Haiti
Our mission teams regularly schedule mission trips to NW Haiti throughout the year, where we serve and support an orphanage
and poor community. For more information contact Billy Sauls at 954-452-0287. To visit the official Haiti's Hope website,
please go to haitishope.org.
2010 Cistern Repair
Repairing the cistern was the main purpose of this trip to Haiti. MEBI-Bombardopolis(Creve) has a cistern that is 12ft deep and 24ft in diameter. It can hold an est 55,000 gallons of water when it is completely filled with rain water. Over the past five years it has begun leaking. Haiti's Hope's president Billy Sauls has made serveral repais that only lasted a few years. He decided to make this a priority because water is a precious resourse.
Last year Haiti's Hope's focus on fundraising was directed at repairing this cistern. The plan to purchase an industrial food grade PVC liner from a company in Texas, ship to Haiti, and install took much effort and finances, but will be a solution that will help to bring water security for many years. The health and welfare of the orphanage depends on this water supply as well as the Fruit Tree Nursery project and the precious plants in the gardens of Madame Harris.
Bruce Dunbar and Gary Adenieck travelled with me to Haiti with their main purpose to install the liner. Through much thought and prayer we hatched a plan to roll the massive liner and feed it through the small opening. These are the pictures of this. I will send another email shorty showing the hard work that these two men put forth to bring water security to our brothers and sisters in this part of Haiti.
Haiti's Missions Update May 2007
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Haiti's Mission Trip Update
2.13.07 - 2.22.07
We returned safely Thursday night. It was a great trip! Over 350 youth and pastors were in attendance at the conference. Their day started at 5:00 AM with exercise and didn't end until midnight. During which we had worship services, sermons, lectures, discussion time, games, and a movie.
The "EvangeCube" was presented and instruction was given by our team on how to present the gospel using the "EvangeCube." The Book of Hope was distributed to everyone with instructions for its use to be taken back to the local churches and used for Sunday school and Bible study. Claudette presented a lecture on HIV/AIDS and had a very positive question and answer session afterward.
At least 6 people were baptized, a 91 year old woman who the Harris's have ministered to for many years accepted Christ. Many more people accepted Christ for the first time or rededicated their lives to Christ! The shoe boxes were successfully delivered to all the children in the orphanage. The generator and wiring provided by the Angel Tree Ministry was installed. The vitamins provided by MannaRelief were distributed and a program was set-up for the children to receive vitamins daily.
Dr. Helene and Claudette evaluated approximately 45 children in the clinic for any health concerns; they assisted by completing forms for sponsorship and treated those who were ill. The team was able to spend 1-on-1 time with the children in the orphanage doing arts, crafts and showing movies. We also had time to walk through the village and other nearby villages to meet, talk and pray with many people. We also met with Pastors in Mole St. Nicolas to discuss the construction of a church and a radio station which are ongoing Haiti's Hope projects.
On behalf of the Haiti Team and all those in Haiti, I would like to thank you and the CCS congregation for their prayers and support. They all contributed in making the youth conference and the entire mission trip a wonderful success!
We recognize that the Haitian people need so much more help in so many areas. The missionaries we met with opened our eyes again to the desperate need for real change through Jesus Christ. We are seeking God's guidance on where and how to best glorify Him. Please pray that we use the resources to the utmost benefit.
In The Lords Service
Billy
Haiti's Hope Update
To whom it may concern,
I wanted to thank you for your help in getting three violins to a music school in rural Haiti. I started the school two years ago with one guitar and 25 young men in the community. Now we have several guitars and three new violins from you all and over 100 students.
Haiti's Hope partnered with Calvary Chapel Sawgrass to ask their congregation to donate musical instruments. One day while at the mission's kiosk I met a soft spoken, kind woman named Jill(I think a single mother). She spoke of the possibility of asking some retailers or manufactures for their help in our cause. Several Sundays later she said she was going to get three new violins a great discount. She must have contacted you all. I have not seen her since, but the violins were shipped by you all to the church two weeks before we went to Haiti.
Thanks again,
Doug Allen
