Friday, February 5, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
HCO: Food Aid Being Packed and Shipped
LCU alumnus Bud Klockenga (of Greenview Christian Church near Centralia) packing the first shipment of collected supplies to Haiti. This shipment is already on its way to Haiti. This shipment was spearheaded by other LCU alum Jeff Dahlquist with aid from Royce and Gray Carter (also Lincoln Alums) and probably others I don't know about. GO, LINCOLN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 29, 2010
HCO: Haiti Update
Dear Friends and Partners,
Because of your support and partnership and the hard work of our team in Haiti we are providing relief, comfort, support and hope to the people of Haiti. Aftershocks continue in Haiti this week with less frequency. However, people are still afraid to sleep inside of buildings so tents, tarps and mosquito nets are essential relief items.
We have distributed food to more than 500 families in Port-au-Prince. We are receiving supplies from several routes and sources (including USAID) and we are sharing with several organizations that are in need of supplies to help meet the needs of the people.
Two groups flew to Haiti this week via corporate jet donated by Amway International. Ginny Andrews, along with a team from Grand Rapids, Michigan, are conducting clinics at three different sites including Emmanuel Christian Church & School.
One of the team members reports “Today six of us rode in the back of the supply truck to the clinic. Usually when we drive through Port, the people could care less that you were there. Today was different in Port … people were waving and smiling at us. I know that being here is important work, but knowing that the people in Port have opened their hearts towards us is the greatest feeling in the world.” Ginny reports that we have plenty of potable water on site. More than 300 were seen at the clinic on Wednesday. Demolition of the damaged third floor of the clinic is taking place today. Most of the equipment and supplies stored there are undamaged!
Our first sea container was packed and shipped from Centralia, IL this week. It should arrive in about 3 weeks. There is information on our website if you want to collect high priority items or donate towards the need. Please direct all correspondence regarding the donation, collection and shipping of goods to Todd Beavers @ tbeavers12@gmail.com.
In partnership with Feeding Children Worldwide-Central Illinois we can get prepackaged meals for about .35 each. A $100 donation will provide more than 350 meals. We are purchasing 8,000 of these meals already. More are available if you know someone who wants to make a donation to purchase food.
There were 17 decisions for Christ last Sunday in Jacmel. Tonight RoRo & Ginny will be showing the Jesus Film in one of the tent refugee cities.
Please continue to pray and keep this need in front of people. This will be a marathon, not a sprint.
Because of your support and partnership and the hard work of our team in Haiti we are providing relief, comfort, support and hope to the people of Haiti. Aftershocks continue in Haiti this week with less frequency. However, people are still afraid to sleep inside of buildings so tents, tarps and mosquito nets are essential relief items.
We have distributed food to more than 500 families in Port-au-Prince. We are receiving supplies from several routes and sources (including USAID) and we are sharing with several organizations that are in need of supplies to help meet the needs of the people.
Two groups flew to Haiti this week via corporate jet donated by Amway International. Ginny Andrews, along with a team from Grand Rapids, Michigan, are conducting clinics at three different sites including Emmanuel Christian Church & School.
One of the team members reports “Today six of us rode in the back of the supply truck to the clinic. Usually when we drive through Port, the people could care less that you were there. Today was different in Port … people were waving and smiling at us. I know that being here is important work, but knowing that the people in Port have opened their hearts towards us is the greatest feeling in the world.” Ginny reports that we have plenty of potable water on site. More than 300 were seen at the clinic on Wednesday. Demolition of the damaged third floor of the clinic is taking place today. Most of the equipment and supplies stored there are undamaged!
Our first sea container was packed and shipped from Centralia, IL this week. It should arrive in about 3 weeks. There is information on our website if you want to collect high priority items or donate towards the need. Please direct all correspondence regarding the donation, collection and shipping of goods to Todd Beavers @ tbeavers12@gmail.com.
In partnership with Feeding Children Worldwide-Central Illinois we can get prepackaged meals for about .35 each. A $100 donation will provide more than 350 meals. We are purchasing 8,000 of these meals already. More are available if you know someone who wants to make a donation to purchase food.
There were 17 decisions for Christ last Sunday in Jacmel. Tonight RoRo & Ginny will be showing the Jesus Film in one of the tent refugee cities.
