Touch Down !

The first leg of our mission trip went quite smooth. Flights were no hassle, baggage all arrived and no one was lost. A small snafu with a rent-a-car made the evening drive to Fort Pierce an extended adventure. Laura's rent-a-car had electrical issues and had to be towed away - getting us into Fort Pierce after midnight. After a short nap we were on the road again and headed for the MFI airfield. No snafus there either, and after a four hour flight we touched down in Cape Haitian. Again we were blessed with a clean pass through customs and shortly we arrived by tap-tap at the mission. Fellowship has been good around the dinner table, and planning sessions have been completed for the next few days. Pat & Clark were very happy with the new laptop, all the medical supplies, crocs and necessities the team has brought down. Tomorrow will be house projects, painting and repairing. We are sticking close to the house due to possible civil unrest in the community tomorrow. No worries – just a precaution. The video is going well and I have captured some very nice images for you all. God bless you all and thank you for your continued prayers.

We've arrived...

Hello everyone from Cap Haitien!!! We arrived safe and sound at about noon today after a travail yesterday! Our flights went well but once arriving in Orlando we found out that Allan (and Lauraly) Standford and Corey Fleming had a fender bender. Fortunately no one was significantly injured and Lauraly was able to drive the vehicle home safely. The other 7 of us decided to get a bite to eat and thinking we would then be at our hotel and off to sleep within another hour or so, came out of the restaurant to find we had no headlights. Well...long wait, made short for your benefit....Tim, our tow-truck driver delivered a replacement vehicle and we finally arrived at our hotel just after midnight.

This morning after weighing in at MFI in Fort Pierce (wow, were we heavy...ok, the baggage was) we loaded into our cargo plane and we were off to Haiti! The weather is sunny and 80 degrees with a nice breeze! We arrived by noon and waited for the Customs Officer(s) to deliver the bad news...after all we weighed in quite heavily with MFI. The next hour's wait was worth it. Between Pat Moore, Pastor Saintil and Alain, our Haitian friends/family, we left the airport with ZERO dollars in custom's fees! Can you say Praise God??

Really, God has been good to us so far this trip, through the ups/downs of the past 2 days. We have a wonderful group and I know we will have a wonderful time getting to know each other better and working for our God and King! Andy should be posting a few pics for you all to enjoy later.

Pat and Clark, Alain and Enoch, Valerie, Jovite and Mene and Claudette are all doing very well. They are indeed family to us here! God has taken us and brought us together as His family from different places and experiences. And it's all about Him!

So tomorrow we will be hanging at the house doing some work projects due to a change in plans. Pastor Noel stopped by today to say that there was a chance that there might be a manifestation (protest) in Cap, which meant that we could be stoned or hassled if we were to try and drive through and out of town. It is a political season with elections around the corner so, taking his concern in stride, we will head to Terrier Rouge on Monday instead.

Please pray that our work here never outways our shining for God...our part in glorifying Him. Pray that all we do will be a blessing to Him whom we love and serve and to the people we encounter each day. Praise to Him who has carried us here this day for His purposes!

Laura

Views from Haiti

Here are a few views from Haiti on the November 2007 trip.

Prayer

Dear Lord,

We come before you and ask for your watchcare over the missions team. Even now as they travel protect them and bring them home again safely. Please keep them well in every way. Give them peace and freedom from distraction so they can focus on the work at hand, trusting that you will care for their loved ones at home. While they are in Haiti we pray that You would surround them with a veil of protection and keep them from anything the enemy would conspire to bring down their work. Praying against all evil we ask you to send your Spirit before them and open up new opportunites and relationships allowing the people in need to be open to their ministry. May many come to you Lord so your gospel can be spread in Haiti. Thank you Father for this team and minister to them personally as well in a mighty way. Please keep the weather mild and send Your Son to shine in this land!

In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

Bags Are Packed

All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go - I standing here in three inches of snow - I hope I wake up before it's time to go. I'm leaving on Jet Blue hope to touch down sometime before 2 - Oh man, I can't wait to go !!!!

Video team is locked and loaded - eyes are on heaven and knees to the ground. Keep us in your prayers and we will keep you posted as we go.

Love Andy

MaineHaitiConnection....up and running soon!

It is amazing how this website will enable us to keep in touch and multiply what God can do through us for our brothers and sisters in Haiti!!

I am very thankful to Carla Gade for all of her efforts getting this going for us!

We will hopefully see the website in action soon! Stay tuned....

Next Missions Trip Coming Up!

The Faith Evangelical Free Church Haiti Missions Team will be leaving on March 30 and returning on April 8. The nine-person team includes: Laura Corbett, Mary Russell, David Clinard, Cory Fleming, Alan Stanford, Larry Veilleux, Mary Veilleux, Andy Collar, & Ron Colwell. Please be sure to keep them in your prayers.

Welcome

Welcome to the Maine-Haiti Connection blog.

Our full website is coming soon at www.mainehaiticonnection.org.