Saturday, January 30, 2010
Buckets of Hope for Haiti!!!
http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.5769247/k.E121/Instructions_on_How_to_Assemble_a_Bucket_of_Hope.htm
The link above has instructions on a project called Buckets of Hope for Haiti. If you want to participate in this, let me know ASAP. We will be delivering what buckets are provided to the Associational Office in Warsaw on March 14.
Let's do this!
The link above has instructions on a project called Buckets of Hope for Haiti. If you want to participate in this, let me know ASAP. We will be delivering what buckets are provided to the Associational Office in Warsaw on March 14.
Let's do this!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Hurry Up & Wait
I grew up on Air Force bases all over the country, and if you have any experience with the military (or the government for that matter) then you are familiar with the phrase, "Hurry up and wait..." That phrase pretty much describes the military experience of preparedness, you get orders, that you are about to get orders.
That is where I sit right now.
The evening of the earthquake there was seismic activity in my heart. A groaning that I could not, and still cannot express, that defies all reason, that really in general just blows me away, and at once consumes me. "Something, you have to do something, God wants you to go..." and so I am ready, willing, able (and almost legal), to go. In the meantime?
Patience.
I am a fairly patient person, but this eking out of God's will can be quite burdensome. One piece of the puzzle at a time when what I want is the box top. But I will wait, and pray, and ask God for direction. Lord when, where, how, and who?
He knows. For now, I will hurry up... and wait.
That is where I sit right now.
The evening of the earthquake there was seismic activity in my heart. A groaning that I could not, and still cannot express, that defies all reason, that really in general just blows me away, and at once consumes me. "Something, you have to do something, God wants you to go..." and so I am ready, willing, able (and almost legal), to go. In the meantime?
Patience.
I am a fairly patient person, but this eking out of God's will can be quite burdensome. One piece of the puzzle at a time when what I want is the box top. But I will wait, and pray, and ask God for direction. Lord when, where, how, and who?
He knows. For now, I will hurry up... and wait.
The Toll (from CNN)
Here are some staggering figures that I just read on CNN.com this morning. Perhaps it will help the true magnitude of what has happened/is happening to sink in.
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THE TOLL
150,000: Latest estimate of the death toll, from the Haitian Health Ministry. The European Union and the Pan American Health Organization, which are coordinating the health-sector response, have estimated the quake killed 200,000 people.
194,000: Number of injured
134: Estimated number of people rescued by international search teams since the quake
THE EFFECT
9 million: Population of Haiti
3 million: Estimated number of people affected by the quake
1 million: Estimated number of displaced people
800,000 to 1 million: People who need temporary shelter
235,000: People who have left Port-au-Prince using free transportation provided by the government. The number who left by private means is undetermined.
At least 50: Aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or higher that have hit Haiti since the January 12 quake
THE CHILDREN
300,000: Children younger than 2 who need nutritional support
90: Percentage of schools in Port-au-Prince that have been destroyed
263: Haitian orphans who have been evacuated
THE RESPONSE IN DOLLARS
$1.12 billion: International aid pledges
$783 million: Funds received as of Tuesday
$317 million: U.S. assistance as of Monday
THE RESPONSE IN MANPOWER
17,000: U.S. military personnel in and around Haiti
8 million: Meals the World Food Programme has delivered to nearly 400,000 people
300: Aid distribution sites that are up and running
130 to 150: Flights arriving every day at the single-runway Port-au-Prince airport with aid
EFFECT ON FOREIGNERS
12,000: U.N. workers in the country at the time of the quake
53: U.N. workers still missing
At least 82: U.N. workers dead
27: U.N. workers injured or hospitalized
11,500: Americans and family members who have been evacuated
4,800: Americans unaccounted for
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THE TOLL
150,000: Latest estimate of the death toll, from the Haitian Health Ministry. The European Union and the Pan American Health Organization, which are coordinating the health-sector response, have estimated the quake killed 200,000 people.
194,000: Number of injured
134: Estimated number of people rescued by international search teams since the quake
THE EFFECT
9 million: Population of Haiti
3 million: Estimated number of people affected by the quake
1 million: Estimated number of displaced people
800,000 to 1 million: People who need temporary shelter
235,000: People who have left Port-au-Prince using free transportation provided by the government. The number who left by private means is undetermined.
At least 50: Aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or higher that have hit Haiti since the January 12 quake
THE CHILDREN
300,000: Children younger than 2 who need nutritional support
90: Percentage of schools in Port-au-Prince that have been destroyed
263: Haitian orphans who have been evacuated
THE RESPONSE IN DOLLARS
$1.12 billion: International aid pledges
$783 million: Funds received as of Tuesday
$317 million: U.S. assistance as of Monday
THE RESPONSE IN MANPOWER
17,000: U.S. military personnel in and around Haiti
8 million: Meals the World Food Programme has delivered to nearly 400,000 people
300: Aid distribution sites that are up and running
130 to 150: Flights arriving every day at the single-runway Port-au-Prince airport with aid
EFFECT ON FOREIGNERS
12,000: U.N. workers in the country at the time of the quake
53: U.N. workers still missing
At least 82: U.N. workers dead
27: U.N. workers injured or hospitalized
11,500: Americans and family members who have been evacuated
4,800: Americans unaccounted for
Monday, January 25, 2010
BGR Update 01/25/10
Haiti team charts relief needs, logistics
Jan. 25, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Southern Baptist joint assessment team in Haiti not only has been able to deliver much-needed relief supplies to ministry partners in Haiti, but also identified significant needs Southern Baptists can meet and established supply routes for relief supplies, said Jeff Palmer, executive director of Baptist Global Response.
