Hope for Haiti

Friday, June 8, 2012

Hope for Haiti newsletter June 2012

Leading right into Summer a group from Michigan will be heading to Haiti June 12th.

All it's takes is a small gesture to start something and we may never have a clue where it will lead. A few years ago a Colorado team purchased a few goats and delivered them to families in the Colmini area. Before long well over 30 families had received goats and beyond that a heard was started at the church/school there, with over 30 additional animals. Now what to do with all these animals as they have the desire to wander.

The word got out there was a need for a fence and simple shelter in this desert area for the animals. So, next week the work goes on as this Michigan team will be reaching out working alongside our friends there to keep these critters corralled.

From the desert to the mountains then to a river basin below. This trail you see was constructed in the past year + all by hand. A fellow from Tennessee visited and shared some trail building skills with the folks in Bataille. The project? Build a trail from the river basin to the top of the mountain allowing possibly a motorcycle or 4 wheeler (still looking for one of these) to be able to make the trip which in time would even allow the local motorcycle taxi's (called tap tap's) to make it up and down the mountain. Only one thing left, build a bridge. One ravine is still holding up the process so a Geotechnical Specialist in Dams has offered some suggestions. Fairly simple but labor intensive suggestions. Rock, rebar, concrete and culverts, I think I'll be gone that day! Pretty much all this will be hand carried a portion of the way which could be a couple miles! Some funding has come in for the team that will be visiting this August to lead a hand. Once completed it will open new doors for carrying produce to market as well as bringing home needed supplies. Lots more to that story and how we got this far... click here for more

Lot's more going on, consider this just a sampling.
– Radio interview with Moody Radio in Chicago
– Another team from Michigan heads to the mountains in July
– Colorado team visit's in July
– Medical Clinic's and training for EMEVI Nurse Vonie (Photo's click here)
– so, please pray for Marcel as his plate is very full.

Needs? Generator repairs on two machines, cistern for Fond Baptist, John Deere Gator : ), sponsors for children...

Thanks for being a blessing. So many of you contribute in ways that cannot be added up, it is appreciated!

Art Rousseau for Hope for Haiti www.hopeforhaiti.ws

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Hope for Haiti the story..

Hope for Haiti was Incorporated January 25th, 1993 and is a registered 501(3)(c) non profit organization that was established on January 23rd, 1995. Jon and Diane Seitz as well as Tim Whorl founded Hope for Haiti with the intention of “Promotion of giving and contributions to provide relief for needy Haitians”. Hope for Haiti was founded in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. In 2008, most of the administrative and logistical services were moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee with Jon and Diane still providing oversight for Hope for Haiti from Pennsylvania.
In 1990 Jon and Diane Seitz planned a trip to Haiti with their daughter. Just before their departure their daughter came down with Chicken Pox and plans were changed allowing a door to be opened. Their travels went forward but with a empty seat as their daughter stayed home. On the flight into Haiti, their first, the passenger that filled that seat would forever change not only their lives but many others as well. Being their first trip into Haiti this passenger was concerned that they make the connection at the airport and the journey had begun. They swapped contact information and the rest is now history in the making. 1991 brought another trip back into Haiti for Jon then in 1992 Tim went with Jon and talk started about setting up this ministry. While visiting in 1992 the conversation was started about the possibility of child sponsorship for helping insure that children be able to attend school. After arriving back in the states the paperwork was drawn up and filed to incorporate Hope for Haiti as a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation. The trips continued and after seeing the needs from year to year at Bois Neuf Church/School their contact invited them to a nearby community called Charrette. Charrette sits above St Marc in what might be called foothills with a partial view of the bay below. This had opened another door and the tent pegs were about to be expanded. Hope for Haiti's focus had been primarily with Bois Neuf and now it seemed good to reach out beyond there. 1998 there was a stirring going on and a community that was mocking the people of the church saying “where is your God?” was about to change. Charrette church would soon be meeting inside a building instead of under a tree. A trip was organized and planned and in 1999 a Youth Group from Pennsylvania brought much encouragement by working right alongside their brothers and sisters in Christ building what is now the Church/School at Charrette. This was the beginning of a new season for Hope for Haiti and how it would be challenged to continue to reach beyond anything that could have been imagined in those early days. Working alongside a Pastor and Friend that is passionate about God and helping others has and is making this a labor of love. The ministry in Haiti “Evangelical Living Water Ministry of Haiti” or EMEVI has now expanded to include 7 churches and schools with around 1200 students. Today Hope for Haiti continues with it's mission to Promote the giving and contributions to provide relief for needy Haitians. Many have come alongside and through their generosity people's lives are being touched and changed. Teams continue to go providing encouragement and hands to help. Buildings are being built, jobs are created, medical clinics and of course children are being sponsored and educated. Remember that empty seat on the plane? Well Marcel Destine continues to touch many lives and is making a difference. You never know when that divine appointment may come or where it might lead, that is still a work in process.

Hope for Haiti...

a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, located in Glen Rock, PA, with administrative and logistic functions being handled in Chattanooga, TN, works with the ministry EMEVI (Evangelical Living Water Ministry of Haiti). Marcel Destine oversees EMEVI which includes 7 churches, 5 of which are also schools, and are located in and around St Marc, Haiti. We pray this may be used to get the word out to those whose hearts are being tugged on, to come alongside some of the poorest people on earth. Hope for Haiti raises support through sponsorship of children which helps provide for schooling, meals and supplies for schooling. EMEVI info. You might want to check out the video clips for a further explanation of the ministries of EMEVI and Hope for Haiti.

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