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Update

Our crew made it home on December 15th at 11:01a.m. after making a run for it on Monday night! Yes, we were caught in the rioting, and housed between the president's house and the UN's hotel. Not the best place to be, but God kept us safe! There were burnings, gunshots etc., but through it all, we felt safe in Him. The children were amazing and we spent a lot of quality time with them. I think every crew member's life was touched in some way through this experience. :) They got 132 feet of a 5 foot by 16 inch wall built in only two days of work, so the boys were very happy despite their disappointment in not being able to work as much as planned. God had a different plan for these young men, and you could see it as each day progressed. They came together as friends and brother's in Christ to encourage when times got rough and support when they needed it most. Without one of those men, I don't know if we would have made it home. They spent time mentoring some of the older boys in the orphanage, which not only touched their lives, but it changed the boys' perspectives as well. To grow up without a supportive, male role model in your life is tough, and they were so grateful for the time they spent with our crew members.

On the second day of being stuck, we were up on the roof discussing my hopes for future work at the orphanage. As we kept talking, things/connections began to fall together, and we realized that we could really make a difference with the guys we had come to Haiti with. I didn't put this crew together, it just kind of fell into place, so to see these men filling the exact roles I had prayed for was moving. We had Alfred (Chile) the architect, Chad (Policia) the planner with connections, Charles (Charlie) the high tech dude, Jeremy (Jerry) the EMT with a new found heart for missions and a church to back him, and Joe (Skinny) with a new found heart for Haiti and helpful connections as well. So, while sitting on the roof of the orphanage, watching the rioting that was going on just down the street, we laid out plans for a new non-profit organization called, Haiti N.O.W.! (New Orphanage & Wall). This organization is designated to the construction/maintenance of the new HCRM Village (consisting of a new orphanage, school, church, med clinic, volunteer housing, adoptive family housing and director's house) and 'Kinderville' (a school in Carrfour). Our ultimate goal is to create a safe haven for orphans and students looking to further their education. We hope to be the education resource center for Haiti someday, hooking students there up with resources our students here have complete access to, and finding ways to help them with online courses and/or foreign exchange programs here in America by connecting their 'University' with our colleges. That is in Haiti N.O.W.!'s future-future, but it doesn't hurt to plan ahead. We're hoping to have the organization up and running by mid-January and we are praying for your support. :) Details on the organization, plan etc. will be released with our website around mid-January as well, so stay tuned!

Again, thank you for all your prayers and support! Our team greatly appreciates each of you and we are so blessed to be home here in America with our families for Christmas!

May He guide and guard you wherever His calling takes you!

Merry Christmas!

~Clay~

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Continuous Prayer

Please keep us all in your continuous prayers throughout the next few months! :)

Crew Update!!

So... our food drive is done, or clothing/supplies drive has less than a week to go, and we are off to Port-au-Prince in a few weeks!! As exciting as this is for each of us, there are, of course, some worries. We ask that you keep us in your prayers as we prepare for our trip and travel to Haiti. May He guide and protect us in all that we do and wherever we go. :) Blessings!

"A Thankful Preparation Food Drive!"

We will be collecting nutritional, packaged/sealed food for the kiddos in Haiti from now until November 21st!! Canned goods are not accepted due to transportation. Also, please remember that the food needs to be nutritional i.e. peanut butter crackers, goldfish, raisins, peanut butter, protein bars, dried fruit etc., and also able to withstand heat. This food will be traveling via air with nurses and or visiting family and needs to be as travel friendly as possible. Our goal through this is to provide the orphanage with a fresh supply of food just in time for this Thanksgiving season. There will always be hungry little mouths to feed where there are children, and we hope to provide them with enough supplies to satisfy all.
"If he thirst, give him something to drink... If he hungers, give him something to eat." In honor of everything you are thankful for this season, please give a gift of blessing to these children!
For more information on how to deliver donations, contact the Cooks.

More Details on Our Upcoming Mission Trip!!

We have started a project to sponsor and build the new HCRM orphanage. They have 9 acres of oceanside land that is waiting to be used, but time is ticking. The land does not have any boundary walls, and therefore, has been left vulnerable to, what we would call, squatters. In Haiti there is no law as far as owning, or not owning, property. The only thing that applies is if the owner has a boundary wall around his land. So this is where we start: a boundary wall around the building site for the new HCRM Village. We then hope to either move on to the orphanage, or at least help fund it. The estimated cost of the orphanage is around $200,000. Pastor Fritz's dream is to eventually have a complete HCRM village which will include a church, school, orphanage, clinic, housing for adoptive families and volunteers etc. You can find the layout for the village on their website: ourchildreninhaiti.com (link found on your right). The estimated cost for this entire project would be around $750,000, but we are taking this one step at a time in order of priorities. We must start with the wall so that we may move on to the orphanage without being disturbed or 'ran out'. Once that is complete, we will have a safer passage as we move on with the orphanage. The time frames we have looked at so far are: Thanksgiving break, Winter break and Spring break. If you know of enough people interested and available in Sept. (or whenever you want to go) I would be happy to help you get that accomplished. The first section we'll be working on is 4' by 16". The crew will be working with a Haitian crew to complete the task. Materials used for the wall will be native rock and cement. Trowels, gloves, hammers and levels are the tools that we will need to bring. Trenches have already been dug and jungle cleared, so now they are waiting on us to get a crew together. Each crew will consist of twelve members who will stay at HCRM while we are there. Our schedule should look something like this: Arrive Sat., worship Sunday, work Mon.-Tues., rest Wed., work Thurs.-Fri., leave Sat. Our goal in this is to get as many people involved so that we can come together under one name, Christ, for one cause, serving these orphans! Please pass this on to any friends/family who may be interested. You can contact me with any questions or ideas as well. I would love to hear from you and/or help you form a crew of your own to head to Port-au-Prince.

It would be amazing if you could get involved either with fundraising or in working! Thank you for your interest and may God bless you wherever His calling takes you! :)

Welcome!

In His Hands blog has been started to help bring those with a passion to help Haiti together. We have started a project to help sponsor the HCRM orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This project was started to help raise the $200,000 needed to build the new HCRM orphanage. They have the land, but not the funds, so we're here to get involved. There are three ways you can help: 1) PRAY!! You can check out our Prayer List and add this project and the HCRM kiddos to your daily prayer; 2) DONATE!!! The only way to raise the $200,000 is to DONATE!! So spread the word and get involved. You can start a family fast by giving up the things you know you could live without, and sending the money you save to HCRM... You could hold a garage sale in honor of the orphanage and have all proceeds fed into this project... or, you could find a unique way that your family could come together to raise the money!! Post your ideas!; 3) VOLUNTEER!!! We are looking for crew members to get involved in a mission trip to Port-au-Prince!! We currently have the first wall sponsored, but now, we need a CREW!! With Crew #1 almost complete, we are looking for 2-3 more people to get involved and come aboard. If you would like to help, but don't have the funds, we have scholarships lined up to help you get there. Are you a college student?? No worries! We're forming crews of hard working, Christian college students to go to Haiti during Winter and Spring break! Could your church get involved? If you want to present this project to your church, whether it be for fundraising or for going, we can't wait to here from you!! We already have four churches actively involved in the project, and want to add yours to the list!! Lets come together to get this done for this orphanage!