Tents and Other Good Stuff

Today we were able to get 380 stoves and another 10 tents for free!! Also below are a few more pictures from the last few tent-site set ups!!

Locations of new tents setup as of now

Here are a list of the names of the families who have received tents for temporary housing, If you copy and paste the gps coordinates into Google Maps you can view the sites on “satellite view” to see where the tent actually is now!! Many many more to come!

Sister Altagras
+18° 33′ 41.81″, -72° 14′ 34.51″

Sister sonise shelter box
+18° 31′ 21.57″, -72° 17′ 34.47″

Sister Immaculate shelter box
+18° 31′ 13.83″, -72° 17′ 41.94″

Sister ginett shelter box
+18° 31′ 46.84″, -72° 17′ 45.45″

Mary audry
+18° 31′ 11.47″, -72° 17′ 35.73″

Ellin lagel
+18° 31′ 6.63″, -72° 16′ 57.17″

Genisis home site
+18° 31′ 38.82″, -72° 17′ 5.58″

Sister ANselaine- +18° 33′ 46.87″, -72° 14′ 41.65″
3 people

Sister maggalie +18° 33′ 35.44″, -72° 14′ 26.88″
3 peopls

Sister orange tent +18° 31′ 7.02″, -72° 17′ 49.24″
5 people

Thomas container orphanage +18° 37′ 25.11″, -72° 15′ 15.82″
Pastor Daniel Marcel- 40 orphans
3 regular tents, 2 large Nile tents

Sister videse +18° 31′ 25.64″, -72° 17′ 45.84″
6 people
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New Videos

Here are a couple of videos from today. We were able to give 4 families tents today – getting them out of tarp structures and into a more permanent strong water proof tent. We also gave them each water filters, hygiene kits, stoves, shoes, water, and some baby food to those needing it.

We pray for the family receiving the tent; Praying blessings on the home, family, health, protection, financial blessings, and for spiritual blessings and love!! Such a great day for so many Haitian families today! Praise God for what He’s doing in Haiti through His people.

Thanks for being apart of what God is doing in Haiti!!

replacing tarps with tents

Pictures from March/April in Haiti Redevelopment

Big Update from Haiti

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in updating you. Big things are happening. I was recently asked by Foursquare Missions International to come to Haiti to help in the relief efforts Foursquare is doing in the country. I am here in Haiti on loan from Armenia (where I was launched to for longterm work) for 6 months as of now, planning to return to the work in Armenia after this season. Most of you know that I had spent some time in Haiti previous to being launched to Armenia so I was a good candidate for knowing what things are like here.

Our objective is to start a larger feeding program. Currently we are feeding about 500 people a week which translates to about 100-150 families being distributed to from the damaged church here. We are also planning on rebuilding homes near the church as well. This is all done during the rebuilding phase and will be multiplied much more once we can build a security wall around the church. This will allow us to store more food, relief supplies and use the church as a larger point of distribution.
We are excited also about the possibilities to do feeding programs in the schools that we are connected to. Seven schools and one orphanage are in our network right now. We are looking forward to being able to provide food and clean water to those children as we expand our capacity to reach out to many more in need here.

We are also located closely to 2 large tent camps of displaced people living in temporary situations. The needs are great there also and we look to that area as a point of great need – both with food, clean water, toilets/sanitation, and medical needs.

At the church we are also preparing to be able to hold medical clinics on site, serving the local area with much needed medical supplies and care.

Please continue to pray for Armenia (which I am away from temporarily) and that God would open the doors for our work there. We still haven’t been able to clear our container through customs. And also pray for Haiti, and the work that we are doing here, that God would open doors to be able to do more to rebuild Haiti.

With hope,
Chad

NEW in the News

Another update for everyone. I have not done a good job of updates, so I am making up for it now!

First, as I showed in one of my twitter updates, we were recently visited by Ray Beahm from Convoy of Hope. He was here to see projects, ideas, and regions where we are working and dream about the possibilities to reach more people with real hope. One of the regions we visited was Nagorno-Karabakh. This is the current war zone in between Armenia and Azerbijan. In 1988 the region was 76% Armenian and 23% Azerbijan. With Azerbijan being mostly muslim country, they began to move Armenians out.

Since then there have been different countries in control. Armenia is currently in control with a “technical” ceasefire between the countries. Despite the ceasefire, actions from both countries have been anything but friendly.

We visited Pastor Arthur who lives in this rough region with his family. We were able to stay at his house, be in his church, and talk about some possibilities to further help this region. He currently has been able to help feed a orphanage with money from us He looks to furthering the impact on this war torn region. Helping independently displaced people, refugees, disabled military servicemen, and other disabled people. We are very excited about the future in Nagorno!