The five-member team returned to the United States Jan. 25, Palmer said. The following day, they are planning to participate in a conference call with members of the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Network to chart out a strategy for short- and long-term projects in the island nation ravaged by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
“The team was able to deliver supplies to a clinic in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 22 and then connect with five pastors with the Haitian Baptist Convention to talk about needs those pastors were aware of in the area surrounding the city,” Palmer said. “On Jan. 24, they were back in the Dominican Republic to explore ministry options with Baptist leadership there.
“While in Haiti, the team was able to establish logistics for supply routes, meet with local Baptist partners and come up with response plans and coordinate with government and NGO groups for future collaboration,” Palmer said. “They also determined three or four possible locations for initial medical teams working through local church ministry partners. They also identified logistical concerns – like housing, transportation, translators and security – that will need to be provided for future volunteers.”
Jim Brown, a member of the assessment team and U.S. director for Baptist Global Response, said delivering supplies to the medical clinic was a powerful moment.
“The high point was the quick purchase and delivery of $12,000 worth of baby formula needs. What a huge blessing this was to those on the front lines, working desperately to save the lives of children,” Brown wrote in a Jan. 23 e-mail. “Many tears were shared with them when we showed up and later when we prayed with them.
“I would ask all of us to pray for a Dominican believer named Olmy, who is coordinating this medical clinic,” Brown added. “Her prayer is that not only will her ministry be a blessing to those dear little ones, but that it will also bring special healing amongst believers from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.”
The meeting with the Haitian pastors identified several specific needs Southern Baptists can help with, Brown noted.
“They shared with us the extent of damage they are aware of in greater Port-au-Prince area and shared with us needs that included temporary shelter for an orphanage with 40 children, medical clinics, re-establishing schools and church clean-up. We also discussed the need for trauma counseling. People are still sleeping outside and many are about to crack because of it.”
In the Haitian capital, the grim work of recovery continues. Haiti’s communications minister told reporters Jan. 24 that more than 150,000 bodies have been buried in mass graves north of Port-au-Prince, but thousands more are believed to have died in outlying areas such as the city of Jacmel.
At the same time, however, spirits were buoyed in the capital as work crews pulled a few more survivors from the rubble – even as rescue efforts were being halted. Wismond Exantus Jean-Pierre, a 22-year-old cashier at the Hotel Napoli, was pulled from the remains of the hotel Jan. 23 – 11 days after the earthquake struck the city. A day earlier, another 22-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman were found alive.
"I am here today because God wants it," the second 22-year-old man told a reporter.
Relief and reconstruction efforts will benefit from improvements being made in Haiti’s damaged infrastructure, Palmer noted.
“The main pier at Port-au-Prince and the airport are open and functioning, allowing much-needed aid to arrive,” Palmer said. “At the airport now, 150 planes can land per day and 250 containers can arrive per day at the seaport. New roads have been made to facilitate transportation and the best route for overland goods still seems to be from the Dominican Republic.”
The World Food Program is feeding 200,000 people per day, but in a city where an estimated 609,000 people are homeless, much more is needed, Palmer added.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Living Water Update
Haitian Journal
January 23, 2010
ActsOne8 Missions
Dennis & Jennifer Maupin
To Our Supporters!
We live and work each day at the task God puts in front of us without fear because of your prayers! Daily God shows us that prayers are covering us.
Great things are being accomplished! Many people are praying around the clock and around the world.
Thank you for your great faith and desire to touch Haiti for Christ.
Thank you to our partners in missions who make the financial sacrifice to begin this ministry and are committed to its' desire to touch lives through God's love and His Word.
Send Contributions to:
Haiti Missions
c/o First Baptist Church
209 E Jefferson
Clinton, MO 64735
Attention:
Haiti ministry
Maupin account
Vechicle account
Personal mail:
Dennis & Jennifer Maupin
314 E. Green
Clinton, MO 64735
Email:
maupins4haiti@fbcclintonmo.org
*************************
Thank You Lord for
volunteers
health
safety
tools for ministry
opportunities
Everyone Who Thirsts, Come to the Waters!
Your abundant prayers have brought forth abundant water. Let those who thirst come!
Isaiah 55:1
This week we had a very busy drilling crew in search of clean water for Mission of Hope. The crew consist of Tim Hlavnicka from Montana, Kenny Wines, Kevin.., and Jon Williams from Texas, Jim Griffey, Bill Houk, and Robert St. George from Missouri.
Monday the crew hit water but couldn't cap it. Capping the hole means that they put a pipe down the hole to keep it from falling in. Tuesday the men redrilled a larger hole and was able to cap the well. An electric pump will be used to clean out the dirt and bring the clean water up to the surface. Praise God for His mercy and goodness!
Today, a few men from the crew will return home and a second crew; Russell Hendrick, Keith Ross, and Rick Cable from Clinton, Mo., entered into Haiti from Dominican Republic. They will buy and bring food supplies, the parts needed for the newer drill rig, along with an electric pump. This crew will begin a second well to insure that water will be always be available for Haitians in this community and to relief teams and missionaries bringing in Jesus' Living Water.
Where are You Father?
Thursday, Jon Williams and Jennifer Maupin went into the heavily damaged Port Au Prince, which was the old downtown with the the administration of DeAnita's Children, an orphanage of northern Haiti. The goal was to check on reports of children orphaned by the earthquake of January 12 and transport them into a safe and healthier enviroment. These are the children asking, "Where are you father/mommy?"
