"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Cor 10:31

Serving the people of Haiti as an act of worship of our Lord

In response to the massive earthquake that devastated this beautiful island country and killed almost 250,000 people, the compassionate folks of Grace Fellowship UMC, Katy, TX donated over $65,000.00 to a Haiti Relief Fund.

$55,000.00 was immediately donated to several reputable agencies already working in Haiti and $10,000 was held back with a future hands-on mission trip in mind. The Grace Fellowship mission team will be in Haiti from August 2nd through August 7th!

Ten people from our Hurricane Relief Team, Emergency Response Team and Orphan's Hope Small Group were invited to participate. God has blessed our team with 3 Grace Fellowshippers who are from Haiti!

We will be serving under the leadership of Bob Sjogren of UnVeiling Glory Ministries in partnership with another ministry, Thirst No More. The primary plan is to do relationship evangelism in the tent cities. We will also serve at an orphanage, help in a medical clinic and possibly do some construction. Needs are changing daily so we are living by biblical principles that whatever we do, we will work as unto the Lord and will do everything for the glory of God!

We covet and appreciate your prayer support!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Thursday's Adventures



Thursday Aug 5th

Another amazing day in Haiti!

Haiti is a beautiful country. The views of the lush greenery and the mountains are breathtaking. We have spent a lot of time in the mountains as our guesthouse and orphanages are there. When we go down to the tent cities the heat is much greater, and it is almost unbearable inside the tents.

Rolande, Cathy, Norlande, and Kelley went to a “Tent City” that is set up on a golf course/country club owned by Sean Penn and taken over by the government after the earthquake. Tonya, Russ, Sage, Greg and Jean drove quite some distance to build a pre-fab home provided by Samaritan’s Purse for a woman with 7 children. Three 12ft bunks will hold the family of 9. The construction team visited a wonderful orphanage for lunch. It was a real encouragement to see an orphanage running well. Greg, Sage, Jean and Russ had not had an opportunity to interact with orphans until today. Amanda and the medical team visited three orphanages today to de-worm kids. Last night we had an answer to prayer when the med team was able to find 4000 of the necessary de-worming pills and the doctor was able to procure them for free! Praise God for His incredible blessing.

1.5 million people in Haiti are displaced and living in tents. There are tents covering every flat park or country club in Haiti. The place we went today is almost indescribable. Mud underground, trenches for sewage running between the tents, ruts and stones, and tarps and tents of all sorts on every square inch. Kelley, Cathy, and Rolande went with translators house to house to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, to encourage the people, listen to their stories and to pray for the their requests. It was amazing that they did not ask for money, clothes or food. Rather they asked for God to help them raise their children to know Him, to change their lives and heal their sickness. Such faith was amazing. It would be so easy to look at their circumstances and despair. But we trust with God they can have peace and joy in the midst of their circumstances. Please pray for the people of Haiti living in the tents. They need the body of Christ to intercede for them.

We’ve enjoyed working with 2 other teams from Virginia and Arkansas. The Virginia team has a caterer on their team so we’ve been eating some delicious food.

There is a Haitian cook here and she’s been learning to cook American favorites like chicken & stuffing, chili, and Sloppy Joes. Tonight we had grilled chicken with grilled pineapple. We’ve been eating interesting fruit like Haitian apricots, mangos, cinnamon apples, and quenepe.

Thanks for praying for us. We feel your prayers and feel in perfect peace here. None of us have ever felt unsafe. We are all well, no sickness!!

Looking forward to what God has for us tomorrow!

Cathy and Tonya for the team.








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  1. MichelleAugust 6, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    I am in awe of how GOD is working through all of you! Sagey you are "one of the men" on the construction team and I feel blessed to call you my daughter! I pray that your last 2 days in Haiti will be full of great blessings, everlasting friendships and desire to continue to have a servant's heart!

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  2. photobugthatsmeAugust 6, 2010 at 3:10 PM

    Praising God for the blessings coming forth from your team to the people of Haiti. God is using each of you to do a mighty work for Him, in Him and for His glory! Thank you guys... (and the Virginia and Arkansas teams, too) for your obedience. :-)

    Continuing to pray for your safety, good health, peace, and overflowing hearts in serving others and ultimately, Jesus Christ our Savior, in Haiti!

    Dee and Larry

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