This last weekend we attended one of our new church plant services in the village of Spitak. Spitak was the epicenter of an earthquake here on December 7, 1988 at 11:41am. It took at least 25,000 lives. 500,000 people whose homes, built in apparent violation of seismic safety standards, were destroyed by two powerful tremors that rocked much of Armenia’s territory 20 years ago. Measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, the many poorly constructed Soviet buildings across the region sustained heavy damage or collapsed.

The small city of Spitak was destroyed, while the nearby cities of Leninakan (later renamed to Gyumri) and Kirovakan (later renamed to Vanadzor) sustained a lot of damage as well. The tremor also caused damage to many surrounding villages.

Since most of the hospitals in the area were destroyed, and due to freezing winter temperatures, officials at all levels were not ready for a disaster of this scale and the relief effort was therefore insufficient. The Soviet Union allowed foreign aid workers to help with the recovery in the earthquake’s aftermath, and this was one of the first cases when rescue and relief workers from other countries were allowed to take part in relief works in the Soviet Union.

We attended this church service, and unknown to us, they had planned on taking up an offering for response to the earthquake in Haiti. This small, year-old church meeting in a living room of a member’s home (with about 50 in the congregation) prayed for the people of Haiti and gave their widow’s mite. Many in the village living on less than 3 dollars a day. They gave sacrificially with an offering of $180.00. They have asked us to get it to Convoy Of Hope.

This is an incredible answer to prayer for our team as we have been praying that God would open the door for Armenians to open their hearts to the needs both in country and beyond and get past the Soviet mindset of taking care of yourself. This was a huge step in the right direction for Armenia.

I put up some pictures above. It is exciting to see whats happening here! The possibilities are endless, and the needy are looking for the Hope! Pray that our container clears customs quickly, as it has been in clearing for almost 4 weeks. With over 30,000 pounds of food and other items, and  $150,00.00 worth coming from Convoy of Hope, we are ready to reach many unreached villages here!

Blessings

Chad

Updates Updates Updates

I am a bit overdue for an update on what’s happening here in Armenia. Our team here has been very very busy with man projects going on all around the country. We are excited to see our Bible school which is giving pastors and future church planters relevant information from American professors. They are being taught, and then sent to reach their communities, with a greater understanding of the Gospel and new ways at expanding the kingdom.

We are also working on strengthening our church plants in a number of ways. One is in the area of worship. We are teaching them practical means to open the door for powerful worship.

We have also been traveling around the country touching base with many of our church plants and pastors networks as to what the needs are in their regions. We get to find out how we can effectively reach out to people in need, delivering them out of poverty, and opening their hearts to the message of hope. We are working in mountainous regions, kurdish villages, and most recently in Nagorno-Karabakh (the war zone region where Azerbijan and Armenia have been in constant conflict since 1991).

Currently we have been processing a container full of relief supplies that we are strategically sending to poor and impoverished villages. Through local pastors and church leaders we are going to be delivering families with vital food staples that they need. This includes soup mixes packed with fortified proteins, pastas, and shoes. We have been working on clearing this container since Christmas, but with the government requirements here, charitable organizations have been abused as fronts for bringing goods into the country without taxation. Under that, we have had severe problems getting the container cleared through customs. It could be as much as a month until we get clearance. We also have many obstacles with who can receive relief goods depending on their welfare status.

PLEASE pray that God would open the door with custom officials to let us clear the container. Pray that we won’t have to pay taxes on humanitarian goods. Pray that the officials on the government’s welfare lists are in fact the ones who need the food and that through this the effort, the Gospel would be shared. Currently, open evangelization through a charitable organization is not allowed in Armenia. Pray that the message will be heard!

Blessings from the Great Country of Armenia

Chad

Launch to Armenia (Video)!

Launch to Armenia

This video is a snapshot of the dream inside me to reach Armenia (and now I am in Armenia!).

I made it!

Barev!! (Armenian hello)

So I made it!! After close to 30 hours of traveling – I am in Armenia! It’s great to be here again! Things have picked up quite quickly here for me:
-I have been trying to find a apartment to live in,
-Started language classes,
-Getting ready for a women’s conference for close to 1,500 women
-A pastor’s conference this week!

Nothing like jumping right into things! Our team here has so much going on. I am meeting with pastors and building relationships to then be able to help them reach out to their communities!

I don’t have very good internet access – but I will get some pictures and hopefully video very soon!!

Thanks you all so much for your investment in me, and the people of Armenia.

Love,
Chad

IMPORTANT Armenia Departure Update

Really pursuing the timing God has given me, I am heading to Armenia on October 5th. I just wanted to make you aware of this date that is fast approaching! I am still close to $200 A MONTH short of my monthly budget needs set by the people I will be working with. If you have been considering partnering with me to be an agent of change in Armenia, NOW IS THE TIME!

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