Children excited about the gift of food from the team and Kids Against Hunger

It is a huge miracle to have this food provided for our schools. This has prevented us from having to close some of the schools. Thank you Urban Refuge & Evergreen.
The first shipment I just found out will be 570,000 meals. This will get us through the first 6 mons. of the more than 4000 children attending our schools. We are hoping we will be able to raise more for the other 4000 plus children waiting. Thank you for making a difference.....

Team just before assent up to Savanette

The team took up over 3000 meals to our Savanette school. The first mile of the climb is just over 1200 ft. The first picture is of Pastor Chad and of a young guy that offered to help. His total weight must of been about 150 lbs. and he carried 130 lbs. on his head and back. It was amazing of his strength and endurance.
It was an amazing climb. The coconuts we had when we arrived at the school was a welcome sight. We were welcomed with singing by the 285 children from the school.

Pics. of the day.....

Pictures of some of the precious people from the Chabin region.

Carrefour Raymond and Chabin

Team went to see our Carfour Raymond school. School hasn't started there yet but many of the children came to see us. Construction has started on the foundation. There are 300 children hoping to attend this location and when the second level is built there will be 600 children. We then went up to Chabin and the team cooked up some food to feed the local people. Many happy faces and full tummy at the end of the day.
One of the pictures shows chad going through the suitcase taking out bags of food from Kids Against Hunger. The guys are carrying a propane tank up the steps for the kitchen. The girls receiving some food had to leave because they have a 3 hr. walk to get home. Can you imagine 6 hrs. a day of walking to school and back home. This is how much it means to them to get an education.

Monday tree planting

The team planted trees up at our Chabin location. There were Mango's, oranges, & lemon trees. This will be a huge help for the area for generations to come. Thank you team!!!
Today the team will be visiting our Carrefour Raymond School and then after lunch will be on Danny's property along the ocean where he will show them the vision of the development of this property for the orphanages, schools, medical center and more.

Sept.13/14 Updates Haiti

The team had a very full day today with going to Hector's tree nursery. This is one of the businesses we helped get going with our micro loan program. The team purchased 200 fruit trees to plant on our property in Chabin. WE then went to Chabin to meet the children at the school and plant the trees. The team got to spend some time with these precious children.....

Never get tired of the view.... Chabin to Jacmel

This is a picture from our Chabin school towards Jacmel. Will never get tired of the view... It was a packed church service in Jacmel this morning. The youth did a youth rally last night and have put together a group of the young people from the church and have cut a CD. They sang for us at church this morning. They are amazing...
We have a team of 18 here this week for a jam packed schedule. I hope to get some more posted this week.

Orphanage close to completion

The orphanage is close to completion. The bars are in the windows and doors. We are still short the money to put in the window, and floor ties throughout the house. The orphans will be moving in in the next few weeks. There are pictures of the front, side and back of building. There is a well being dug by hand and they are just reaching water at 80 ft.

Children in Jacmel making Momba (peanut butter)

Making and selling peanut butter. They grind jalapeno (they are hot) in with the peanuts that have been roasted first. It is excellent!!

Mission of Hope and Haiti One

On my flight down I met Grant and his family on their way to be missionaries in Haiti. They will be working with Mission of Hope, Haiti and Haiti One. I was hoping we would get time to go to the area where their mission is in Titanyen. It worked out on the second day we stopped in and had a wonderful meeting with them and others of the organizations. The Dirctor St. Marc Jean Lubin and Site Manager Laurens van der Mark(another Canadian and former OPP). We had a wonderful meeting and they blesses us with severl hundred pairs of shoes. Thank you!!!!
Check out their web site .. www.mohhaiti.org ... they are doing an amazing work...

Some of the Children I met along the way...

Pictures of some of the children that are so wanting to go to school. They are so precious....

Second day in Lascahobas about 2.5 hrs. to the north east of PAP.

The second day into Lacahobas we were met my a number of the students waiting to attend school and the teachers that were going to teach. Again because of lack of funds we had to turn down this request. It is heart breaking but what can a person do?
We are so hoping people from North America will help or anywhere in the world.

