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Haiti Mission
Link to "Haiti, We Will Rise" music video (may take a while to download)
Here is the most recent news from Joe and Shirley Edgerton:
Church of the Resurrection hosted Haiti Methodist Church President, Gesner Paul for the Kansas East Annual Conference. I would say he missed the meals of cabrit and Haitian rice and beans as much as we do!! It was a great week and we hope he found some time to rest from his whirlwind administrative responsibilities.
We return to La gonave on July 19th then go to PaP on July 22nd for a meeting with President Paul and La gonave leadership.
Issues that bring us frequent phone calls are water wells and cisterns, education scholarships, food, especially for children and money for church related programs. The women of the EMH are planning the second Women's Conference, to be held on July 10th. We have pledged $500.00 for the 3 day meeting. I understand that Pastor Maude is working with GBGM to help them organize.
EMH Youth Rally will be held in September this year and we have pledged $500.00 to help with that 3 day meeting. Generally they host around 70 youth and young adults for worship, bible study and organization.
The 29 church youth recieving educational scholarship assistance have returned to classes. Many are in tents and other shelters. Some are living in tent cities in PaP and one medical student is preparing to "start over" in the Dominican Republic.
We have not recieved word about the cable for the well at Dent Griern but it has rained and although most private cisterns are leaking the people do have some water.
We will be sending an application for a food grant to GBGM/UMCOR soon. The food situation remains critical, especially for children on La Gonave, and we want to design a feeding program for children to help get them through until harvest.
We continue to use our Advance Special for designated giving for water projects, food distribution, education scholarships and teacher training, and for industrial development. Grants and donations are recieved by Central UMC in Lawrence Kansas.
May "the weak say, 'I am strong'" before too long, on La Gonave. Grace and Peace, Pastor Shirley
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Info:
Updated Brochure
New Team Flyer
Shirley's Blog
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Shirley's Pictures
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Docs:
Changing Times
Dang
Snake Bite
PaP and holding
Hidden Commodity
Sunday's Sermon
A Time to Grieve
Into The Unknown
While the Wind Blows
Stuff
Promise
Beyond Survival
Bunchastuff
Hugs
Bring Me Doilies
Ying
Bits
Into the Future
Perfect Timing
Thinking Haiti
Process of Asphyxiation
Gray Areas
Culture Confusion
Tomorrow
Category 3
Today
Remember...
Haitian Spirit
Night Watch
Saturday Poems
Contingencies
Spoiled Fruit
The Birthing
Hymn of Promise
Mercy
UMCOR Birthing Kits
Embalming 101
Heart Trouble
Wasted Energ1
Narrow Horizons
Mini-Revolt
Meditations of the Heart
Clear As Mud
co-creating
Unexpected
Mission La Gonave
Fat Tuesday
Can
GBGM Long Term Volunteer Accomplishments
Righteous Anger
The Jester
Desperate Times
Halfway From Home
Chapter 2
Leaving Haiti
Trpese
Miracles and Mayhem
Tradition
Living Water
Wilderness Wishes
Sitting in the sun
Speak to me
Clergy Report for 2008
New Vision
You give them something to eat
Hidden Issue
This morning Joe went to UMCOR
Seeing Again for the First Time
Another Perspective
God's Concern
Smiling In the Rain
It
Radical Faith
Creative Thinking
Caribbean Calamity
Stranded
A Country Home
Social Interactions
Thinking Tony
Silent Protection
Plan B
Wide Margins
14
Haiti Happenings
1 Kings 19
Sunday
Years ago
Town Meeting
Tale of Two Christianities
As Usual
Moment of Grace
Let it Be
The Unbroken
Madam Chort
Bittersweet
Family Portrait
Strangely
Strangely
Hum
Returned to La Gonave
Miracles or Magic
Just Go
Learning To Drive
Pentecost
Tea with Salt and Sugar
Hunger
Until the Rain Falls
LG Needs
Recurring Crisis
Water Buckets and Roller Coasters
Someday
The Essence of the Experience
Current Issues List
How to Help
Current Projects
Dream List
Haiti Meds
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