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| "God does not comfort us to be comfortable, but to comfort others." |
| April 22, 2009
The Spring Hearts for Haiti trip to Jeremie was a booming success! First of all we had twenty one persons make the trip broken into three different teams over the first three weeks in March. Team members consisted of a school teacher, a doctor, several nurses, a lawyer, a couple of college students, three high school students and a handful of retired folks. Second, the construction work was successful. We completed a porch across the front and down the west side of the building. This should help beat the heat on hot afternoons. We also dug and completed a cistern in preparation for supplying clean potable water for the kids. We also installed a chlorination system at the guest house. It is working fine and now supplying clean water for teams. As usual, we carried in more of our share of bags (over 50 fifty pound bags) taking clothes, shoes, tools, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. Third, we shared in many peripheral projects: Including joint devotionals with the Haitian workers; Assembling and delivering new church pews for the church at Chiraque; Visiting schools and delivering beans and rice And conducting six mobile medical clinics that saw 500 adults and vaccinated over 600 children, Our plans now call for the Hearts for Haiti Team to return in August 2009 and March 2010. The August trip will complete electrical and plumbing installation and pouring the concrete, �hurricane proof� roof before the hurricane season in the fall. The March trip will be devoted to finishing the stucco, paint, furnishings and moving the kids into their new home. If you are interested in making a contribution or in traveling to Haiti to serve directly on a construction team, please contact me or send your contribution to Hearts for Haiti at: 7718 N Scepter Road Bicknell, Indiana 47512 Yours in Christ, David Draeger Haiti Children�s Project New 6500 Square Foot Orphanage Gebeau, Haiti Construction Status Work Completed Footings Complete July 2007 Foundation Complete January 2008 Floor Complete March 2008 Walls Complete July 2008 Roof Support System March 2009 Cistern March 2009 Porches March 2009 Work Remaining Roof August 2009 Water Treatment November 2009 Stucco and Paint Tile Floor Fixtures and Furnishings Solar Panels, Batteries, and Backup Generator Project Dedication 2009 Hearts for Haiti Expenses Trip Expenses American Airlines $21,042 Local Airline $ 3,885 In Country Expense $14,204 $39,131 Project Expenses Teacher�s Back Pay $ 2,000 New Pews for Chiraque $ 1,000 Porches and Columns $15,300 New Cistern $ 4,500 Water Treatment System $ 2,000 Resupply of Pharmaceuticals $ 4,000 Donation to pay off Pharmacy Debt $ 1,200 Funeral Expenses for Haitian Worker $ 2,000 Tuition and other Aid Relief $ 1,000 Beans and Rice Distribution $ 1,000 Total Project Funds $29,500 Non Cash Items Bibles Donated Shoes 300 lbs Donated Children�s Clothing 600 lbs School Book bags and Supplies 300 lbs Medical Supplies 250 lbs Tooth Brushes and Tooth paste 1,000 |
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