July Ministry update

A very quick list of the highlights:

 PRAISE

- Rebecca completed another term well in her midwifery program. Only two more to go until clinicals.

- We finally found the person who has the right to remove Kervensley from the orphanage!

- SO thankful for Emma's help this summer, would not be nearly as successful with school/work without it!!

- Tania is having a healthy pregnancy and is expecting a baby girl in October, our first grandaughter.

 PRAYER

- A restful & rejuvenating holiday weekend.

- Solutions on dealing with HEAT while studying - for Rebecca - as she starts her next & most important term next week through the very hottest time of the year here. (no a/c @ home)

- For Kervensly to be OUT of the orphanage ASAP and able to be included in our adoptioon paperwork which will be submitted in the next few weeks. For the doors to OPEN WIDE for him at last!!!

- Continued guidance & human resources for starting the midwifery school and the computer programming training center.

- For the THOUSANDS of Dominican born people of Haitian descent that have had their citizenship revoked or denied and are being scooped up & dumped at the border...we just found out that several hunred have ended up in the area of the country where Operation Blessing has had to deliver water due to extreme drought and dried up water reserves. It is a very unstable area for an influx of people in such dire need, though the communities are doing their best to assist them, despite their own situation.

Thank you all for your continued prayers, I'm sure we don't even know all of the ways that they touch our lives and work each day here.

NEEDS

We are STILL seeking a computer programming guru or team to commit to helping get our training program off the ground HERE in HAITI.

Will be working with Programming Firm in the US to prepare students for a new outsourcing business. 

Requires SOME time in Haiti, but doesn't have to be full time here. Could be a team of individuals that takes turns here guiding students.

THIS INDUSTRY and other jobs are SEVERELY NEEDED and VERY POSSIBLE to implement here!!!

March 2014 ministry update

PRAISE

• A sense of peace in the midst of turmoil.
• Tynan & Emma are doing well so far in California.
• A fun visit from TX friends this month in Haiti.
• Ministry team flooded our email box with encouragement & prayers.
• Settling in well to our new house.
• God's grace & provision of countless future options to consider.
• One step closer to guardianship of two kids in dire need.

PRAYER

• Guidance & clear discernment over next steps in ministry here.
• Keep our eyes on Him alone & nothing on our own agenda.
• Sleep, even when we have so much on our minds!
• Tynan & Emma to have enough work to cover their expenses in CA.
• each of us to seek God's presence in every aspect of life.
• Olivia as she continues to work through her recovery program.
• Potential ministry partnerships, vision, opportunities, plans.
• We are researching a new Haitian business & training project.
• Following up on a new possibility to partner on a birthing center.
• God’s divine intervention for the two kids with medical needs.
• Clear plan/provision for developing a 501c3 or non-profit partnership.
• PATIENCE as we wait on God for so many details to come together! 

SPECIFIC MINISTRY NEEDS / OPPORTUNITIES

• Financial Resources (monthly or one time gifts):

We are at unknown monthly funding commitment at present! 

All of our support through Apparent Project comes to an end after March 31st, 2014. We are not quite sure yet where future funding will be received (working on it!)

We are also planning to start up a new 501c3, but as you know that carries an added expense as well. If you would like us to use your gift towards this, please shoot us a quick message to let us know!

If you would like to donate for future months or one-time gifts this month that would be greatly appreciated & will keep us BOTH on the field as we endeavor to switch gears midstream. Please make sure that they are received no later than 3/31/2014 in order for us to receive them.

Any one-time or monthly resources received above our personal budget needs will be applied toward specific items on our lists below or ministry projects!

• Household Items: 

Tires for our vehicle (4)

Solar Panels (6)

Small Chest Freezer PROVIDED!

Small Portable Air Conditioner PROVIDED!

Portable Shade Cover

Roof top garden supplies

• Medical supplies:

Fetal heart Doppler

Portable Ultrasound

Maternity meds (pitocin, cytotec, prenatal vitamins)

• Volunteers:

Painting

Solar installation

Rooftop garden & patio

Encouragement & Enrichment

Business Professionals (tourism, accounting, non-profit, retail, restaurant)

IT Professionals (programming, web design)

Media Professionals (graphic design, branding, PR)

Medical Professionals:

MD, CNM, CPM, OB/GYN, RN, NP, PA, DDS

Social Workers

Child Development Specialist

Project fundraisers

Grant Writer(s)

& /or ANY of these talents:

Crochet

Maternal/Infant products

Agriculture

Hospitality

Writing

Photography

Accupressure

Doula Training

Newborn Care

First Aid

CPR training