Cholora in Haiti

Lets all argee together that this thing will end SOON....or better yet...NOW in the name of JESUS!!!

this is one of the better articles i have read on it so far.... and of course its the lovely NPR!

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE....

Keep praying for the people of Haiti... mesi anpil, paske Bondye...li ka fe tout bagay!

Dorothys Update 10/22/10

School in Port au Prince officially started Monday, October 4. Mich, Rosa, Claudine and Johnny started to school. It was their first time in school. Our whole household was in a tizzy, ironing, polishing, straightening, brushing and combing, packing lunchboxes and giving breakfast earlier than usual. It all got done and we walked the kids to school. No one cried, they were so happy to be there!

Gertie came for an overnight visit Friday October 8. It was SO good to see her! Her report card was all "tres bien"s (very goods), unsurprising for such a talented young girl. We gave her mother money for this school year. Mom promised to bring her for a longer visit in December.

Natalie, Natasha and Naomi came the week before. We gave them school money, too. What a joy to see the children brought to us years ago in poor health now thriving with their families. God is good!

Mackenzie, Frantzo and Sonson started to a special school on October 11th. The HIV clinic gave us a referral to this new Catholic run school, Parc Sister Margaret Joan. I didn't think they would ever get to go to school but God provided! There are only about 20 students --- with thousands of handicapped children in Port au Prince, you can see what a miraculous opportunity this is. The boys are all smiles, loving school. Praise God for providing for these special children!!!

A few of the other students live in our direction. Three or four students with their parents ride with us in the afternoons. Once again I thank God for the pickup truck. It is blessing so many people!

The HIV clinic asked us to take two more children so we went to get them this morning after we took the kids to school. Fred's mom lost an arm in the earthquake, she has a 6 month old baby, and their living conditions are miserable. He is 2 1/2 yrs old. The first round of HIV medicines did not work for Fred: he is on another set of medicines now. If these meds don't work, Fred will die from AIDS. Christian's mother died and his father is unable to care for him. Christian is 4. Unfortunately they did not come to the hospital this morning. We hope they'll come later.

Katie Benner has been here over 3 weeks. She has worked with all the children, gone to Gonaives, helped with school and with medical appointments, been bitten by a mouse, run errands, painted half the front wall, and experienced 3 days at a local maternity hospital. She prayed with us thru a very scary time with Emanuella's pneumonia. The Lord seems to be going out of His way to plan special events for Katie. I believe HE has very big plans for her. Thanks, Father, for starting her out here! She is a treasure!

We took Emanuel's mother to Chancerelles, a large maternity hospital, the morning of Tuesday October 12^th. Her baby was born at 6 pm Wednesday, Oct. 13^th,. a healthy boy.

Equipment, space and respect were sadly lacking at the maternity hospital. Ladies in labor had to sit on hard, narrow benches or on the floor. Women in advanced labor lying on the floor were pushed and prodded to 'get up and walk' or to move so the floor could be mopped. But there was no place to move to. One young woman, after being cruelly mocked by a doctor for her crying and trying to get off the bench to lay on the floor, went into the bathroom and gave birth.

God's second greatest commandment to us is to love our neighbor as ourselves. The first is to love God more than anything else, even ourselves. If these commandments were followed in Haiti the nation could heal. We are praying fervently that people here will allow God to change their hearts. Permanent change is possible only when hearts are turned to God. Please pray with us for Haiti and the entire world!

We haven't had much internet for a while as it's unbelievably slow when we do have it so, sorry but no photos! Too bad cause the kids are really cute and so much is happening ...

Your response to the needs I listed in the last update was phenomenal. Here are some more things we need.

Plastic (rubber) pants size 12 months and over

dust pans with brushes

dish cloths

dish towels

HP 60 ink cartridges, black and tricolor

balls (all sizes)

thermometers - digital, underarm

CD player or portable DVD player with speakers (Do not ship. Must be brought in luggage. Contact me.)

Blank DVDs

photo paper for inkjet printer

Thank you VERY MUCH for your continued prayers and support! God bless you!

Dorothy Pearce

Faith-Hope-Love Infant Rescue

Port au Prince, Haiti

http://dorothypearcehaiti.blogspot.com

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.

But the greatest of these is love." I Cor. 13:13

Donations:
Christian Light Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 23881
Jacksonville FL 32241-3881
Memo: For D. Pearce, Haiti

God's reminder...

lately i had been debating whether or not to keep this blog open or not because i havent done a very good job of keeping up with it, especially now since one of my main duties with MUCH Ministries is make sure our website and blog is updated there....and when you are in an office and at your computer most the day...you often dont want to go home an look at a computer again...

so here i was debating to close t-raehaiti.blogspot...when God reminded me that even in the small things we do He is using us!

See i was attending the Care-Net Banguet (check them out-here) with a team from MUCH Ministries as we are connected with them and are about to collaborate with them on our MUCH Love Mentor training program. it was a great time, good food, speakers and videos...

While eating a gentleman and his wife mentioned that they had been on the Much Ministries site and then from there went to my blog...they read all about me and junior and were interested and encouraged, after the program they prayed for Junior and i and it was truly a blessing.

then after the program another man came to me and said he was on my blog and watched the video i posted called "God is not a white man" by Gungor and actually used it in a youth service at his church (check out church- here). He said the the kids loved it and wanted him to play it over and over again... he said that many kids were encouraged and changed that night. He said he wanted to thank me for posting it.

After those two conversations i was so encouraged and felt like God can use you in your every move you make and often you dont even know. What you watch, what you write, what you listen to, what you say, how you move in this world, your every movement is so important. We need to be attentive...i can't express it enough...God says 'the power of the tongue is life & death' and this is SO true!

all this to say...i am not going to close this blog. i am not discouraged, but encouraged and hope that whenever you read my writings you are encouraged as well.

thanks again...and remember comments are always welcomed!

blessings.

chocolate or freedom?

Chocolate or Freedom...

watched this today and am greatly hurt...as we all know i love chocolate...and deeply wanting to know all the facts...this video talks about Australia, does this child labor/slavery in producing cocoa for the world...is this in our American products as well....most likely yes...how can i make a difference in the decisions i make...

my desire for chocolate should NEVER out weigh the dignity and freedom of someone else's life...we are all family and we are all children of God whether we know Him or not...He created us ALL!!!

Lord help me have discernment in what chocolate i buy and how i reflect your love in the decisions i make each day... it is a BIG deal....