125,064 Meals prepard today for the children of Haiti

I was amazed today of all the volunteers that showed up today at The Urban Refuge Church in Minneapolis to help with packaging up food for the children in our schools in Haiti.
There were 5 shifts of people working from 9 to 5. This will be a huge help as we are in need of 1.3 million meals this year. The food was a mixture of rice, soy, dehydrate vegetables and a powdered mixture of vitamins and minerals. I will be back home on Tuesday and hope to post the pictures of all the children and adults that helped and more stats sometime over the next couple of days. All the food is brought in through an amazing organized named "Kids Against Hunger". I met with Richard, the founder of the organization on Friday and was inspired with his enthusiasm and vision of feeding all the starving people around the work. We are so great full that we are able to partner with them and the Urban Refuge Church. Thank you for making a difference!!!

Coffee Imported from Haiti

Funds raised from imported coffee from Haiti will help make a difference.. Thank you to Ryan Reinheller, owner/operator of Creekside Coffee of Medicine Hat we have an opportunity to help make a difference. The coffee is a registered fair trade coffee, grown in the mountains near our Tiotte location on the east side of Haiti. Ryan imports the coffee, roasts, bags and labels it for us. All profits made from the coffee goes back to help with the Chabin school location projects. Ryan was with us to Haiti last March/08, and as a result found a way to help the children. Perhaps as you read this you can see a way you can help make a difference... We sell the coffee for $20. per bag plus shipping and handling if we have to ship it to you. This is some of the best coffee you can get anywhere in the world. To order contact me via e-mail.. lifelinehaiti@gmail.com

To save on shipping we suggest you order one case of 15 bags for only $15. shipping. Otherwise one bag will cost about $10. to ship..

Specify if you would like your coffee ground or whole bean.


Thank you for making a difference ....... Bob & Linda

Miles & Rosemary unable to continue with Raymond School

With the economic crunch it has made it impossible for Miles & Rosemary to continue with the fund raising support of the Raymond school. We have made the decision to close down the Raymond school and move the children to the Carrefour Raymond school location. It is within a few miles of the other school. The Carrefour Raymond school is in desperate need of repair and expansion to accommodate the 125 children that will be coming in from Raymond. We will be needing to raise about $3000. to make the changes needed to make room for the children from Raymond. Will you considering helping with all or a portion of the funds needed. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are able to help with any amount. The bottom picture is the Raymond school before it was destroyed by the last hurricanes. The top picture is the present location and children at the Carrefour Raymond location that is in desperate need of repair and expansion. lifelinehaiti@gmail.com

Cloths needed for orphans

We have a huge need for clothing for 20 orphans that we have in our orphanage in Jacmel.
The children are 1 yr. to 12 yrs. of age. Any cloths, new or in good repair and clean will be greatly appreciated. Drop me a note if you can help in this area. ....

My scheduled trips to Haiti fall of 2009.

All things equal the following are the dates of departure to Haiti and returns to Canada from Sept. to Dec./09...... All flight are with Air Canada. They only fly in and out of Haiti on Tuesdays.

Depart Home Monday Sept. 7th. arriving Haiti Tuesday Sept. 8th.
Depart Haiti Tuesday Sept. 22nd. arriving home Wednesday Sept. 23rd.

Depart Home Monday Oct. 19th. arriving Haiti Tuesday Oct. 20th.
Depart Haiti Tuesday Nov. 10th arriving home Wednesday Nov. 11th.

Depart Home Monday Nov. 30th. arriving Haiti Tuesday Dec. 1st.
Depart Haiti Tuesday Dec. 15th. arriving Home Wednesday Dec.16th.

Depart Home Monday Jan. 26/2010..arriving Haiti Tuesday Jan.27th
Depart Haiti Tuesday Feb. 16th .. arriving Home Wednesday Feb. 17th.

Our connecting flight out of Canada to Haiti is from Montreal on Tuesday mornings.

There are team schedule on some of these trips at the present time. Please contact me if you are interested in going on one of these trips and I will check to see if there is room on the dates you are wanting to go. Minimum stay is one week. If you choose to fly in with American Airlines please check with me before you book to co-ordinate dates and time for pick up at the airport in Port Au Prince. AA has flights each day into Haiti. ... Bob & Linda

Manitoba- July 12th/Minneapolis- Aug.09

We will be sharing at the Christian Church with Pastor Terry Sellen on Sunday the 12th of July in Oakbank, Manitoba. Service will start at 10AM.
For the evening service starting at 7PM we will be at the Selkirk Aboriginal Redemption Center with Pastor Ray Settee. If your in the area we would love to see you.

The end of July we will be leaving for meetings in Steinback, & the Winkler team going to Haiti in Oct. The 31st.to the Urban Refuge Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Pastor Chad. We will be packing dehydrated food destined for Haiti on the 1st. of Aug. and then a service at their church on the 2nd. Arrive back in the Hat on the 4th.

Our need is so huge. Our hope is to have 26 schools opened for Sept. with 4500 students.

There are still 17 locations with 4000 children waiting for our help.

