Haiti Outreach Update - Monday January 28th

Dear praying friends,

I just received an update from Suzi Warren:

Dear John and EE Friends,

Don called on the sat. phone last night, then the line went dead after a too short conversation, but still it was good to hear his voice . We hadn't spoken for several day. He said he has been visiting many churches and camps which he says are everywhere. Some people are living in tents, many are under tarps, others are just staying out in the open. He said some areas look like they had been hit with a nuclear bomb. He is distributing the high quality water filters that can do 500 gallons a day. He is trying to get as many as he can into the hands of churches and church members-who now may be residing in the IDP camps. This effort is being coordinated through the large network of EE churches. So these people are getting not only the critical water they need, but the Living Water of the Gospel.

Don says the stench of rotting bodies is overwhelming in these devasted areas-which must be very bad since he can't smell very well with his allergies.

Praise God for His sovereingty that so many Haitians have been trained and equipped to share the Good News with their family, friends, and neighbor-FOR JUST SUCH A TIME AS THIS.
In Him,

Suzy

for

Donald J. Warren

Thank you for continuing to pray and give. I know it is making a difference. I really don't know of a better example of Christ's Church being the Church!

Yours in His service,

John

Friday, January 22

Dear praying friends,

Here is an update from Suzy Warren:

Hi John,

Just wanted you to know I spoke to Don EARLY this morning. He was getting ready to board the small plane into Haiti. He had made contact with Pastor Banes and Jenny. They all are planning on being in Jacmel. Will keep you posted as I hear more.

In His service,

Suzy for the Warrens

Let's keep praying!

Yours in His service,

John

Interview with Don Warren

Dear praying friends,

I've just had the opportunity to record an interview with Don Warren as he is heading to the airport to fly to Haiti. In this interview he talks about what he hope to accomplish and how you can help to pray for the work there.

You can find the interview HERE.

During the interview, Don refers to the water filter that we are aiming to provide to each EE church in Haiti in the coming weeks. You can check out their website at: http://www.sawyerpointonefilters.com/pointone-filter.php

May the Lord bless you!

John

Link to Vision Haiti slides

Dear praying friends,

Here is the link to Pierre's vision for reaching 1,000,000 children with the Gospel in Haiti. Obviously, the recent earthquake has altered these plans slightly, but the heart of the plan remains intact. I know you'll be blessed.

Link to slides

God bless,

jbs

Haiti Update - Tuesday, January 19

Dear praying friends,

Here is today's update from Devon Linton, our Director for the Caribbean:

"At least two of the 500 adults trained in Kids' EE this past summer have lost family members (confirmed by Jenny Tryhane).

Pierre reports (through Don Warren) that the first batch of materials have been completed and that Pierre plans to deliver these to Jenny soon.

Pierre has immediate plans to ascertain the status of his EE family that are spread all over even as he is receiving reports of widespread damage outside of PAP.

The plan to feed the children is still coming together but the food items have still not arrived at the orphanages that Jenny and Pierre are involved with. For the most part the orphanages remain in very good condition. Food is being stored at the airport and heavily guarded as the authorities coordinate the distribution of same.

That’s it for today team. I will have pictures soon. I am doing my best to have conversation with Pierre through our EE assistant chair for Jamaica who is in Haiti as we speak with a medical team from the government of Jamacia.

Devon"

Please continue to pray that the Lord will provide the resources for food and transportation. The need is certainly great but our God is Greater still!

I will put a link up today to reach the pictures detailing Pierre's plan for reaching the children of Haiti with the Gospel.

Yours in His service,

John

Haiti Outreach Update - Monday January 18th

Dear praying friends,

Just a quick update from Haiti.

Here is a note from Jenny:

"I spoke to Pastor Banes a few days ago and he is well, no damage to the mission house and school. He will be joining me in Port au Prince soon to help with food distibution and spreading the Good News through Kids EE. We urgently need help from EE as we are planning to distribute food and use EE as an evangelism tool to bring the message to the children as they eat physically."

And a follow-up from yesterday:

"Spoke to Pastor Banes last night ... he was on the mountain praying all day... he has started the printing of the materials for the outreach. Praise God! Thanks for all your help."

Don Warren is preparing to travel to Haiti on Thursday to assist with the distribution. It will not be an easy trip. Please pray for his arrangements and the Lord's blessing over his travel.

And please continue to join the staff in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic as they fight discouragement and fear and continue to do the work of the Lord in Haiti at this urgent hour.

May the Lord bless you as you do.

John

Haiti Update - Saturday, January 16

Dear praying friends,

Thank you for your prayers for the people of Haiti. Please pray for God's direction regarding EE's response. Some critical decisions need to be made in the next 24-hours.

Thank you for your gifts. So far, you've given nearly $2,000 toward the $25,000 goal. God bless you!