The drive in was "difficult" in all uses of this term. We know there have been images on the news of Port Au Prince's situation and many are shocked by it. In my heart I ask, "Where are you Heavenly Father?" I found God in the smile of a child we touch.
Let me share about the first stop to General Hospital. To our relief the hospital was heavily guarded by American troops. Inside the compound patients were lying on mats or beds outside the hospital buildings under tents, or make shift awnings. We entered the children's tent where we found "Johnny". A seven year old boy sitting at the end of a mat in a daze, while the girl on this mat was screaming because of her pain.
Johnny was dirty, naked, had a broken leg wrapped in dirty bandages, hungry and tired. He did not know his last name. When we told him that we were there to take him where he could get help he claimed that he must wait for his mommy. Other parents in the tent spoke up saying "No! He has no one! He has been here for eight days and no one has come for him."
Nurses and the doctor spoke to him and then told us to pick him up and take him. He did not fight nor did he cry as we loaded him into the truck. The nurses raised their hands in praise and farewell.
While in route back to Mission of Hope, I offered him a banana from my sack of food. It was gone in a blink! I gave him another. He swallowed it too. Then came a packaged of cookies and nuts. After the third banana I thought he would be done but he asked me for another banana! This is why our group nickname him "Johhny Fig". Fig is Creole for banana. At Mission of Hope we went to work with the soap, water and some clothes. He enjoyed the bath and begin to respond with a slight grin.
Johnny was the first orphan out of 200 that DeAnita's Children is rescuing. She works with Haitian children through sponsorships. Raising up children in Haiti to make a better Haiti. Pray for the little ones asking for their father or mother.
Up-date: I went to visit Johnny last night to check on his progress. Our doctors discovered that Johnny's banaged lower leg was not broken but his Femur bone above has a compound break in a slanted T formation. He will undergo surgery Saturday morning, Jan. 23, 8 a.m. As you see in his picture above he appears not to be in pain!
Jennifer will join Danita's team today and return to Port Au Prince in searth of more earthquake orphans.
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January 23, 2010
ActsOne8 Missions
Dennis & Jennifer Maupin
To Our Supporters!
We live and work each day at the task God puts in front of us without fear because of your prayers! Daily God shows us that prayers are covering us.
Great things are being accomplished! Many people are praying around the clock and around the world.
Thank you for your great faith and desire to touch Haiti for Christ.
Thank you to our partners in missions who make the financial sacrifice to begin this ministry and are committed to its' desire to touch lives through God's love and His Word.
Send Contributions to:
Haiti Missions
c/o First Baptist Church
209 E Jefferson
Clinton, MO 64735
Attention:
Haiti ministry
Maupin account
Vechicle account
Personal mail:
Dennis & Jennifer Maupin
314 E. Green
Clinton, MO 64735
Email:
maupins4haiti@fbcclintonmo.org
*************************
Thank You Lord for
volunteers
health
safety
tools for ministry
opportunities
Everyone Who Thirsts, Come to the Waters!
Your abundant prayers have brought forth abundant water. Let those who thirst come!
Isaiah 55:1
This week we had a very busy drilling crew in search of clean water for Mission of Hope. The crew consist of Tim Hlavnicka from Montana, Kenny Wines, Kevin.., and Jon Williams from Texas, Jim Griffey, Bill Houk, and Robert St. George from Missouri.
Monday the crew hit water but couldn't cap it. Capping the hole means that they put a pipe down the hole to keep it from falling in. Tuesday the men redrilled a larger hole and was able to cap the well. An electric pump will be used to clean out the dirt and bring the clean water up to the surface. Praise God for His mercy and goodness!
Today, a few men from the crew will return home and a second crew; Russell Hendrick, Keith Ross, and Rick Cable from Clinton, Mo., entered into Haiti from Dominican Republic. They will buy and bring food supplies, the parts needed for the newer drill rig, along with an electric pump. This crew will begin a second well to insure that water will be always be available for Haitians in this community and to relief teams and missionaries bringing in Jesus' Living Water.
Where are You Father?
Thursday, Jon Williams and Jennifer Maupin went into the heavily damaged Port Au Prince, which was the old downtown with the the administration of DeAnita's Children, an orphanage of northern Haiti. The goal was to check on reports of children orphaned by the earthquake of January 12 and transport them into a safe and healthier enviroment. These are the children asking, "Where are you father/mommy?"
The drive in was "difficult" in all uses of this term. We know there have been images on the news of Port Au Prince's situation and many are shocked by it. In my heart I ask, "Where are you Heavenly Father?" I found God in the smile of a child we touch.
Let me share about the first stop to General Hospital. To our relief the hospital was heavily guarded by American troops. Inside the compound patients were lying on mats or beds outside the hospital buildings under tents, or make shift awnings. We entered the children's tent where we found "Johnny". A seven year old boy sitting at the end of a mat in a daze, while the girl on this mat was screaming because of her pain.
Johnny was dirty, naked, had a broken leg wrapped in dirty bandages, hungry and tired. He did not know his last name. When we told him that we were there to take him where he could get help he claimed that he must wait for his mommy. Other parents in the tent spoke up saying "No! He has no one! He has been here for eight days and no one has come for him."
Nurses and the doctor spoke to him and then told us to pick him up and take him. He did not fight nor did he cry as we loaded him into the truck. The nurses raised their hands in praise and farewell.
