Haiti Update Monday Jan 18th

Continue to pray for our Haiti team of 12.

The Lord has opened up some wonderful doors where none existed.

They are nightly staying in DR for security and have hooked up with a missionary connected with Pastor from Miami area.

Yesterday they delivered much needed medical supplies to a makeshift medical clinic at an orphanage where a number of doctors and nurses were ministering to a line of people.

Today, the team has divided into two with eight going in with a missionary in Haiti who has armed support and knows the ins and outs of getting in and out of Port Au Prince.

This group of eight are accompanied by Jason from Calvary Calvary Chapel Magazine and a news reporter from Miami who jumped on with them. They are being led by the Miami area pastor and the missionary. They brought some much needed medical supplies to a makeshift clinic connected to an orphanage 30 miles from Port Au Prince.

They are now presently in Port Au Prince(we think) and hope to bring orphans from PAP into this secured orphanage run by Joyce Meyers which has the clinic staffed with doctors and nurses,

The other team of 4 was negotiating this am for a boat to take medical supplies into Jacmel where there is a great need. Their concern is it will take all day and they will have to spend the night with no confirmed water and place to sleep.  We have researched quite a number of possible places for a base of operations for future teams.

So pray they can make contact in Jacmel to confirm a base of operations — the best place so far seems to be the contact we have there 40 miles south of PAP.

LLoyd

Haiti Relief Effort

We’re excited to report that the Lord has opened amazing doors for a team from Calvary Chapel Old Bridge to assist the people in Haiti!  Our team is flying to the Dominican Republic this Saturday (January 16th) and is planning to drive into Haiti to serve the victims of Tuesday’s earthquake.  We have been in contact with people from the Dominican Republic and Haiti who are reporting that the damage is catastrophic, travel into Haiti is difficult, and security is a concern across the nation.  Team members will also be developing contacts in both countries on behalf of Calvary Chapel Relief, who will coordinate additional short-term trips for the next several months.  Please pray that the Lord guides, protects, and provides ministry opportunities for our team!

How Can You Help?
Due to uncertainty about access into Haiti and specific physical needs, the most effective way to support the relief efforts in Haiti at this time is through your financial contributions.  All donations will be used to support the people of Haiti and those ministering in the wake of this tragedy.  We invite you to make your online, tax-deductible donation on our website: www.ccob.org/page.asp?pg=donate (see “Haiti Relief” in red).  

Please check our homepage (ccob.org) for daily updates from our team on the ground and for news about future relief efforts.  For specific inquiries regarding our efforts in Haiti, please contact Pastor Brien Dunphy at 732.679.9222 or brien@ccob.org.