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Missions Information |
CORNERS ONE |
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Baptist Church |
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Haiti 2007
· Jan 22-29, 2007 - Pastors' School/Women's Conference - Port au Prince, Haiti
· April 2007 - Pastor’s school - Port au Prince, Haiti
· July 2007 - Pastor’s school - Port au Prince, Haiti
· Sept 2007 - Pastors Conference—Romania |
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Shawn Madden was in Haiti for a total of 18 days between Jan 12th - Jan 30th. One week was spent at the Pastors school in Port au Prince. The next week was spent in Ranquitte, which is approximately 50 miles North East of Port au Prince. To get to Ranquitte. Shawn takes a twin engine plane to reach Pignon and then takes a 4 wheel drive truck to Ranquitte. This trip is about 11 miles but takes 1.5 to 3 hours to travel. The season makes the difference in what condition the roads might be in. While in Ranquitte Shawn offers Pastor’s or church leaders resources and training to take to their congregations. The local school which currently has over 1200 children is also offered help with grounds work and computer support. |
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Hello from Haiti: We took 2 SUV vehicles to Gonaives yesterday with 10 people, medicines, soap, toothbrushes & toothpaste, bags & bags of shoes and clothes, and money given by the Haitian staff & children here to buy vegetables there. It is a 4 hour trip up over very bad roads, a few intensive hours there, then 4 hard hours back. We got back at 6:30 PM exhausted, dirty, sweaty, and totally happy & content. We had a flat tire going and a flat tire coming back and the police threatened to confiscate my new truck due to a tiny error in the Identification number of the person I bought it from. But, we got the tires fixed & changed and the police had mercy on us after haggling for 15 minutes and we got away without paying a bribe. The area we went to in Gonaives is desolate. After the puddles dry up after a rain you can see a crust of salt on the ground. The ground is so salty nothing will grow. The children walked barefoot on the salty ground all the time because they had no shoes. With no vegetation, the area is hot hot hot. There are drainage-sewage canals that always have setting water in them. These are breeding grounds for mosquitoes. I did not see many children with open sores. Perhaps the salty dust prevents skin infections? There do seem to be a lot of night time fevers - probably malaria. A mama was waiting to see me with a sick 4 month old baby. I didn't get his name. He had a raging fever, was severely dehydrated, and his eyes were starting to roll back. He was going to die in that condition. We got a few spoonfuls of water & some Tylenol into him. I gave my driver some money and told him to go find a hospital. Last I heard, the nurses had started 2 IV's with different medicines in them and he was doing well last night. Many of the children had huge bellies full of worms. The staff gave out worm medicine to everyone. Then they started giving out clothing & shoes starting with the babies first. There were a great multitude of babies and very small children, probably at least 200. A Philippino missionary in Gonaives will help Mr. Cenor supervise the feeding program. The Enfold Ministries feeding program is going well. They do need to double the number of children and reach out to tiny children. They are doing good work. We will continue to work alongside Enfold Ministries. We have had people promise to send money for this project in Gonaives and here are the needs. Enfold Ministries is feeding the children. They need to double the number of children they feed. I think a toilet is a high priority. There is no private place to use the bathroom. They walk out into an empty area, but there is no vegetation anywhere so everyone can see them from a distance. These people need the dignity of a toilet. It will have to be constructed above ground as any hole dug more than a few feet deep fills up with water. We plan to start a toilet in March. The government owns the land, so Mr. Cenor will speak to the mayor to get permission to use the land. Next, we want to build a small storage room big enough for a bed for Mr. Cenor. Then we want to add a pavilion on to the storage room as a place for Bible stories and to feed the children. Perhaps a school could be started in the pavilion They also need a well, but I do not know if that is possible in such salty ground. They say there is sweet water very deep in the ground. |
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Christian Light School |
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Eventually, they need a building for an orphanage for children who lost both parents in the flood and are now basically homeless. People let them sleep on porches, but they have to fend for themselves. It was a good trip. Much was accomplished. There is much to do. God bless you, Sherrie |
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Sherrie Fausey christianlighthaiti.org Donations: Christian Light Foundation PO Box 23881 Jacksonville, FL 32241 - 3881 Attn: Sherrie Fausey |
