posted by Chris Brennemann, Blessing Hearts Intl forwarding agent:
An immediate call for help -- With the financial institutions in physical ruin, wiring and transferring money is not an option and may not be for several weeks.
We have two short-term missionaries returning to Dorce' Ministries in Carries, Haiti next Thursday, Jan. 21. Any monetary donations that they can bring with them would be most beneficial.
You can be assured your donations will be hand-delivered to the Dorce's and used entirely for disaster relief under their direction.
We need checks by Tues., Jan. 19 to give them time to clear the bank so they can be cashed.
Blessing Hearts International
5923 CR 324
Palmyra, MO 63461
Thank you and God bless.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
WE ARE SAFE !
Posted by Blessing Hearts International on behalf of Dee and Wilckly Dorce'. This is the first e-mail Dee was able to send out on Thursday afternoon.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS PROTECTION AND WATCHCARE OVER US. PRAISE GOD FOR COMMUNICATION! FINALLY!
We are all fine at Carries. No injuries and no deaths this far out, just walls that have fallen or cracked. Praise God Marc was not in PAP that day as he many times is. He was with Wilckly and I and we were all at Verette checking on the things for a ladies'seminar (which of course has been postponed). We felt the quake enough and long enough to move out from under the porch where we were sitting. Other people were running. In a few moments we felt it again. We headed back to Carries praying everyone was safe there as we started to hear the horrendous reports being given on the radio. The palace broken in three pieces and the list continued, at the end of every sentence the word broken. Finally, the announcer said in exasperation, "Haiti is completely broken, finished!" Our hearts were heavy and we thought we would never arrive. We were relieved to find all of our people were fine. Of course it was dark and we were still feeling the tremors from time to time. We quickly loaded everyone and headed to Carries. We camped out on the ground on mattresses, straw mats and chunks of old carpet. Many people from the area came to join us to pass the night which we did, singing, praying and thanking God for our safety. People kept coming and coming until I lost count.
It wasn't until morning we were able to walk around Carries and assess the damage there. There were about 10 houses that the walls fell in which didn't take much as they were only made of sticks and mud yet it was all they had. The walls laid bare the ingredients of the homes. A bed, a chair, a table, some dishes and a few clothes hanging in the midst of the rubble. Of course the people were upset but no one was injured or killed and they were truly thankful especially as we continued to receive news of PAP.
The situations we are hearing about are unbelievable. People went to look for their families in PAP. Everyone has somebody in PAP. Many send one of their children to stay with family in PAP in hopes of sending them to school. Those returning were telling stories of walking over the dead to find the dead. They were physically sick everywhere they looked but desperate to find their own people. I know the things you are seeing on CNN are devastating but imagine those in the middle of it, walking through it.
God give us the strength to minister to them. They need our truck to carry their dead from PAP. They need our assistance for those who have been hurt. Some of those who came already I couldn't help them. I had to send them on to the nearest hospital an hour away to get x-rays and medication. It is one thing to be in a situation trying to help those around you. It is another thing to know that no matter what you do and how many you help it will not be enough.
We want you to know we are safe and still receiving news of Wilckly's family in PAP, our schools and churches there. People have already come from the country and mountain churches to see if we are okay. We are and God has reserved us for such a time as this. Pray that we will be capable with His help, His grace and His provision to comfort the grieving, care for the hurting, feed the hungry and that many would come to know Christ through our efforts that are only possible because of you supporters who are behind us. Pray, Pray, and Pray again. Give as you feel it in your heart to give and we will be His hands and His feet to do what we can here. Thank you for praying for us as we knew you would all be concerned at the disturbing news and sights provided to you by CNN. We love you and we thank God for you. Take courage as we faithfully stick to the task.
We will need food and water to share with the people, at this point we don't even know to what extent. We don't know what our role will be or what resources we will have or where they will come from. We will need clothes and shoes to share with those who have lost everything. The food and water situation worries us the most right now as everything has been totally demolished in PAP. One Stop Market where we get groceries was flattened. Everything along, Delmas, the main road we travel in PAP is demolished. Nothing is functioning including phone service obviously. We are praying they will work to restore it soon. We will let you know as soon as we know how you can help.
We will keep you updated.
Serving Him who specializes in the IMPOSSIBLE!
Wilckly and Dee Dorce
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS PROTECTION AND WATCHCARE OVER US. PRAISE GOD FOR COMMUNICATION! FINALLY!
