EXPECT MIRACLES!

I can hardly contain my excitement today!! Our partnership with Samaritan's Purse and our ability and willingness to come up with a piece of property quickly has led to our being selected to be THE FIRST of their temporary shelter communities in Haiti. Having asked numerous government and non-government entities to partner with them to construct communities of temporary shelters (including water and sanitation), Vice President Ken Isaacs told me that we were the first to respond with a piece of property and offer to provide workers. He said even the city officials had not yet responded to their offer.

Miraculously, I was able to visit the area of Titanyen today to see the model temporary shelter. I have not been feeling well for the past two days, but Jesus is seeing me through the task at hand. Here is a photo of what will be built on the land we secured for this purpose.

Today, despite all the logistics problems, Jeff
and his crew delivered 845 more tarps to us in Leogane for distribution. The rainy season is here and people are scared. Tarps are very high end items for Haitians right now and we at Promised Provision are blessed to be able to help provide them.

While en route to Titanyen, I received a phone call from Samaritan’s Purse wanting Promised Provision to be the pilot host of the Cash for Work Program for the local churches. It will allow the workers to earn wages while helping to build a community for themselves.

We have a scheduled appointment to work out the details that will put 440 of our local people to work for a period of two weeks -- 250 of them will be women who will participate as part of a womens' empowerment program. This Cash for Work program calls for a two week rotations to allow more people to benefit from the program.

I am truly excited! This is the first real manifestation of the strategy we at Promised Provision have been yearning to implement – a program that empowers people to earn their own money, promotes a pride of ownership in what they have created, and offers them a sense of accomplishment and self-respect. This is what missions is all about -- not simply giving people handouts that keep them dependent on someone for the next handout but giving them the tools and encouragement to help themselves build better, independent lives.

I'll keep you posted...

To His glory,
Roody