As of this writing . . .           the churches of the Jacksonville Baptist Association and the friends of Haiti have graciously contributed $65,872.59 to the JBA Haiti Relief Fund to meet the needs of those devasted by the earthquake. Money continues to come in daily to help fund our committment  to be an on-going blessing to victims of the earthquake. As of this writing . . .          ...

  As we watch the difficulties and struggles that face the relief efforts in Haiti, we are all feeling the same need to do something to help. People are calling and e-mailing to express their concern and willingness to give, donate supplies, or even go down to help. All of these responses are appreciated, but we must be careful not to REACT solely to what we are feeling. Please allow me to give...

UPDATE!!! The aftershock did NOT occur 35 miles west-northwest of PAP. Here is the info as listed on earthquake.usgs.gov Magnitude 5.9 Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 06:03:44 AM at epicenter Location 18.428°N, 72.875°W Depth 9.9 km (6.2 miles) (poorly constrained) Region HAITI REGION Distances 60 km (35 miles) WSW of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The word is that everything is OK at our site in Cabaret.

Here are a few of the things that have been going on at our site. Monday, our older orphans fixed and brought food and drinks to 160 children quake victims. Our Jennifer was one of the adoptions expedited by the disaster. She arrived in Orlando Tuesday night and was connected with her new parents Bob and Linda Phelps of Live Oak, FL. Before she left our orphanage, the workers and children gathered...

I received this message Monday from Arlene Skinner, JBA’s Financial Secretary and Multihousing Director: “My nephew phoned me this morning from his orphanage in Mendoza, Argentina. His orphanage (that needs funds as much as any) wants to send a donation to our orphanage for Haiti disaster relief.  The children at Quinta Betel want to color pictures of encouragement to send to our children...

I am so proud of our leaders at the Cabaret Baptist Children’s Home. Thousands of people in the Cabaret area are homeless. In the midst of their own personal suffering, our leaders are guiding our ministry to focus on the needs of the hurting people in our community. Here are just a few ways they have ministered in amazing ways:  The Cabaret Baptist Church put together a seven member committee...

We are all feeling the frustration of seeing the great devastation and suffering, and feeling like we should “do something”. Here is a message that I received late Friday night from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. “A five man assessment team from NAMB, BGR (Baptist Global Response), Kentucky Baptists, Mississippi Baptists and South Carolina Baptists still waits in limbo for flights...

As we watch in horror as the relief efforts in Port-au-Prince are fraught with frustration and confusion, I’m pleased to tell of the orderly activities taking place at our ministry site in Cabaret: People from the community are finding shelter inside our compound. We are sharing our food with displaced families that come to us. Our school (which has been closed since Wed) plans to reopen...

Great news! Our friend and fellow missionary Sherrie Fausey has been found and is alive and well. Also, sisters Natasha and Amanda Taylor (members of our January mission team that stayed behind with Dorothy Pearce) have been heard from as well. Here are some of the photos of our orphanage kids Tuesday after the quake, the damage at our site, and some of the devastation in the Cabaret area:

We are so thankful to the local and national news for covering the disaster in Haiti. We want the world to know more about the vast need in Haiti. Below is a list of links to media coverage of JBA’s Haiti ministry. FirstCoastNews.com “Jacksonville Baptist Association Orphanage Holds Out in Earthquake” Read Full Story: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=150752&catid=3 Good...