{"id":775,"date":"2011-01-09T19:47:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T01:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/?p=775"},"modified":"2012-06-23T23:51:02","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T04:51:02","slug":"775","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/?p=775","title":{"rendered":"5th Haiti Trip – Vol. I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just wanted to update you on the latest trip to Haiti.\u00a0 (I stayed in the states for the birth of our 11th\u00a0grandchild.)\u00a0 Bill tried to return to Haiti on Dec. 29th. \u00a0Due to mechanical difficulties, he had to spend the night in Ft. Lauderdale. \u00a0He flew on to Haiti the morning of the 30th. His luggage was delayed but he did finally receive it, two bags later that day and one the next day. \u00a0(On our return from our last Haiti trip, we found that our luggage had been rifled before leaving Port au Prince.\u00a0 Our video camera and an SD card out of a new Nikon camera were stolen.)<\/p>\n

Bill had packed five pounds of pool shock (chlorine) in his luggage.\u00a0 One pound will treat 10,000 gallons of water to make it safe for drinking and prevent cholera!\u00a0 Three out of the five pounds of the pool shock made it through. \u00a0Two pounds were confiscated.<\/p>\n

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Lunch at home in Haiti<\/p><\/div>\n

Bill had also packed a frozen ham.\u00a0 The frozen ham was in the last bag to arrive on New Year’s Eve day, still cold. \u00a0He had gone to see Yvrose earlier that day and her now 16 children. \u00a0(She’s taken in two more!) \u00a0They were going to try to have a little celebration and then pray in the new year. Bill had the girls help him make up little ham sandwiches with some French bread he had taken. \u00a0He bought a case of pop and went back to Yvrose’ home. (2 rented rooms in a small house). \u00a0The children were so excited and Bill said you should have heard them singing hymns and reciting scripture! \u00a0Yvrose said she couldn\u2019t believe what a wonderful celebration they had.<\/p>\n

As I’ve said before, Yvrose is an amazing woman, passionate about the Lord. She and her husband have taken in 16 children to raise in two rented rooms (no running water or bathroom) in a house located next to some land they own with three large tents on it that they use to run a school of 150 children.\u00a0 They depend on donations and networking to survive and keep their school going.\u00a0 Bill will often haul water up to their house in the truck.\u00a0 They usually carry it up in buckets on their heads.<\/p>\n

Much of what we do in Haiti seems to be networking with other people and ministries to do things.\u00a0 We are looking for ways to try to get a house built for Yvrose and her family on their land and this is no exception.\u00a0 Bill talked with some people from the Peruvian embassy that Yvrose knew.\u00a0 They want to help and can supply some of the labor to build a house but they have no money for materials.\u00a0 Bill talked with some folks from the Brazilian embassy who may be willing to help with hauling materials.\u00a0 They have a big truck and some machinery.\u00a0 Please be in prayer about possibly\u00a0 helping with funds for materials for the house.\u00a0 Nearly every time I talk with Bill, he says we have to find a way to build this family a home.<\/p>\n

Here is the current status on some of our ongoing projects:<\/p>\n

The stem walls are up on the house being built for Jolius.\u00a0 They are hoping to pour the floor this week<\/p>\n

The rice is nearly gone at our school up in the mountains of Pays-Pourri. Two other ministries donated rice last time and we purchased the rest of what was needed to supply the 188 children of the school with a lunch each day. We will be trying to find donated rice and purchase more to take up very soon.<\/p>\n

Bill was able to take several items from the US to the Mennonite hospital next door.\u00a0 They had requested blood pressure cuffs and thermometers.\u00a0 The cholera clinic there is enlarging and the needs will be ongoing.<\/p>\n

The saga continues in trying to get the papers on the truck completed.\u00a0 We believe we are close to completing it.\u00a0 Bill meets with the magistrates of Gantier on Tuesday.\u00a0 They are going to issue us a paper that was needed to complete the registration verifying that we are officially an organization working in Haiti.\u00a0 We will then find out how much it will cost to register the truck.<\/p>\n

One of the most difficult things in Haiti has been the difficulty communicating. \u00a0Yvrose continues to bless us by being able to translate for us when we talk with people.\u00a0 Since she spent 20 years here, her English is good and with her heart for God, she can understand much of what we are trying to share with people about the Father and is able to translate.<\/p>\n

Each trip to Haiti seems to bring a particular song to the forefront of our hearts. One trip it was You Raise Me Up.\u00a0 Last time it was Somewhere by Rich Mullins.\u00a0 Bill called today and told me to listen to Robin Mark sing In The Beauty of Holiness from the Come Heal This Land CD. \u00a0Yvrose had translated for him as Bill shared his heart with the people at the house today concerning the words.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to share them with you.<\/p>\n

IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS<\/p>\n

In the beauty of holiness<\/p>\n

We see You Son of righteousness<\/p>\n

So we bring all that we possess<\/p>\n

To lay at Your feet<\/p>\n

In the place where Your glory shines<\/p>\n

Jesus lover of all mankind<\/p>\n

You have drawn us<\/p>\n

With love sublime<\/p>\n

To make us complete.<\/p>\n

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So I pause at Your gates once more<\/p>\n

As my heart and spirit soar<\/p>\n

And I wish I could love You more<\/p>\n

My God and my King.<\/p>\n

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Is there tribute that I could bring<\/p>\n

Was there ever a song to sing<\/p>\n

That could ever express, my King<\/p>\n

The work that You’ve done<\/p>\n

Could I ever conceive of this<\/p>\n

All the depths and the heights<\/p>\n

And breadth of the riches<\/p>\n

I now possess because of Your love.<\/p>\n

May our hearts always wish we could love Him more, our God and King, as we lay our lives at His feet!<\/p>\n

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Just wanted to update you on the latest trip to Haiti.\u00a0 (I stayed in the states for the birth of our 11th\u00a0grandchild.)\u00a0 Bill tried to return to Haiti on Dec. 29th. \u00a0Due to mechanical difficulties, he had to spend the night in Ft. Lauderdale. \u00a0He flew on to Haiti the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=775"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":888,"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions\/888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmercy.org\/WordPress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}