I just received this update from Devon Linton, EE's Director for our Caribbean ministries (he received it from Bishop Seale):

As we continue to pray for Haïti here are some developments that we should keep before the Lord as we intercede:

• People are leaving Port-au-Prince and moving into the cities and villages all across the country. This is putting significant pressure on communities. Terry Snow, Director of the YWAM base in St. Marc reports that churches there are now being used as shelters for persons from Port-au-Prince and food is becoming scarce. Terry reports: “One of the largest wholesalers in St. Marc has empty depots tonight with no word on when he might be able to get more bulk food! … Fuel is gone, vehicles are being parked! We have to have fuel if we are going to survive, much less help the victims!”
• Terry is working with authorities in St. Marc to open the harbour there. Three small vessels are being assembled to move containers from Florida to St. Marc.
• Word has come of another possible entry point at Gonaives which has a large harbor. This is quite a drive from Port-au-Prince but is an entry point.
• First responders are experiencing exhaustion and depression. You can even see it in the faces of the news reporters as some shed tears as they try to report on the situation. We urgently need to keep the responders in prayer asking God to strengthen them physically, psychologically, emotionally and above all spiritually.
• This tragedy can give Haïti a new opportunity to build and transform this nation. Please intercede for those who will be planning reconstruction as a nation now needs to be built – governmental structures, schools, hospitals, churches, homes, roads, telephone and electrical delivery systems, sewage disposal, water distribution, etc. Pray that God would over rule and bless this nation significantly in the building phase. In disasters we need to move as quickly as possible from relief to reconstruction and engage the people in building their nation. The faster this transition from relief to reconstruction can be made the quicker the spirit of the people will rise in victory.

Please feel free to pass this on to your friends and email contacts as we seek to increase the intercession and awareness of the situation. Please don’t forward it after January 17, 2010.

Bishop Gerald A. Seale, DD,

General Secretary and CEO,

Evangelical Association of the Caribbean

Thank you for your continued prayers at this critical time. I'm going to post Pierre's vision on this site later today.

Yours in His service,

John

Haiti Outreach

Dear partner in the Gospel of Jesus Christ,

We've all seen the photographs or watched the news videos of the devastation (now turning to desperation) following the recent earthquake in Haiti. The Red Cross is estimating that 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in Tuesday's cataclysmic earthquake. Beyond the physical suffering there is a spiritual suffering that we see in the eyes of Haitians including many children.

Evangelism Explosion has a significant ministry in Haiti, under the direction of Pastor Pierre Banes Lauroure, EE's Director for Haiti, that has developed many key EE churches, and partnerships with other key ministries, aimed at a holistic approach to offering both physical and spiritual assistance.

Rev. Pierre Banes Lauroure, EE Director for Haiti

Even before this earthquake, Pierre had an multi-point vision to reach the children of Haiti with the Gospel:

• Develop a Haitian Creole Kids’ EE website
• Create Creole Kids’ EE teaching material to assist the local ministry
• Develop a Haitian Creole DVD training video as part of the teacher training pack
• Establish 11 Kids’ EE Teacher Training Summer Camps
• Create and reproduce black and white versions of the Haitian Creole Farley Cards for the children to color
• Partner with HaitiOne to feed 300,000 children physically and spiritually
• Train and supply the teachers with the new materials required to implement the program within their churches or schools

Obviously, the earthquake changes the priorities of some of these events and the addition of a few. In the next few weeks we will focus on:

• Partnering with HaitiOne to feed 300,000 children physically and spiritually (http://www.unitedcaribbean.com/haitione.html)
• Create and reproduce black and white versions of the Haitian Creole Farley Cards for the children to color
• Providing materials for outreach teams
• Offering training to workers with other organizations who want to share the Good News

Dr. Ken Silva, EE's Vice President for North America (which includes Haiti) recently wrote,"Thank you for your concern and prayers as we seek God's wisdom in response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti. Please pray with us that EE Haiti's Director, Pierre Banes Lauroure, and all our EE family there are safe and find the immediate help they need. Pray also for their strength as we know they will be offering physical and spiritual care to all those in need around them. Our desire as a ministry is to partner with the relief effort by coming along side Haitians to share the love of Christ through the Gospel. Our Caribbean leadership has set up a project to provide help for any of Pierre's needs and for the needs of those working with him, assistance for churches involved in EE ministry, materials needed for witness, and help for staff and teams to travel to areas where assistance can be provided. Please continue to pray with us that God will use this devastating situation to bring many of the hurting to Christ and glory to Himself."

Evangelism Explosion is now raising gifts from concerned Christians like you to:

-Print outreach Materials- like Kids' EE Farley Cards and Gospel Tracts ($5,000)
-Offer assistance with the travel costs for Caribbean Staff who will help with the outreach events ($7,000)
-Provide help with Children’s Feeding Station Outreaches ($8,000)

-Offer training and materials to any ministry workers (with any ministry) who wants to witness for Jesus ($5,000)

GOAL: $25,000. Any funds raised beyond this initial need will continue to provide assistance to our Caribbean ministry with future outreach events in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean.

If you would like to be part of this outreach event, please go to http://www.eeinternational.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=96399 and donate whatever you can. If you can encourage your church or Sunday School class to be part of this, even if just through prayer, that would be a big help. We will have daily updates from our Director for the Caribbean, Rev. Devon Linton, at http://blog.eeworks.org/.

Thank you for your prayers and gifts at this critical time. May the Lord continue to be with you in these difficult days.

Yours in His service,

John

Rev. John B. Sorensen

President

Evangelism Explosion International

www.eeworks.org

EE is a Charter Member of the ECFA (http://www.ecfa.org)