We are all fine at Carries. No injuries and no deaths this far out, just walls that have fallen or cracked. Praise God Marc was not in PAP that day as he many times is. He was with Wilckly and I and we were all at Verette checking on the things for a ladies'seminar (which of course has been postponed). We felt the quake enough and long enough to move out from under the porch where we were sitting. Other people were running. In a few moments we felt it again. We headed back to Carries praying everyone was safe there as we started to hear the horrendous reports being given on the radio. The palace broken in three pieces and the list continued, at the end of every sentence the word broken. Finally, the announcer said in exasperation, "Haiti is completely broken, finished!" Our hearts were heavy and we thought we would never arrive. We were relieved to find all of our people were fine. Of course it was dark and we were still feeling the tremors from time to time. We quickly loaded everyone and headed to Carries. We camped out on the ground on mattresses, straw mats and chunks of old carpet. Many people from the area came to join us to pass the night which we did, singing, praying and thanking God for our safety. People kept coming and coming until I lost count.
It wasn't until morning we were able to walk around Carries and assess the damage there. There were about 10 houses that the walls fell in which didn't take much as they were only made of sticks and mud yet it was all they had. The walls laid bare the ingredients of the homes. A bed, a chair, a table, some dishes and a few clothes hanging in the midst of the rubble. Of course the people were upset but no one was injured or killed and they were truly thankful especially as we continued to receive news of PAP.
The situations we are hearing about are unbelievable. People went to look for their families in PAP. Everyone has somebody in PAP. Many send one of their children to stay with family in PAP in hopes of sending them to school. Those returning were telling stories of walking over the dead to find the dead. They were physically sick everywhere they looked but desperate to find their own people. I know the things you are seeing on CNN are devastating but imagine those in the middle of it, walking through it.
God give us the strength to minister to them. They need our truck to carry their dead from PAP. They need our assistance for those who have been hurt. Some of those who came already I couldn't help them. I had to send them on to the nearest hospital an hour away to get x-rays and medication. It is one thing to be in a situation trying to help those around you. It is another thing to know that no matter what you do and how many you help it will not be enough.
We want you to know we are safe and still receiving news of Wilckly's family in PAP, our schools and churches there. People have already come from the country and mountain churches to see if we are okay. We are and God has reserved us for such a time as this. Pray that we will be capable with His help, His grace and His provision to comfort the grieving, care for the hurting, feed the hungry and that many would come to know Christ through our efforts that are only possible because of you supporters who are behind us. Pray, Pray, and Pray again. Give as you feel it in your heart to give and we will be His hands and His feet to do what we can here. Thank you for praying for us as we knew you would all be concerned at the disturbing news and sights provided to you by CNN. We love you and we thank God for you. Take courage as we faithfully stick to the task.
We will need food and water to share with the people, at this point we don't even know to what extent. We don't know what our role will be or what resources we will have or where they will come from. We will need clothes and shoes to share with those who have lost everything. The food and water situation worries us the most right now as everything has been totally demolished in PAP. One Stop Market where we get groceries was flattened. Everything along, Delmas, the main road we travel in PAP is demolished. Nothing is functioning including phone service obviously. We are praying they will work to restore it soon. We will let you know as soon as we know how you can help.
We will keep you updated.
Serving Him who specializes in the IMPOSSIBLE!
Wilckly and Dee Dorce
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Happy New Year from Haiti
What an exciting year for us! We started 2009 with Wilckly Josiah in hand. Now he has turned one and needless to say, he is the new Commander in Chief! Shhhh! Don't tell Wilckly. A toddler in Haiti. Now there's a thought. He's a speed crawler and a climber! What a task to keep up with him! He keeps big sisters, Ashley and Kelsey on the move, not to mention Crash, Shaina, grandma Bioude and grandma Reta, mom and dad, all on the move as well.
Looking back to some of the highlights of the year. February brought a reuinon at the home of Dr. Gates in California for many who had been involved getting Lonia to the States, surgeries, and recovery. It was an amazing time for those who had made it happen to finally meet each other. Tammy Wood who had contacted Joe Tebo, the Earth Angel Aviator pilot who was instrumental in getting tickets, airport escorts and expediting Lonia's visa which saved her life, were in attendance. Many from the church family in California were there, not to mention administrators, child life personnel, nurses and doctors from Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. Everyone enjoyed sharing the story of how they met Lonia or the chance they had to care for her. She turned two in July and is very healthy. She has a sparkle in her eye that we are sure Jesus put there himself. Praise God for this precious little one and the impact she has had and continues to have on many lives.
