Our Orphanage in Cabaret survived the quake. Our children are fine. A part of our perimeter wall collapsed, but has been rebuilt. Our main need is still monetary donations. Click HERE to donate through PayPal. As time goes on we are calling on all our churches and friends of Haiti to: 1- Pray Please continue to pray for the safety and care of the people of Haiti. We must make sure our children...

Recently, a pastor shared with me an interaction he had with someone as he prepared to go with us on a mission trip to Haiti. He told the man he would be unavailable because he would be out of the country for a week. The man asked him where he was a going. “Haiti”, the pastor replied. The man looked at him seriously and asked, “Haiti? Is that still going on?”  The stories...

It rained two nights ago, and by “rained” I mean POURED. For almost two hours the rain beat down on the orphanage’s tin roof. The first thought in the minds of our kids is to grab the soap and run outside. God is providing a free shower. The first thought of the group that was here (T.H.E. Mission Team) was to head outside to enjoy the children and grab a quick shower themselves. The first...

I added new photos to the Photo Page, so go check them out. It looks like the team from T.H.E. Mission will be joining me tomorrow. I will try to add their photos to the April 2010 Trip picture folder and their stories to the blog. Please keep lifting us up in prayer, gas prices have reached $14 a gallon in some places. Your financial gifts will really be needed this month (unless you can find some...

The government of Haiti called for this weekend to be three days of prayer for Haiti. Between 2000 and 3000 people have been coming to our site for prayer and worship. People are coming to Jesus every day. Here are the words of Pastor Pierre Prinvil:   ”Please, take a look at what we are    experiencing at the church & orphanage’s   site right now. all last month, people came  ...

The team arrived safely but tired exactly 24 hours after our journey began in Jacksonville on Thursday at 6:30am. Once we arrived in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic we took a local taxi to a section of town known as Duarte. We had asked the taxi driver to help us secure a bus to Jimani, the border town between DR and Haiti. He evidently called ahead and warned them about the number of bags we had,...

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...

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...