Please continue to pray and keep this need in front of people. This will be a marathon, not a sprint.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
HCO and G.O. Ministries Partner to Bring Much Needed Food and Supplies to Emanual Christian School / Church in Port au Prince
Dear Friends and Partners,
RoRo and staff are busy helping others in Port-au-Prince with the few resources that we had left at the church and school. He reports very little aid being distributed by the large aid groups. Refugees and neighbors are needy but distributions are orderly and going well. Ro & I both established contact with Brian Parker, of Samaritan Air, who is helping us with his helicopters in Haiti. We connected with several Navy vessels that can move material from Santo Domingo around the southern coast to Jacmel on our behalf. Volunteers here have been evaluating shipping routes…and re-evaluating! At the same time I have been working diligently to open IMMEDIATE supply lines by air through Santiago, Dominican Republic with our partners at GO Ministries.
Through the late hours last night and early morning calls, emails and text messages, GO Ministries sent us a load of food this morning... However, there was a crash landing near Jacmel runway (the pilot is okay) but we did not get supplies from that load this morning. When it was discovered that we hadn’t gotten that load we arranged for another flight which arrived at 4:30pm CST. With 1,800lbs of food and water.
In the meantime at 4:02pm I received this text message from RoRo “Helo landing on top of church in PAP with load of rice.”
Two flights scheduled for Port-au-Prince--Our flights to Port-au-Prince with medical teams were canceled this week due to congestion at the airport. However, we have landing permits for this Tuesday and Thursday and donated flights for two groups flying in who will bring much needed antibiotics. Ginny Andrews will be flying in with this team and they plan to conduct clinic at the church.
Thank you for your generosity. If you want to work on collecting things for Haiti, please correspond with Todd Beavers @ tbeavers12@gmail.com. If you want to volunteer to go to Haiti in the future please sign up on the website at “Newsletter Signup” and make a note in the comment section about your interest and skills. We will get back to you as quickly as we can. Please continue to pray and keep this need in front of people. This will be a marathon, not a sprint.
Phil 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
4:14 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.
We praise God for your partnership!
RoRo and staff are busy helping others in Port-au-Prince with the few resources that we had left at the church and school. He reports very little aid being distributed by the large aid groups. Refugees and neighbors are needy but distributions are orderly and going well. Ro & I both established contact with Brian Parker, of Samaritan Air, who is helping us with his helicopters in Haiti. We connected with several Navy vessels that can move material from Santo Domingo around the southern coast to Jacmel on our behalf. Volunteers here have been evaluating shipping routes…and re-evaluating! At the same time I have been working diligently to open IMMEDIATE supply lines by air through Santiago, Dominican Republic with our partners at GO Ministries.
Through the late hours last night and early morning calls, emails and text messages, GO Ministries sent us a load of food this morning... However, there was a crash landing near Jacmel runway (the pilot is okay) but we did not get supplies from that load this morning. When it was discovered that we hadn’t gotten that load we arranged for another flight which arrived at 4:30pm CST. With 1,800lbs of food and water.
In the meantime at 4:02pm I received this text message from RoRo “Helo landing on top of church in PAP with load of rice.”
Two flights scheduled for Port-au-Prince--Our flights to Port-au-Prince with medical teams were canceled this week due to congestion at the airport. However, we have landing permits for this Tuesday and Thursday and donated flights for two groups flying in who will bring much needed antibiotics. Ginny Andrews will be flying in with this team and they plan to conduct clinic at the church.
Thank you for your generosity. If you want to work on collecting things for Haiti, please correspond with Todd Beavers @ tbeavers12@gmail.com. If you want to volunteer to go to Haiti in the future please sign up on the website at “Newsletter Signup” and make a note in the comment section about your interest and skills. We will get back to you as quickly as we can. Please continue to pray and keep this need in front of people. This will be a marathon, not a sprint.
Phil 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
4:14 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.
We praise God for your partnership!
HCO and G.O. Ministries
The first deliveries of much needed food and water are in the air from Dominican Republic and on the way to RoRo this morning. #2500 lbs of food and water to Port-au-Prince via Jacmel in partnership with GO Ministries.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
G.O. Ministries - Website with Video and First Hand Accounts Active
We have this website up and running with videos and first-hand accounts of how G.O. Ministries is working in the Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
http://gohelphaiti.org/
http://gohelphaiti.org/
HCO: Large Aftershock
7:25 AM: Mac Roro (on the ground in PaP) reported that the aftershock (reported to be 6.1 by CNN) caused no more damage at Sylvio Cater 33 (our location in Port au Prince). That is all I have right now.
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