Greetings from WET, WET Haiti!!!
It wasn't long ago I was praising God that the rains had stopped. And we WERE happy. But then along came tropical storm Noel!!! So many things could have been worse... it could have developed into a hurricane (although hurricane season is "officially" over). As a tropical storm, Noel did do a lot of damage where it went. Here in our area we had a lot of rain, an over abundance actually! Roads are quagmires and the holes are filled with water, so you aren't sure what you will hit!! We lost a few limbs from trees, but nothing that did damage. Don saw on the internet where quite a few people have lost their lives, but not in this area. So, although overly saturated, we are none the worse for wear.
The one thing this storm did was to cancel our MFI flights, both Tuesday (yesterday) and Thursday (tomorrow). The storm is sitting in the Bahamas and we can't fly through it. MFI is praying the can come in on Friday, for we have almost 40 passengers to get out. Yes, it will take two planes. And it will be a long day, for sure!! One flight has to go to Pignon and back and then fly out. Those days end up being very long for us.
We have ONE bit of good news. Don is out of the boot for the first time today. He is doing good. He will still take precautions but for the most part, that problem is over.
Still no news on our grandson's papers from Port au Prince, so please keep praying. It is so hard to be positive when things are stagnated like this. Yet, we know God is in control.
Please, also pray for two of our children! Our oldest (Todd) and our youngest (Christine). Both are facing some major health issues and need a lot of prayers. It is VERY difficult being so far away when you want to be there for them. This is the hardest part (for me) being in Haiti. You never outgrow motherhood!!
Keep soggy, soaked, waterlogged Haiti in your prayers. People are in some pretty bad situations right now.
Till we talk again.... God bless and keep smiling!!!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Rain, Wind and a lot of food!
Greetings, again!
We have started back to having rains again. Not as hard as before, but definitely not needed quite yet. Roads are soggy... never heard of a "soggy road"? Come and see ours!!
Guess I should back up a bit here.
Abbie's cute little puppy, Rusty, was stolen. It was sad and hard for Abbie, but not much we can do about it. We just pray that whoever took him will take good care of him. On to Don. He is doing much better now. He's driving Ti-Dove and making deliveries all over. Trying to get the food out before the roads are impassable. It's been a joy to see so many happy people when he arrives with the supplies. Not only food, but socks, too. Now, Americans may not get thrilled about socks, but they sure do here! The first orphanage who received the food from Feed My Starving Children were thrilled. You can see the happy faces below. Gilda, the Jamaican woman who runs it now, was so happy to get it, and the other supplies Don took out. And Don has made several other trips out with the supplies, too.
Today, Sunday, we had an unexpected trip to the airport. MFI called us last night and asked if we could be there to meet our small plane. A missionary from up the mountain needed to be taken out for medical reasons. So we were there to help process things and get the family of six on the plane. We are so thankful for MFI and all their services, but this emergency plane has been a true blessing. Keep them in prayer.
We have another container in the works already and are very thankful to everyone who helps get these much needed supplies to Haiti. We know Stan works so hard to make all these arrangements and then many times, goes and gets the supplies, and then loads the container, and then starts the work all over again. We know he can use your prayers too.
I've been working on logistics for teams for the last week, and talking with pastors and having meetings with them, to make sure things will be working right once the teams get here. It doesn't sound like much, but it sure keeps me going.
Well, for now, I'll close this out and send a couple of pictures from the orphanage. More will follow as things start to move. Keep it all in prayer. I'm sure I've left out something here, but there is always tomorrow.... till then.... God Bless!!
We have started back to having rains again. Not as hard as before, but definitely not needed quite yet. Roads are soggy... never heard of a "soggy road"? Come and see ours!!
Guess I should back up a bit here.
