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Saturday, January 24, 2015

Global Compassion Advance Team Arrives

Unloading Supplies in Northwest Haiti
Isaiah 52:7

  How beautiful on the mountains
    are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
    who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
    “Your God reigns!”

Part of the Global Compassion advance team arrived at the campus in northwest Haiti on Tuesday, January 20th.
Terry talking with the pastor (far right) about his new house!

Steve and Ron arrived a couple days later in the Army truck. It’s been a busy time! Everyone just seems to jump in and do whatever job is at hand. After only one day, Steve and Ron headed back to Port au Prince to get more supplies and get ready to pick up the team on Sunday (I’m guessing that they only stayed one day because they really like riding the army truck back and forth. ;)
Ladies volunteered to carry rocks for their pastors foundation

Preparations have been made to build a house for the pastor in a nearby village of Ti Anse. The pastor has been living in a house with another family. It will truly be a blessing for this man to have his own house! The footings have been dug, sand and gravel is on the way. A team left this morning to start on the foundation.

Millie has been getting all the donated items together. What a job! She has also been busy with the VBS supplies. I think she is about ready to ‘hit the villages’!
Vickie's Kitchen. Or, Vicky behind bars? 
There is also a water project that we all hope can get accomplished. Living Water Ministries along with Global Compassion Ministries are working together to try and get running water to a village about 45 minutes away from here. We need to be in prayer that this project will also be accomplished on this trip.

Vicky is hard at it in the kitchen. She has been making fantastic meals! Today she will prepare food for the guys working on the foundation in Ti Anse and we will take it over to them at lunch time. We are so blessed to have so many Haitians helping. We all have enjoyed good fellowship.
Playing with school children

The days start out with a morning devotion time at 7:00. This has been an especially enjoyable time for Gail and me. Although we have only been in Haiti for the past few months, we do miss the fellowship and worship with other English speaking Christians. So this has sort of become ‘church’ for us!

We look forward to the full team coming next Monday! God has a plan, and He has chosen each and every one of those coming to help fulfill His plan. We give all praise and thanks to Jesus Christ our Savior.
May our Lord bless you all…

In His Service,
Morning devotion
Chuck & Gail
Ti Lagon, Haiti
 





Saturday, January 17, 2015

A Child Is Born...In Haiti

‘For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.’ Isaiah 9:6
 
Edleen and her new baby!
As we move forward from the Christmas season, we can remember the passage from Isaiah 9:6 ‘For to us a child is born…’ It was the foretelling of our Savior Jesus Christ. It is a beautiful verse of scripture. I would like to share with you about when another child was born.
It was a few weeks ago on a Saturday that I, Chuck, got a call from Pastor Etienne in Port au Prince. He said that there was a woman in a nearby village that was having serious problems with giving birth to her first child.
The village didn’t know how to get a hold of me, so they called him to see if there was any way I could help. I quickly recapped my resume which confirmed that I didn’t have any medical knowledge or experience! Oh oh. What could I do? Ah, but I was the only person that had a car. Even though I was told that the license plates had expired, (which I found out later they were good for a couple more weeks) I needed to get this lady and take here to medical help.
Upon arrival to her hut, I was met by what seemed like half the village. Edleen (the lady in serious labor) had a mid-wife, but he (yes, he) had done all he knew and Edleen was still having serious troubles. So we got her into the car along with 5 others that ‘had’ to come along. So there was a total of 7 people and an unborn baby in our little Suzuki Sidekick. As we drove to a clinic in Ans Rouge, about 50 minutes away, I was successful in hitting every major pothole in the road! I don’t think there was one I missed. That poor lady in the back was not handling this well, and quite frankly, I don’t blame her. By the grace of God, we made it to the clinic. It took all three of the nurses, which is the entire staff, to help. A couple of us left after waiting 5 hours to no signs of a baby. We got a call about 6:30 the next morning that she had a baby girl and both were doing great! Praise God! So, a few of us went back to Ans Rouge to get her and her new baby. The baby’s father, which has no relationship anymore with the baby’s mother, carried the baby out to the car. Probably the last time he will see her. A couple minutes later, Edleen came walking out the front door. Ok, on a side note, I know now why when leaving a hospital in the States, they put you in a wheel chair and stroll you out. Poor Edleen was walking out smiling when she started to get ahead of herself and low and behold she did a face plant on the concrete right in front of the clinic. Ouch, that’s all that poor lady needed after what she had been through. I quickly went over and helped her up. A couple scratches but nothing major. She continued on and got in the car and we all left to go back to her village. When we got to her hut, there were about a half dozen of the older village ladies waiting for her. They were there to help. It was heartwarming to see how the people take care of each other.

