It was a great week. The WEAG team was exactly what we needed. There were guys on the team that worked on plumbing the new fuel tanks and the fuel tanker we have for storing extra fuel on property. The others worked on laying block for the new building that contains the two 3,000 tanks. ...YES...even the women laid block. The building they were working on is near the main gate to our property. The security people at the gate were shocked to see ladies laying block. Later in the week they told Chris that "this was very good". Interesting how different cultures view working situations.
Samaritan's purse changed out their country coordinator this week. Judd Johnson and his wife Peg will be here overseeing the ministry. They arrived from Ecuador. We enjoyed sharing a night of food and fellowship with them, John Freyler from SP's main office and Betsy Hall...deputy country coordinator. We will be praying for Matt Ellington and his family as they take on other responsibilities at the home office of SP.
Saturday night we had 3 men overnight and then 10 for Sunday night from Global Compassion. This group is working in the northwest and trying to work two teams for two weeks. They will come back again for Wed. and Thursday night. We have another guest house team of 11 men arriving from VA on Wed along with 5 people for GO. Four of these guys are coming to help David switch out our 60KW generators for 100KW generators. They are having to rewire the entire generator house. Pray for all involved as this will take lots of coordination in trying to keep all buildings functioning as they make the change over. Joyce Scott is coming with her husband Paul and she will help cook for all these hungry men.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Monday Jan 17, 2010
We continue to hear great reports from the prayer and fasting services that took place on Jan. 12th. So many people with their hearts turned toward the Lord. In two churches we are associated with... TiTanyen and Second Baptist in town they had 91 people accept Jesus as their personal savior. PTL!!!!
Saturday a team from WEAG in Richmond, VA arrived....the plane was over 2 hrs late so it was around 7:45pm before they arrived at the compound. Sunday morning we left the compound at 6am and David preached in town at Jim Cartright's church. After that we took the team to brunch and then on a tour of the earthquake damage and the tent cities. Long day..arrived back home at 3:00pm Bible study with the team and our staff at 5:00pm. At 6:00 a team of 15 arrived from MO to guest house with us for 2 days. They minister in the north of Haiti. They are out buying supplies for their two week trip. We will guest house them on their way back in also.
We fixed supper for 44 last night. (all our families and the two teams)
When we returned to the house we had a message on the computer that Jean Claude Duvalier ...former president...ousted in 1986...had returned to the country. Should be an interesting week.
Saturday a team from WEAG in Richmond, VA arrived....the plane was over 2 hrs late so it was around 7:45pm before they arrived at the compound. Sunday morning we left the compound at 6am and David preached in town at Jim Cartright's church. After that we took the team to brunch and then on a tour of the earthquake damage and the tent cities. Long day..arrived back home at 3:00pm Bible study with the team and our staff at 5:00pm. At 6:00 a team of 15 arrived from MO to guest house with us for 2 days. They minister in the north of Haiti. They are out buying supplies for their two week trip. We will guest house them on their way back in also.
We fixed supper for 44 last night. (all our families and the two teams)
When we returned to the house we had a message on the computer that Jean Claude Duvalier ...former president...ousted in 1986...had returned to the country. Should be an interesting week.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thursday Jan 13, 2011
Yesterday was a day of prayer and fasting for most churches in Haiti. The government declared a holiday so that all could be off to mark the one year anniversary of the earthquake. The churches were packed and overflowing. TiTanyen church was full and the reports were that at least 650 were standing out in the yard. God has certainly turned the hearts of the Haitian people toward Him. The Billy Graham chaplains headed up a service here on our compound. People gathered at 4:30pm to sing praises to the Lord and then Kevin Bruns shared his testimony of where he was when the earthquake shook Haiti and how the earthquake has effected him this year. It was a time to remember for so many people.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Jan. 04,2011
Back in the swing of things here on the compound. We arrived Tuesday at 12:30 pm and a team from Guatemala arrived at 2:30pm I came on home and David stayed to get the team out of the airport. Chris and Kevin brought the team back to the compound while David waited till 3:45 for the nephew of Nicky Runk to arrive. As if that wasn't long enough he had to wait for the 4:30 flight to see if our missing piece of luggage might be on this later flight. It was the last piece on the last cart to arrive but PTL! it arrived.
This is a team of 22 from Guatemala. For those of you who know us know we don't do teams over 12 but the missionary that brought them had already purchased their tickets so.....here they are. They are a great group. We have 2 doctors working with medical, 8 painting and and 10 constructing temporary shelters. Language is a little bit of a barrier but most speak a little English and one speaks French. Their spirits for the Lord are what has touched our hearts. Here is a group of young adults who have raised $1,200 per person to make this trip. In Guatemala $1,200 is an average salary for a school teacher. Also this group makes up 10 % of their church congregation. What a sacrifice! Their vision is to start sending missionaries out of Guatemala to other countries. This is a first step.
