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Monday - We Need Your Help!

9/4/2012

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Our day started off with a bang... literally!! We were rear ended by a UN Hummer on our way to the orphanage.  Luckily we had just told Clayton to sit down... the guys on the back of the pickup truck sides were nearly thrown out.  GOD IS GOOD!!  Long story short, the UN Captain knew it was their fault and after making sure everyone was okay felt he needed to make things right and took our information and then tore his UN Flag patch from his uniform and said “This is something I have to do.”

We headed into the village today to start our demolition of the old school!  We had sledge hammers and a lot of fun!  Who would have known how much fun knocking something down would be.  That was the easy part.  We even had entire walls come crashing down at one time after a few hits.  The hard part was then having to clean up the debris and moving it out of the school yard.  There is one more section we would still need to tear down but cannot until we are ready to rebuild the new wing of the school.  This is where all of you come in.  We need a team to rebuild in November.  As soon as we have a confirmed team of at least 15 people, we will tear down the remaining section.  We would love to do this before we leave.  So please email any of us or text or even respond here on the blog site if you would like to come so we can move forward on the plans for that project.  If you are unable to be a part of the next team, we still could use your financial help with this project.  We need to raise $10,000 by the first week of November to buy supplies before the end of the month trip.  All donations are tax deductible and you are still an important part of our ministry helping us in this way!

At the clinic today, we were able to use the debris from the school to add to our porch area we will be pouring tomorrow.  We also were able to run the electrical wires for the clinic as well.  No, we don’t have electricity, but there will be a generator. The clinic is almost ready to move in.  So, any of you wanting to join us on the November trip could also work in the clinic as it opens soon.  The clinic will allow the Haitian people to come see a medical doctor or eye doctor for the small fee of less than $1.00.  The other clinics anywhere in the area charge at least $6.00 or more just to see the doctor and then approximately $ 5-$10 for medication.  An average Haitian only makes $5.00 a week.  But most do not even have a job at all.  So our clinic will make a huge impact on the lives of the people of Kalalun.  Many would never have that opportunity to ever have that medical treatment.

Well , its getting late.  We really should go to bed. Please continue to pray for our safety. We love and miss everyone!

Team Haiti


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Sunday.....a day of rest!

9/2/2012

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Bonjou everyone!  Sorry we haven't been able to load any pics yet for you but we are limited on internet access and it doesn't seem to let us download them for you.  We are moving to plan B and hopefully will have a few pics posted by tomorrow.

Today we got up early to attend service at our friend Frantz's church. We always enjoy going to the Haitian church while we are here.  Their faithfulness and joy for the Lord is evident in the way they worship wholeheartedly.  To see their faith in the midst of their circumstances really makes you evaluate your own level of faith at times. The pastor welcomed us not as guest this time but instead as their friends who have come from the states again to visit them.  He remembered our names and welcomed us with open arms.  Tom had the opportunity to get up in front of the congregation and give a quick little thank for having us speech too!!

We left Haitian church and attended the Montrouis International Fellowship service.  This is the service that is the only American/English service in the area.  So missionaries and guests from all over come together to worship. The children from the orphanage also go to this service.  The message was about trusting God in the midst of our circumstances.  Pretty fitting for a country where nothing really is ever easy for anyone.  It was nice to see some of the other missionaries we have met in the past and we had the opportunity to meet even a few more. There were two men from Honduras we sang worship who were just phenomenal. Even singing in another language you could feel the presence of our Lord there today!!

After church, we invited the two missionary families we work with to come have lunch with us.  We spent several hours talking and making a strategy for our future trips and projects.  It was such a productive afternoon that even included a vision walk through property that could be a wonderful addition for the new orphanage and fishing program combined.  It was nice to be able to have all the different entities together to plan and connect our ideas for a future working relationship and mission trips for the coming year.  There are so many wonderful people working together that we are excited to see how God will move over the next few months!