March found us in Hannibal, Missouri helping the ladies from Hannibal LaGrange College pack their 24 suitcases to the maximum for our return trip to Haiti. We returned with Grandma Reta, Ashley, Kelsey, Josiah, Lonia and myself plus our HLG ladies. It was one amazing reunion as we met Crash in the airport in Port-au-Prince. There are no words to describe it and that's before we got out to the parking lot, loaded up and got a few miles out of town before we had trouble with our vehicle. We spent about the next three hours making a one and a half hour trip to Carries. Being home after all those months was a little short of heaven on earth. There were days I thought that day would never come, but the Lord is faithful.
April and May were spent seeing all the things that Wilckly had been doing in our absence, mainly building walls, walls and more walls around the properties at Carries and the guesthouse. The rest of the time was spent going through things and looking at all the things that Crash had organized. She had really come up with many ideas and forms that have been very beneficial to our ministry. Praise God for her and the blessing she has been to Wilckly and I and our ministry.
June, July and August were back to the grindstone. There's no rest for the weary. I took off with the faithful white van and four kids in tow to tackle camps, VBS, church and Sunday school; anywhere they would give me a listening ear. We shared about the work in Haiti and the vision we have to continue the work He has for us there. We were thrilled to share with supporters, old and new. We thank you for your hospitality. We thank you for your generosity. We thank you for your sincerity and faithfulness to the Lord and to our ministry, without you our mission would be truly impossible.
September found us traveling back to Haiti as a family. Usually Wilckly is in Haiti keeping things afloat. We were thankful when he was able to join us for a month Stateside. Crash was true to her word as she returned to Haiti for a second phase. Shaina Ascone joined us from Macomb, Illinois. She is teaching Ashley and Kelsey, a 10 year old and a four year old. Now that's no task for the weak. She is doing an amazing job and the girls love her, not to mention Josiah.
October was the opening of all five of our schools. We have a new director for our school at Carries and one we are pretty proud of, his name is Petit Homme. It means little man but he packs a big punch. He comes from the church we started at LaSaline in Port-au-Prince, which is still functioning. He and Marc are the main leaders and teachers there. Marc continues to travel by tap tap to Port-au-Prince every other Sunday to help with the preaching and teaching there.
November was a special visit from Denne Duncan from Hannibal LaGrange College. During her visit we made the famous mule ride to Terrible Mountain. Long story short it was a 4 1/2 hour ride in on mules over some of the most treacherous terrain I have ever seen. You are right, it was another 4 1/2 hour ride back out on mules. Do the math! Yes that means NINE hours on the back of a mule! There's good news! There were people back there who have been forgotten by so many others who promised to come. They were so thankful we came that the praise service that was impromptu would have literally gone on for hours if we didn't have to get on those mules and ride back out. No one knew we were staying and there was no cell phone communication back there so we had to head back home. Ten of the women will make the trip to Carries for our first women's seminar that will be held January 15th,16th and 17th, with visiting women from Madison Park Christian Church in Quincy,Illinois that will be presenting our program. Please keep this in your prayers.
December found us frantically typing, editing and printing and typing, editing and printing some more to prepare all of the exams for the school at Carries. Task finally accomplished, we released Crash and Shaina for a couple of weeks to go enjoy the frigid below zero temperatures of the Midwest. It was a joy to celebrate Jesus' birth with our own personal family and the Haitian people knowing that we are serving the Lord right where He wants us to be.
We thank Him for an amazing 2009. We look for another great year in 2010. We pray that many lives will continue to be touched and that souls will be added to the kingdom because of the work that you support here in Haiti. We pray that where ever you are that many souls will be added to the kingdom because you have somehow made an effort to make a difference for Jesus where ever you are.
Love you all and thank you for your faithful prayers and support. Look forward to seeing you here in Haiti soon!
Happy New Year 2010 from Wilckly, Dee, Ashley, Kelsey, and Josiah Dorce' in Haiti!!!
Looking back to some of the highlights of the year. February brought a reuinon at the home of Dr. Gates in California for many who had been involved getting Lonia to the States, surgeries, and recovery. It was an amazing time for those who had made it happen to finally meet each other. Tammy Wood who had contacted Joe Tebo, the Earth Angel Aviator pilot who was instrumental in getting tickets, airport escorts and expediting Lonia's visa which saved her life, were in attendance. Many from the church family in California were there, not to mention administrators, child life personnel, nurses and doctors from Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. Everyone enjoyed sharing the story of how they met Lonia or the chance they had to care for her. She turned two in July and is very healthy. She has a sparkle in her eye that we are sure Jesus put there himself. Praise God for this precious little one and the impact she has had and continues to have on many lives.
