Helicopters approved to deliver aid to Canaan tomorrow and evacuate some of our
US team (3 college students). We also have one of Canaan’s Doctors slotted to land in Port-au-Prince tomorrow morning. Pray for all of these details to occur and happen smoothly, as well as Sister Gladys (Director of Orphanage) to make her way back to Haiti from Santo Domingo, where she has been stuck since the Earthquake occurred. At this point I am telling you most of the letter, so I will stop and allow you to read. I promise to keep you informed of our efforts. At this time we are unaware of what that will look like and
where we will be involved. I can assure you we WILL BE HELPING in whatever way we are needed and can. We can assure you funds will go to those we trust on the ground, who know the most immediate needs. Below the letter, I have included two videos about Canaan Orphanage. One of the videos was made last February when my world race team spent time there. The other one is made by friends of mine who run the Haiti Nutrition Project. God is doing big things at Canaan Orphanage and I have no doubt they will be a light of Christ to this nation during this time. The man who helped start the non-profit side of Canaan Orphanage, Chris Hlavacek once reminded me in a tense situation that “you can’t change the circumstance or situation…what matters is how you respond.” It is our time to respond and give them the aid that they need and the prayers that they need…what we CHOOSE to do matters. The Canaan family is eager and ready to help! Keep reading please…Galatians 6:9-10 ~ “So
we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do
not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people
…”
Dear Friends of Canaan Community,
If you are receiving this letter, at some time you have
partnered with us in our work at Canaan Community. We come to you today with a
heavy heart. Everyone in the world
has seen the horrific images coming out of Haiti. This earthquake registering
7.0 has ravished the country, leaving Port-au-Prince in shambles, thousands
dead, and close to one million people homeless. Haiti has always been a country
with many needs and now they need us, the body of Christ, more than ever.
As you may know, Canaan did not suffer any damage from the
earthquake. Three of our children were in Port-Au-Prince, but survived by the
grace of God. We prayed and waited for news, and slowly, it came back that they
were all safe. However, some of the family members of the children here have
been lost. Our hearts are broken for them.
Last year Hurricane Hanna left parts of the country in
despair. We handed out food and medicine from the $15,000 you gave. As of the time of this writing, our
website has collected approximately $12,000 to help in the relief efforts.
It is impossible to know how we might be called to serve in
the coming months. By the time you receive this letter, one of Canaan’s doctors
from the US will have arrived in Haiti with his medical team. We anticipate
people coming to stay in Canaan as they migrate north. Our main concern will be
money for food, fuel and medicine. Port-Au-Prince is the financial and
political center of the country. With it in shambles, what will happen to the
Haitian economy? What will the next few months or the next few years entail? We
are writing to ask for your help.
God is working through this place. Canaan has a fully
established medical clinic with nurses on the ground and doctors rotating
through on a monthly basis. We have a malnutrition clinic that has served over
400 babies through the Medika Mamba program. One of our children is attending
college (Erve Joseph) in the US. We have several students earning their GEDS.
We have 90 children that are being loved every day. Please continue to pray for
our team as we deal with the emotional trauma and the devastation consuming
this country. Pray for wisdom as
we begin to help, serve, clean up, find loved ones and bring aid and healing to
our people.
Canaan is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations can be given online
through paypal at http://www.canaanorphanage.org. If you would prefer to send a check,
you can use the self-addressed envelope included with this letter. We will continue to update our efforts,
upcoming relief trips and stories of how God moves in the midst of this tragedy
online at http://www.canaanorphange.org
and http://www.haitinutritionproject.org/blog/.
Thank you for your support of this ministry. Thank you for your prayers. God help Haiti.
To God
be the Glory, Your Family at Canaan