A church in the village of Nan Mabwadom

Where the church meets in Nan Mabwadom, Haiti
Listening to the Word of God from the 'Proclaimer' on the table
On a Sunday morning a couple weeks ago, I visited a church about 45 minutes away. I was told it was a gathering of new Christians. I picked up the pastor we know in the village of Bia de Henne and took him along. Not having been there before, I wasn’t sure of what the roads would be like, so we took the ATV.  Good thing too, because the roads were, ah, really bad.
Upon arriving, we noticed a few people inside a palm branch hut that were being taught by an enthusiastic teacher. As the morning went on, more people would come in for worship. They don’t have a ‘pastor’ but the church is run by a board of about 8 people. They have a couple elders and one person that is considered the leader, but not pastor. It was a joy to see people asking questions about Christ and scripture. Most can’t read, so I didn’t see many bibles. I brought along a ‘Proclaimer’, which is a radio looking device with the New Testament in the Haitian Creole language on it. It was donated by an organization called ‘Faith Comes By Hearing’. It is solar and battery operated which is great for places like this that don’t have electricity. I presented it to the leader of the group. They all were thrilled to hear it! It will be well used. Thank you Jesus!

Gail Visits New Life Children’s Home

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."  Isaiah 55:8-9


Relaxing in the shade at New Life Children's Home
The intention for me, Gail, was to leave the northwest on December 28th to head back to the states to visit family. Pastor Etienne who was my ride to Port au Prince had other plans – leaving at 5:00AM on Christmas morning. We are reliant on others for transportation so added days on trips is expected. My flight to the states was scheduled for Dec. 29th.
Blessings do come through what we often think as disappointments… Like not spending Christmas with loved ones; to spending Christmas with children at “New Life Children’s Home” in Port au Prince…. It was such a rewarding experience to just be a part of the day to day operations and care for these children. Assisting with feeding and bathing the handicap children and young adults, then just being accessible to assist where there was a need. We did have one girl who was in the final stages of this life, so making her comfortable was one of my main objectives. Sitting with her while rubbing her back to quiet her spirit and praying without ceasing was the mission. Many of these children are physically and mentally handicapped, actually abandoned, or left for dead by family. The government has even brought children from other orphanages that they have closed down. These children are the truest definition of “the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether living in plenty or in want”. These children were never without smiles – they smiled with their hearts!!  

Louna enjoying her picture taken!
Through the love and compassion of Miriam Frederick and her mission, “World Harvest Missions Outreach, Inc.” these children are given hope in a future, beginning with the knowledge of knowing Jesus Christ. They are either given a loving, stable home for life because of their disabilities or are restored to an optimal level of health and returned to their families or villages.
To put this ministry in perspective, to a mission that is accomplishing much and a need that is ever present, is the annual budgeted cost for diapers for the children which is approximately $ 34,000.00. They are totally relying on the provisions that God supplies and God is Faithful.
Please take a moment and check out Miriam’s website @ www.newlife4kids.org and if the Lord impresses upon your heart to help this ministry and children this is an incredible opportunity to watch the Lord do amazing things.

We thank all of you for your prayers and support. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you and your families!

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


Friday, December 19, 2014

Haiti Missionary Icon Visits Campus!