Abbie's cute little puppy, Rusty, was stolen. It was sad and hard for Abbie, but not much we can do about it. We just pray that whoever took him will take good care of him. On to Don. He is doing much better now. He's driving Ti-Dove and making deliveries all over. Trying to get the food out before the roads are impassable. It's been a joy to see so many happy people when he arrives with the supplies. Not only food, but socks, too. Now, Americans may not get thrilled about socks, but they sure do here! The first orphanage who received the food from Feed My Starving Children were thrilled. You can see the happy faces below. Gilda, the Jamaican woman who runs it now, was so happy to get it, and the other supplies Don took out. And Don has made several other trips out with the supplies, too.
Today, Sunday, we had an unexpected trip to the airport. MFI called us last night and asked if we could be there to meet our small plane. A missionary from up the mountain needed to be taken out for medical reasons. So we were there to help process things and get the family of six on the plane. We are so thankful for MFI and all their services, but this emergency plane has been a true blessing. Keep them in prayer.
We have another container in the works already and are very thankful to everyone who helps get these much needed supplies to Haiti. We know Stan works so hard to make all these arrangements and then many times, goes and gets the supplies, and then loads the container, and then starts the work all over again. We know he can use your prayers too.
I've been working on logistics for teams for the last week, and talking with pastors and having meetings with them, to make sure things will be working right once the teams get here. It doesn't sound like much, but it sure keeps me going.
Well, for now, I'll close this out and send a couple of pictures from the orphanage. More will follow as things start to move. Keep it all in prayer. I'm sure I've left out something here, but there is always tomorrow.... till then.... God Bless!!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Finally, the container
I can finally say, "The container arrived"...not only in Haiti, but at our place. It was only a week late (maybe a bit more), but it came yesterday. Once it was here, we were surprised at how quickly and efficiently we had it unloaded.
And the customs man was great too. He did check things, but found the people who sent it were truthful in what they sent. He ended up joking with our guys who were unloading it, so it was a great day. And, surprisingly, a short day. The fellows worked fast and carefully and did a super job. When you consider there was 29070 pounds of cargo, it went fast. but the guys were really worn out and muscles hurting.
The great thing was, some of the food has already gone out. There were things for others, too, and those will be picked up soon. But we can truthfully say, Praise God for His provisions. This will help so many people. We received our first shipment of food from "Feed My Starving Children". We are very anxious to get this out to the orphanages and others. We (Stan, MFI, and us) have been working on this since last May. It's exciting to see it come to fruitation. You can check out this wonderful place by going to www.fmsc.org 
Don was up on his foot for a lot of the time while unloading, and he paid the price later in the day. But he seems better today. This has been very hard on him, not being a major part in unloading this container. We also have part of the "Christmas Bags" for Haiti on this shipment. This has been a blessing too. Our next container will mainly be the Christmas bags. Another great project for helping people here in Haiti. You can check that out at: www.christmasbagsforhaiti.com
Althought it's for Christmas, it ends up being a year round thing for many people who start collecting items early. We praise God for Stan and his crew and all their work for Haiti...through Christmas Bags, Containers and work teams. Stan is working full time for Haiti and he is a blessing!!
Till next time...God Bless!!
And the customs man was great too. He did check things, but found the people who sent it were truthful in what they sent. He ended up joking with our guys who were unloading it, so it was a great day. And, surprisingly, a short day. The fellows worked fast and carefully and did a super job. When you consider there was 29070 pounds of cargo, it went fast. but the guys were really worn out and muscles hurting.
The great thing was, some of the food has already gone out. There were things for others, too, and those will be picked up soon. But we can truthfully say, Praise God for His provisions. This will help so many people. We received our first shipment of food from "Feed My Starving Children". We are very anxious to get this out to the orphanages and others. We (Stan, MFI, and us) have been working on this since last May. It's exciting to see it come to fruitation. You can check out this wonderful place by going to www.fmsc.org 
Don was up on his foot for a lot of the time while unloading, and he paid the price later in the day. But he seems better today. This has been very hard on him, not being a major part in unloading this container. We also have part of the "Christmas Bags" for Haiti on this shipment. This has been a blessing too. Our next container will mainly be the Christmas bags. Another great project for helping people here in Haiti. You can check that out at: www.christmasbagsforhaiti.comAlthought it's for Christmas, it ends up being a year round thing for many people who start collecting items early. We praise God for Stan and his crew and all their work for Haiti...through Christmas Bags, Containers and work teams. Stan is working full time for Haiti and he is a blessing!!
