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Greffin Church and School Project Nearing Completion

Praise God for the work that has been done at the Greffin FM Church and School! Severely damaged by the earthquake, this church and school have risen from the rubble! Many teams and individuals have helped with this large project under the very able direction of Canadians Ian and Alice Van Norman. this complex now includes a repaired and enlarged church, primary school classrooms, secondary school classrooms, a kitchen and cafeteria - even a basketball court! The Greffin Complex borders a large resettlement community and has many outreach opportunities.  For example, the well on the property is positioned so that it can be accessed not only by the school, but also by their neighbors in the camp. The basketball court also will play a role in outreach. Thank you to all involved in this project!

This picture was taken in February 10 - midway through the project.

Friday we got the call we were waiting on.  The container had been released and brought to the Christian Aid Ministries Center for distribution. Over 1200 boxes of fortified rice were waiting to be sent to the superintendent's storage depots. From there they would be taken to the schools and served as part of the lunches over the next weeks before school is out for the summer.  We delivered the rice to the West and South Districts, then the Lower and Upper Artibonites and North Districts. The guys worked hard and by the end of Monday, we had completed the work.  The workers were happy to have work, the pastors were happy to get the food for their kids, the cooks were happy to have more food to prepare and the kids were happy to help unload what would be their lunches in the next weeks!

Cholera is making a comeback. This a.m. I talked with Superintendent Charite and he said there had been 30 deaths in a village near Dessalines. Two weeks ago we took 200 Sawyer water filters to Dessalines for the pastor to distribute to his churches.  We pray God will use these to prevent more deaths.

A banker was murdered during a robbery in the neighborhood where we live at Vivy Mitchell. Please pray for the family and for those who committed the crime. We seek God's protection and pray for all those who serve Him are part of His Kingdom.