March found us in Hannibal, Missouri helping the ladies from Hannibal LaGrange College pack their 24 suitcases to the maximum for our return trip to Haiti. We returned with Grandma Reta, Ashley, Kelsey, Josiah, Lonia and myself plus our HLG ladies. It was one amazing reunion as we met Crash in the airport in Port-au-Prince. There are no words to describe it and that's before we got out to the parking lot, loaded up and got a few miles out of town before we had trouble with our vehicle. We spent about the next three hours making a one and a half hour trip to Carries. Being home after all those months was a little short of heaven on earth. There were days I thought that day would never come, but the Lord is faithful.
April and May were spent seeing all the things that Wilckly had been doing in our absence, mainly building walls, walls and more walls around the properties at Carries and the guesthouse. The rest of the time was spent going through things and looking at all the things that Crash had organized. She had really come up with many ideas and forms that have been very beneficial to our ministry. Praise God for her and the blessing she has been to Wilckly and I and our ministry.
June, July and August were back to the grindstone. There's no rest for the weary. I took off with the faithful white van and four kids in tow to tackle camps, VBS, church and Sunday school; anywhere they would give me a listening ear. We shared about the work in Haiti and the vision we have to continue the work He has for us there. We were thrilled to share with supporters, old and new. We thank you for your hospitality. We thank you for your generosity. We thank you for your sincerity and faithfulness to the Lord and to our ministry, without you our mission would be truly impossible.
September found us traveling back to Haiti as a family. Usually Wilckly is in Haiti keeping things afloat. We were thankful when he was able to join us for a month Stateside. Crash was true to her word as she returned to Haiti for a second phase. Shaina Ascone joined us from Macomb, Illinois. She is teaching Ashley and Kelsey, a 10 year old and a four year old. Now that's no task for the weak. She is doing an amazing job and the girls love her, not to mention Josiah.
October was the opening of all five of our schools. We have a new director for our school at Carries and one we are pretty proud of, his name is Petit Homme. It means little man but he packs a big punch. He comes from the church we started at LaSaline in Port-au-Prince, which is still functioning. He and Marc are the main leaders and teachers there. Marc continues to travel by tap tap to Port-au-Prince every other Sunday to help with the preaching and teaching there.
November was a special visit from Denne Duncan from Hannibal LaGrange College. During her visit we made the famous mule ride to Terrible Mountain. Long story short it was a 4 1/2 hour ride in on mules over some of the most treacherous terrain I have ever seen. You are right, it was another 4 1/2 hour ride back out on mules. Do the math! Yes that means NINE hours on the back of a mule! There's good news! There were people back there who have been forgotten by so many others who promised to come. They were so thankful we came that the praise service that was impromptu would have literally gone on for hours if we didn't have to get on those mules and ride back out. No one knew we were staying and there was no cell phone communication back there so we had to head back home. Ten of the women will make the trip to Carries for our first women's seminar that will be held January 15th,16th and 17th, with visiting women from Madison Park Christian Church in Quincy,Illinois that will be presenting our program. Please keep this in your prayers.
December found us frantically typing, editing and printing and typing, editing and printing some more to prepare all of the exams for the school at Carries. Task finally accomplished, we released Crash and Shaina for a couple of weeks to go enjoy the frigid below zero temperatures of the Midwest. It was a joy to celebrate Jesus' birth with our own personal family and the Haitian people knowing that we are serving the Lord right where He wants us to be.
We thank Him for an amazing 2009. We look for another great year in 2010. We pray that many lives will continue to be touched and that souls will be added to the kingdom because of the work that you support here in Haiti. We pray that where ever you are that many souls will be added to the kingdom because you have somehow made an effort to make a difference for Jesus where ever you are.
Love you all and thank you for your faithful prayers and support. Look forward to seeing you here in Haiti soon!
Happy New Year 2010 from Wilckly, Dee, Ashley, Kelsey, and Josiah Dorce' in Haiti!!!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tet ansanm chay pa lou!!!!
"Tet ansanm, chay pa lou" is a famous Haitian proverb which is very valuable to insert into Haitian conversation. They are short phrases that really pack a punch! This particular one is one of my favorites. Literally it says," Heads together, load not heavy". Many heads or hands together make the load light.