Trip to the North of Port au Prince the first couple of days.

On our first day we stopped in Mirebalais where Pastor Joseph is hoping to start up a school. We were hoping to be able to help get it going but because of the lack of funds at this time we are unable to help. Photo's of Pastor Joseph and his family along with some of the orphans he looks after. Picture of the school is empty unless we receive a miracle.

Arrived Haiti

Just a quick not to let you know we have been traveling to the north of Haiti and met some amazing people that gave us several hundred pairs of shoes for our children. We toured a couple locations that we were going to open schools in this year and had to advise them we are not able to open them until funds come in to do so. Many disappointed parents and children but what can you do.
We picked up the team from the States. I will post pictures and write-ups over the next couple of days. Some hard decisions to be made regarding keeping schools open and also not able to open additional schools because of a lack of funds.

Travelling schedule for next couple of months...

I will be away from the office off and on over the next couple of months. Following is my traveling and speaking schedule.....
Sept.7th.. Fly to Montreal then to Haiti on the 8th.. meeting The Urban Refuge Team from Minneapolis in Haiti.
Sept. 23rd. Return from Haiti.
Sept. 30th .. Travel day to Winnipeg.
Oct. 1st. Taping program with Willard Thiessen on It's A New Day..
Oct. 4th. Service in Winkler at the Beathaler Minn.church on the corner of Mountain
and 6th at 10:30 AM
Oct.7th. Speak at Rem Manufacturing in Swift Current.
Oct. 9th. Speak at the Miracle Channel in Lethbridge.
Oct. 19th Return to Haiti with the Winkler Team...

Update on Carrefour Raymond school

As you saw on one of my post awhile back that we were moving the children from the Raymond School to The Carrefour Raymond School. Miles & Rosemary are helping us with raising funds to upgrade the school and raising support for some of the children. To date about half of the $3000. needed to upgrade the school has come in and several of the children that moved over from the Raymond school have sponsors. Thank you Miles and Rosemary Blair for all your help. A special thank you to each that have contributed to help. Thank you for making a difference .... one child at a time....

WE NEED YOUR HELP.... PLEASE!!

We need everyone's help. We are hoping to feed 8500 children this year which comes to 2.5 million meals. We have been getting help from The Urban Refuge Church and Kids Against Hunger in Minniapolis with the purchasing, packaging of the food and some of the shipping costs. We are in need of funds to help with the shipping and getting the containers through customs and all the costs involved with the loading and unloading when it gets to Haiti. If you are able to help with $1000. we would only need to find 10 people to help for the short term. There is no amount too small. Please mail a cheque or go on line to donate. All information is on our web. www.lifelinehaiti.com
Thank you for making a difference... One child at a time....

Food for thought...

God has assigned us all

Starvation, poverty & illiteracy. There are many statistics that cannot be changed but we believe the statistic that 400 children die each day in Haiti because of starvation is one that can be changed for the better.
Will you help us make a difference.. Go to our web site to see how you can make a difference... one child at a time... www.lifelinehaiti.com

No amount is too small...

What you respect you will attract!

INSIPIRED FROM WHAT I SAW TO DO MORE

I was so touched and inspired to see all the people that came out to help pack food for the children of Haiti. The 125,000 plus meals that were prepared will last us for about a month at our present level of students. It is just an example of what can happen if we all work together. Our need this year for our children that will be registered at our schools will be about 1.3 million meals and the other 4000 that are waiting for a school to start up in their areas were going to have to wait till sometime in the future. The problem with that is that many will die of starvation before that will happen so we must push hard to raise the funds to supply 2.5 million meals that will feed 8500 children.

Seeing what can happen when other organizations partner is amazing and has inspired me to believe this goal is possible. Will you consider helping with a generous donation. The cost to transport one container will be approx. $8,000 which will have approx. 270,000 meals. We will need 9 containers of food.

This would put a meal on their plate for just under $.05 per meal!!! How can we not! Check with your church, business, relatives or whoever to see if you can raise the money for a container to two. Children's lives are depending on us.

Go to our web site to see how you can make a donate. www.lifelinehaiti.com

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