Till next time...God Bless!!
Friday, October 12, 2007
Pictures
I am trying this again... we'll see if it works. The first picture is of Don and his faithful companion, "BOOT".
The second picture is of Abbie and her faithful companion, Rusty.
Hope you enjoy...
Blessings,
Karen
The second picture is of Abbie and her faithful companion, Rusty.
Hope you enjoy...
Blessings,
Karen
On a NON rain day
Hello to all,
We are praising the Lord right now! We had NO rain yesterday and skies are clear today. Add to that, the container won't be in until tomorrow...so we won't get it here at the compound until the earliest, Monday. Prayerfully the ground will have a chance to dry out some.
I have tried and tried to get photos on here, but, well, I guess I'm not the most talented person in the world. I would have loved to send a picture of our new addition. We have several stay dogs who come to "visit" our dogs. Ti-Bear (male), in the back yard, and BJ (female), in the front yard. We ended up with three pups (at least ONE of them is Ti-Bear's pup). He is brown, not black like Ti-Bear. We have named him Rusty. He is Abbie's puppy. He is fat and round and Abbie loves him.
Don is getting around fairly well now. He does keep his boot on. He found out that it hurt if he took it off, so that is some progress. He is still frustrated that he can't drive or do any of "his" things. It will come, but he needs to let the foot heal totally.
One of our MFI pilots, Wes, and his family, are here in Haiti for a week. They are staying with our friends in Limbe. Tomorrow we will have the whole group here for the day. We are looking forward to that. What a blessing Christian fellowship is.
We are in the process of planning the trips for teams for this coming 7 months. So many areas and so much to be accomplished, but a pure blessing for everyone. Both on our end and on the teams end. Keep it all in prayer.
Till next time, or till we meet in the air!!!... blessing on you all!
Karen
We are praising the Lord right now! We had NO rain yesterday and skies are clear today. Add to that, the container won't be in until tomorrow...so we won't get it here at the compound until the earliest, Monday. Prayerfully the ground will have a chance to dry out some.
I have tried and tried to get photos on here, but, well, I guess I'm not the most talented person in the world. I would have loved to send a picture of our new addition. We have several stay dogs who come to "visit" our dogs. Ti-Bear (male), in the back yard, and BJ (female), in the front yard. We ended up with three pups (at least ONE of them is Ti-Bear's pup). He is brown, not black like Ti-Bear. We have named him Rusty. He is Abbie's puppy. He is fat and round and Abbie loves him.
Don is getting around fairly well now. He does keep his boot on. He found out that it hurt if he took it off, so that is some progress. He is still frustrated that he can't drive or do any of "his" things. It will come, but he needs to let the foot heal totally.
One of our MFI pilots, Wes, and his family, are here in Haiti for a week. They are staying with our friends in Limbe. Tomorrow we will have the whole group here for the day. We are looking forward to that. What a blessing Christian fellowship is.
We are in the process of planning the trips for teams for this coming 7 months. So many areas and so much to be accomplished, but a pure blessing for everyone. Both on our end and on the teams end. Keep it all in prayer.
Till next time, or till we meet in the air!!!... blessing on you all!
Karen
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Sunday evening
Hello again,
Not a lot of news going on here. We have had so much rain it is curtailing everything. We are really praying it stops now, since our container is due this week. We need the ground to dry out so the semi can get into the place we need it. If not, we'll work something out, but it sure would be nice to have it drier here for a bit.
Don is now off crutches and walking with "the boot". I have to admit that it has slowed him down some. But I know he is so frustrated with things. Had three of "our boys" come and help me clean out containers and depot and dorm, to put the items from the container. It was a long job, but good to have it out of the way. And Don wanted so much to be out there helping. Keep him in prayer.