While in route back to Mission of Hope, I offered him a banana from my sack of food. It was gone in a blink! I gave him another. He swallowed it too. Then came a packaged of cookies and nuts. After the third banana I thought he would be done but he asked me for another banana! This is why our group nickname him "Johhny Fig". Fig is Creole for banana. At Mission of Hope we went to work with the soap, water and some clothes. He enjoyed the bath and begin to respond with a slight grin.
Johnny was the first orphan out of 200 that DeAnita's Children is rescuing. She works with Haitian children through sponsorships. Raising up children in Haiti to make a better Haiti. Pray for the little ones asking for their father or mother.
Up-date: I went to visit Johnny last night to check on his progress. Our doctors discovered that Johnny's banaged lower leg was not broken but his Femur bone above has a compound break in a slanted T formation. He will undergo surgery Saturday morning, Jan. 23, 8 a.m. As you see in his picture above he appears not to be in pain!
Jennifer will join Danita's team today and return to Port Au Prince in searth of more earthquake orphans.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Progress
Things have been progressing at a decent clip as far as making initial contacts. It appears as though going directly through the SBC at this time may be a bit challenging. I am lacking some of their training requirements (Disaster Relief or DR Certification) which means I have to look at other channels.
I have completed the first stage of getting my passport. Now for a little more paperwork.
I was sick most of Wednesday and all day Thursday so that slowed me down a little.
Keep an eye on the blog for more info. If you have a Google account, or a Blogger account you can subscribe to this blog and you will receive an e-mail anytime there is a posting. If you are interesting in joining any future team(s) this would be the easiest way to keep up.
In the meantime, please continue to pray for Jim Akers, for the Living Water drilling teams, and for the rest of our brothers and sisters in the field in Haiti. There is much to be done for both body and soul.
I have completed the first stage of getting my passport. Now for a little more paperwork.
I was sick most of Wednesday and all day Thursday so that slowed me down a little.
Keep an eye on the blog for more info. If you have a Google account, or a Blogger account you can subscribe to this blog and you will receive an e-mail anytime there is a posting. If you are interesting in joining any future team(s) this would be the easiest way to keep up.
In the meantime, please continue to pray for Jim Akers, for the Living Water drilling teams, and for the rest of our brothers and sisters in the field in Haiti. There is much to be done for both body and soul.
BGR Update 1/21/10
Haiti: ‘God sent us an angel’
Jan. 22, 2010
By Jack Caulfield
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Despite roadblocks in Haiti – both figurative and physical – the Baptist Global Response assessment team has gathered valuable information to shape a strategic response to the Jan. 12 earthquake and has already provided help for some of the island’s struggling people.
On Jan. 22, the five-member team began their work by trying to gain access to the Port-au-Prince airport in order to meet with other non-government organizational leaders. But the location is in high demand and access was limited. After waiting for more than an hour, team member Jim Brown, U.S. director for Baptist Global Response, sent out a prayer request about conditions at the airport.
“God literally sent us an angel,” Brown said.
Earlier, the team had received the name of a ministry partner with MAF, a nongovernmental organization that facilitates air travel in times of disaster, but Brown had been unable to make contact.
“He just showed up next to our car on the very busy public road, asked who we were, got in the vehicle with us, and then said to follow him,” Brown said. “We got right into the airport – a real miracle!”
Once inside, the team was able to make valuable contacts for logistics, supplies and airport status information. They are concerned, however, that the volume of traffic necessary to begin rebuilding the country will cause use of the airport to be more restricted in the future.
Another possible work location in Port-au-Prince is a medical clinic run by several organizations BGR has partnered with in the past that is set up next to Haiti’s presidential palace. The strategically placed clinic is a hub of caregivers, displaced people, Haitian authorities and United Nations troops.
“This will most probably be one of our initial work sites,” Brown said. “We feel this place will be a strategic door for us to enter with the purpose of developing relationships with other partners.”
While at the clinic, the team had the opportunity to share food, medical supplies and prayer with the workers. But the clinic, which cares for thousands of people, is in dire need of baby formula and electrolyte solution.
“Babies are dying because of lack of this!” Brown said in a Jan. 21 e-mail. “They haven't had anything but canned milk in over a week.”
The team planned to purchase and deliver approximately $12,000 worth of baby nutritional needs. Mark Rutledge, an International Mission Board missionary in Haiti who is traveling with the assessment team, has connections in Port-au-Prince where the supplies can be purchased.
“I know this will be a real blessing, just like our food and medicine delivery today,” Brown said.
The team also provided $10,000 to leadership of one Haitian Baptist convention. The money will be used to distribute food, mainly rice and beans, in Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien, a key city to the north.
“We are hearing more and more reports about displaced people relocating in the Cap Haitien area,” Brown said. “There may be another emergency medical need up there.”
Baptist Global Response was able to meet those needs because Southern Baptists give generously to their hunger and disaster relief funds.
On Jan. 22, the team planned to survey the needs of Haitian Baptist churches. A meeting was arranged with a pastor who has already done a preliminary assessment of churches to the south and southwest of Port-au-Prince.
“Mark Rutledge and I feel certain this will uncover other locations for emergency food purchase plus possible other sites for initial medical teams with Haitian Baptist Convention,” Brown said.
On Jan. 24, the team is scheduled to meet with Dominican Republic leaders to discuss future ministry possibilities along the border.
“We think this will be another "front" for us,” Brown said.
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Jack Caulfield is an international correspondent for Baptist Global Response.
Jan. 22, 2010
By Jack Caulfield
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Despite roadblocks in Haiti – both figurative and physical – the Baptist Global Response assessment team has gathered valuable information to shape a strategic response to the Jan. 12 earthquake and has already provided help for some of the island’s struggling people.