In the morning, we are heading down to the Calalun school to do some more demolition work!! We are actually excited about tearing down the old school.  Just taking the roof off yesterday opened up the court yard and made the school look so much brighter. The old building that is falling apart in the front of the school hides the beautiful school that is gradually being rebuilt.  The kids in the village love the excitement and will be there as soon as the sun comes up waiting for us!!  It is nice to hear them call the team by name now rather than "Blanc" all the time!  We will have to think of a new American phrase to teach them tomorrow!

Keep us all in your prayers.  We are all doing great.  We  have been blessed extremely this entire trip and want to give Him all the glory. 

Nou Remen ou
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Home away from home......We have arrived safely in Haiti!!

9/1/2012

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Sorry we haven't been able to post up until now! Yes, we made if safely to Haiti and everyone has weathered the storm very well.  Our team had no problems with our flight.... well if you just take out the fact we left the levels several times throughout the airport and lost a boarding pass before ever making it on the plane!!  But God is good!!!!!! WE ARE HERE!! We arrived in Port au Prince and spent a few hours on the bus looking for a missionary and her children who were coming back to Montrouis with us.  They might be helping us with the Liberty Academy this school year.  We made it to the orphanage just in time to have lunch with the kids!!   The kids at the orphanage have grown so much since our last trip here.  They asked about many of you and wanted to know if you were coming too!

We have been busy from the moment we arrived.  We spent some time at the orphanage playing and loving on the kids but set out with a mission to get our projects up and going.  Our first goal of week is to get the clinic up and running.  We needed to paint the inside which is a chore in itself since paint in Haiti is more water than paint!!  We went through 65 gallons of paint for about 900 square feet....and no, we didn't paint the ceiling.  Did I mention there is not electricity in this clinic yet....or windows.....We all agree it was an average of 111 degrees with humidity (probably from the water in the paint).  And if you were one of the lucky ones, you were on the ladder where the temperature was just slightly higher 10 degrees or more!!! BUT.....we are finished!!! Even had enough time to start demolition on the old school when we finished today.  Who would of known that after being so tired and hot from painting that knocking a building down could be so invigorating!!!  We even experienced "hurricane Lee" for the first time!  (pics to follow)

As we sit here tonight listening to Stephen play worship music as we recap our day, hearing the words "How great is our God" we can't help but to be so extremely thankful for all the blessings that we saw this week preparing for this trip.  God showed up in such powerful ways!!  We were able to meet ALL of the needs for the orphanage and our projects we are working on for this trip in the the few weeks we had to collect them.  Thank all of you for stepping up and serving and showing your support for our project.  During these last few days, we were able to do some vision walks through the village and come up with some amazing plans for the future to share God's love with the Haitian people and ways to help the villages become self sustaining in the future.  We can't wait to share all these plans with all of you.

Well, we are extremely tired, but miss and love all of you.  Please continue to pray for our team and our work for the coming week. 

Fun Facts for our trips:
1. Rain has more water pressure than our showers.
2. Spiders are REALLY big in Haiti. (Alisha says they are 10 times bigger than America)
3. Tom is not DR.TOM....the urologist!
4. We have decided to teach the Haitian children American words......Kalia now says "Sugar, Sugar"
5. Lee comes to Haiti for Anger Management.....aka Hurricane Lee!
6. We could of done stitches today....maybe tomorrow! (We knew there was a reason to build this clinic!!)
7. We definitely are considered family hence the things they now share with us!
8. We will not marry Dominican!
9. We only have about about 150 bug bites so far between us all!!
10. YES....we do have trees in America!!!

Bonswa.....nahwe demen....

Haiti Team Aug-Sept 2012


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     My name is Julie Schaefer.  I am the Missions Coordinator for Celebration Christian School. I am a mother to three amazing children. My heart is invested in the lives of the Haitian people and my children share that same passion. What more can someone ask for.....a job you love and family to share it with!

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