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Christa and Charity want to thank Pastors Peter and Betty Burnett of Port Charlotte International Church for allowing them to speak at their church last Sunday about the good things that God is doing in Haiti!

To see slides from their presentation, click the link below:

Presentation

Christa, Shasta, and Carlos returned on Sunday from an amazing, successful trip to Haiti! Much thanks to everyone who donated and volunteered to make it possible. Watch for pictures and updates soon.

-Charity

The first open trip of 2011 is almost here! Christa, Carlos, and Shasta will be taking a team to Bercy, Cabaret from May 2-8th where they will hold a community ‘ soccer tournament (complete with a World Cup trophy!), facilitate food distributions, teach first aid and babysitting skills, deliver first aid kits to parents, distribute shoes to children in a the mountain community of Zorange and much, much

more.

Time for school in the mountain community of Zorange

Please pray that team leaders will walk in God’s wisdom and safety and that they will be able to fulfill His purposes for this trip. Please pray, also, for all of our Haitian friends and partners and for God’s direction as we pursue new opportunities this year.

THE Mission’s next open trip will take place from August 15-22 in Bercy, Cabaret. If you are interested in joining us or would like to request a trip information packet, please contact me at: Charity@themissionhaiti.com

-Charity Remington

Back from a quick trip to Haiti with Christa where we checked in on both projects and friends. What a pleasure to have Becca Janiak join us and to stay with Isnel Abraham and his precious family. While we were there we were able to distribute clothes to more than sixty children in a local village and deliver supplies to new mothers. We also were presented with some new and exciting potential opportunities that we are praying and thinking about. Thanks to everyone who sent supplies or gave to make this possible! Find us on Facebook for pictures of the trip.

T.H.E Mission’s next trip will take place May 2 to May 8 in Bercy, Cabaret. If you are interested in joining us, email Charity@themissionhaiti.com.

-Charity

Two members of T.H.E. Mission Haiti are on the ground in Haiti this week. Christa Remington and Shasta Grimes are delivering essential supplies to some of our partners and beginning evaluations for upcoming projects. Please keep them in your prayers as they travel, plan, and work. Keep watching the blog this week for updates!

Charity

Happy New Year from T.H.E. Mission!!

We want to thank all of our members for their incredible support during 2010. As you know, this was an incredibly difficult year for our friends in Haiti. Between the January 12, 2010 earthquake that caused the deaths of over 250,000 people, the cholera outbreak and political unrest, many Haitians have faced the most challenging year of their life.

This year, T.H.E. Mission has been able to bring a lot of good to a lot of people. Here is a review of what we did in 2010.

Thanks to our supporters we were able to feed and clothe over a thousand people. These people also received life saving medical care through our clinics. We have seen lives improved and malnourished babies brought back from the brink of death. Thank you to our nurses!

We helped build a school in, Labadri, a community where the children had never been to school. This school is now thriving and plans have been made to expand this year.

Also, many children been enrolled in schools for the first time thanks to our scholarship program. These children have been so excited to be a student and are working hard!

Over a thousand children received a pair of shoes to protect their little feet.

Dozens of shelters and houses were built to help get families out of their makeshift tents and into homes.

Through these projects we are helping to build strong communities and sharing hope with our neighbors. We could not do it without your support. Thank you for all the ways in which you help us be successful!

~ Christa

In December 2010, we connected with the Bon Samaritan Orphanage in Croix des Bouquets, a suburb of Port Au Prince, Haiti. I haven’t cried in Haiti in a long time but my first visit to Bon Samaritan had me in tears. This four bedroom house is home to 112 children ranging from 10 months to 17 years old. In one small room, 43 little boys sleep on the phone without blankets, pillows or mats. This home has no indoor toilets, electricity or clean water. Lack of staff, materials and financial support has contributed to the dire situation of these children.

Also, the orphanage was out of food. For dinner the night of our visit, the children were eating a paste of flour and water. Needless to say, most of the children were malnourished. One of the sickest children was a one year old boy named Samuel (pictured below). Despite his age, Samuel weighed as much of a newborn. He had no use of his legs and was non responsive. The next day, we took Samuel to a clinic for treatment. Hopefully, with continued care and the food he needs he will be running around with the rest of the kids soon.

As soon as T.H.E. Mission staff received word of this situation fundraising and collections began. Thanks to the generosity of some of our members, we were able to provide several weeks worth of food and supplies. We plan to return this month to deliver more supplies and to connect with other NGOs in Haiti that provide food to orphanages. Our goal is to get Bon Samaritan on par with the other orphanages we work with and get these children the loving care they deserve.

This is an ongoing project. If you would like to donate to help these children, please contact me at christa@themissionhaiti.com. As usual, our main need is money. Funding can open so many doors for this orphanage. If you have it in your heart to donate, please do so using the link to the right. However, there are some things that are cheaper to buy in the U.S. and ship down. Some ideas of donations are:

Baby formula

Diapers

Shoes

Children’s Vitamins

Small pillows and sheets

If you would like to donate any of these items, contact me.

Thank you all for your love and support. With your help, we will make this orphanage a beautiful place for these children.

~ Christa

Dear Friends, Supporters, & Prayer Partners of El Shaddai,

We have had Youvengy for about one week.  He had a very bad night last night and the night before with high fever and trouble breathing.  Today we took him to a private doctor who told us that anemia was his main problem.  His heart did not have enough blood to pump correctly. She asked to do some tests before she would admit him to the hospital and told us that he would probably have to receive blood transfusion.  Since we were not finding immediate care until we brought back the tests results, we took him to a hospital which admitted him right away.  They put him on IV and oxygen to help him breathe better.  The hospital also told us he had a real problem with anemia and needed blood transfusion.  Since they have not asked us to act on the transfusion right away, but were just talking about it, we are taking this opportunity to ask you to join us in fervent prayer.  Pray that the Lord will give Youvengy all the blood that he needs so he will not have to go through the process of blood transfusion.  Please believe with us. Both pediatricians said that he is so anemic that we could lose him at any time. Please see this as a serious request. God can give him the necessary blood and we believe He will do as soon as possible.  Thank you so much for partnering with us in prayer. May God bless you!