A word from
Pastor Jay Threadgill:
Let
me first give you the testimonies. We were out of fuel. We went to our
distributor and told him what we're doing and wanting to do and simply
explained that we are out of fuel. He sat there, scratched his chin and
said, he'd have us 1,000 Gal. of diesel delivered in the night. He had
to deliver in the night so that no one would see the truck during the
day. Hallelujah! This should hold us for about two weeks. Hopefully, by then regular deliveries will be up and running again.
Second, we had our first church service since the catastrophe in our open field where eventually we'll be building our new church. Numbers were
limited but the word is out. Next week we'll be packed! God was so
gracious and His presence so sweet. I gave a word from John 11, the
story of Lazarus. I likened Haiti to Lazarus; was sick, has died, but
now Jesus is at the door of the tomb telling them to roll away the
stone! With all of my heart, I believe God will raise up Haiti as a living witness to what He can and is willing to do for a people who will humble themselves and pray!
We
started feeding the people in the tent city on the property. We've
already distributed 10,000 meals and will continue. Thanks to God, we
received a container of food earmarked for our feeding program the
Friday before the catastrophe. We have enough food to last two weeks
until the committed aid gets to us. Drinking water is
still an issue, however we're putting the word out that we need a large
purification system that can be connected to our well. If we can find
such a thing, we'll be able to provide water to all in the area, along
with our own needs.
We're
still desperately trying to repair our water system, pipes are broken
everywhere. The problem is that because stores are not open, we are
finding it very difficult to find the materials needed to do the
repairs. We're flushing the toilets and bathing with buckets. Tomorrow
I'll send drivers to towns outside of Port au Prince to purchase some
materials. Pray that all this works for the good!
Third,
as you know we are being contacted and trying our best to work with
many groups that want to bring in aid. I spent two hours on the phone
last night with representatives of TBN, Smile of a Child. They want to
bring in ships of aid and partner with us to distribute to the hurting.
We are also working with a large NGO, called 2 Life 18 Foundation, that
wants to fly in much aid. Again they are looking to partner with us to
move this aid to the people who need it most. We've been contacted by
an unlimited amount of churches and groups wanting to do something, and
we are planning and scheduling as we speak to get this aid to those who
are hurting.
Many
of you are assisting us with love offerings. What most of you don't
understand is that we've created half our budget from revenues,
offerings, etc. here in Haiti. Needless to say this revenue no longer
exists. We will do all we can to maintain our staff and use them as a
support group to all that we're doing. However that's about a $70,000 a
month budget! This is why it's imperative that those who are willing to
give, continue to give. We thank you so much for your continued support.