We can only open and keep them open if the funds and supplies come in from faithful donors like you. Our hope is that extra funds and supplies will come in so we can open more schools that are on the waiting list. Can you see a way you are able to help these precious children of Haiti?

Statistics show that 400 children die each day in Haiti of starvation and curable diseases and only half the children reach the age of 15. We can break this vicious cycle! Will you help?

The little boy, Alfred, at the top of this page is only one of so many other children that were so close to death when we started up a school in their regions. A picture is worth a thousand words. You can see the difference some food, medicine and lots of love has made.

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of these precious children.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you can help in any way by phoning me or dropping me an e-mail... lifelinehaiti@gmail.com

Bob & Linda
Lifeline Haiti
Ph. 403-502-5925
www.lifelinehaiti.com

Making a Difference with shipment of food

A huge helping hand came from Pastor Chad and his Urban Refuge Church from the U.S.
This came at just the right time that made the difference that we were able to keep an addition 700 children in school for the remainder of the school year. Over the last couple of years inflation has raised food costs over 300%. One 40 foot container with 300,000 meals. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the precious children of Haiti.....

Coastal Church providing funds for construction of our Diquinni project

Construction of our Dinquinni project which is on the west side of Port au Prince is on schedule and will be ready for the start of school in Sept. 2009. We anticipate we will have between 400 to 500 children attending this school from pre school to grade 6. The community is not only excited about the opening of the school but also for the building to be used as a church on Sunday's. A huge thanks to Pastor Dave Koop of Coastal Church of downtown Vancouver and all his congregation for the funds to build this project. All the walls are up now with the roof to be the next phase. We plan on having a second level in the future so the roof of this phase will be the floor of the second level sometime in the future. Together we can make a difference....

Speaking schedule for June

I will be speaking in the following locations during the month of June.

June 7th Swift Current Full Gospel Church morning and evening service
with Pastor Wendell Quincy

June 8-10 Monday to Wednesday West coast presentations to businesses and
other ministries.

June 11 Thursday speaking at a health and wellness show at the Espenod in Medicine Hat.

June 13-14 Sunday service Alliance outdoor service Wood Mountain, Sask.

June 27-28. Saturday and Sunday.. Rodeo and service Rock Glen, Sask.

For additional information you can contact me of you want to meet while I am in your area please drop me an e-mail .... lifelinehaiti@gmail.com

See you down the road.... Bob & Linda

Needs for our schools for 2009/2010

For our Sept. enrollment for the upcoming year we are in need of your help. We anticipate we will have 26 schools with approx. 4400 children attending.
We will be feeding 1,276,000 meals this year.

We will need $32,000. to purchase books, $42,000. to make all the uniforms.

Funds to pay 250 full time staff in Haiti which include all the teachers, and support staff. Our average salary is only $100.U.S. per month but this still adds up to $300,000. U.S. for the year.

Also the funds for medicine, clean drinking water, construction of new schools, equipment, tools.
Purchase of containers $4000. to ship supplies, and $6500. for shipping costs to Haiti. We hope to ship 4 to 6 containers of food into the country at a cost a costs of $39,000 for shipping and $24,000 for the purchase of the containers for a total of $63,000. If we are unable to do this our food costs in Haiti would be well over $600,000. Every dollar makes a difference. There is still much more that I haven't listed for needs of vehicles, repairs, office supplies and much more...

Please make your donation out to: Lifeline Haiti... and mail it to:
Bay 3, 1335 TransCanada Way SE, Medicine Hat, Ab. T1B 1J1
All donations are tax deductible.

To contact me directly please e-mail me at: lifelinehaiti@gamil.com

Thank you for making a difference..

I have been asked what if we cannot raise the money needed to operate the schools. The answer is that we would have to close some schools down and as a result several children would die of starvation. Closing is not an option.
We still have 17 locations on the waiting list with 4000 children waiting to start school in areas that we have not been able to reach yet because of lack of funding. Together we can make a difference. Please make your donation today or contact me if you have any questions.... lifelinehaiti@gmail.com
Bob & Linda
Lifeline Haiti

Supporters helping with orphanage

This is an orphanage that we are building that will house children that will be adopted to the U.S. or France. There are 400 children that die everyday in Haiti due to starvation and the families are in desperate need to find a better life for their children. There is a waiting list of several hundred families waiting to adopt children from Haiti. We don't do the adoption but provide the housing during transition.
Transition time is from 12 to 18 months for the paper work to be completed. We will house 20 orphans at this location. We expect to have the home completed by the end of Aug./09...

Gardens being planted on every available piece of property

Larry and his daughter Jorie with me on this trip

We are at the construction site at PAP before the floor was poured. Larry and his family live at the west coast of B.C.

Photo's below are shots of construction Diquinni (PAP)

The pictures below show construction at our Diquinni school which is part of Port au Prince on the west side. This construction is a blessing from Pastor Dave Koop and his church members of the Coastal Church from downtown Vancouver. Photo's show the flooring that has been poured which is 1 ft. thick and they are just preparing the water reservoir for catching rain water off the roof. This will hold 20,000 gallons of water. Clean water is a precious commodity in Haiti. The scene shot is approach the building site from a couple block away. By this time we have traveled up the mountain for about 10 min. The foundation is just below the two story unfinished building near the top of the picture.

