It can't be Wednesday already!

Dear friends,

The week is flying by and the team is well aware that there are only a few days left on this mission trip. They are busy with many different projects: construction, painting, putting up tents, organizing storage rooms, working with the children at the orphanage, and sharing the love of Christ.

The Holy Spirit has been at work this week as over 18 salvation decisions have been made! Many of the young Haitian teens at Christian Light Ministries have asked to be baptized and plans are under way to provide additional counseling and a baptism ceremony for them.

Jim preached for the community on Tuesday night and says that the Lord has truly prepared hearts for the harvest there. Please continue to pray that God's presence will be felt in a mighty way and that our team will be able to bring His hope to a discouraged people.

The team continues to work beneath the scorching heat and several are suffering from severe sunburns as there is nowhere to escape the sun. Don't you think Larry and Sue look great with their new cornrow hairstyles!

Here is a panoramic view of the building project on the compound there at Christian Light Ministries. There is a great push to put the roof on the second floor of the school building this week to provide additional shelter from the exteme weather elements. It takes an army of men to create the assembly line needed to pass the buckets of concrete up the ladder to pour the second floor beams. Imagine trying to erect a building with only the most primitive of tools and no safety structures.

Thank you to the many laborers that are working tirelessly to rebuild a safe structure for our work at Christian Light Ministries. Thank you to those who have sent money to purchase the concrete and pay local labor to work alongside our mission teams. For those wishing to send a donation toward this important building project, please send it to Christian Light Foundation at the address listed in the side bar of this blog. Be sure to tag the money to the account of Sherry Fausey or Jim Hambrick/Special Projects.

Please continue to hold our team up in prayer. About now their bodies are weary from the heat, change in diet, and the hard work. Tears flow easily as they are exposed again and again to the great hungers and needs of these precious Haitians .... physically, spiritually, and emotionally. There is not enough resources, time, or money....and each person goes to bed trying to figure out how they can do more to make a difference. Your prayers truly help re-energize them as they serve as the hands and feet of our Lord, making a difference in Haiti in His blessed name.

Thank you for your faithfulness.

In His Love,

Donna