July 2013 prayer & needs

Praise

• God’s faithfulness in guiding our ministry transition.
• Apparent project - great to see a successful sustainability model of orphan care here!
• We are almost finished with the paperwork for our Permis (residency cards).
• Kreyol is coming along...
• We’ve been able to create some margin & organization with a regular schedule.
• Doors are opening for a maternity center & preventative health ministry.
• Our neighbor, Jean has asked Ted to help him learn English through Bible study.

Prayer

• Stamina through the hotter summer months.
• Against spiritual warfare which is predominant here!
• Balance of work, family and fun in our busy days.
• Find ourselves struggling with household duties & needing outside help
• Basic electricity is still a complex issue that consumes time & effort
• Ted will be meeting with our landlord to discuss next year’s lease.
• Continued language learning...the ability to converse at a heart level.
• God’s leading & guidance in Ted’s business development research.
• Clear direction & provision regarding maternity/health center.
• All of our kids as they seek direction in their schooling & futures.

Needs

• Financial Support (monthly or one time gifts):  

Please contact us (tenmilliontoes@gmail.com) with any monthly support start up or changes, so that we can notify Apparent Project how to direct your funds. For one time giving or checks, place “Barlow family” in the comments area.

• Household Items:

Solar panels (6 - 100Wh or greater)

Plastic pipe for rainwater catchment system

Chest freezer & fridge conversion kit

Larger scale, diesel, “quiet” generator

• Medical Supplies:

Fetal heart doppler

Portable Ultrasound

Maternity meds (pitocin, methergine, cytotec...)

• Volunteers:

Team for household projects & painting

Medical personnel: midwife, OB/GYN, RN with maternity or peds experience

Agricultural specialist/Consultant

Solar Power consultant

Encouragement & enrichment visitors

AP jewelry or ornament party hosts

Project fundraiser coordinator

Project interns

Artisans to teach Haitian workers new skills

Grant writers

Those are some of our personal requests, see ALL the ways you can help out here: