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02/20/2010	REV. TINA LESLIE, Executive Director, NHCM Canada
My dear ones, Today is Saturday. Here at the mission, when there are no teams joining us, it means that there are far fewer people inside the gates. But that does not mean that it is quieter, by any means... Click Here to View the Full Post
02/05/2010	REV. TINA LESLIE, Executive Director, NHCM Canada
At last I am in Haiti! Angel Flight 44 flies again! In the darkness of the early morning, Glen Hyde and I got into a Super DC3 plane, loaded with medicines for Haiti... Click Here to View the Full Post
01/14/2010	REV. TINA LESLIE, Executive Director, NHCM Canada
Click Here to View the Full Post I am flying out to Miami, to go just outside to a commercial airport called OpaLocka. Glen Hyde, of Angel Flight 44 has arranged for a couple of air lifts of emergency medical supplies for our mission and another orphanage down in Port au Prince. I will be meeting up with a small team and for the rest of today, I will be working on the loading dock, sorting out which boxes of precious cargo should be loaded first, and which can wait until Sunday morning’s flight. One of the men I will be working with is Buddy Shipp, whom you may recognize as the American Samaritan. He is bringing along a photo journalist. Together, they will be providing churches in Canada and the US video streaming of the work being done in Haiti... Before I write further, I should let you know that all is well at the mission. The different members of the surgical team have arrived by flying into the Cacaos Islands, and from there, to Cap Haitian... Maureen managed to get word out that all is well, and the operating room is working, and many people are getting critically needed help. She asked us to pray for them, as well as our patients. [We where at a minister's conference in Texas] when the earthquake happened, I was called up to the platform, and the leading ministers at the conference and with the laying on of hands, prayed for us, for Northwest Haiti Christian Mission Canada, anointing us for the work that lies ahead of us in the wake of this disaster, among the people of Haiti. The entire assembled congregation of ministers, numbering in the thousands, stretched out their hands toward us and prayed. The power of God flowed out to us like waves of the ocean. It was something which was life-changing. Sitting under the Word of God, learning, and having our spirits filled with the nourishment from heaven, prepared us for today. Air Canada donated air transport [for] six pallets of medicine Health Partners International gave us for our work. They delivered them to Port au Prince airport late Saturday evening. God is so very good. We will use these antibiotics, acetaminophen, and other things, to help the wounded and the sick, while we minister to them the Words of Life, and the love of God. I am believing for God, by His Holy Spirit, to accomplish great things in Haiti. Many have said that Haiti is under a curse because they dedicated their land to the devil. Well, if a land can be dedicated to the devil, then they can repent and dedicate it to the living God. He is so very good. In Haiti, I will be praying for the sick, praying for the missionaries, doing ground inventory of the medical supplies being flown in, checking on the delivery of containers being gradually released from the port, and looking for opportunity to teach about the real coming of our Lord, and about His coming in the heavens to catch away His church. People who love the Lord need not be afraid of His coming. Many in Haiti are afraid, and mostly because they cannot read and have not been taught the Word of God about these things. We as Christians have a most blessed hope. It will be a privilege to share that hope. I will try to write as electricity and internet connection permits over the days ahead. In His very great love, Tina Click Here to View the Full Post
01/14/2010	REV. TINA LESLIE, Executive Director, NHCM Canada
We, after prayer, are doing some immediate things. Firstly, we have Melissa, our assistant medical director, working on an assessment of where the damage is the worst, what kind of medical services are needed and accessible for teams from Canada to target. We have a small assessment team working out of some friend’s places near Port au Prince, to assess the damage. As soon as we know anything about whether we can get planes in or out into Haiti or what kind of teams we need, I will publish it on our website. Immediately, we are putting together three containers of food, medicine, and immediate relief needs. It will cost almost $20,000 US for all three containers together, in shipping costs, and around $5,000 each container to get it released from the Haitian Customs. So, aside from the financial need to pay for antibiotics and first aid medicine, food, and milk supplies, is a need for about $35,000 in shipping costs. In addition, we will need to raise money for missionaries going in. so, yes! We would be very happy to facilitate donations. Our charity number is BN 86060 0345 RR0001. I am ready to go any time… but at this time, going in is not as effective as waiting for the assessment of those on the ground. God is so very good, though. During December, four other missions as well as our own, were blessed with donations of food from across the United States and Canada. I shipped them all in December. That food arrived in 7 containers on Sunday. As soon as they can get it out of Customs in Port au Prince, it will be available on the ground, at the epicentre for use in the work. God knows what He is doing even when we do not. Please let me know what you can do to help. We will keep in touch, and let you know as we target even more areas of need.
01/13/2010	MAUREEN MOORE
[Maureen Moore is our full time missionary at the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission in Saint-Louis-Du-Nord] Hi. Just wanted to let you know that we are all well. It was a strong earthquake but all our buildings are still standing and we haven't had a lot of people coming for medical. I think just one little boy who fell and grazed his knee. In His love. Maureen
01/13/2010	JODY CASTILLO
[Jody Castillo is the travel manager for Northwast Haiti Christian Mission, USA. She is located at the mission in Saint-Louis-Du-Nord] I heard from a crying Jose on the phone. He is fine. He’s at the Visa Lodge and called from their landline. He said the coke factory in front has severe damage. It was like there was a hedge of protection around the Visa Lodge.We both sobbed. The rooms were sold out and at the last minute - they had an opening. It's one of the only places without damage. He thought that our home had crumbled just like the ones in PAP. They still feel strong aftershocks. He begged me to take the family outside to sleep. He doesn’t realize that what he saw isn’t the same that we feel. People are wondering the streets aimlessly – with no where to go. All the houses have crumbled – there’s no power and no cell phone service. People have no way of knowing whether their family is okay. St. Louis is grieving as they have family in PAP and can’t reach them. He saw countless bodies buried under debris. He said he just can’t process this – it’s the worst thing he’s ever seen. I praise God he is okay. I pray that God will use this somehow to His glory….like maybe there’s a reason Jose is on the front-lines of the battlefield.
01/13/2010	CNN
Shamus Wrigglesworth: (CNN) -- A major earthquake struck just off the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, sparking a tsunami watch for parts of the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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