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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are so grateful you are
here to read about God's work in Haiti. We are also so grateful that so many
of you voiced your concern and prayed for us and for all of Haiti due to the
Port au Prince earthquake. The first day after the quake, I had over 120
emails asking me were the kids all right. I was so touched by the outpouring
of emotion and support, both spiritual and material, that has come into Haiti
by the Lord's church.
This month we are going to have 2 Scriptures. The first is from Hebrews 11:1
(NIV).
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
This was chosen because things like the earthquake sometimes test our faith.
Sometimes we ask God why. In my opinion, when we do that, it's a lack of
faith. God knows best what is going on. Always has, always will.
The second Scripture was chosen because of all the exemplary work done by
Christians in the earthquake. It's from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it
be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown
out and trampled by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it
on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
What we are seeing in Port au Prince and other parts of Haiti, is the church's
light shining before men. Let's pray that indeed they do glorify our Father in
heaven.
As you probably know or can guess, we have been occupied with the
aftermath of the earthquake since January 12. We here at the orphanage
were not directly affected, but now I understand that the hospitals here are
filling up rapidly. Lots of foreign doctors, nurses, and other workers have
come to the north to help in the work. Even our own clinic, funded by the
Clinton, Arkansas Church of Christ, has had people from Port au Prince
coming to it for medicine and other help. We are keeping a list of who we
help and right now the number, as of February 1, 2010, is 18. Please pray that
we can be effective for those in need.
As of today, February 2, we still don't have any of the new kids we were told to
expect by the UN. For those of you who don't know, the UN came by almost 2
weeks ago and asked us if we could handle any more kids, orphans from the
Port au Prince earthquake. We agreed to take 20 and were informed that they
would begin to trickle in late last week. This hasn't happened. We don't know
why and we don't know who to contact to ask.
School has been suspended as you might guess. The Haitian government
wants to keep everybody on the same schedule, so because most of Port au
Prince can't have school, they closed down schools until February 22, which
coincides with the end of Carnival (Mardi Gras). However, here in Cap, there
really is no reason not to have school so we believe that all schools will
re-open on February 8, which is next Monday. The kids will be happy for it to
start and so will a certain orphanage youth minister/administrator.
Another fallout of the earthquake is loss of electricity. We had been
averaging about 12 hours a day from the city electric company before the
earthquake. While 12 hours a day may sound bad to you, to us it's good.
Before that, we were averaging about 1 hour a week.
Immediately after the earthquake we still got electricity but within a few days,
it just stopped. To make matters worse, just before the earthquake, our
generator died. We are getting close to getting it fixed, hopefully soon. We
have a very small 5KW gas generator that we are using to pump water for
everybody. When we do that in the evening, it powers a light and the
computer. So at least we have electricity for about 2 hours a day. Also,
because it's January and February, the nights are cool and there is really no
need for fans to sleep.
We also had camera problems again which is why there is a lack of pictures
this month. And with the internet problems we are having, I can't upload any
of the videos right now. Hopefully soon, but no promises.
For those who want more detailed info on the earthquake and maybe where
to help, please click on Bob's Page. I have been trying to update it every
other day or so. Not a whole bunch of pictures, but we do have some.
Other updates this month include the Kid of the Month Page and the Needs
Page. Please just click on those link boxes to the above left to see them.
As always, please don't forget the kids needing sponsors. Please click on the
Sponsor Slide Show for details. We are constantly updating it.
Thanks again so much for visiting us. We encourage you to write and ask any
questions you might have about the Lord's work here in Haiti. Always feel
free to email me at northeast125@yahoo.com. May our Father God grant you
an increasing spiritual life in Jesus as we continuously worship Him in Spirit
and in Truth!
agape
bob
here to read about God's work in Haiti. We are also so grateful that so many
of you voiced your concern and prayed for us and for all of Haiti due to the
Port au Prince earthquake. The first day after the quake, I had over 120
emails asking me were the kids all right. I was so touched by the outpouring
of emotion and support, both spiritual and material, that has come into Haiti
by the Lord's church.
