Hello to all,

I have been so busy with traveling, Lonia's surgery and recovery, Ashley's school, Kelsey's being a three year old who needs her mom, flooding in Haiti, Wilckly in Haiti and not with us and a new recruit, Christine Stevens who is on the field without me. Did I mention being pregnant, staying with the Gates family and praying we don't wear out our welcome, school starting in Haiti and I am not there, just to mention a few.

BUT...GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! Praise the Lord He remains faithful even when we are not. He keeps His promises even when we don't. He loves us even when we are not lovable. He is in control even when we can't make sense of things and don't know how to handle it. If we let Him He will take care of things in His own time but if we try to do it our way it will always be a mess.

We are here in California with Lonia for instance. We are convinced that is where God wants us for whatever reason. We are doing our best to enjoy it here and accept the gracious hospitality of the Gates family. They are truly wonderful and a hug right from the Lord. They do everything possible to make our stay enjoyable. We thank God for putting us with them. We thank God for all of the surgeries Dr. Gates has performed and the great Sutter Medical Center for providing all of Lonia's care.

Lonia is doing well. She had her surgery on Aug. 29 on a Friday and came home the following Tuesday which was phenominal. She came home with a sore bottom and a catheter not to mention the wonderful colostomy bag she already had. We had to do two diapers running the catheter through a hole cut in the first diaper so it could drain into the second. It was quite an ordeal just to change a wet diaper and a stinky colostomy bag. She has been healing fairly well for her malnourished condition. She eats like the food is going out of style. We had a busy Wednesday as we got her catheter taken out and we are all much happier for it. She did have a urinary tract infection with some fever off and on and she is cutting more teeth. We can't complain though because she is a very good baby especially for all she has been through. We will stay until the end of October to see how she is healing. We have maneuvers to do with her new parts so that will be another learning adventure. Hopefully we will be able to return to Iowa around the first of November. The colostomy will be reversed at yet a later date. Nobody had any idea what we were getting into when we started this process and it is still a day by day learning. Thank you for all of your prayers and support through all of this.

Many of you know there was no way for me to be out raising support this summer. This has put a real crunch on things. Some things have been put aside and others have been stopped completely. Our truck has been broken down since I left in June and needs some costly repairs. Money from camps and VBS usually give us something to work from for emergencies without making pleas for extra help. Now we have the second emergency with the four storms and all the flooding that has hit Haiti. It is great to say that Wilckly, all of our people and compound are safe at Cariess. It is another to say we are not affected in any way by the situation. There is no way anyone can be working in Haiti or living there and not be affected. People are starting to stream down from the mountains around Cariess where we have 15 churches we are helping. They are coming one by one to tell of the devastating effects of all the flash flooding. They didn't have much to begin with and now even that is gone. They need food, water, shelter, materials to rebuild, something to start over and encouragement. The needs are great and overwhelming. I pray for Wilckly and our staff as they use whatever resources they have to meet the needs of as many as possible. Yesterday we received 25 boxes of rice from Feed My Starving Children which we usually share with our school children. Yesterday, however there were so many in need that we shared it all with the community.

There are five bridges out between PAP and Gonaives alone. There is ONLY ONE ROAD between here and most places. This means even Marcs weekly, sometimes daily trips to PAP will be much more treacherous and tiring. Pray for him and for his safety. We already had food riots before I left in June. Now food prices will sky rocket once again. It is more important now than ever for us to find a source of food to be able to share with the people. Please pray for this. Clothes we have in our depot will be given to those who have come from the mountains. Bioude will be busy cooking and planning for extra people everyday not knowing how many people will show up for a hot meal. The girls will be washing all the extra sheets by hand to be ready for many who will come to share their story and spend the night or the week depending what they have to return home to. Some may call it total chaos, we just call it .....Another Day in Haiti!!! How could I miss something so chaotic and unpredictable so much??? It's just home.

The government has postponed the opening of school from the first week of September to October the 6th. Many will still not be opening at that time. Thank you to all of those already sponsoring kids in our school and that continue to do so. We haven't been able to take care of uniforms yet. When I spoke to Wilckly today they had purchased part of the books needed and they were stamping all of them. More are needed.

There are so many needs. We appreciate each and everyone of you who continues to pray for our ministry and all of you who continue to support us financially. Please prayerfully consider how you could do something this month to help relieve the pressure in Haiti. We would appreciate it whether it is above and beyond what you usually give or just a one time gift because you feel now is when your gift could be used best.

Thank you again. You are a blessing to us, our ministry and the people of Haiti. Keep praying that one more will come to know Christ because of the ministry you help us maintain there.

In Christ,
Wilckly and Dee Dorce'
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