursday the 20 ft container that was loaded and shipped out of Louisville arrived in Haiti. Thanks for all who were involved in making this possible.

June 22, 2010

PRAISE THE LORD! David was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon. On his release the doctors told him that he would be having another CT scan in about a week and a scope in about 3 to 4 weeks. On Monday David was able to see his surgeon. He changed his mind and has scheduled David for a scope on Monday. This is good news. We are anxious to find out for sure what is going on. The sooner we can find out and get the treatment the sooner we can return to Haiti.

June 19, 2010

It has been a long week. David is still in the hospital. Doctors (4) still are not 100% as to his problem. They still say there some type of blockage but cannot confirm without a scope. They want him to heal for several more weeks before trying a scope....concerned they may perforate something. The second diagnosis is leaning toward diverticulis. The doctors say normally this can be treated outpatient but his case it too severe. He thought he was coming home Thursday then Friday and now hopefully this afternoon. They wanted to keep him on IV antibiotics. Please continue to pray.

June 18, 2010

Great teams.... June the 4th a team from Greeley, CO came to minister with our staff in Haiti. They had the privilege of constructing temporary housing, working at the Burn Clinic and doing multiple tasks around the compound. Not only did the Greeley team come but 4 days later a team from Hopkinsville, KY arrived. This team put together some sacks of goodies and distributed them in the mountains. The VQ was full. Our great staff worked tirelessly in helping these teams accomplish their ministries.

June 17, 2010

Take no thought for tomorrow...... Sunday night David had a rough night with pain and bloating in his stomach. On Monday he was able to get an appointment at 3pm and when the doctor examined him he ordered a CT scan of the stomach area immediately. It was around 9 pm when we had the results of the scan. The doctors said there was a partial blockage of the small intestine and wanted him to check into the hospital. His internist was sure they would be doing surgery. David begged of of checking in that late and asked to come back to the hospital on Tuesday morning. Reluctantly they let him come home.
He checked into the hospital on Tuesday. Several doctors examined him and decided to drop an NG tube down his nose into his stomach to give him some relief. For three days he has had only ice chips. After several consultations the doctors have decided that the blockage could be an infection. Wednesday morning late they put in an IV and started him on antibiotics. If these work he may be able to come home today or Friday. The doctors want him to stay on clear liquids this weekend and come back to see them on Monday.
He was supposed to do a wedding in Illinois on Saturday and we had to cancel. So sorry Noah and Johnson family. We are so disappointed we won't be able to be a part of this joyous celebration. We have our tickets to fly back to Haiti on Tuesday but that won't take place. Please pray for David's healing

June 12, 2010

We loaded a U Haul trailer in Tupelo with an organ and many other items for Haiti as we finished up MOT on Friday. David had a couple of meetings at the office so it was about 5:30pm when we left. We arrived in Nashville at Tommy and Becky Scott's home around 10 pm. We were up early and headed for the warehouse. PTL!!! LOTS of people showed up to help us sort, box and load the 40 ft container. Paul Scott came with 5 from the Indianapolis area, David Hall came with 5 from Tupelo and David Jr had gathered up 12 from the Louisville and Nashville area. It was a very hot day but we completed the loading by 1:30pm. As the Haitian proverb says...".a lot of hands make the load not heavy."

June 9, 2010

MOT is going very well. Seven great couples going to seven different countries. The staff in Haiti welcomed a team of 12 from Greeley, CO on Friday. I talked with Sheryl Brumley today and she said they are doing great...they had constructed 14 temporary homes and a community center in the area of Tapio in the mountains. Last night another team of 12 arrived from Hopkinsville, KY. They painted the clinic along with some other projects on the compound.
We are still trying to locate enough help to load the 40ft container in Nashville this Saturday. Let us know if you can help.

June 6, 2010`

David and I drove to Tupelo on Saturday. We shared in two churches today...Ecru and Thaxton Methodist. These churches are joining together to bring a team to Haiti in July. Tomorrow we start our MOT.. GO's Missionary Orientation Training...here in Tupelo for this entire week. We will have 14 new missionary candidates (7 couples) going to seven different countries in the world.
*NEED HELP LOADING A 40 ft CONTAINER IN NASHVILLE ON SATURDAY JUNE 12TH.
IF YOU CAN HELP CALL Judy at 502-396-1392 or David, Jr...502-558-7765

June 6, 2010

Many have asked about my mom. We have had to move her to a new facility in a more secure place for her. She seems to be very satisfied. The nice thing about where she is now is that Becky Ivy's ( our GO Sponsorship Director) mother and mother-in-law are in the same place and when I can't be there Becky checks on her every day and emails me about how she is doing. God is good.

June 4, 2010

OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry Travis...I goofed on the last name....it is Adkinson.
Opportunities.......... Our 53ft container arrived in Haiti with the new building. We need some skilled workers to help put it up. The dates are June 30 to July 15th. If you can work any of these days into your schedule and have some construction abilities please notify us at dhjheady@gmail.com

June 3, 2010

Saturday May 22 the team started painting the new permanant housing on the church property. The people were so excited. Lots of kids and of course everyone wanting to help. Sunday David preached at TiTanyen. Since church starts early...now 7am...they have resumed having Sunday School 6am to 7am...and we finish by 10:30 we decided to tour PAP with the team before eating lunch. It was good to see that some of the rubble had been cleaned up in the last few weeks. The filming crew took lots of pictures and video. Our entire staff and the team enjoyed Bible study Sunday night along with sandwiches and popcorn.
Monday was a busy day. The team had devotion and prayer time with all our Haitian male staff to start the day off. Then the team and film crew helped pass out food to the elderly and visited the Burn Clinic. We were able to spend about an hour at the Kindergarten and play with the kids during their recreation time. Time for lunch and then to the Afternoon School. Another day for painting houses too. Visited the Morning School. Everyone is glad to be back in school.
I took the film crew to visit some of the homes of our Haitian staff. We are repairing and in some cases completely rebuilding their homes damaged by the earthquake. We were able to hear some testimonies of how blessed they were that people from the US cared enough to send funds to rebuild for them. One of the ladies has worked for us for 13 years as a teacher's aid in the Kindergarten. We had to completely rebuild her home. She just couldn't stop smiling and as we started to leave she asked us to pray and dedicate her new home to the Lord. PTL!
The team painted four homes and had the privilege of dedicating one of them in memory of one of the team members business partner who passed away about two months ago.
JOY!!!!! The Lord has allowed us to experience so many things on the mission field but we had a first with this team from Louisville. One of the team members...Travis Green...had brought a beautiful diamond ring to Haiti with him. He had decided to propose to his girlfriend ...who was also on the team...in Haiti. Just to make it special David asked the pilot of Samaritan's Purse helicopter if he could possibly take them up and allow Travis to propose in flight. The pilot said he had a run to make so when he was ready to go he would take them up for a quick outing. David Jr told them they had been selected for the flight because they were "servants of the day". Travis's Mom, Dad and brother were all on the team so it was a real surprise for everyone as the helicopter landed and they announced their engagement. God is so good!!!!!!!!!!
Wed. back to the US. So hard for me to leave. It was so good to be home for a few days.