Haiti, Day 5

Another great day in Haiti. The temperature pushed 100 degrees + high humidity. Today we saw a couple of real life Haitian situations. First, thank God that we have a couple of nurses on the combined team. Vickie Blackburn who is traveling with us and a nurse with the KY team were faced with a medical emergency this morning. A local older Haition lady set her sheets on fire with her lamp during last night. She suffered sever 2nd and 3rd degree burns over her chest and abdomen. As is the custom here when there is a emergency, they call the local pastor. In this case the pastor then contacted the missionary who resides in the compound where we are staying. Long story short as the closest and best medical available on this island happend to be the 2 nurses that were part of this 30 person team. The lady was brought to this compound in the missionaries truck and Vickie and her fellow nurse began what most likely could be life saving service on this lady and began to treat her wounds as only a qualified health care proffessional can. Without this treatment most likely this lady does not make it through the day.

The other instance I want to share is on Sunday I told you of the voodo princess being saved. Well part of what occured was all of her voodo items and her clothes were placed in the street and they were burned in her presence. Today members of our team visited with her and provided her with new clothing. I can't fully explain what we are seeing here but in this ravaged country people are in desparate need of Gods promise and as we work among these proud people we are sowing seeds and touching lives but even more than what we give them God is blessing us daily and I know each of us will return home with a stronger conviction to listen to Gods call and respond in obedience.

Haiti, Day 4

Another great day in Haiti. We headed to our work site where Raymond asked Doug Hurst, Jessica Shaver and me to spend some time with the kids hanging around. We sent the kids to get there friends and prayed about what to share. With our interpreter, Richie, I told the story of Noah and the ark. The children hung on every word! Their faces just lit up. I then used the Evangecube to share the story of salvation. They each claimed to know Jesus as Savior and I pray it's true. These children have so little but God loves them SO much!

"Suffer the little children that they may come unto me."

Amanda Cavin

Haiti Team - Day 3

Another fantastic day. We spent the day at the school painting, picking up rocks, sifting sand, and interacting with Hatian people. Again the children with their bright eyes and wide smiles. They are so attentive to us and are always ready to sit and talk. We have had many oportunities to share the word of God. This entire 30 person team that has come from SC, TN, & KY have jelled as a very cohesive team and all with the same focus - share the gospel. As this day winds down and we prepare for our evening devotional, led by Hadden tonight, we ask you to remember us in your prayers and to pray for these Hatian families. While we would like to provide water, proper housing, clothing, indoor plumbing, and the list goes on and on, we have realized we can't meet all those goals. What we can do is share the word of God and in Gods time the seeds we plant this week will grow into a most amazing harvest. Praise God.

Haiti, Day 2

Here is the report from Sunday.

Well day 2 is winding down. Hard to believe that 48 hours ago our major concern was a broken bus on the side of I85. Amazing what 48 hours can reveal. We started the day with prayer and were blessed attending the church here at the mission home. For 2 hours we heard the word of God spoken in a language we did not understand but we heard the message of Jesus in the most real way. We have in a short amount of time been humbled, broken, and blessed more than we could have imagined. The children are so prescious and grateful for the touch we bring. We did a total team gathering at seaside this afternoon and it was a very special time. Lots of sharing and prayer. God is working here and we know this week is for his glory. The day has ended with a local voodo queen accepting christ. We are seeing first hand the true power of God in a way that we could not imagine 2 days ago. Praise God.

Our team is a part of a larger team that is working in Haiti. The team was joined by 15 others from across the U.S. in reaching the lost there.

Grace and Peace
Jamie

Haiti Team

The Haiti team left Rock Hill on Friday night, June 24. After dealing with a bus breakdown, they finally arrived at their hotel in Atlanta early Saturday morning. Their 8:30 flight from Atlanta to Miami was delayed for almost 2 hours. But they arrived in Miami with plenty of time to spare for the flight to Port au Prince, Haiti. They arrived in Haiti about 4:30 Rock Hill time.

The team leader, Jim Clark, sent me the following email this morning:

End of day one. We have made it to the compound and have been blessed. We stopped on our way out at a mass grave site where 250K unclaimed were buried after the earthquake. It brought home how fragile life is and we must work every moment on doing as God directs us. We have started coming together as a large team. Continue to pray for us and let the prayer be that God will show us how to love these hatians we have come to help. Let us not focus on getting task done but to be open to the direction from God. Take care

Please continue to pray for the team - Rebekah Blackburn, Scott Blackburn, Vickie Blackburn, Amanda Cavin, Jim Clark, Charlotte Elliott, Billy Finch, Hadden Finch, Doug Hurst, Jessica Shaver, David Sloan, Emily Walker, Duane Ward, Doug Westmoreland.

Grace and Peace
Jamie

Cricket

Here is the "Cricket: As explained to a foreigner" banner that Pastor David gave to Garrett and me on our last night in Bromley. While cricket may be difficult to explain, I think that baseball is even more difficult.

Grace and Peace!

Jamie

CRICKET: As explained to a foreigner...

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.

Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When they are all out, the side that is out comes in and the side that has been in goes out And tries to get these coming in out

Sometimes you get men still in and not out

When both sides have been in and out, including the not outs,

That’s the end of the game!

… Howzat ?!!

Bromley Mission Team, Day 7

Hi all, it’s Garrett. Right now I am forty thousand feet high in our atmosphere on board our plane home! A quick rundown of yesterday: We had Messy Monkeys again and the football camp, but we got touching goodbyes with both groups. I did “Coaches Corner” at FC—I got to take predetermined questions from the campers. I could relate to them better since they are closer to my age. Tim wanted me to, through the questions, explain why I am a Christian, to show that it isn’t only for the adults. From the feedback I received from the coaches, I did well and it makes me think that that’s why God wanted me to be in London—or maybe one reason.

We receieved gifts from both camps: Messy Monkey mugs from MM, and funny certificates from FC. Also, David (the pastor at Hayes Lane) and his family had going away gifts for us as well. I got a funny poster that is “Cricket, as explained to a foreigner.” It’s hilarious!!!

The only thing about yesterday was this: we got to bed late, and could only sleep until 4:30am. When Dad and I got up, it was only 11:30pm back in Rock Hill, so Mom probably hadn’t even gone to sleep!

This week in London has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life. To my new friends in Bromley, to those who supported us with prayer and finances, and especially to God, I can only say one thing:

“Thank you.”

God bless, Garrett

Ephesians 2:6