STATS THAT CAN INSPIRE OR DISCOURAGE... DEPENDS ON YOU...

MY TRIP TO MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING AS I HAVE MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE... WILL FINISH UP MY MEETINGS TODAY AND TOMORROW AND FLY BACK TO GREAT FALL THEN DRIVE UP THE MEDICINE HAT MONDAY... THERE ARE SO PEOPLE THAT I HAVE MET UP WITH THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP... WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WILL BE OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEER ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PARTS OF RESEARCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE....

SOME STATS CAME ACROSS MY DESK WHILE I AM STAYING AT CHADS IN MINNEAPOLIS......
JUST THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF WE ALL DID OUR PART....
BOB & Linda

* The total annual income of American churchgoers: $5.2 trillion

* Amount available if each of them gave 10% of their salary: $520 billion

* Estimated annual cost to eliminate extreme poverty in the world: $65 billion

* Annual cost for universal primary education for ALL children in the world: $6 billion

* Annual cost to bring clean water to most of the world: $9 billion

* Annual cost to bring basic health and nutrition for the world: $13 billion

* Total to eradicate the world's greatest problems: $93 billion (1.8% of American Christian's income)

FLOODING IN MEDICINE HAT and EAST

I have had many e-mails asking how we are doing with the flooding that has been happening in Medicine Hat.. I have been talking with Linda daily as I am still in Minneapolis and she advises our home and our children homes are all safe and dry on high ground... thank you to everyone for your concerns.... we are all doing well... The two photo's were sent of flooding in Irving just to the east of the Hat and the flooding along the Trans Canada hwy. to the east... Got a note from Tom and he said the Highway west bound on the Trans Canada is completely washed out near Irving...this happened Saturday... long detours to get around it ...

FIRST TASTE OF NEW PRODUCT, CHABIN SCHOOL

Trying new product... one likes and one thinks it needs rice in the mixture..

MARATHON FUND RAISER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

We had a beautiful day for a marathon here in Minneapolis ... over 600 runners participated in the fund raiser for Kids Against Hunger...hosted by Urban Refuge and Evergreen Churches.... this is the food that will be shipped to us in Haiti for our feeding program in our schools... the winning time for the 10K run was Jacob Henderson in a time of 33.min 41sec. at a pace of a 5:26 mile and the winning female runner was
Sarah McFalls at a time 38:55 min. at a pace of 6:16.... this is the photo on the left... the top male for the 5 K. was Sam Omann at a time of 17:37 at a 5:40 pace and the top female was Emilly Willenbring at a time of 20:20... at a pace of 6:33 .... the plaques presented were mud cookies that Chad bought in Jacmel the last time he was there and had them kilned and placed on the plaque... it was a great job done by all to put this event on... special thanks to Pastors Chad and Tim.... amazing job done by Randy... THANK YOU FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE... ONE CHILD AT A TIME...

SPEAKING SCHEDULE JUNE

I will be on the road speaking and fund raising at the following locations over the next couple of weeks...
June 14th, Monday... Swift Current, Rem Manufacturing...
June 15/16th, Tuesday/Wednesday... Drumheller...
June 17th, Thursday... Great Falls...
June 18th, Friday to Monday June 28th, Minneapolis, Urban Refuge, Evergreen and Hossana Churches and other organizations including Kids Against Hunger....

Thank you for making a difference... one child at a time.... See you on the road... Bob & Linda

MEDICAL CLINIC AND MUCH MORE FOR CHABIN

Haitian Dr. and nurse will operate the clinic which will having birthing rooms, examination rooms, dental room, pharmacy, waiting room and washroom facilities for patients and staff... the facility will be located on the corner of our property right close to the highway for easy access... the birth death rates are extremely high in Haiti... this will help so much as it will not only be a birthing place but a place for teaching the mothers through their pregnancy and after their give birth in raising their children...Dave Bird from Calvary Chapel Churches from the States will be construction foreman and engineer for this project... Dave and his teams have been a huge help for us since the earth quakes... he will be in the country for at least a year helping with rebuilding and helping organizations like our rebuild.... they have been such a blessing already...the photo shows where the clinic will be built...
We are still in need for funds for materials for most of our rebuilding projects... we have much help in the manpower... lumber is at $1. per ft. for 2x4's and cement is over $10 per bag...
we are back home on Wed. the 9th...
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE... ONE CHILD AT A TIME...

