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Showing posts with label Teams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teams. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
2/19-2/29
Saturday, February 4, 2012
1/1-2/4
"REJOICE always, PRAY continually, GIVE THANKS in all circumstances, for this is God's Will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
As a ministry and as individuals with Chadasha, we are all striving to remember this verse and focus our lives around it daily. If we believe that these words are true, and we do because we believe that the Bible is Truth, we have a lot of changes to be making! Rejoicing ALWAYS is hard. Praying CONTINUALLY is hard. And giving thanks in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES? This seems outrageous! But the Word tell us that it is the Will of God for us! That makes us excited!
All of our American staff is back on the ground here in Port au Prince. Everyone got nice and rested up over the holiday in America, and we are back to serving in Haiti with renewed minds and open hearts, anxiously waiting to see what God has for us as Chadasha this year.
We have a few announcements to make... I will try to be as to-the-point as possible. :)
Sunday, November 13, 2011
11/6-11/13
This week the Chadasha ministries have been spread out over a few countries. We are so blessed to be able to be sharing the Gospel with Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and America all at the same time.
In Haiti, ministries continued as God saw fit! The kids at Little Hands & Feet are doing great.. Loving school and growing like crazy. We are so excited to have several parents of kids who are being adopted coming in soon to stay with us for Thanksgiving.
KenKen is amazingly doing better! After a few nights of laying almost lifeless in the ICU, he has made a comeback! Members of the Chadasha ministry have continued to serve him and his family faithfully, praying with and for them and providing food and rest for his mom. In this picture you can see him actually smiling! God is so awesome!
The English class in the tent city on Saturday was outstanding. We had over 200 people attend. We are continually amazed at what God can do when we are willing to be obedient no matter how crazy it might look. We were also able to have a one hour Bible study with the people that was led by 2 of our Haitian staff members. We are so excited about the glory that Christ is receiving from our presence in this tent city.
Another portion of our team has been serving in the Dominican Republic this week. We have taken 4 kids over to have life saving heart surgeries, and God is really moving where they are. Other people have given great updates and information about Chadasha in the DR this week so you can simply click on the links below to learn more about the progress of each kid and whats going on over there.
http://chelsey-temporaryhome.blogspot.com/2011/11/heart-beats.html
Chelsey's Blog
Ben's Blog
And finally, Calvary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, invited a Chadasha member to be a part of their annual Missions Conference this week. We were so grateful to have this opportunity to share what God is doing in Haiti and the DR, and our prayer is that Jesus was made famous by the sermon given in Knoxville last Sunday.
We are learning as a team that the more that we let go of, the more God can do through us. Daily we must remind ourselves that our work is not for us, not for Chadasha, not for kids, not for Haiti, not for the DR… it is only for the Name of Jesus. We know that one day every knee will bow, and our prayer is for hearts emptied of our own desires, that we may play a small part in bringing people to their knees at the foot of the Thrown.
Blessings from Haiti, Dominican Republic, and America!
In Haiti, ministries continued as God saw fit! The kids at Little Hands & Feet are doing great.. Loving school and growing like crazy. We are so excited to have several parents of kids who are being adopted coming in soon to stay with us for Thanksgiving.
KenKen is amazingly doing better! After a few nights of laying almost lifeless in the ICU, he has made a comeback! Members of the Chadasha ministry have continued to serve him and his family faithfully, praying with and for them and providing food and rest for his mom. In this picture you can see him actually smiling! God is so awesome!
The English class in the tent city on Saturday was outstanding. We had over 200 people attend. We are continually amazed at what God can do when we are willing to be obedient no matter how crazy it might look. We were also able to have a one hour Bible study with the people that was led by 2 of our Haitian staff members. We are so excited about the glory that Christ is receiving from our presence in this tent city.
Another portion of our team has been serving in the Dominican Republic this week. We have taken 4 kids over to have life saving heart surgeries, and God is really moving where they are. Other people have given great updates and information about Chadasha in the DR this week so you can simply click on the links below to learn more about the progress of each kid and whats going on over there.
http://chelsey-temporaryhome.blogspot.com/2011/11/heart-beats.html
Chelsey's Blog
Ben's Blog
And finally, Calvary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, invited a Chadasha member to be a part of their annual Missions Conference this week. We were so grateful to have this opportunity to share what God is doing in Haiti and the DR, and our prayer is that Jesus was made famous by the sermon given in Knoxville last Sunday.
We are learning as a team that the more that we let go of, the more God can do through us. Daily we must remind ourselves that our work is not for us, not for Chadasha, not for kids, not for Haiti, not for the DR… it is only for the Name of Jesus. We know that one day every knee will bow, and our prayer is for hearts emptied of our own desires, that we may play a small part in bringing people to their knees at the foot of the Thrown.
