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By Mike Taliaferro
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Wednesday, January 20 2010 |
150 still missing. Church plans relocation to Mirebalais.
Dr Mark Ottenweller reports by phone that it went well in Haiti distributing food, water, and medicine to the disciples who are suffering in Port-au-Prince. Mark and Stanley Dumornay have now left Haiti and drove across the border to the Dominican Republic. They will be flying home to the USA on Wednesday.
The situation in Port-au-Prince is still desperate. Roads are blocked. There is no communication. So far 9 disciples and 12 family members are dead. The number of missing in the church is about 150. Some of those may have gone to be with family or relatives. Others may simply be stuck in a neighborhood with no mobility. Certainly some have perished. We may not know the number who perished for a few more weeks.
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Update on Churches in Haiti |
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By Paul Ramsey
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Monday, January 18 2010 |
Haiti Update: Relief for the Disciples arrives. Looting growing.
Supplies arrive in Port-au-Prince. 200 disciples still unaccounted for.
Haiti (Monday) from http://www.facebook.com/l/b1089;http;//www.icochotnews.com: We are happy to report the answered prayer that Dr. Mark Ottenweller (HOPEww) and Stanley Dumornay (NYC) were able to fly into the Dominican Republic on Saturday and drive across the border into Haiti on Sunday. Although the border was officially closed, they managed permission to cross, and in spite of thieves and growing chaos, they arrived in Port-au-Prince. They are there to help the disciples in the Port-au-Prince church, as well as survey the situation in general. Big thanks to HOPEww, Angel Martinez in the DR church, and our ICOC congregation in San Francisco for financing the flight and basic relief items. It is very encouraging for the disciples to be linked up with the outside world.
Mark set up a clinic and began to treat people on the spot at the church property. About 110 people are camping out on the property, roughly half of them members of our church. 200 disciples are still unaccounted for. 12 have died. People are still in shock by the chain of events. They have endured broken limbs and collapsed houses. A few of the children have lost most of their family. It is a heavy time, but also a time of hope. The church was very excited to see the food and medicine. Some wept openly when they saw the boxes of supplies. Mark and Stanley arrived on Sunday, right as the existing food stores were running out at the church property.
One plan being discussed is the evacuation of the Port-au-Prince church to another city unharmed by the earthquake. Banks, stores, and electricity still function there. We have a medium size church there also.
Nadia and Joseph Ojo are setting up a network so that Haitians in the USA can contact the disciples there to check up on their relatives. Watch http://www.facebook.com/l/b1089;www.icochotnews.com and http://www.facebook.com/l/b1089;www.disciplestoday.com for more details on Tuesday. Thanks Nadia!
The two big dangers facing the disciples there are 1. The spread of disease. Sanitation is terrible right now, and many people are too weak to fight off the flu, not to mention cholera or typhoid. Also 2. Crime and looting are on the rise. It could become very dangerous in Port-au-Prince. Especially for people with supplies. WE ALL NEED TO BE PRAYING!
While it is almost impossible to get supplies shipped in from the states, we can all donate cash to HOPEworldwide. Please give, either to a church wide special, or personally at their website. http://www.facebook.com/l/b1089;www.hopeww.org.
Mike Taliaferro
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The Righteous Will Live By Faith |
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By Ronnie Rose
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Wednesday, May 20 2009 |
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"The Righteous Will Live By Faith"
It is time to revive our faith! Often viewed as a last resort when all other viable means have failed, or a virtue associated with those unable to solve their problems with wisdom or logic, faith is not often seen as a tool of the strong. Of even greater concern is that these attitudes are slowly creeping into the church.
Faithlessness is not new. God's people have always struggled with believing His amazing promises. However, God has never taken faithlessness lightly. For the next 31 days, let's read about lessons of faith learned by our brothers and sisters thousands of years ago. Let's reclaim faith as the cornerstone of our doctrine; what we believe in and live.
Jesus sought out quiet time. He felt the need for isolation and solitude, and He made it a priority. He "often withdrew to lonely places and prayed" (Luke 5:16). He encouraged his disciples to come with him by themselves "to a quiet place and get some rest" (Mark 6:31). It is exciting to recommit ourselves to imitate his example if we haven't been.
It is also an incredible thing to study something as important to God as faith. These quiet times are to serve as a guideline to direct your study. Each quiet time is what you make it. If you'd like, keep a journal of this time. Record your thoughts and your answers to the questions. Set aside the time you need in order to meditate on what the scriptures are saying. We are looking to see how God will encourage and increase our faith during this time!
In Him,
Ronnie And Sharmarra Rose
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Shining Lights Among Hurricane Devastation |
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By Randy Jordan, CEO HOPE worldwide
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Friday, September 05 2008 |
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my plane dropped through the cloud cover into Baton Rouge yesterday,
the widespread devastation from the high winds and rain of Hurricane
Gustav was evident. Blue tarps were covering many roofs and large oak
and pine trees were scattered about in all directions like a grown-up
version of the game "Pick Up Sticks" gone wrong.
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the ground, the destruction is evident on every street. Houses caved in
by fallen trees, crushed automobiles, downed power lines and the
resulting darkened homes and businesses are as common as stop signs. I
find the citizens that I meet to be resilient and trying to recover,
but hampered by a sense of shock about the immensity of the problems
that they are facing. Some areas of this region are predicted to be
without power for up to four weeks.
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