Our service at English Bible Fellowship (EBF) was good tonight. A small group, but some eye opening comments on scripture. Isn't it great how God works with His word? You can read and read, but then all of a sudden, a new light dawns and you see it in a new way. God is so good. Hearing the praises from so many of the missionaries on how God is working is inspiring. And sharing prayer needs brings us all closer, too. Our family at EBF are great prayer warriors, as we know a lot of you are.
A few prayer requests for this week. T & A got a bit of bad news on Thursday. They moved our new grandson backward in the system. Not only him, but many others. We need a LOT of prayer for God to intervene and get things moving in the right direction again, and fast, too. J needs to be home with his family, and the system here is preventing it. I mean, everything is legal and he is theirs, but they can't take him home without that passport. So, please pray for this to be resolved. Thanks.
Another request is for the container that is to come this week. Pray that it comes on time, and that customs clears it quickly, and it can be delivered quickly. These processes drag out so much. There are a lot of people waiting for this container to come. Most don't even know the help in on the container, but they know they have to wait till Don has food again. Pray for this too.
Something I have not mentioned in a while is Missionary Flights (MFI). They do so much for so many. The hurricane that hit Nicaragua (Felix) did so much damage. We praise God that MFI was able to fly in and help out. Check out their web site and go to "Up to the Minute" and read the story. (www.missionaryflights.org). You'll enjoy reading that, plus a whole lot of other things they have done. Also, keep them uplifted in prayer. It seems like we all fight a spiritual battle when serving Him. The Lord can overcome all of these, if we but pray.
As always, we lift you all up in prayer. May you continue to walk in the truth of God's love.
Karen (for all of us)
Not a lot of news going on here. We have had so much rain it is curtailing everything. We are really praying it stops now, since our container is due this week. We need the ground to dry out so the semi can get into the place we need it. If not, we'll work something out, but it sure would be nice to have it drier here for a bit.
Don is now off crutches and walking with "the boot". I have to admit that it has slowed him down some. But I know he is so frustrated with things. Had three of "our boys" come and help me clean out containers and depot and dorm, to put the items from the container. It was a long job, but good to have it out of the way. And Don wanted so much to be out there helping. Keep him in prayer.
Our service at English Bible Fellowship (EBF) was good tonight. A small group, but some eye opening comments on scripture. Isn't it great how God works with His word? You can read and read, but then all of a sudden, a new light dawns and you see it in a new way. God is so good. Hearing the praises from so many of the missionaries on how God is working is inspiring. And sharing prayer needs brings us all closer, too. Our family at EBF are great prayer warriors, as we know a lot of you are.
A few prayer requests for this week. T & A got a bit of bad news on Thursday. They moved our new grandson backward in the system. Not only him, but many others. We need a LOT of prayer for God to intervene and get things moving in the right direction again, and fast, too. J needs to be home with his family, and the system here is preventing it. I mean, everything is legal and he is theirs, but they can't take him home without that passport. So, please pray for this to be resolved. Thanks.
Another request is for the container that is to come this week. Pray that it comes on time, and that customs clears it quickly, and it can be delivered quickly. These processes drag out so much. There are a lot of people waiting for this container to come. Most don't even know the help in on the container, but they know they have to wait till Don has food again. Pray for this too.
Something I have not mentioned in a while is Missionary Flights (MFI). They do so much for so many. The hurricane that hit Nicaragua (Felix) did so much damage. We praise God that MFI was able to fly in and help out. Check out their web site and go to "Up to the Minute" and read the story. (www.missionaryflights.org). You'll enjoy reading that, plus a whole lot of other things they have done. Also, keep them uplifted in prayer. It seems like we all fight a spiritual battle when serving Him. The Lord can overcome all of these, if we but pray.
As always, we lift you all up in prayer. May you continue to walk in the truth of God's love.
Karen (for all of us)
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