Blessings from Haiti, Dominican Republic, and America!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
10/23-10/30
Hello from Haiti! We hope that you had a great week, but whether your week was at the top or the bottom of weeks for you, we hope above all that You felt the presence of God. We are definitely seeing His Hands at work here in this country!
First of all, we are so blessed this week to have Mrs. Peggy and Mrs. Marie visiting us from Church of the Cove in Tennessee. These beautiful, Christ-like women have put on their hardhats and walking boots and jumped right into the craziness of Haiti, loving and serving like it's going out of style. Their compassion and brokeness for these people has given us all a little bit of perspective and we are so thankful for them!
The UN has a very evident presence here in Haiti, but their employees are mainly here to keep physical peace and control the violence and crime... not for humanitarian work. However, we have been blessed to come across at least 2 officers who are going above and beyond their job descriptions. [Please pray for them!] Earlier this week we got a call from a UN officer who stepped out in boldness to speak up for a baby boy in desperate need of medical care. The boy, 2 years old, had been severely burned, spent a month in a hospital, and was now back in the tent camp. We went to check out the situation, and this is what we found:
His mother [who is 7 months pregnant with her 9th child] agreed to go to a hospital with us, so we took them both to Medishare. The baby is getting excellent care and will be staying at the hospital until he is ready to go home. His mother is hanging in there and we are doing our best to show them the love of Christ. We will keep you updated on the progress of this little guy!
After we got this child the care he needed, the same UN officer introduced us to another little boy who had a sort of staph infection on his back. We were able to meet his father and give him some antibiotics. When we checked back after a few days, he was already healing. We were able to bring some shoes and hygiene products, and the UN officer bought him some clean clothes. He and his father both were so thankful... their faces lit up the room. We are so thankful God chose to put us in their path.
From working with the UN and the people of this particular tent camp, God has brought to us the opportunity to possibly contribute to beginning a school for the more than 200 kids living in this camp who can't afford to go to school. We are praying and seeking God's direction as far as what our role should be in this task. This is a picture of a portion of the camp that these kids are living in:
Our final medical emergency care that we were able to provide this week was with Baby KenKen. He was taken to the hospital 2 days ago because he has taken a turn for the worse. This morning he stopped breathing but the doctors did CPR and brought him back. He currently has a feeding tube because he isn't eating, a fever, high blood sugar, and short rapid breaths. It seems that it won't be much longer until He steps from here to Heaven. Prayers for his sweet mom are so important.. that she may feel the comfort of our Heavenly Father!
On a higher note, the kids at Little Hands & Feet have started school and are loving it! We were finally able to get all their books, uniforms, shoes, belts, etc. etc. etc. We had no idea the extent of getting stuff for school in Haiti until we had to do it! It's a lot of stuff. They are also thoroughly enjoying their twice a week Bible Study with Kessy and Joshua. This week they learned 1.) God made me special, and that makes me BEAUTIFUL. and 2.)God made others, so when I hurt them I hurt God. After the lesson, they do an art project. Below you can see them coloring and painting.
This Saturday God brought about 25 kids and over 50 adults to learn English in Koriay, the tent camp. After an hour of English, some members of Chadasha were able to give their testimonies as a witness for Jesus and a complete explanation of why we are wanting to serve the people of Koriay. Next week our goal is to do an hour English class and then an hour of Bible Study. Prayers for direction, open doors, and open hearts are most appreciated!
Oh... and we have an extra special guest staying with us at the Guest House this week as well! Meet Rutherchy:
He is 8 years old and in need of heart surgery to fix his less-than-perfect heart. We are planning to take him to the Dominican Republic next week when we go to take 5 other Haitian children to have heart surgery, and beg that they do Rutherchy too. We know that if it is God's Will, it will be done. Right now we are all just taking this opportunity to love him to pieces! We'll let you know next week what ends up happening with this sweet boy.
God is moving in mighty ways here. As a family and ministry, we are meeting to pray daily that this ministry be about our God and not about us... not about the name Chadasha, but about making the name of Jesus FAMOUS here. Because thats what we're about. And we would love for you to join us :)
Until next Sunday... love & prayers from Haiti!
First of all, we are so blessed this week to have Mrs. Peggy and Mrs. Marie visiting us from Church of the Cove in Tennessee. These beautiful, Christ-like women have put on their hardhats and walking boots and jumped right into the craziness of Haiti, loving and serving like it's going out of style. Their compassion and brokeness for these people has given us all a little bit of perspective and we are so thankful for them!
After we got this child the care he needed, the same UN officer introduced us to another little boy who had a sort of staph infection on his back. We were able to meet his father and give him some antibiotics. When we checked back after a few days, he was already healing. We were able to bring some shoes and hygiene products, and the UN officer bought him some clean clothes. He and his father both were so thankful... their faces lit up the room. We are so thankful God chose to put us in their path.