Mr.Turnbull visits the campus
I suppose calling someone a ‘missionary icon’ would not sit well with the person being called it, but a couple weeks ago we had a visit from a gentleman by the name of Wallace Turnbull. Both he and his wife are still active with missions at the age of 89 (or 90). As he pulled up to our house I could hear him say inside his car ‘that sure was a long driveway’! I hollered into the house at Gail that there was ‘an old white guy being driven by a black guy pulling up’! See, we don’t get many unannounced visitors here, so this was a real surprise. I didn’t realize who he was and that we even had one of his books he wrote sitting on the kitchen table! After a few minutes of speaking with him, due to my ignorance, I had to ask who he was. He was very humble and really didn’t expect me to know. We spent over an hour listening to a number of his many stories about Haiti. He also wanted to learn about the mission God has for us here. After an enjoyable discussion, we ended with prayer. He truly is remarkable. He was just passing through the area and wanted to stop. I think somewhere I read that he and his wife have spent over 60 years working in Haiti! There was a ceremony last Spring where he was honored by the President of Haiti. If interested, you can Google his name and find out more about him.

One of four bathrooms in the living area above the ed center
A couple weeks ago two guys from Living Water Ministries were here to work on the 4 living quarters above the education center. The rooms are really looking nice! All the doors and screens to the outside were installed, along with the finishing touches to the bathrooms, to include towel racks and mirrors. I think wiring and a few inside doors are about all that is left to do.
Last week we had two guys from Global Compassion Ministries here for a couple days. They were making preparations for their group that will come in January, which required doing a lot of errands in Port au Prince.

A little story about how things can go bad quickly…

Last week Gail and I were headed out to purchase some groceries at the market. Wouldn’t you know, the ignition key to the car was broke! It was the only key that came with the car. So back in the house we went. Soon after that, our water filtration system broke. A quick check showed that we still had about 4 gallons of ‘good’ water left. So I spent the evening thinking of how we can get the car running and if we would need to boil water to drink. That night I woke up to the smell of propane gas. The last of which was coming from the propane refrigerator line. We had just ran out of propane with no refills on campus. Rats. So we had no refrigerator/stove. We were then up before the crack of dawn only to find no lights working. We had no electricity. The batteries from the solar/wind system had gone dead in the night. So we started that day with no electricity, no gas for cooking, no way to make fresh water and no car. I know that all these things may seem rather trivial, but added together, the potential for frustration was on the rise. Thinking back on it now, it’s rather humorous! All was better within an hour.

My point being, things we sometimes take for granted in the States are only a hiccup away from going bad here.  But the grace of God prevailed. Global Compassion Ministries was here and they had with them a full propane tank. Also, they gave us a nice little system to purify water and the batteries were recharged by mid-morning. Thank you Jesus! All that is left is figuring out how to get the car working again. Hmmm…
Gail and friends waiting for the Jesus movie for children
On a more positive note, Gail and I were asked to show the Jesus movie for a large group of children last Saturday. One of Living Water Ministry supported churches had a big event which included many other churches. Seeing as the car didn’t work, we loaded up the ATV and took the 45 minute trip over the mountain to their church. The film was seen by a TON of kids!
Children enjoying a movie about Jesus

As you may know, the Lord has provided us with a big area for a garden. We started out by planting one of the two shade houses in it. As the plants began to grow, I started to feel pretty good about it. The Lord had other plans. Once everything was up and growing, the Lord also provided a hole in the fence so that the area sheep could enjoy themselves. Since then, we have enlisted the aid of two local men to take over the gardening. We will provide the land (which I fenced in), and most importantly, the water. They will supply the labor and we will split the produce. They are excited about the opportunity to raise some produce for their families. Gardening in this area is non-existent due to the lack of water and no top soil. It's very dry and rocky. Normal gardens do not grow around here. If it works out, we want to get gardens started in the valley close to their village. They are going to get started Saturday.

The Lords ministry here in Haiti is furthered by your prayers and support. Thank you so very much! God bless each and every one.