This week as we prepare for exams it is a perfect example of this put into practice. A few years ago when we started our first school at Carries I ended up typing all the exams in French and Creole, by myself. I didn't get much sleep, my family didn't see me for days, and I think I would have lost my husband if I ever tried to do it that way again. I guess I just want to share with you one of the quirky ways I calculate progress. This year we have a new director at our school, brother Petit Homme. He is an amazing asset to the team here. He is a Haitian, Christian man with morals which is next to impossible to find. He is from our church in Port-au-Prince, at LaSaline. He is solid, intelligent, organized, a good leader and guess what? He TYPES WELL! Yippee!
Okay, we also have Crash and Shaina, who also TYPE WELL!!! Even though they have to type in French and Creole without understanding, they are a big help. When they finish typing, Petit Homme and I edit. I don't think I can justly describe to you even half of what this means to me.
It is such a relief it is not even funny. For example, we told the teachers to have the tests prepared by a certain date and they did it. Now that, is progress. We had them almost two weeks in advance which meant we didn't have to kill ourselves to get it done. Again, that's progress. Having people other than myself to share the load with, now that, is progress.
Josiah has been teething and everything that goes with it. He's grouchy. Sometimes he has a fever. Sometimes he just wants his mommy. He wants to crawl everywhere and is trying to walk so he keeps us hopping. The past few days, Kelsey has had a fever. That takes all of a mom's time and energy day and night. I didn't get much sleep trying to give her medicine and cool her off with alcohol and cool rags. Yesterday we had to take her to the hospital to have tests rund to see what kind of fever. It came back negative for malaria and typhoid and we were thankful. However we spent the whole day at the hospital from 6:30 am to 11:30 am. The main thing was I did not have to panic or call off exams because I couldn't get them typed, because I knew I had a faithful crew working that would get the job done. Now that, is progress.
Tonight as we are putting the final touches on things, finishing grade cards to print and doing the final editing on the tests so they can be printed, I find myself humbled and very thankful for the help the Lord has sent our way. Now that, my friends, is progress. Thanks for Petit Homme, Crash and Shaina and the progress they are helping us make with our mission for His glory. Thanks gang.
Dee
This week as we prepare for exams it is a perfect example of this put into practice. A few years ago when we started our first school at Carries I ended up typing all the exams in French and Creole, by myself. I didn't get much sleep, my family didn't see me for days, and I think I would have lost my husband if I ever tried to do it that way again. I guess I just want to share with you one of the quirky ways I calculate progress. This year we have a new director at our school, brother Petit Homme. He is an amazing asset to the team here. He is a Haitian, Christian man with morals which is next to impossible to find. He is from our church in Port-au-Prince, at LaSaline. He is solid, intelligent, organized, a good leader and guess what? He TYPES WELL! Yippee!
Okay, we also have Crash and Shaina, who also TYPE WELL!!! Even though they have to type in French and Creole without understanding, they are a big help. When they finish typing, Petit Homme and I edit. I don't think I can justly describe to you even half of what this means to me.
It is such a relief it is not even funny. For example, we told the teachers to have the tests prepared by a certain date and they did it. Now that, is progress. We had them almost two weeks in advance which meant we didn't have to kill ourselves to get it done. Again, that's progress. Having people other than myself to share the load with, now that, is progress.
Josiah has been teething and everything that goes with it. He's grouchy. Sometimes he has a fever. Sometimes he just wants his mommy. He wants to crawl everywhere and is trying to walk so he keeps us hopping. The past few days, Kelsey has had a fever. That takes all of a mom's time and energy day and night. I didn't get much sleep trying to give her medicine and cool her off with alcohol and cool rags. Yesterday we had to take her to the hospital to have tests rund to see what kind of fever. It came back negative for malaria and typhoid and we were thankful. However we spent the whole day at the hospital from 6:30 am to 11:30 am. The main thing was I did not have to panic or call off exams because I couldn't get them typed, because I knew I had a faithful crew working that would get the job done. Now that, is progress.
Tonight as we are putting the final touches on things, finishing grade cards to print and doing the final editing on the tests so they can be printed, I find myself humbled and very thankful for the help the Lord has sent our way. Now that, my friends, is progress. Thanks for Petit Homme, Crash and Shaina and the progress they are helping us make with our mission for His glory. Thanks gang.
Dee
Thursday, December 3, 2009
It's been pretty crazy here in the wild, wild,West Indies! Internet service has been pretty sporadic lately. We just had guests for about two weeks. Our special guest and star of the show was none other than our special little Lonia.