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| Odini and his daddy! |
Our final medical emergency care that we were able to provide this week was with Baby KenKen. He was taken to the hospital 2 days ago because he has taken a turn for the worse. This morning he stopped breathing but the doctors did CPR and brought him back. He currently has a feeding tube because he isn't eating, a fever, high blood sugar, and short rapid breaths. It seems that it won't be much longer until He steps from here to Heaven. Prayers for his sweet mom are so important.. that she may feel the comfort of our Heavenly Father!
On a higher note, the kids at Little Hands & Feet have started school and are loving it! We were finally able to get all their books, uniforms, shoes, belts, etc. etc. etc. We had no idea the extent of getting stuff for school in Haiti until we had to do it! It's a lot of stuff. They are also thoroughly enjoying their twice a week Bible Study with Kessy and Joshua. This week they learned 1.) God made me special, and that makes me BEAUTIFUL. and 2.)God made others, so when I hurt them I hurt God. After the lesson, they do an art project. Below you can see them coloring and painting.
Oh... and we have an extra special guest staying with us at the Guest House this week as well! Meet Rutherchy:
God is moving in mighty ways here. As a family and ministry, we are meeting to pray daily that this ministry be about our God and not about us... not about the name Chadasha, but about making the name of Jesus FAMOUS here. Because thats what we're about. And we would love for you to join us :)
Until next Sunday... love & prayers from Haiti!
Monday, October 10, 2011
10/2-10/9
It was a bit cooler this week in Port au Prince... temperatures in the mid 80s during the day and high 70s during the night. Enough to make the Haitians and some of our team members want to put on pants and sweatshirts! Crazy, we know!
This week God was so good to us in bringing us 5 beautiful women who are truly walking in the footsteps of Christ. Brenda, Dawn, and Liz from Church of the Cove in Tennessee as well as Tina and Jordyn from Murfreesboro arrived on October 2nd and we got busy! We spent a lot of time at Chadasha's Little Hands & Feet loving on the sweet kids. While we were there, we painted some joyful decorations on the walls just to brighten the place up a bit.
We know that many of you are following the story of Baby KenKen who lives in a tent camp and has HIV. KenKen is one example of the emergency medical care provided by Chadasha in Haiti. We were supposed to pick up the test results for his parents on Monday, but were unable to so we will be going tomorrow [October 10] to pick them up. In the mean time, we visited KenKen and his mom! Over the last week, KenKen's mom has contracted shingles. This is a very contagious and dangerous virus for immunodeficient people [such as KenKen]. It was tough to leave KenKen in the tent camp knowing he may contract the virus, but as a team we decided that it is best for him to be with his mom and dad for the time he has left, even if that means he is exposed to shingles. [Quality of life over quantity of life, basically]. Extra prayers for this family as we find out the results of the HIV tests tomorrow.
Another thing we were able to do this week was take these lovely ladies up to the Chadasha Beach Property that will soon be transformed into an Orphanage Retreat Center. You can click here to learn more about this project. It was a great opportunity to plan and talk and dream about what God will do with the property, as well as a great time to get to know each other's hearts on a more personal level.
In addition to the activities already mentioned, we were able to visit an orphanage that Tina had heard about [special prayers for a boy there named John Wesley who is in the middle of the adoption process]. We were also able to go to Caanan [the largest tent city in Haiti where over 150,000 people live in tents or makeshift houses] and do door to door prayers as well as simple medical care [Tina is a fabulous nurse!]. God used these women in a mighty way in Haiti this week, and we at Chadasha are convinced that the Light of Christ shined through us a bit brighter because of their presence.
Check back next Sunday to be filled in on what you miss in Haiti this coming week [which will include some visits from parents of kids at Little Hands & Feet, HIV test results, and who knows what else!] Our prayer for you today is that you know that Jesus Christ loves you more than you can possibly imagine [no matter who you are or what you've done or where you've been]. He loves you so much that He died for you!
Until next time... Love from Haiti!
This week God was so good to us in bringing us 5 beautiful women who are truly walking in the footsteps of Christ. Brenda, Dawn, and Liz from Church of the Cove in Tennessee as well as Tina and Jordyn from Murfreesboro arrived on October 2nd and we got busy! We spent a lot of time at Chadasha's Little Hands & Feet loving on the sweet kids. While we were there, we painted some joyful decorations on the walls just to brighten the place up a bit.
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| Mrs. Brenda painting! |
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| Liz & her mom, Dawn, with 3 of the kids at Little Hands & Feet |
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| Tina & her daughter, Jordyn, with baby KenKen |
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| Our 5 guests at the beach property! |
Check back next Sunday to be filled in on what you miss in Haiti this coming week [which will include some visits from parents of kids at Little Hands & Feet, HIV test results, and who knows what else!] Our prayer for you today is that you know that Jesus Christ loves you more than you can possibly imagine [no matter who you are or what you've done or where you've been]. He loves you so much that He died for you!
Until next time... Love from Haiti!
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