On Jan. 22, the five-member team began their work by trying to gain access to the Port-au-Prince airport in order to meet with other non-government organizational leaders. But the location is in high demand and access was limited. After waiting for more than an hour, team member Jim Brown, U.S. director for Baptist Global Response, sent out a prayer request about conditions at the airport.
“God literally sent us an angel,” Brown said.
Earlier, the team had received the name of a ministry partner with MAF, a nongovernmental organization that facilitates air travel in times of disaster, but Brown had been unable to make contact.
“He just showed up next to our car on the very busy public road, asked who we were, got in the vehicle with us, and then said to follow him,” Brown said. “We got right into the airport – a real miracle!”
Once inside, the team was able to make valuable contacts for logistics, supplies and airport status information. They are concerned, however, that the volume of traffic necessary to begin rebuilding the country will cause use of the airport to be more restricted in the future.
Another possible work location in Port-au-Prince is a medical clinic run by several organizations BGR has partnered with in the past that is set up next to Haiti’s presidential palace. The strategically placed clinic is a hub of caregivers, displaced people, Haitian authorities and United Nations troops.
“This will most probably be one of our initial work sites,” Brown said. “We feel this place will be a strategic door for us to enter with the purpose of developing relationships with other partners.”
While at the clinic, the team had the opportunity to share food, medical supplies and prayer with the workers. But the clinic, which cares for thousands of people, is in dire need of baby formula and electrolyte solution.
“Babies are dying because of lack of this!” Brown said in a Jan. 21 e-mail. “They haven't had anything but canned milk in over a week.”
The team planned to purchase and deliver approximately $12,000 worth of baby nutritional needs. Mark Rutledge, an International Mission Board missionary in Haiti who is traveling with the assessment team, has connections in Port-au-Prince where the supplies can be purchased.
“I know this will be a real blessing, just like our food and medicine delivery today,” Brown said.
The team also provided $10,000 to leadership of one Haitian Baptist convention. The money will be used to distribute food, mainly rice and beans, in Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien, a key city to the north.
“We are hearing more and more reports about displaced people relocating in the Cap Haitien area,” Brown said. “There may be another emergency medical need up there.”
Baptist Global Response was able to meet those needs because Southern Baptists give generously to their hunger and disaster relief funds.
On Jan. 22, the team planned to survey the needs of Haitian Baptist churches. A meeting was arranged with a pastor who has already done a preliminary assessment of churches to the south and southwest of Port-au-Prince.
“Mark Rutledge and I feel certain this will uncover other locations for emergency food purchase plus possible other sites for initial medical teams with Haitian Baptist Convention,” Brown said.
On Jan. 24, the team is scheduled to meet with Dominican Republic leaders to discuss future ministry possibilities along the border.
“We think this will be another "front" for us,” Brown said.
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Jack Caulfield is an international correspondent for Baptist Global Response.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Haitian Journal: Acts 1:8, the Maupin Family
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Haitian Journal
January 19, 2010 ActsOne8 MissionariesDennis & Jennifer Maupin
God is Our Refugeand strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carries into the midst of the sea;..Be still and know that I am GOD. Psalm 46:1-2,10 Today marks one week since the earthquake. I can not adquately descibe all that took place. We write this newsletter today to make sure we are in touch with each of you. Email and facebook just doesn't catch everyone. First let us thank you for your prayers covering us from even before the earthquake. Tuesday, January 12, all day we receive many correspondences telling us that so many were praying for us. Much more than usual. God was already working. God covered Mission of Hope(MOH) with his hand while the world around us was crumbling. No injuries, mininal damage to the structures. I have heard that many churches from other missions were spared in Port Au Prince while the buildings around them fell. I have not heard of any deaths of white missionaries due to the quake. There are many Haitian Christians gone.We felt the prayers covering us while we gain a realization of the impact of what took place, gathering together outside, prayed and waited for the strong tremors to cease. We looked towards Port Au Prince and view the cloud of dust rising from the city, the fires of a few industries. We put aside our fears and the MOH doctors began organizing. All of us, the Canadian team and MOH staff, begin working in shifts around the clock at the medical clinic located at Mission of Hope. I truly admire the medical people we had here. They had to improvise with most of the medical needs. The clinic was a mess with supplies thrown on the floor, bottles broken, very little pain medicine available for the demand. The next few days left us feeling the same way many of you are feeling right now. Here we are in Haiti, in such a time. God placed us here. What can we do? We could not travel to Port Au Prince, we could not go see if our language teacher, house worker and their family was okay. We felt stuck in the safety zone with our hands tied. We had not been outside the gates before except to pick up groceries with a MOH driver. On Thursday, we felt we had to ventured outside the gate on foot. All the "taptap"s (pick up truck for public transportation) and busses were loaded inside and on top with people. We manage to squeeze into a few taptaps and on "Moto" (motor cycle for public transport). We had four adults on a bike riding. We went to two villages. People were just sitting in front of what use to be their house. We saw one little girl with a broken arm that had come to the clinic Tuesday night. She appeared to be doing okay. Many came to us wanting to show us their damage in hopes that we were there to fix everything. We took pictures with no promises. We honestly found ourselves developing an attitude of "I'm useless here". We became frustrated, but God worked within us. We pray each morning that we do the tasks, great or small, that God puts in front of us with an attitude of gratitude. We are not the ones to choose the tasks for the day or the bigness of the work, JESUS is our LORD! We washed bloody bed sheets, inspected building safety, organize housing, cooked and cleaned in the main kitchen, prayed, talked, encourage Haitians, visited villages, and communicate prayer needs. Sunday, a Living Water Ministry team miraclously came across the Dominican Repulic border into Hiati. God brought relief to us through them. Because of your financial support to our Haiti ministy these men came with your hugs, supplies, and a pick up truck! We wish to express the feeling of our relief, and gratitude, it is beyond adquate words. Please continue to donate money for this truck. The vechicle account did not have all the funding needed.