This is a team of 22 from Guatemala. For those of you who know us know we don't do teams over 12 but the missionary that brought them had already purchased their tickets so.....here they are. They are a great group. We have 2 doctors working with medical, 8 painting and and 10 constructing temporary shelters. Language is a little bit of a barrier but most speak a little English and one speaks French. Their spirits for the Lord are what has touched our hearts. Here is a group of young adults who have raised $1,200 per person to make this trip. In Guatemala $1,200 is an average salary for a school teacher. Also this group makes up 10 % of their church congregation. What a sacrifice! Their vision is to start sending missionaries out of Guatemala to other countries. This is a first step.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Jan 3, 2011
Has it only been 10 days since Mom went on to be with the Lord? The days have been packed. On Friday we met with the funeral home director and completed the arrangements. After sharing Christmas with our family we had Mom's viewing on Sunday afternoon and the funeral on Monday. What a celebration!!! My nephew Rick Simpson shared some of his memories about Mom ( she would have been so pleased) and then David did her service. He said in all the funerals he has done this one was the toughest. What an anointing the Lord had on David and His Word. Our church was so gracious ...along with the Pairs and Spares Sunday School class to furnish a meal after the service. This allowed the family some special time to share with each other. Next we needed to prepare Mom's condo for selling. I wanted to help my brother get this done before I went back to Haiti so that all this wouldn't fall on him. What a blessing to have our kids and grand kids to come and help go through, box, sort and move all her things. Everyone worked in such sweet harmony. It was fun to reminisce as each trinket brought up memories. Also found a couple of poems she had written about me and my brother. By 5pm Sunday the condo was staged and ready for the realtor to show, family had taken rememberances they wanted and the garage was loaded with items for giveaway. Late this afternoon we will drive to Nashville, spend the night with Tommy and Becky Scott and head for the airport Tuesday morning at 4am. We will arrive in PAP at 12:15pm and have a team from Guatemala arriving at 2:30pm. Pray for strength.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Dec 24,2010
Another suddenly in our lives. Thursday morning at 2:30 am Judy's brother called to tell us that their mother had a heart attack and wasn't expected to live through the day. We immediately started putting things in order, packing and calling the airlines to find out how quick we could make it to KY. We said our goodbyes to all our staff and headed toward the PAP airport around 7am. We flew to Fort Lauderdale....PTL! there were 3 seats left on the plane. As we cleared customs and immigration there we received another phone call that she had experienced another heart attack. We switched airlines....Ft Lauderdale to Tampa, Tampa to Nashville. As we landed in Tampa we received word that she had taken her final flight to be with her Heavenly Father...Sad that we didn't get to see her one more time but rejoiciing that she was no longer in pain.
Our week before had been calm as the political factions decided to wait until after Christmas to do their manifesting. The mission team from New Work Fellowship in Hopkinsville, Ky voted to come on down any way knowing that they might spend Christmas in Haiti. Great group. They worked pouring well pump bases, repairing and installing pumps, cleaning out containers on the property, ministering in the Burn Clinic and packing over 500 back packs and sacks for Christmas. What fun to see the faces of the children as they received these backpacks filled with hygiene items, toys and candy.
David Jr. and Betsy arrived on Dec 15th. We had meetings with Samaritan's Purse leadership to map out the direction for both ministries in the coming year. It was great to have them there for a few days not knowing that only 4 days after they left we would be returning to KY.
Please pray for our entire family....the ones we left behind in Haiti and the ones here as we say our last goodbyes to my Mom.
Our week before had been calm as the political factions decided to wait until after Christmas to do their manifesting. The mission team from New Work Fellowship in Hopkinsville, Ky voted to come on down any way knowing that they might spend Christmas in Haiti. Great group. They worked pouring well pump bases, repairing and installing pumps, cleaning out containers on the property, ministering in the Burn Clinic and packing over 500 back packs and sacks for Christmas. What fun to see the faces of the children as they received these backpacks filled with hygiene items, toys and candy.
David Jr. and Betsy arrived on Dec 15th. We had meetings with Samaritan's Purse leadership to map out the direction for both ministries in the coming year. It was great to have them there for a few days not knowing that only 4 days after they left we would be returning to KY.
Please pray for our entire family....the ones we left behind in Haiti and the ones here as we say our last goodbyes to my Mom.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tuesday Dec 14, 2010
The airport has been closed since last Wednesday. Prayerfully it will open today. Eileen Brenize has been here with us for a week and flies out today....God willing. She continues to oversee a program called "Hope for Tomorrow" that she and Dave started when they lived in Haiti. It is a wonderful outreach with Flannelgraph.
Much of the country was shutdown Wed, Thurs. and Fri of last week. People began to move out and get supplies on Saturday. Some of our staff went to the grocery and stood in line to check out for and hour and fifteen minutes. By days end the shelves were empty....just like announcing a snowstorm in the US.
Saturday Franklin Graham, his daughter, Sarah Palin and family and Greta VanSusteran and husband all arrived on the GO compound. They immediately took vehicles and headed north to see the cholera clinic and pass out Christmas boxes at an orphanage. On Sunday morning they arrived back on compound for breakfast and a service with all the ex-pats on the property. Had at least a 100 or more in the service.
