Chaveneau- a clean water treatment system needs to be installed on the community water source. The best system we have found costs about $5000 but for only $500 we can put a system in that uses the existing water and common table salt to form chlorine which people from the community can put into 2 liter bottles. They will then take this chlorine (bleach) to their homes to add to their drinking water to kill parasites and bacteria. Each 2 liter bottle will last about 2 weeks before they need to come and get more from our system. Having clean water is essential if we are to help this community become more healthy.
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| There's a spigot right behind these children (outside the fence) that the community uses for water. |
- Also Pastor Duval needs about $1200 per month to pay the salaries of the teachers and staff at the school. He also needs books, chalk, pencils, paper/notebooks, and other school supplies. There are currently about 250 children at the school- most of them do not pay much or anything to attend. Pastor Duval pays all expenses out of his pocket. School children are available to sponsor for $25 per month (pays for uniform, books, etc...) and classes for $75 per month (that pays the teacher salary and some extra materials monthly).
Orphanage in Port au Prince- We have gotten word that we are going to be able to hook the pastor up with monthly food deliveries. This will not give him all the food he needs, but it will help knock the cost down considerably. We will still help him pay for food, water (delivered and stored in a large cistern on the property) and basic monthly care for the 80 girls at the orphanage. You can give a one-time donation to this OR you can sponsor an orphan monthly for $32 per month. We hope to have all 80 orphans sponsored by spring.
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| The children at the orphanage... many are in need of sponsors! |
Vehicle fund- We are still in need of a reliable vehicle. We either need someone to help us purchase one stateside and then need to raise funds to ship it to Haiti OR we need to purchase something in Haiti. Either way, we are talking about $12,000 or more to get a good vehicle in Haiti. Our "dream" would be a 4x4 extended cab pickup truck- diesel. A Toyota or Nissan would be ideal because parts are easier to come by.
Scholarship fund- Sometimes people can not physically "go" to Haiti to minister but they would like to help others do so. We often get people who would like to come on a trip with us but they just can not raise the necessary funds for the trip. So, we allow people to contribute toward a certain trip/scholarship fund and then we use that money to help those who desire to serve. We also use this money at times to pay for expenses for Crystal to travel to Haiti- like this upcoming trip where she will get bios on each of the girls from the orphanage and need to pay for a translator.
Other "projects"?? There are plenty. We assure you that your money is spent wisely and goes directly to benefit the Haitians we work with as an organization. We pray for each person who donates to our ministry as well. Thank you for your generosity as you serve and bless the people in Haiti. I am reminded of our verse on our T-shirts from this year. 1 John 3:17-18 "If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth."
God bless and have an amazing 2012! We have so much to share with others- most importantly we can share Jesus with them by loving them and helping them in their time of need. :)
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