PRAYER NEEDS · Salvation Harvest · Water Drilling · Safety to Kenscoff· Ministry Teams· Future We Praise God for:· His protection · His provisions· Power of Prayer
FUTURE WORK There is an overwhelming amount of government aid coming in from all over the world. One Haitian man in PAP yesterday said to a photographer, "Do something first". He was saying that Haitians don't need pictures to be taken, they need help!Government is busy organizing, people are hurting. It is important that aid is done in an organize way but sometimes having too many come at once can slow the work down. Haitians need and want help NOW before they become totally hopeless. They don't understand why so much is coming in and yet they continue to suffer. Teams stationed here, who have gone into Port Au Prince, claim that the unrest is not around them. I will certainly call out for prayer if we have that concern.A need in the near future will be for doctors who will perform amputations. Infection is setting in the wounds and already many need amputations and immediate operations in order to live. There is more suffering to come.
Salvation Harvest The fields need to be harvest. This is a time God's plan of salvation must be proclaimed! Last Sunday at Mission of Hope Church service, close to 200 people came forward to recieve Christ. There are so many yet to come to Christ. People continue to die and not hear.
Safety to KenscoffToday Dennis, Don, Kevin, and Kenny travel to a boys' orphanage at Kenscoff. They are bringing supplies and will encourage the ministry work there. This is located in the mountains south of Port Au Prince.We are thankful for the truck to haul these supplies in.
Support Helpline Many of you are asking where you can send support money for this great cause.As God's ActsOne8 missionaries. We work through the support of prayer and financial gifts. Our ministry is to enable the Haitian church to win Haitians to Christ. Our means of reaching out is from working and partnering with ministries who also support us on the field. Ministries such as:ActsOne8, Hope for Haiti, Hope for the Hungry, Living Water/midwest, Mission of Hope. Please send donations to: ActsOne8 Ministryc/o First Baptist Church209 E. JeffersonClinton, MO 64735 Attention: ~Haiti Ministry account~Maupin personal account~Vehicle account We do not have direct postal service. Please send personal mail to: Peggy Maupin 314 E. Green Clinton, MO 64735 YOU are a vital part of touching Haitians when you pray and give from the heart.
Living WaterThe Drill team men are: "Montana Tim" Hlavnicka, Robert St. George, Bill Houk, Don Williams, Jim Griffey, Kevin R. and Kenny Wines *They are in need for replacement parts for the drill rig and trying to find a way to get the parts in country.(Pretty BIG prayer request!) *Pray for safety as they work with a smaller, older rig along with the new one. *Pray for water to come to Mission of Hope Compound which will provided water for over 1,4oo people on a normal day.
Ministry Teams Everyday Mission of Hope is receiving new medical teams. Some are sleeping in tents. Pray for adequate rest and strength for the teams as they face challenges daily.
Contact Us maupins4haiti@fbcclintonmo.or 209 E Jefferson StreetClinton, Missouri 64735660-885-2211
Because of internet conservation, I am unable to provide photos at this time. I have a few on my facebook, if you wish see Haiti through our eyes. Thank you for your encouraging emails! They keep us focused. You are such a blessing!
Haitian Journal
January 19, 2010 ActsOne8 MissionariesDennis & Jennifer Maupin
God is Our Refugeand strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carries into the midst of the sea;..Be still and know that I am GOD. Psalm 46:1-2,10 Today marks one week since the earthquake. I can not adquately descibe all that took place. We write this newsletter today to make sure we are in touch with each of you. Email and facebook just doesn't catch everyone. First let us thank you for your prayers covering us from even before the earthquake. Tuesday, January 12, all day we receive many correspondences telling us that so many were praying for us. Much more than usual. God was already working. God covered Mission of Hope(MOH) with his hand while the world around us was crumbling. No injuries, mininal damage to the structures. I have heard that many churches from other missions were spared in Port Au Prince while the buildings around them fell. I have not heard of any deaths of white missionaries due to the quake. There are many Haitian Christians gone.We felt the prayers covering us while we gain a realization of the impact of what took place, gathering together outside, prayed and waited for the strong tremors to cease. We looked towards Port Au Prince and view the cloud of dust rising from the city, the fires of a few industries. We put aside our fears and the MOH doctors began organizing. All of us, the Canadian team and MOH staff, begin working in shifts around the clock at the medical clinic located at Mission of Hope. I truly admire the medical people we had here. They had to improvise with most of the medical needs. The clinic was a mess with supplies thrown on the floor, bottles broken, very little pain medicine available for the demand. The next few days left us feeling the same way many of you are feeling right now. Here we are in Haiti, in such a time. God placed us here. What can we do? We could not travel to Port Au Prince, we could not go see if our language teacher, house worker and their family was okay. We felt stuck in the safety zone with our hands tied. We had not been outside the gates before except to pick up groceries with a MOH driver. On Thursday, we felt we had to ventured outside the gate on foot. All the "taptap"s (pick up truck for public transportation) and busses were loaded inside and on top with people. We manage to squeeze into a few taptaps and on "Moto" (motor cycle for public transport). We had four adults on a bike riding. We went to two villages. People were just sitting in front of what use to be their house. We saw one little girl with a broken arm that had come to the clinic Tuesday night. She appeared to be doing okay. Many came to us wanting to show us their damage in hopes that we were there to fix everything. We took pictures with no promises. We honestly found ourselves developing an attitude of "I'm useless here". We became frustrated, but God worked within us. We pray each morning that we do the tasks, great or small, that God puts in front of us with an attitude of gratitude. We are not the ones to choose the tasks for the day or the bigness of the work, JESUS is our LORD! We washed bloody bed sheets, inspected building safety, organize housing, cooked and cleaned in the main kitchen, prayed, talked, encourage Haitians, visited villages, and communicate prayer needs. Sunday, a Living Water Ministry team miraclously came across the Dominican Repulic border into Hiati. God brought relief to us through them. Because of your financial support to our Haiti ministy these men came with your hugs, supplies, and a pick up truck! We wish to express the feeling of our relief, and gratitude, it is beyond adquate words. Please continue to donate money for this truck. The vechicle account did not have all the funding needed.