In His Service,
Chuck & Gail

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Thanksgiving Day

School in Terrel de Nigris
Today we give thanks to the Lord our God! All praise and glory go to Him. We all should be mindful of giving thanks to God for every aspect of our lives. Giving thanks to God in every situation will not necessarily make our troubles go away, but our attitude about them will be so much better!
Children getting notebooks and pencils
 
In the past week, Gail and I have made two trips to a little village called Terrel de Negrs. It’s about 1 ½ hour’s drive via ATV. We have been there in the past and were aware of the school situation. At one time there were 80+ children in this Christian school. Now they claim to have 40, but the day we were there, there were only 29 kids present. The school has lost over ½ of its pupils due to a lack of school materials, books, no uniforms and no daily meal given (not to mention that the building’s roof has started to come off). So another organization came to the families and told them they would give them uniforms and a meal every day if they dropped out of this Christian based school and attended theirs.
The school is in need of new chalk boards
Things are beginning to change! Living Water Ministries along with Global Compassion Ministries have started to deliver food to the village and to the school. The children that remain at the school now get a nutritious meal every day! We still are working on getting them materials, books, writing paper, chalk  boards, craft supplies, etc and sometime in the future, God willing, uniforms. Uniforms are highly regarded in Haiti. Basically, a school without uniforms is not a school at all. Helping this school is a work in progress. If anyone has connections to where to purchase inexpensive uniforms, please let us know!

The schools kitchen
For a reason we didn’t fully understand, the first day we showed up there was no school. While we sat in the shade across from the school, it wasn’t long before we had a number of ladies from the village around us. Seeing as our Haitian Creole isn’t very good (terrible at best) our conversation was limited to a few words and a lot of hand and foot signals! They brought a bunch of plantain and we purchased a few of them to cook up later. It was an interesting interaction between all of us! Within an hour, the director of the school, Sony George, arrived. His English was pretty good and we were able to get a tour of the school and of the village.

Fresh vegetables!
Ismita and daughter in front of what use to be her house
While in the village, Sony George showed us his house and gave us a couple papaya, a bag of peas and something that looks like a  round green vegetable, but I have no idea what it is! He then took us around and we stopped at a place where recently stood the house of Ismita Pierre. Her house had caught on fire and collapsed just a day before. It was still smoldering when we were there. She has 5 children and no husband. They are staying in her parent’s house for now. That’s a lot of people in a very small space. We left the area praying for this lady and her dilemma.
All that is left of Ismita's house and belongings
We returned to the school the following Tuesday to the joy of children learning. They are so happy to be in school! Because of the generosity of others, we were able to give each child a notebook, pencil, and tooth brush. There are four teachers, including the director, and each received a hygiene packet along with a couple bags of craft supplies to be used with the children. We stayed at the school for an hour or so then headed into the village to see how Ismita and her children were doing. We left Ismita some children’s clothes and hygiene packs. It’s so sad to see her house in shambles. She is a Christian and we pray our Lord will provide for her needs.
More on Thanksgiving…. There is an old Haitian saying (or, maybe I just made it up;). “Any day you have less than three flat tires, it’s a good day.” With that in mind, last Monday was a good day, we only had two flat tires!!!! One on the ATV and one on the car. Thankfully, we were not on the road when they went flat. We were able to get a moto (motorcycle taxi) here to take the tires to Ans Rouge to get fixed. Unfortunately, the flats didn’t occur at the same time. We didn’t notice the flat on the car until the moto had left with the ATV tire! So our taxi guy made two separate trips, about 45 minutes drive each way. On the plus side, we got to get to know this young gentleman. We look forward to working with him and getting to know him better in the future.  

‘Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.’  1 Chronicles 16:34, 2 Chronicles 5:13, Psalm 106:1, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 118:29, Psalm 136:1
As we reflect and give thanks for how great and loving our God is, we also give a prayer of thanksgiving to all who have given to the people of Haiti through their prayers and support. God bless you and your families.

In His Service,
Chuck & Gail

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Mt Pleasant Christian Church back in Haiti

Tom working on a school desk
Three men from Mt Pleasant Christian Church in Bedford, Indiana have been on the campus since last Friday afternoon. Tom Bishop, Toby Adams and Carey Deckard have spent their time looking at the various needs of the nearby villages. They spent a lot of time walking through the two nearest villages asking questions to many of the locals. As you may imagine, there is no lack of ‘needs’ for the people here in the northwest. Their task will be to determine what the Lord will have them take on.