She is two and a half now and very sharp. She sings the ABC song, Kumby ya my Lord, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Jesus Loves Me. Pretty amazing for a little girl that has been through so much.
She is doing well and is staying with Charlie and Teresa Bowen. They want to adopt Lonia. Please pray for them as they begin this process. This trip was just to get Lonia's paperwork renewed so that she could return with Charlie and Teresa for another six months. We were very thankful and relieved to get this paperwork so that Lonia could return to the states with them.
It was amazing how well Lonia remembered all of us. Her favorite line was, "Mdme Kiki, hold me." If the truth be known it was my favorite line too. It was amazing to see her so healthy and happy. Every time I see her I am bombarded with memories of our time together. Most of all, I am overwhelmed with emotion to know that God put us there at the exact moment in her life to orchestrate the miracle that saved her life. It is very humbling to have played such a special role in something so sacred. I thank God for the way Blessing Hearts International was able to bless this little girls life. We pray that she will live to continue blessing the lives of many for years to come, for His glory.
In His Service,
Dee
She is two and a half now and very sharp. She sings the ABC song, Kumby ya my Lord, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Jesus Loves Me. Pretty amazing for a little girl that has been through so much.
She is doing well and is staying with Charlie and Teresa Bowen. They want to adopt Lonia. Please pray for them as they begin this process. This trip was just to get Lonia's paperwork renewed so that she could return with Charlie and Teresa for another six months. We were very thankful and relieved to get this paperwork so that Lonia could return to the states with them.
It was amazing how well Lonia remembered all of us. Her favorite line was, "Mdme Kiki, hold me." If the truth be known it was my favorite line too. It was amazing to see her so healthy and happy. Every time I see her I am bombarded with memories of our time together. Most of all, I am overwhelmed with emotion to know that God put us there at the exact moment in her life to orchestrate the miracle that saved her life. It is very humbling to have played such a special role in something so sacred. I thank God for the way Blessing Hearts International was able to bless this little girls life. We pray that she will live to continue blessing the lives of many for years to come, for His glory.
In His Service,
Dee
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Where else in the world can you live with a grocery store under your bed, a bank under your table, an office behind your door, a movie theater on a card board box in front of your bed??? Haiti, gotta love it! Crash and Shaina were laughing about the grocery store under their bed because we came and took all the groceries out of boxes and put them in suitcases under their bed. There are three "aisles" if you will and it depends on what day it is who the grocer is. We also moved the safe into their room and put it under their table thus the bank under the table. We moved the filing cabinet from the office here and put it behind their door. They have discovered that some of the grocery boxes make a great movie table to put their computer on and watch a movie when I quit slave driving them enough.
They are excellent help and a great asset to the team here in Haiti. I have to remind myself that they are here to help and then remember to ask for it. Crash has done an excellent job preparing many helpful documents for school registration and so many other things. She has already had to type several things that the State is asking for. Recently she was preparing a list of those going to "Certificat", the official state test for all sixth graders. We have 15 students that will be taking this test in June 2010. They will be doing a lot of extra studying and preparation in order to pass this. It's a big deal!
Shaina has been doing an excellent job of teaching Ashley and Kelsey. She is a God send and a huge answer to prayer. We are so thankful for her and her dedication to the task. The girls are really enjoying Shaina and school. She is very creative and they do fun crafts and experiments which they love.
For instance, the other morning I had boiled eggs for breakfast. Ashley screamed and ran after Shaina. They came back with a glass juice bottle that was empty and Kelsey close on their heels. They were jabbering excitedly and looking for things to do their experiment. Shaina had a box of matches. They lit one and threw it in the bottle but it went out before hitting the bottom. After several vain attempts of this and sticking the egg over the top they were bewildered that it wasn't working. I looked and saw a piece of paper. I said, "Let's try using this so it will keep burning." We lit it, threw it in the jar, stuck the egg over the end and the heat sucked that egg into the bottle so fast it wasn't even funny and it made a huge noise to that scared Josiah to death. It sounded like a gun shot and it was over that quickly. Now the egg was inside the bottle and the amazing science experiment of the day was over and my childeren were elated. It was priceless!
Thank you for praying for us to work together as a team. We appreciate your continued prayers and support of our ministry.
dee
They are excellent help and a great asset to the team here in Haiti. I have to remind myself that they are here to help and then remember to ask for it. Crash has done an excellent job preparing many helpful documents for school registration and so many other things. She has already had to type several things that the State is asking for. Recently she was preparing a list of those going to "Certificat", the official state test for all sixth graders. We have 15 students that will be taking this test in June 2010. They will be doing a lot of extra studying and preparation in order to pass this. It's a big deal!