Monday we were told that more manifestations would occur in town but the Lord sent RAIN...it is rare to have rain in Dec. Praise the Lord traffic was able to move again and David and I were able to go into the bank. It is amazing how we take for granted things like shopping until it isn't possible.
Today American Airlines is flying again. David and Eileen are on their way to the airport. Going in a couple of hours early. We know there is a tremendous backlog of people who want to get out but people who are ticketed for today get first chance.
I know it is COLD where most of you live but this morning it was 73 degrees on our galleria. BURR...that is cold for here especially with the dampness from the rains yesterday. Everyone has on long sleeves this morning.
Much of the country was shutdown Wed, Thurs. and Fri of last week. People began to move out and get supplies on Saturday. Some of our staff went to the grocery and stood in line to check out for and hour and fifteen minutes. By days end the shelves were empty....just like announcing a snowstorm in the US.
Saturday Franklin Graham, his daughter, Sarah Palin and family and Greta VanSusteran and husband all arrived on the GO compound. They immediately took vehicles and headed north to see the cholera clinic and pass out Christmas boxes at an orphanage. On Sunday morning they arrived back on compound for breakfast and a service with all the ex-pats on the property. Had at least a 100 or more in the service.
Monday we were told that more manifestations would occur in town but the Lord sent RAIN...it is rare to have rain in Dec. Praise the Lord traffic was able to move again and David and I were able to go into the bank. It is amazing how we take for granted things like shopping until it isn't possible.
Today American Airlines is flying again. David and Eileen are on their way to the airport. Going in a couple of hours early. We know there is a tremendous backlog of people who want to get out but people who are ticketed for today get first chance.
I know it is COLD where most of you live but this morning it was 73 degrees on our galleria. BURR...that is cold for here especially with the dampness from the rains yesterday. Everyone has on long sleeves this morning.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday Dec 9, 2010
Monday the team gave out food to the "old people" before going over to paint the last permanent home in the village. David and I took Mark to the airport before going to pick up supplies for the next couple of weeks. Tuesday the team was able to get to airport to fly back to WI and David spent the next several hours looking for parts needed to hook up a new fuel tanker that we purchased a couple of weeks ago. We have to have more fuel storage on the property and a tanker seemed the easiest way to do this. The results for the presidential elections were announced Tuesday evening late. Most of the people were not happy with the results so since Tuesday evening very few vehicles have moved in the country. Lots of manifestations, burning tires, burning vehilces and road blocks in the most of the country. We are fine where we are and can move about 5 or 6 miles north and south if needed but NO public transportation is moving. Five of our staff can't get to work as they live in closer to town. The president announced last night that there had been an error in the count but don't know what that will mean to the people or the difference it will make. This is the second day of total shutdown for the country. Pray that rational minds will prevail and soon people can get back to work, the stores can open, the banks can open, schools can open and the airport can function again. No one is moving in or out of the country. PTL! our team was able to leave on Tuesday. We hear that over 700 people are stuck in Miami because AA can't fly in here.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Sunday Dec. 5, 2010
Tuesday our team arrived from Wisconsin. The plane was 1 1/2 hrs late so it was a pitch black dark when they arrived at the compound. Wednesday and a half of a day on Thursday they bagged over 400 "family" bags of clothes to give out. God willing we will give most of these out on Monday afternoon in Grand Chemin. Thursday afternoon and Friday they painted two of the permanent houses inside and out that we have built in TiTanyen. Saturday was their day out and they visited an orphanage about 50 miles up the road. On Thursday a gentleman from Tampa arrived to spend a few days here so he has joined their team. One man on the team and his 17 year old son have done a lot of mechanic work. Always a blessing.
Today David preached at Shekina Church... had 4 people saved. Tonight he preached at Second Baptist in town and 10 people accepted Jesus as their personal savior. PTL! This is why we are here. ...to share the Gospel.
Today David preached at Shekina Church... had 4 people saved. Tonight he preached at Second Baptist in town and 10 people accepted Jesus as their personal savior. PTL! This is why we are here. ...to share the Gospel.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Nov. 30, 2010
Elections went as expected. Lots of confusion, lots of fraud reported. Many unable to get to the polling stations. Ballots found out in the alleys and streets. The government report that all went well. 12 of the 19 candidates called to the elections to be nullified. Very little traffic on the roads yesterday and no schools were in session. This is Haiti.
Today David went into town to purchase much needed supplies and he said traffic was off at least 50%. This is good when you are having to drive. We have a team of 14 arriving today. They will be painting, sorting and sacking clothes for give away, etc. Friendships left and gave us a lot more clothes to give away.
Our son...David Jr....turned 46 today. Happy Birthday !!!!
Today David went into town to purchase much needed supplies and he said traffic was off at least 50%. This is good when you are having to drive. We have a team of 14 arriving today. They will be painting, sorting and sacking clothes for give away, etc. Friendships left and gave us a lot more clothes to give away.
Our son...David Jr....turned 46 today. Happy Birthday !!!!
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