April 2011 Update

News bulletin!

We believe this morning Haiti is blessed to have a new President! Before Michel Martelly won the election, there were many questions about his conduct. But the other day when he attended a Church that was holding a Fast, he told his body guards to come down off the platform and sit down, saying “the platform is for pastors.” He knelt down and asked for prayer and asked forgiveness for the way he had been. We got so blessed when we heard this. “I cannot change this
country—only God can,” he said. WOW! THANK YOU JESUS! Many people have been praying for this country and it has been prophesied there would be a great spiritual awakening in Haiti . PTL!

President-elect Martelly has also pledged to have free schooling. He said, “There is money here somewhere, and I will find it.” Our School has been struggling and in such need of this kind of program. The School is having difficulty paying the teachers, as many of the children cannot pay their tuition. Rachelle does not want to send them home. She says, “How are they going to learn sitting at home?!”

As Haiti makes it’s transition, EGO wants to follow suit. Easter Sunday through the following Sunday we will be having special services with Pastor Steve Saintus from Georgia . We are believing God for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Tabernacle—for EGO as well as up and down our road of voodoo and the whole down of Dessalines. Please, will you pray and believe with us? We believe God, for He is faithful, and believe if we humble ourselves as did our new President we will see results.

The past couple of weeks Don and the boys have been working hard preparing the forms on the school wing so that the concrete floor/ceiling can be poured this Saturday. Before then, the “bull float” (concrete finisher) needs to be picked up at FOHO, as they are graciously allowing us to use it.

The children will be going to the beach, when we can find a slot in the busy schedule. The musical instruments have arrived up in Pignon. The roads are not very good going up there but we will be going soon to pick them up—guitars, drums, a clarinet, alto sax, flute, trumpet, music stands, books, reeds and all accessories for these instruments! We are so blessed, thank you Lonnie Ott, Liana Valente, and all others who made this possible! Along with dealing with everyday family situation here and making sure there is enough food to feed the hungry mouths, you can be sure we’ll find the time to go pick them up!

We praise God that the Mangos are in season, full of vitamin A & C. We rarely see much sickness during this season. Also we are trying to find the price of another cow as someone has volunteered to buy one for us. This will help get us back where we use to be years ago, when we could supply the milk for the children’s needs. Today one can of powered full-cream milk costs around $30 U.S.

We want to say thanks to Ken & Marla’s team for all the help they gave while here.
We were just so sorry that the team leaders could not come due to Ken’s health problems. He was diagnosed as having cancer just before departure time. This certainly was a shock. Everyone that knew about it went to prayer on Ken’s behalf—and the next testing he had showed there was no cancer…. Now was that not a direct answer to prayer? We are all praising God! Yes, again He is FAITHFUL.

We want to thank all of you precious loved ones for being faithful in your giving also. Please remember EGO in your prayers—our young people, and we might add, Mom &
Dad too. We’re not quite as young as we used to be! May God Bless Each one of you for all you do for this mission. We remember so many of you that have given from the very beginning.
Thanks.
With much Love,
Don & Doris
“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,
Says the LORD ALMIGHTLY” 2 Cor. 6:18