Shaina has been doing an excellent job of teaching Ashley and Kelsey. She is a God send and a huge answer to prayer. We are so thankful for her and her dedication to the task. The girls are really enjoying Shaina and school. She is very creative and they do fun crafts and experiments which they love.
For instance, the other morning I had boiled eggs for breakfast. Ashley screamed and ran after Shaina. They came back with a glass juice bottle that was empty and Kelsey close on their heels. They were jabbering excitedly and looking for things to do their experiment. Shaina had a box of matches. They lit one and threw it in the bottle but it went out before hitting the bottom. After several vain attempts of this and sticking the egg over the top they were bewildered that it wasn't working. I looked and saw a piece of paper. I said, "Let's try using this so it will keep burning." We lit it, threw it in the jar, stuck the egg over the end and the heat sucked that egg into the bottle so fast it wasn't even funny and it made a huge noise to that scared Josiah to death. It sounded like a gun shot and it was over that quickly. Now the egg was inside the bottle and the amazing science experiment of the day was over and my childeren were elated. It was priceless!
Thank you for praying for us to work together as a team. We appreciate your continued prayers and support of our ministry.
dee
Monday, November 2, 2009
Rome wasn't built in a day.....
Rome wasn't built in a day....never really truly understood that until passing a few years in Haiti. We started from scratch in town and built everything we needed from the ground up. We needed dorms, we built them. We needed outhouses/restroom/bathing facilities, we built them. Many times it was a very unpleasant procedure for three reasons. One, everything had to be dug by hand which meant anywhere from one to twenty men digging at a time. Two, this meant a hefty payroll that couldn't be avoided. Three, it took so long to dig it by hand it was ridiculous. We knew for sure they were making us pay more money by taking their sweet time to do the job so that they could make more money and there was nothing we could do about it. And finally, the conditions were so nasty while they were digging because it was on top of the garbage dump and there were dirty needles and many other things that would appear. It also would leave the nastiest looking and smelling water that I thought sure we would all die from some airborne sickness from it.
Coming to Carries we had to start everything from scratch all over again. Anything we needed we had to build it and are still building it. We have accomplished a lot in six years, building a home for Bioude and her girls. Building a clinic. Building a church/school which has never been totally completed. We have several foundations dug and laid in place. The problem is that it usually takes so much time, money and man power to physically dig the foundation through very rocky ground with pick and shovel, that we have spent a months income on just paying their salaries to keep digging and then put the foundation in place with rock and concrete before the rains can have a chance to ruin all the hard labor. We have been praying a long time for a back hoe loader because there is so much need for it. It's not just digging foundations but also removing garbage at all of our properties is very important. Recently we had sewage problems at the guest house. The guys spent a good 2 weeks just digging down to the sewage pipes and the septic tank. If we had had the bobcat with the backhoe attachment at that time, we could have dug it all in a day, bought the neccessary pipes and replaced them the next day and we would have had time to cover it all back up. It would have taken a total of three days to complete. As it is, the guys dug for 2 weeks, the plumber took a couple days to get the parts, a day to repair it. The guys have started throwing the dirt back in by hand at their leisure so it has been almost a month, my sewage problem is fixed and we still have an ugly yard with mounds of dirt piled everywhere. Please consider helping us with this project. Our construction is at a standstill because we don't have that kind of money to pay these guys, months at a time for digging the foundations of all the things that we still need to build. We need a larger school as the 2oo children we have have already out grown our facilities. We need to build a cafeteria where we can feed our students at least one warm meal a day. We need a decent office for all of our administration for the mission. We need employee housing so that we can hire good people from town and they can bring their families with them so that they can concentrate on our work. We need to dig fish ponds so that we can start raising our own fish to help feed all of our own people and the school children. If we continue doing all this with manual labor and picks and shovels we will be working until Jesus returns and never make any more progress. Please. the time is now. Won't you please consider our project and how you might be able to help us obtain this equipment? We are desparately in need of its services. Many things will be accomplished with it to help further God's kindom. Having the trailer will enable us to travel even to the remote areas where we have church/school buildings which need to be constructed as soon as possible. This project is an excellent investment for our ministry. Please prayerfully consider how you can help. There are more details below on this project. Thank you in advance.