This month we are going to have 2 Scriptures. The first is from Hebrews 11:1
(NIV).
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
This was chosen because things like the earthquake sometimes test our faith.
Sometimes we ask God why. In my opinion, when we do that, it's a lack of
faith. God knows best what is going on. Always has, always will.
The second Scripture was chosen because of all the exemplary work done by
Christians in the earthquake. It's from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it
be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown
out and trampled by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it
on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
What we are seeing in Port au Prince and other parts of Haiti, is the church's
light shining before men. Let's pray that indeed they do glorify our Father in
heaven.
As you probably know or can guess, we have been occupied with the
aftermath of the earthquake since January 12. We here at the orphanage
were not directly affected, but now I understand that the hospitals here are
filling up rapidly. Lots of foreign doctors, nurses, and other workers have
come to the north to help in the work. Even our own clinic, funded by the
Clinton, Arkansas Church of Christ, has had people from Port au Prince
coming to it for medicine and other help. We are keeping a list of who we
help and right now the number, as of February 1, 2010, is 18. Please pray that
we can be effective for those in need.
As of today, February 2, we still don't have any of the new kids we were told to
expect by the UN. For those of you who don't know, the UN came by almost 2
weeks ago and asked us if we could handle any more kids, orphans from the
Port au Prince earthquake. We agreed to take 20 and were informed that they
would begin to trickle in late last week. This hasn't happened. We don't know
why and we don't know who to contact to ask.
School has been suspended as you might guess. The Haitian government
wants to keep everybody on the same schedule, so because most of Port au
Prince can't have school, they closed down schools until February 22, which
coincides with the end of Carnival (Mardi Gras). However, here in Cap, there
really is no reason not to have school so we believe that all schools will
re-open on February 8, which is next Monday. The kids will be happy for it to
start and so will a certain orphanage youth minister/administrator.
Another fallout of the earthquake is loss of electricity. We had been
averaging about 12 hours a day from the city electric company before the
earthquake. While 12 hours a day may sound bad to you, to us it's good.
Before that, we were averaging about 1 hour a week.
Immediately after the earthquake we still got electricity but within a few days,
it just stopped. To make matters worse, just before the earthquake, our
generator died. We are getting close to getting it fixed, hopefully soon. We
have a very small 5KW gas generator that we are using to pump water for
everybody. When we do that in the evening, it powers a light and the
computer. So at least we have electricity for about 2 hours a day. Also,
because it's January and February, the nights are cool and there is really no
need for fans to sleep.
We also had camera problems again which is why there is a lack of pictures
this month. And with the internet problems we are having, I can't upload any
of the videos right now. Hopefully soon, but no promises.
For those who want more detailed info on the earthquake and maybe where
to help, please click on Bob's Page. I have been trying to update it every
other day or so. Not a whole bunch of pictures, but we do have some.
Other updates this month include the Kid of the Month Page and the Needs
Page. Please just click on those link boxes to the above left to see them.
As always, please don't forget the kids needing sponsors. Please click on the
Sponsor Slide Show for details. We are constantly updating it.
Thanks again so much for visiting us. We encourage you to write and ask any
questions you might have about the Lord's work here in Haiti. Always feel
free to email me at northeast125@yahoo.com. May our Father God grant you
an increasing spiritual life in Jesus as we continuously worship Him in Spirit
and in Truth!
agape
bob
| Glorifying God at the Cap Haitien Children's Home (CHCH) |
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| Dulta in white out with other kids during the break from school |
| Jimmy and Judel clowning around (wow, what a surprise that is!) |
| Dulta helping Libe who is obviously having a bad hair day. |
| Andy, Kencia, Manno, and Erick playing dominoes |
| Shinalove |
| Dalancia doing that walking thing. |
| More dominoes: Papoosh, Erick, Rodely, and Merly in the top pic and Djouly with Erick in the bottom pic. |