Reaching the Lost Through Provision

I made deliveries of hygiene kits to two churches in Port-au-Prince today. The pastors of both Salem and Siloe Baptist churches died during the earthquake leaving their congregations struggling to recover their equilibrium while also focusing on the urgent need to use this time of turmoil and stife to reach out to the lost in their communities.

Please pray for transportation to get more of these important kits to more churches and preaching stations. We are encouraging local pastors and other church leaders to use tools such as these hygiene kits as a way to break the ice with people - to create an open door in the community to reach the lost for Christ.

Praises to our God!
Roody

2100 BIBLES ON THEIR WAY TO LEOGANE

Some days I can hardly contain my excitement at the tremendous things I see God doing as He moves through His people to accomplish His works. Rebecca told me yesterday that Bearing Precious Seed ministry and our friends at Victory Baptist Church are sending us 2100 of their little Bibles containing the books of John and Romans in Creole. What a blessing they will be to so many people!

I was so grateful to be able to distribute over 200 of these Bibles with U.S. Army Chaplain Capt Bilberry and his friends when they were here a few weeks ago. We were all so happy to have those copies to give to the people with whom we shared Jesus and what His sacrifice made possible for all of us.

This new shipment of Bibles will let me reach countless more people with God's Word. I have the opportunity to share the Lord with many people each and every day. To be able to spend time with them telling them of Jesus' love for them and then being able to leave them a copy of the gospel in their own language is such a gift to them and to me. I have told many of the people I previously left the Bibles with that they should read it and then if they have questions, we can discuss them the next time I come through their camp.

I have told all of the local pastors about these visits to the camps and suggested to them that they and members of their congregations conduct some follow-up with these people, too. It would be nice to invite them to church for further learning and fellowship with believers.

I feel there is going to be a true revival of the Holy Spirit here and the more people we can prepare for that time, the better.

Serving Him in Humility and Awe,
Roody

HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY & HAPPY EASTER

This day is very special to me, made even more special when I can sacrifice my personal time to help others in need while giving all the glory to Jesus Christ. He, on a day like this, was offering Himself as a sacrifice for all of us on Calvary's cross for our sins.

Thank you, Betsy, for calling this morning and for making more tarps available for distribution today to those that are truly in need. We had rain the past two days – and LOTS of it last night. As we continue to make preparation to build the largest transition shelter facility in Leogane, I hope we can all seize the opportunity to proclaim Jesus' love to this community. Leogane is still a stronghold for voodoo practice, and the capital of voodoo for Haiti. It was also was the epicenter of the earthquake. I believe, strategically, God allowed us to be here in this day and time as a tool to make His name known to His children in this dark city.

My sincere appreciation to my team PPM and Samaritan's Purse for their prayers and support. Also to Patty, Ron and Caleb for working so hard this morning distributing a thousand (1000) tarps to our site.

As we celebrate our Risen Savior let this be a special day to serve Him.

Expect miracles,
Roody

WARRIORS FOR CHRIST TO THE RESCUE

Rebecca tells me that the Warriors for Christ are coming through for us once again! These guys and girls have been faithful, generous supporters of our efforts to help the children of Haiti. They are now intensifying their efforts to help raise funds for earthquake relief.

While media attention on Haiti has been waning, I am here on the ground and can tell you that the tremendous need still exists and will for a long time. We must continue to pray for Haiti and its people and to continue to make it clear to them as we provide their basic life needs that it is, indeed, Jesus' sacrifice that makes it possible for God to bless them as they try to put their shattered lives back together.

Baby Watson
Participating in this game or passing this information along to others who would like to join in the fun will help Promised Provision continue our work of ministering to and serving the littlest earthquake survivors.

SO GET OUT THERE AND PLAY! Come to meet new friends or bring some with you. If you can't or don't choose to play, Warriors for Christ will gladly accept donations of funds for Haiti or to be used as scholarship funds to enable someone else to play who may not be able to afford to otherwise.

See detailed event and Warriors for Christ contact information on their website at http://www.wfcpaintball.org/

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

TARPS & TENTS DELIVERED TO LEOGANE

Our friends at Samaritan's Purse promised to send tarps and they came through in a big way! A huge truck carrying nearly 2000 tarps arrived at our Bethesda Ministry distribution site today. The local police were on hand to provide crowd control and everything went smoothly. I am so happy that so many more people will be sheltered from the elements tonight.

After the tarp distribution, I traveled up the mountain to see the tents generously donated to us by our friends at Mountain View church and Crossing Cultures International. They are really nice tents! With the donated funds we received, I was able to buy a total of 22 tents (3 eight-person tents, 10 five-person tents, 5 three-person tents, and 4 two-person tents) so a total of 97 people on the mountain now have new homes!!! It was so good to see them being erected. The people there are so grateful to have a place to call their own after two months of not knowing where they belonged.

I also got word today from our friend, Jay, that we can expect a container of donations to arrive from California. He was told of a container full of donations that a generous group of folks had collected but were unable to afford to ship so he got on the phone and performed one of his networking wonders, arranging for another group to ship it to us. God never ceases to surprise and amaze me in how He uses His people to accomplish the most remarkable things!


Serving Him with Joy,
Roody

APPLYING FOR A TRUCK - PLEASE PRAY

March 20, 2010 - APPLYING FOR A TRUCK

I received word today from one of our partners that we could apply for a truck through the Clinton Foundation. Rebecca submitted our application, now we all have to pray for it to be accepted.

Praying Expectantly,
Roody