FOOD FROM PRAIRIE GLEANERS, MEDICINE HAT, AB.

It was our first time to feed the children at Chabin food from Prairie Gleaners of Medicine Hat... the general feeling was thumbs up ... I have some video that I will post when I get back to get the different reactions... they are not use to having food without rice... thanks for all the hard work of so many volunteers at Prairie Gleaners in preparing all the vegetables and all the producers for donating all the vegetable, beans & lentils. ... Thank you for making a difference... Bob & Linda

PROGRESS ON DOME

The dome is coming along quickly.. nearly all the re bar is up... next will be the doors and windows which will be welded by Jerome on Tuesday, then the tarp then covered with a couple layers of chicken wire and then a layer of motor ... the re bar is being painted to prevent rusting... thanks Evan for all your help...
Bob & Linda

DOME BEING CONSTRUCTED IN CHABIN

Today construction started on the dome house in Chabin.. the above picture show Evan carrying the chicken wire as part of the building material.. combination of re bar, tarps, chicken wire and a coating of mortar... watch for updates.. build for under $2000. with 450 sq. ft. of floor space... will make a great classroom... the top picture shows construction being done on the top of the schools in Chabin to close it off to prevent the rains flooding the school below... thanks Evan and team for teaching or staff to build the dome rooms.....
Thank you for making a difference...
Bob & Linda

MEETING WITH MAYOR AND FAMILY

We had the honor meeting with the Mayor of Jacmel and his family today... they have been blessed with their first child 2 mons. ago... they have been good friends and very supportive of our mission in Haiti.... he was very candid about the challenges he has faced since the earthquake.. for example he has only had one call from Port au Prince Government officials.. there has been no financial support in any way... he is running for Senator for the next elections... the girls had as much time as they needed for the interview... watch Chat TV and read the interview in the Medicine Hat News sometime in a week or so... we haven't had any rain in Jacmel since our arrival last Tuesday....
 Bob & Linda

A DAY AND LIFE IN HAITI

We are all well here in Haiti.. just an example of a day in a life of a Haitian family... This is Nixon's family, Nixon does some interpreting for me at times.. I learned that he was being forced out of his house because he could not pay the rent...his house is only a 10 ft. by 10ft shack, one small room for a growing family of four, plus a dog ... The cost of rent is only $100 U.S. for 6 months, but it has been so difficult for Nixon to find work ... I felt to help him and then asked what was going to happen six months from now when his rent was due - he does some teaching of music but does not earn enough to support his family. I asked him what his dream was and he said he and his wife dream of owning a restaurant one day... he had a location in mind on a main street in Jacmel and the cost to set up would only be $300. We went over his action plan and in return we gave him a micro loan... we were able to do this because of the support of Pastor Daniel and his team who were here and gave us extra money for their stay to do with it where it was needed the most... this was a perfect match as he will now be able to support his family.. .his loan would be paid back in 16 months... It was so gratifying to see the way Nixon's face lit up when he found out we would be able to help him. The other pictures are of his children and his wife going through some baby clothes we brought for needy families... this is a dream come true for this family... thank you Pastor Daniel and team from Bridges of Hope for making a difference.... thank you to each that are able to help financially.... it is making a difference.... God bless you... Bob & Linda

HELPING MOTHERS WITH DELIVERIES

Here are people that I met when here in Jan. that are helping mothers with their babies... they are doing a wonderful work and are a huge help... top picture is of the dome building they put up... inside picture and brand new baby with the mother and the helper that helped with the delivery... well done... this would be a great complex for a school... earthquake proof and hurricane proof... cost to purchase, ship and put up is about $29,000.....
Bob & Linda

TEAM IN HAITI

We had a safe trip into Haiti... it is wonderful to see the children and staff.... many are the first time I have seen them since the earthquake... we have had to move the children that were going to our Jacmel school to temporary facilities at our orphanage... we are still praying for support to come in to purchase land to build a new school in Jacmel... photo back row from the left is Evan from Kansas, Illinois training our staff to build a cement dome house..PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL... Amanda from the Medicine Hat News.. Pastor Daniel from Bridges of Hope, Lethbridge....with a
team.  Bridges of Hope, Lethbridge ...  will be sending a team  of 8 nurses and one Dr. in Sept... Thanks so much for your support....