February 4, 2010
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We have talked to Micah by phone almost daily. We are so sorry that we still have not received any pictures from him. Many people down there have the ability to send pictures back, but we do not. Lord willing we will have some new pictures this weekend, Micah is sending his camera chip home with a group that is leaving Haiti tomorrow.
We do not have an accounting of all the children, but we do not know of any loss as of yet! Pastor Marc and Pastor Peti Noel are fine, praise the Lord. This is a miracle when you realize that Pastor Marc’s school is in Carrefour and Pastor Peti Noel’s school is in Petionville, both heavily damaged in the earthquake.
Micah remains busy helping John with paper work for the orphans and helping Lussade host Doug Phillips’ group from San Antonio. After the team leaves on Friday, Micah hopes to locate food and supplies (which are scarce) to start the feeding programs again. The families of these children are even more destitute than they were before the earthquake.
We know there is much talk of the orphans in Haiti. We agree that as many true orphans as possible should come out and be adopted by Christian families. However, there are many more children in Haiti whose families are not able to provide for their basic needs. This is why we have chosen to minister to the Haitian people through the Christian school feeding programs. Often parents are not able to provide food for their families. Receiving one nutritious meal a day along with Christian education helps keep families together.
