Well, you can figure out the sequence since I'm not very good at it yet. Ashley Dorce who is eight was baptized into Christ in January while Grandma Jan and Grandpa Fred were here. It was a sweet experience for her to be baptized in the ocean by her dad, Wilckly Dorce. We just wanted to share it with you all and ask you to be praying for the Lord to really do a precious work for Him with her life.

I want to remind all of you once again that we have the world's largest baptistry.

This was an excellent start to an excellent year, 2008. How could it be anything but that if you are living it for the Lord? We want to encourage you to come and visit us. I can tell you that as a missionary on the field for 15 years in a country as hard as Haiti, this past two and a half months have been rich in spiritual blessings and fellowship. We have been blessed to receive three different groups of people. Fred and Jan came to us from Moberly, MO bringing a group of nine people.

We hauled them around in our old blue dump truck which is ever so faithful. No more excuses for those of you who think you are too old to go on a mission trip. Fred Green turned eighty when he went back home. He is still going strong and put all of us to shame getting in and out of the truck. May God continue to bless him with good health. Granpa Fred and Wilckly led a seminar right under the mango tree. Many were blessed as we had about forty people representing our different churches that were present at the seminar. They spent the night and we shared several meals with all of them. It was a blessing and a pleasure for me to translate for Mdme Fred as we were able to share with the ladies. Thanks grandma Jan.

We are truly inspired by this couple. They put their all into serving the Lord. We celebrate knowing them and we send all our love and appreciation to them. You've blessed so many and we thank you for your example and love for the Lord and your desire to share it with everyone, even those in Haiti. I'll close for now so I don't lose my electricity. More tomorrow. Mdme Kiki

Open a school, close a prison!

There is something we say in Haiti that is true for all the world, "When you open a school you close the doors of a prison." What in the world does that mean? I would probably have never understood it without living in Haiti. Before our school was opened a year and a half ago the children were really and truly a burden on my heart. I would see them sitting at home playing in the dirt with a stick or even eating the dirt. They should of been in school instead they were chasing one anoter and throwing rocks at each other and cursing one another. A year and a half after our school opened to have 185 children in our is truly a blessing. Not having enough chairs and benches is a blessing from the Lord! Not having enough space for them to run and play at recess is a blessing! Not having enough materials to work with is a blessing! Why? Because He will provide a way.

We know He will provide more sponsors like you who is willing to sacrifice a little for someone who has nothing. To see these bright shining faces as they received their new backpacks and some rice and other goodies, was priceless! You can do something lifechanging even if it is only you.

The High Hill Christian Church in High Hill, MO has set an example that others should follow. They chose to sponsor a child in our school as a church. They faithfully send this forty dollars a month to help with their childs education and need for books and uniform and monthly school tuition. However they didn't stop there. Several small groups and individuals have followed suite. This church and her people sponsor nine of the children at Berea Christian school. Wow, what an effort and what a blessing to all. They took it a step further as the group of 7 came from their church to visit the work being done in Haiti. They were able to see the difference in the lives of these children first hand. They were able to share a meal with them, share gifts they had brought for them and take many pictures.

I challenge anyone who is reading this to come and visit us in Haiti. I challenge you to prayerfully consider supporting some of these children and really truly make an impact on their lives.

Dee