Photo's from May trip...

Where does the time go!!

Just a short note to reflect on the week. I will have pictures posted from the trip next week. Our director of operations brother in law passed away last week and his funeral was on Sun. afternoon. He was Sister Placides brother, a high school teacher. He was 40 yrs. old and died of complications from liver problems. There was well over 600 people at the funeral. I find the people here are so expressive with their grieving with wailing, fainting, & loud cries of sorrow. He will be missed.
We were not able to get to the outlying schools because of the high rivers with the rains that we have been getting this week. The exhilaration of joy expressed by the children at the schools that we did visit was breathtaking. HAND OF PROTECTIONS: We went to Port au Prince on Wednesday and something that I have never seen in my times in Haiti occurred on the road between Jacmel and the turn off to PAP. About one hour after we went through one of the villages in the mountain on the way to PAP the police were there to arrest a local man. As they took him away the community was very upset so they set up a road block with large rocks and trees and stopped all traffic on the highway. When vehicles came up to the roadblock they smashed out the windows with rocks. The UN was called in to put out the fuse and by the time we came back through all was calm. Parts of the road block was still up but there was a path to get through and the large crowd that was there didn't do anything to cause damage to our vehicle or ourselves. This is very unusual, especial for the south region of Haiti. We thank God for His Hand of Protection.
On Thursday night we had a meeting that Dr. Tiffany from Canada bringing together organizations that are working in the Jacmel area. This was a start to have organization to get to know what each other is doing and how we can network to be more effective.
I fly out Sat. afternoon and back in the Hat Sunday afternoon. Thank you to each that have made the work in Haiti possible with your financial support and your prayers. There is still so much to be done. Thank you for making a difference.... one child at a time... Bob & Linda

Arrived Haiti

I met up with Larry and his daughter Jorie in Fort Laudardale and we arrived safely at our destination in Jacmel, Haiti this afternoon. We stopped to check out the construction of our Port au Prince school (Diquinni) before heading south to Jacmel.
Today I have mixed emotions as I am exited about our trip into Haiti and seeing all the children and our staff at our 23 schools but today were funerals of some very special friends from Swift Current and a friend that use to live in Swift. Alice and Lillian Ruest were such special friends of ours for many years. They supported several children in our projects in Haiti and always had their home open to us as they bathed us with love every time we stopped by. They will be so missed. I am so glad I got a chance to have a visit with them a couple of days before their auto crash. They were the salt of the earth. Also another good friend who lived in Swift when we were there before moving to Cambridge Bay where Mel and Jan would host us when we went up to minister in the North. Mel was a precious brother. One day we will be together again in Glory. Our condolences to their families as they will be so missed.

As you probably saw my schedule over the last couple of months has been very hectic but very fruitful. We are so great full for all those that have helped make a difference in the lives of the children of Haiti. Watch for updates later this week..... Bob & Linda

NEWS REPORTS ON YOUTUBE

There is a series of reports being run on our local television station this week that was put together by Rylee Carlson. Rylee came with us to Haiti in March. She has them posted on youtube for all to see. To see them go to youtube and type in Rylee Carlson in the search. www.youtube.com Search Rylee Carlson. There are 4 reports that I saw.
Pass this onto friends to view... Bob & Linda

Speaking schedule Apr & May

Following is my speaking schedule over the next 6 weeks or so. If you are in the area it would be awesome to see you.

Apr. 14/15 - Travel to Davidson, Sask. to speak at Imperial, Sask. on the 15th.
Contact person Dale Read ... ph. 306-567-5425

Apr. 16th. Winkler Gospel Mission Church evening service 7PM ...
Contact Person Cornie Remple ph. 204-325-7247

Apr. 17th. Fund raising breakfast, Winkler Oasis Restaurant 7AM
Contact Person Cornie Remple 204-325-7247.

Apr. 18th Steinback.

Apr. 26th. Alliance Church on 13th, Medicine Hat with Pastor Bob. 10AM

Apr. 26th. First Assemblies of God, Medicine Hat ... 6PM. 403-529-2333

Apr. 27th. Fund raising banquet ABC Restaurant, Medicine Hat, 6PM.

Apr. 30 to May 5th. Ministering at Men's Retreat in Kelowna and
speaking at a banquet in Vernon, B.C. Monday evening the 4th of May
contact person:
Joe 250-542-5961

May 8th ... Depart for Haiti on Mission trip

May 19th ... Return from Haiti

Update Apr.2nd

Just a short note with an update on the last mission trip into Haiti. We are back home a little jet lagged but doing great.
We got a price on a fishing boat with a new motor will cost us $10,000. Canadian. This would be a huge help to get us to Ausome Pete and raise funds for the school at that location.
We are waiting on a budget release of the Haitian Government to see if we will be receiving any support from them for any of our projects. Any amount would be such a huge help as the need each day is huge.
I will publish an update of my travel schedule in the next week or so of where I will be having fund raising banquets or which churches I will be sharing in during the month of Apr. ........