MTinHaiti

I cannot believe that so much has happened in the 2 weeks since the Bethel Church of Christ and Outlook Christian Church left out campus.  This was supposed to be the first post after they left and then the earthquake hit and everything has been centered around that.

These two groups came to NWHCM and out to Beauchamp to help with the Sewing Room.  We were beginning to wonder if they were going to get to come at all.  January is the rainy season and 2 years ago the rain stopped them from coming then.  We thought that it was going to be a repeat but then the sun came out and the river went down.  It was a long trip to Beauchamp in a very jam-tight Deuce-and-a-half on very muddy roads.  Again, travel is never easy in Haiti.  They arrived with weary bodies but with big smiles on their faces and a desire to get right to work — and work they did.

They were only on our campus for 2-1/2 days but they accomplished so much in that time.  They made shutters for the windows in the sewing room and we now have a cutting table and a storage shelve.  This group also did a VBS, helped with the feeding program, plumbing repair work, and bought goats to give away.

The sewing room will soon be a reality mostly because of these two groups. (We still need some funds to finish the building completely.)  The Bethel church lead the way in donating the first treadle machines to arrive in Beauchamp.  God is really expanding this program.  I cannot wait to see our Haitian ladies sitting at the machines and sewing for their families.  Thank you to Bethel and Outlook.  We hope to see you again!  Take a look below at some of their work!