In addition to your regular giving, we wanted to alert you to a unique opportunity to purchase Bobcat and Backhoe equipment for Dorce' Ministries and Berea Christian Schools. Through some incredible contacts and generosity of supporters in the St. Louis area, a Bobcat with Backhoe attachment and the trailer needed to transport the equipment is available at significantly reduced prices.This construction equipment would mean immeasurable improvements to what Dorce' Ministries can do for the mission and surrounding villages. What takes weeks or even months and dozens of laborers to accomplish by hand could literally be done in one day with this equipment.If you feel led to contribute to this cause and/or if you have a cell groupor SS class or other contacts who might be interested, please let us know.As you might imagine, the dealers can only hold this equipment for a limited time, so the need is immediate.
I will hold all the checks and donations until we see what equipment we are able to purchase and ship to Haiti. Here are the equipment details and address information: Backhoe: $5500; Bobcat: $12,000-15,000; Trailer: $2500-$4500. We are working on transportation costs, hoping to get much of it donated.
Send donations/address checks to : Blessing Hearts International
memo: Dorce' (backhoe project)
Chris Brennemann
5923 CR 324
Palmyra, MO 62361
Thank you for your continued support of and prayers for Dorce' Ministries.
Coming to Carries we had to start everything from scratch all over again. Anything we needed we had to build it and are still building it. We have accomplished a lot in six years, building a home for Bioude and her girls. Building a clinic. Building a church/school which has never been totally completed. We have several foundations dug and laid in place. The problem is that it usually takes so much time, money and man power to physically dig the foundation through very rocky ground with pick and shovel, that we have spent a months income on just paying their salaries to keep digging and then put the foundation in place with rock and concrete before the rains can have a chance to ruin all the hard labor. We have been praying a long time for a back hoe loader because there is so much need for it. It's not just digging foundations but also removing garbage at all of our properties is very important. Recently we had sewage problems at the guest house. The guys spent a good 2 weeks just digging down to the sewage pipes and the septic tank. If we had had the bobcat with the backhoe attachment at that time, we could have dug it all in a day, bought the neccessary pipes and replaced them the next day and we would have had time to cover it all back up. It would have taken a total of three days to complete. As it is, the guys dug for 2 weeks, the plumber took a couple days to get the parts, a day to repair it. The guys have started throwing the dirt back in by hand at their leisure so it has been almost a month, my sewage problem is fixed and we still have an ugly yard with mounds of dirt piled everywhere. Please consider helping us with this project. Our construction is at a standstill because we don't have that kind of money to pay these guys, months at a time for digging the foundations of all the things that we still need to build. We need a larger school as the 2oo children we have have already out grown our facilities. We need to build a cafeteria where we can feed our students at least one warm meal a day. We need a decent office for all of our administration for the mission. We need employee housing so that we can hire good people from town and they can bring their families with them so that they can concentrate on our work. We need to dig fish ponds so that we can start raising our own fish to help feed all of our own people and the school children. If we continue doing all this with manual labor and picks and shovels we will be working until Jesus returns and never make any more progress. Please. the time is now. Won't you please consider our project and how you might be able to help us obtain this equipment? We are desparately in need of its services. Many things will be accomplished with it to help further God's kindom. Having the trailer will enable us to travel even to the remote areas where we have church/school buildings which need to be constructed as soon as possible. This project is an excellent investment for our ministry. Please prayerfully consider how you can help. There are more details below on this project. Thank you in advance.
In addition to your regular giving, we wanted to alert you to a unique opportunity to purchase Bobcat and Backhoe equipment for Dorce' Ministries and Berea Christian Schools. Through some incredible contacts and generosity of supporters in the St. Louis area, a Bobcat with Backhoe attachment and the trailer needed to transport the equipment is available at significantly reduced prices.This construction equipment would mean immeasurable improvements to what Dorce' Ministries can do for the mission and surrounding villages. What takes weeks or even months and dozens of laborers to accomplish by hand could literally be done in one day with this equipment.If you feel led to contribute to this cause and/or if you have a cell groupor SS class or other contacts who might be interested, please let us know.As you might imagine, the dealers can only hold this equipment for a limited time, so the need is immediate.
I will hold all the checks and donations until we see what equipment we are able to purchase and ship to Haiti. Here are the equipment details and address information: Backhoe: $5500; Bobcat: $12,000-15,000; Trailer: $2500-$4500. We are working on transportation costs, hoping to get much of it donated.
Send donations/address checks to : Blessing Hearts International
memo: Dorce' (backhoe project)
Chris Brennemann
5923 CR 324
Palmyra, MO 62361
Thank you for your continued support of and prayers for Dorce' Ministries.
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