PRAYER NEEDS · Salvation Harvest · Water Drilling · Safety to Kenscoff· Ministry Teams· Future We Praise God for:· His protection · His provisions· Power of Prayer
FUTURE WORK There is an overwhelming amount of government aid coming in from all over the world. One Haitian man in PAP yesterday said to a photographer, "Do something first". He was saying that Haitians don't need pictures to be taken, they need help!Government is busy organizing, people are hurting. It is important that aid is done in an organize way but sometimes having too many come at once can slow the work down. Haitians need and want help NOW before they become totally hopeless. They don't understand why so much is coming in and yet they continue to suffer. Teams stationed here, who have gone into Port Au Prince, claim that the unrest is not around them. I will certainly call out for prayer if we have that concern.A need in the near future will be for doctors who will perform amputations. Infection is setting in the wounds and already many need amputations and immediate operations in order to live. There is more suffering to come.
Salvation Harvest The fields need to be harvest. This is a time God's plan of salvation must be proclaimed! Last Sunday at Mission of Hope Church service, close to 200 people came forward to recieve Christ. There are so many yet to come to Christ. People continue to die and not hear.
Safety to KenscoffToday Dennis, Don, Kevin, and Kenny travel to a boys' orphanage at Kenscoff. They are bringing supplies and will encourage the ministry work there. This is located in the mountains south of Port Au Prince.We are thankful for the truck to haul these supplies in.
Support Helpline Many of you are asking where you can send support money for this great cause.As God's ActsOne8 missionaries. We work through the support of prayer and financial gifts. Our ministry is to enable the Haitian church to win Haitians to Christ. Our means of reaching out is from working and partnering with ministries who also support us on the field. Ministries such as:ActsOne8, Hope for Haiti, Hope for the Hungry, Living Water/midwest, Mission of Hope. Please send donations to: ActsOne8 Ministryc/o First Baptist Church209 E. JeffersonClinton, MO 64735 Attention: ~Haiti Ministry account~Maupin personal account~Vehicle account We do not have direct postal service. Please send personal mail to: Peggy Maupin 314 E. Green Clinton, MO 64735 YOU are a vital part of touching Haitians when you pray and give from the heart.
Living WaterThe Drill team men are: "Montana Tim" Hlavnicka, Robert St. George, Bill Houk, Don Williams, Jim Griffey, Kevin R. and Kenny Wines *They are in need for replacement parts for the drill rig and trying to find a way to get the parts in country.(Pretty BIG prayer request!) *Pray for safety as they work with a smaller, older rig along with the new one. *Pray for water to come to Mission of Hope Compound which will provided water for over 1,4oo people on a normal day.
Ministry Teams Everyday Mission of Hope is receiving new medical teams. Some are sleeping in tents. Pray for adequate rest and strength for the teams as they face challenges daily.
Contact Us maupins4haiti@fbcclintonmo.or 209 E Jefferson StreetClinton, Missouri 64735660-885-2211
Because of internet conservation, I am unable to provide photos at this time. I have a few on my facebook, if you wish see Haiti through our eyes. Thank you for your encouraging emails! They keep us focused. You are such a blessing!
Pray for Jim Akers
Jim Akers, a local man who oversees an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is leaving tomorrow at noon to assess the situation there. He was advised against going by a local friend but has been deeply burdened by the Holy Spirit to go.
You can read about his work here: http://christianreliefministries.net/
I will confess that I have a miserably spotty daily prayer life, but I have covenanted to pray for Jim every day until he comes back to Appleton City. Will you join me in lifting our brother up?
BGR Assessment Team Report
Please help us spread the word! Do you know other believers who care about helping people in need? Why not forward this e-mail and encourage them to subscribe by visiting gobgr.org! Assessment team headed into Haiti Jan. 19, 2010 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Our five-member assessment team is on the ground in the Dominican Republic and headed toward Haiti today. An assessment team from the Florida Baptist Convention is in Haiti, and a team of Southern Baptist missionaries is at work in a medical clinic on the border between the Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Please pray for safety and that the Lord will open doors of opportunity before all these tea members. An initial $150,000 has been released from the disaster relief fund for Haiti, but the eventual need will be much greater. About $285,000 has been donated so far to the effort through Baptist Global Response, including a check for $100,000 from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Every dollar given will be used 100% for disaster response efforts that will be conducted in partnership with local Baptist churches in Haiti. Gifts-in-kind are not being encouraged at this point because distribution poses huge logistical problems in a country where so much of the infrastructure has been destroyed. Like the South Asia tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, initial response to this disaster is fast and furious, but Southern Baptists also will be focused on the long-term. Long after the large disaster relief organizations have left Haiti, Southern Baptists will still be there, helping people rebuild their lives and experience the love of God. |
Monday, January 18, 2010
Committing Your Plans to the Lord
Commit to the LORD whatever you do,
and your plans will succeed.
and your plans will succeed.