Toby and Carey taking school pictures
Today, the guys worked on the desks and benches in the church at Ti Paradis and Ti Rivere. The churchs are also used as the school so the desks and benches get quite a work out every day! Even though today was a holiday and no school, the director of the school in Ti Paradis got all the kids (about 67) together for individual pictures and class pictures. Toby and Carey hope to put a year book together for them! What a great idea!

Student waiting for his picture to be taken

Tomorrow they guys will be headed back to Port au Prince. Gail and I have really enjoyed the time they have been here. We look forward to getting to know them better with future trips they will be making here to the northwest!
We pray they have safe travels back home to their families…

In His Service,
Chuck & Gail

Sleeping through the noise of power tools!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Gail's One Month Perspective



Palm Tree Seedlings and Vegetables Sprouting to Life
It is now ‘One Month’ on “Our Adventures with God” in Ti’Lagoon, Haiti
We give “Many Thanks and Praises” for the senders and faithful Prayer Warriors who daily take us to the foot of the Cross of Jesus!!
As Oswald Chamber writes in his book:        
So, I send You: “Our lives are the answers not only to the prayer of other people, but to the prayers the Holy Spirit is making for us, and to the prayer of Our Lord Himself”. The call of God is the call according to the nature of God; where we go in obedience to that call depends on the providential circumstances which God engineers. When we are rightly related to God, life is full of spontaneous joyful uncertainty and expectancy – we do not know what God is going to do next; and He packs our life with surprises all the time….. Readiness for God and His work means that we are ready to do the tiniest thing to the great big thing, it makes no difference. He is the One surrounding us, listening and sympathizing and encouraging. “Ye shall be My witnesses”. To be a witness of Jesus means that when any duty presents itself we hear His voice just as He heard His Father’s voice and we are ready for it with alertness of our love for Him. Be ready for sudden surprise visits of our Lord, and remember there is no such thing as prominent service and obscure service; it is all the same with God, and God knows better than ourselves what we are ready to do. No enthusiasm for humanity will ever stand the strain that Jesus Christ will put on His workers. Only one thing will stand the strain and that is a personal relationship to Jesus of a man or woman who has gone through the mill of God’s spring-cleaning until there is one purpose only---“I am here for God to use me as He wills.” 
If you build it they will come??

God Himself gave us the vision and out of obedience to His calling we have made our home in northwest Haiti. We wake up daily to God’s glorious sun rises in which He softly announces His mighty Presence in our ordinary daily lives.

The desert dust has settled here at LVM campus with the help of much needed rain most of last  two nights and frequent rain showers yesterday.  Also with our month long duration of various visitors, from four different states, the last group headed back to their families, homes and jobs in the states yesterday. As stated in preparing to leave, “We [Chuck & Gail] are now in the honeymoon phase of our new home in Haiti”. We are thankful for those who have come along side us to provide the much needed prayer, bible studies, help, and encouragement. May the ones who have gone before us find us faithful? It is a ‘blessing’ [meaning in Haitian Creole: ‘benediksyon’] to have had many who have come here before us to prepare this land and home for us to live. May we be faithful to their vision in service to Jesus Christ.

Karl giving a morning message
Teaching the Goats 'To Walk This Way'
Meet Abraham, Sarah and Hagar
The time so far has gone by quickly! We have established a comfortable home. We started a goat herd, with one Billy and two nannies, with the installation of a nice fenced pasture. The goats arrived on the campus via ‘moto’ a motorcycle with straw saddle-type bags. Chuck is just beside himself, in disbelief that he would be a goat-farmer, so probably with many reading this post. God’s garden in the shade houses has sprouted and is turning green with life and the promise of produce to be harvested. The trees and seedlings have sprouted as well and are growing. The flower beds near the house are not so fortunate and proving to be a challenge. The sheep from the neighboring village enjoy the tender little sprouts as they grow and get any leaves. Laundry can be a challenge as well as these same sheep along with a lone donkey can smell the water and need a drink. In fact, if they see a white bucket they are confident that there will be water in it.  We have a beautiful chicken coop built by Ken Challis anxiously awaiting the arrival of laying chickens. There seems to be conflicting stories on where chickens can be purchased. Therefore, we will patiently wait for chickens to arrive, along with the eggs...              

