Your Support is a Blessing to Others

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

 

Family off the beaten path that received food

Children at pastor's house

Your Support is a Blessing to Others

    People in the northwest of Haiti have been blessed by Jesus working through you! Through your generosity, our Lord has been able to use Gail and I to distribute much needed food, clothes, bibles, and school supplies to people that are ‘off the radar’, even by Haitian standards. This past week, with the aid of the ATV, Gail and I ventured off the beaten path. Nobody that received these blessings asked for it. We were sure to let people know that the blessings came from Jesus, not from us. Thank you all who have given to help aid in the lives of the Haitian people. 

Church/school building

    One of the places we stopped at was a pastor’s house that Zorray had mentioned to us a while back. Our Haitian friend and co-worker Zorray, who recently passed away, wanted us to go there and help in any way we could (I should add that Jerry Lantz and I stopped at this church briefly last July and met the pastor). Upon Gail and I arriving we were met with the smiles of the pastor’s wife and children. The pastor arrived shortly after. Noticing the red around the edges of the children’s hair, we could tell they were malnourished. We left them with a box of canned food and some rice & beans. But knew that we would return…

School in session

    So a couple days ago, while traveling with Pastor Etienne, I asked if we could go back to this area. He quickly agreed. We met the pastor and talked for a while. I didn’t totally understand what they were talking about seeing as my Haitian Creole consists of 3 words, but come to find out, Pastor Etienne said that Living Water Ministries could supply their school (about 55 children) with a daily meal! Praise God! The very next day, 4 men on donkeys showed up on campus to pick up some of the food. They were soooooo thankful! 

    Yesterday, Gail and I went back to this church/school. They were cooking up food for the children! They were so happy to show us where they were making the meal. We spent time visiting with the children and the two teachers. Because of your generosity, we were able to provide the school with a lot of supplies. And the glory goes to God!

Capped Spring for Village

Children in school

    Through the efforts of Living Water Ministries and Global Compassion Ministries, both of which were up here in Northwest Haiti recently, water will soon flow to a village in need! Praise God! The spring is about a mile from a church and school that Living Water Ministries helps support. The efforts of these two ministries will result in running water that will be accessible to the people that live in this area. There is still a little more work that needs to be done. I know the people are anxiously awaiting it.

School kitchen

Pastor’s New House

    Pastor Guiteau who is the pastor in the nearby village of Ti Ans received his new house last week! Although there is still work to be done on the inside, he is very proud of it! Thanks go to God! The guys from Global Compassion Ministries worked hard on getting it built in less than two weeks. During this time, Denny Mitchell from Living Water Ministries hauled many loads of sand with the dump truck for the cement.

    Gail and I would like to thank each and every one of you for your generosity and love that you have shown the Haitian people. Please know that you are in their prayers!

In His Service,
Chuck & Gail






Pastor and his new house

Capped spring for a village in need















Global Compassion Ministries Return to Port au Prince

A generous person will prosper;

Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25



New house for a pastor

    It’s been an amazing few weeks with Global Compassion Ministries here in Northwest Haiti. They left to go back to Port au Prince early this morning. Our prayer is that they have an uneventful trip back home. There is no way I can write all the great memories, blessings, and fellowship that was created, but here are some of the highlights.

Community helping with the house

    Each day started with a time of devotion. It was a blessing to listen to those that shared and taught. While Tom led the music, I tried to sing, but it was too early in the morning for my voice (ok, I can’t sing in the afternoon either, but the ‘early morning’ gave me an excuse ;)  

New Pastor’s House 

    For approximately the past 18 months, the pastor in a nearby village of Ti Anse has not had a house. He has been living with a family in the village. I should add he is also the director of the school. I can only imagine how hard that living arrangement has been. 

Food at the work site

    The church family really came out to help! Ladies and children carried rocks for the foundation while the men dug the footings. Block walls were made and the roof put on. Lastly, doors and window shutters were made and installed. It was a great joint effort of North Americans and Haitians. Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of the finished house to show you.

    Many days, Vicky made lunch and took it to the job site for the Global workers while a local lady made lunch for the village help. All enjoyed each other’s company. Most days there were many kids running around the work site. Vicky made sure to make enough food so all got a nutritious meal. No one in the area went hungry!

Baptism 


Larry's baptism

Sundays are a more relaxed day. After lunch this past Sunday, Larry Pagoria told Terry Estes that he would like to be baptized. So at 2:00 in the afternoon, we all headed to the beach to witness Larry’s commitment to Jesus. It was a beautiful event.

Ladies Ministry

The ladies were always going places with the VBS, crafts, and women’s ministry. From my understanding, the women’s ministry was a huge success. We pray that others will follow in their footsteps and come here to the northwest and minister to the ladies. School children enjoyed their crafts and bible stories. The ladies poured themselves out in ministry. Thank you Jesus!



Ti Rivere Water Project

Children's ministry

Living Water Ministry worked along with Global Compassion Ministry in getting water close to a village in need. The village is about 45 minutes away from the campus via the ‘short cut’. Otherwise, it takes much longer. The ‘short cut’ is not for the faint of heart, but the seasoned drivers from Global and Living Water had no problem navigating it. They are in the process of capping a small spring and running it into a cistern about 100 yards away. It will then be piped approximately a mile to the church. People will be able to freely come to the church yard and get water. What a blessing it will be! The spring has been dug lower and capped, the cistern foundation has been poured and most of the pipe laid. The people are anxiously awaiting the water!

Leaving campus to go home

    As the group packed up yesterday and left this morning, we can only thank our Lord Jesus Christ for each and every one of them and their families. They have left job, home, and family to come to this remote area of Haiti and work for the Lord. Through their efforts, people were blessed and hearts were changed as the Lord worked through them. And all the glory goes to God.

We look forward to their return…..

In His Service,
Chuck & Gail Guerber
Ti Lagon, Haiti



Everyone ate that showed up at the job site

Bruce doing strenuous work



Terry waiting for a waitress?