Prov 16:3 (NIV)
I used to work at a Christian bookstore, and I have seen Proverbs 16:3 embossed, engraved, sewn, screen printed, and adhered to every imaginable office supply, article of clothing, and fgift item... However, exposure does not equal comprehension. So, what does it mean to commit our plans to the Lord?
For years I figured that there was no need to inquire of God for "trivial" matters. I figured that God had better things to do than order my day, act as a matchmaker, etc. Furthermore, he gave us a brain right? So use it?
Over time I learned that to be a foolish attitude.
Some of these lessons came painfully. Plans, or relationships that fell flat on their face. Consequences... but failure is an ample teacher. I began to see that there were no "trivial" matters. Indeed, the best laid plans are laid waste without the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
This mission to Haiti is something so far above my head that I have no choice but to rely completely upon the Lord's guidance. Complicating matters is that God can be pretty tight lipped from time to time... and sometimes for a long time. We cannot see the future, sometimes we cannot even see past our noses, but God sees the big picture. We have the horizon in our sights, but God has the Google Earth view.
So, since He knows, we hand it over to Him and wait.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Carrying Your Cross
This morning as I was filling our baptistery I started thinking about Galatians 2:20:
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
This passage has been with me for a long time now. I want to say that the first time I read it was on an encouragement note from some kid at the Youth Camp I went to in Jr. High (like just after the Civil War). Anyhow... the question came to me, "What does this look like?" A few words came to mind, "dangerous", "painful", "dead", then I thought longer, "resurrected", "renewed"... I began to think about how it is much easier to be religious than to be crucified.
If you want to go to church, the world will think little of it; just don't get weird.
Ah that's the rub isn't it? This is where the trouble starts. A crucified life means more than we can say here, but some of what it looks like is this: forgiving a wrong suffered, loving your enemies, praying for those who persecute you, giving a cup of cold water to a stranger in Jesus' name, praying before a major purchase (and even minor ones) to be sure you are being a wise steward and that you don't tie up your money in such a way that hinders you from serving the Lord, forgetting about 'your future' and joining a missionary society instead of going to college so you can make a lot of money and make yourself comfortable, crumpling your dreams up into a ball and making a three point buzzer shot across your office to the waste basket, exchanging said dreams for God's plan for your life; the life lived from the borrowed breath of your Creator (Gen 2:7), taking out the trash yourself instead of complaining that someone else didn't do it, etc. etc.
I read yesterday about a church where someone won $10,000 in a community drawing. What would you do with 10k? I can think of all sorts of things. You know what they did? They gave it to their church's annual Christmas offering for missionaries (if you speak Baptist it was for Lottie Moon).
That is crucified. Ouch.
But the end result is glorious.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Promo Clip
Thanks to Brent at www.MinisitryPlace.net for using his God given talents for the Gospel.
Bro J.P.
First Steps
For those who have expressed interest in going to Haiti, there are two things we need to be doing immediately.
1. Pray:
Consider this passage from Jeremiah:
11 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jer 29:11-13 (NASB)
First, who knows the plans for our life? It is God who knows. Secondly, what are the nature of these plans? For welfare and to give us a future and hope; in short, for our good however the caveat is that we have to be seeking and aligning our lives for God's purposes.(Rom 8:28). How do we get discover this plan? We need to get our antennas up;a phrase likely lost on younger readers :). In short, pray, know that God hears, and then listen (search). God is not elusive. Charles Stanley famously has said, "God wants you to know His will for your life more than you do."
2. Get Your Passport:
If you have ever had to amend a tax return or request a replacement car tag then you know how painfully slow the government can be, what I like to call "geologically slow". Below is an article from the US State Dept that tells you all you ever wanted to know about passports.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
It is never too early to start. And hey, if you don't go to Haiti, who knows. Perhaps God will send you to Abu Dabi?
Grace and Peace,
Bro. J.P.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
CNN's Images
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/14/haiti.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T1
Probably not good for kids to see, just so you know.
We Must Help.
James 2:14-17 (NIV)
This verse is haunting to me at times. What does it mean for me, today, right now?
Three days ago life was changed forever for over 10,000,000 people when a 7.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the entire nation. Over 30% of the country was directly effected, and both geological and qualitative aftershocks have followed. Haiti was already the poorest nation in our hemisphere, their government was inept to handle what troubles they had and now has an overwhelming crisis and almost zero resources. This is what life looks like for many of them now.
So as I settled down for an uneasy nights sleep Tuesday the last thing on my mind was Haiti. When I woke up Wednesday the first thing on my mind was Haiti. I have never been there, but that place just will not let me go. So I am going there.
At this point it is not a question of "if", but "how" and "when". At this time, I believe the Spring is the time frame I am working under. By the, it will no longer be "cool" to work in Haiti, and many will have moved on to more sexy causes. So that is where the Church comes in.
God will have to resource this at so many levels, I have not even planned a Mission of any kind, but I know that if He has given the vision, he will make the provision.
Please pray for grace and guidance as we move forward.
Grace and Peace,
JP
If you are interested in helping in any way, please contact via FB or at showmehaiti@gmail.com.
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