People of Ti Riviera coming for the food distribution



We have fed weary and hungry travelers that have come to the campus from several  hours away by donkey to receive the food provided by Global Compassion and Kids Against Hunger, as well as a truck with a group of stranded travelers broken down on the road all day on their way to Port Au Prince, still 6 to 8 hours of travel  yet to go.

As written in Matthew 25:35-40  -  For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,  I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?  When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?  When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’  “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Our New Aloe Vera Landscaping

This past Sunday we all attended church in a neighboring village, Ti Paradis. Our pastor, Neal Schroeder, from Range Community Bible Church provided the message. Pastor Etienne translated for the church members and we were blessed to receive a message in English that we could understand. That being said, we are grateful to have the internet for the purpose of receiving sound biblical teaching in our native tongue. 
Much Deserved Fellowship & Relaxation
George, Chuck, Jerry and Daniel
So we have arrived in Haiti…. We have and are going into the hard places.. The places that God has called us to be and prepared for us in advance…. A place of great joy, suffering and hunger. Where there is a real need to serve God and His children. We do and will at times feel ill-equipped and inadequate because we are. But that is OK because throughout God’s Word He chose the least likely people to do His work.  In Haiti, we often do not know where the road is leading or if it is even a real road, but here is the great part, Courage is not about knowing the road. It was about us stepping out in faith and coming to Haiti. Just like Peter getting out of the boat, stepping out onto the water with complete faith that Jesus would not let him down. 

'For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.' Eph 2:10

In His Service;

Chuck & Gail


Saturday, November 8, 2014

Range Community Bible Church in Haiti


Group headed to Ti Rivere
Thursday afternoon saw the arrival of 4 people from Range Community Bible Church in Hurley, WI, Neal and Lea Ann Schreoter, and Clint and Sydney Mabie. Accompanying them was Fred Chalker from Atlantis, FL and Pastor Etienne from Port au Prince. They were all in good shape even after the long and grueling ride from Port au Prince. Gail and Mary prepared a ‘Haitian’ meal of rice and beans for the evening, followed by a bible study in the book of Titus led by Pastor Neal.

We all awoke Friday to yet another beautiful sun rise! Pastor Etienne was working on the food distribution for the schools. Living Water Ministries help feed approx. 4,000 school children every day! There were Haitians loading up the dump truck to start a 2 day process of delivering the food to 27 different schools in the northwest. For about 40% of the children, it’s the only meal they get.

Meeting with the Pastor of Ti Rivere (orange shirt)
After the truck was sent on its way, most of the group loaded up into Pastor Etienne’s pickup and headed out for the day. The first stop was the village of Ti Rivere where we stopped and met with the pastor. School was out for some reason, so we weren’t able to make a visit to it. Next, a couple hours drive to where Living Water Ministries has built and supports a small clinic up into the mountains. There is one full time nurse working with very limited supplies. The building is in need of repair and some updating. Prayerfully, someone will come along side this project and do the needed repairs.

Friday was Mary Challis’s birthday! After a spaghetti meal, we had a ‘dump cake’ which Gail made earlier in the day. We topped off the evening with a continued bible study in Titus.

Meeting with new meal recipients
Saturday morning, Fred, Etienne, and I went to Anse Rouge to meet with a group of pastors and school directors that receive meals from Living Water Ministries and Feed My Starving Children. It was a great meeting and very informative for the attendees. It was mainly intended for new schools that have just come on board the feeding program. Expectations were shared and guidelines discussed. There were many schools that were there to share their experiences with the new recipients. Fred and I both got a chance to speak to the group and give encouragement and enlightenment about the program.  I will always remember one older gentleman that got up and looked us straight in the eye and said ‘you don’t understand the difference this food makes for the children that receive it’. He was very sincere.

This afternoon, Ken and Clint started on a shower project in the guest house, while the rest of us made a trip to see two pastors in two separate villages. These are 2 of the 4 pastors that Living Water Ministries have placed and have on payroll. They shared with us their joys, accomplishments and desires for the future. We had a great afternoon!

We appreciate your prayers and support! Please know that our prayers are with you, too!

In His Service,

Chuck & Gail