God is meeting each one through the hands and faces and resources sent by others.
It is His way.
“defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them…”
this Exhortation from the Psalms seems to be universally understood throughout mankind….because they have come and they are coming still.
It is a beautiful thing… this overcoming of suffering.
Much Ministries is now working to establish a year round base in Port Au Prince, Haiti in order to move into the next stage of TRANSFORMATION.
First comes Relief: the urgent and temporary provision of emergency aid to reduce suffering
Next comes helping the victims Recover..find and rebuild shelter, relocate, resume a life as normal as possible.
The next is Development..the process of ongoing change that brings in true transformation for an individual, a neighborhood or a nation.
While we are today participating in the relief, JT is on the ground even now with the charge of distributing four 40 ft. containers of food…..we are also exploring new housing possibilities for the displaced,
we are committed to being part of the
Development process in Haiti.
WHAT : Our mandate is to train a generation of leaders in Haiti that have developed both marketable skills and courageous values that will strengthen this Nation.
HOW: A series of leadership trade schools that train students in a variety of highly marketable skills such as:
While at the same time incorporate principles of leadership into the learning environment.:
The future is Bright , this place is Holy. We love partnering with you !
Please continue top check the blog as we update daily.
if you’d like to donate funds..we will use them readily and with the long term and short term needs in mind.
Thank You !
(really what could be better?!)
A new artist joining us this
Johnny Johnson
Easy listening/Jazz
Our very own Samuel Brooks and Friends!
a variety of songs with lots of young blooming talent!
The team came back yesterday and mama kathy and papa beaver come back tuesday, but they will take a couple days to regroup and process their trip. Thursday night they will come and share with us all at family night, for those of you who are not sure…family night is what we do at the market place every thursday… we eat, pray worship, and just have a good time.
COME HEAR FROM BEAVER & KATHY <3 this Thursday @ 6:00pm
Laura Lynn’s latest blog…very good! read it here!!!
I heard from Beaver this morning… he was still in Port Au Prince working on the consortium and was about to have a meeting with a food cluster to present strategies and ideas to help the small NGO’s connect with the Big dogs, as I like to say. i have not heard anything since, but much is happening and favor is upon Much Ministries as God uses us there on the ground in Haiti!
Kathy and the rest of the team are in Gonaives working with Emory, Mary and Laura Lynn…who by the way is LOVING it there. check out here blog here! they are helping in the school, the feeding program and of course so MUCH more!!!
keep praying LIFE AND LOVE over them as they serve the Haitian people and do their very best to give Hope to a nation in need. yet as i know out of personal experience, the Haitian people often seem to have more to teach us then we bring to give… so its a beautiful story…and although we are all awaiting Beaver & Kathy’s return, we are blessed to be involved in their efforts there!!
blessings to each of you as you are a part of this story, whether you have been there…give monetarily…are a prayer warrior…or just reading this…there are so many parts to it all…and WE THANK YOU!!!!
<3 <3 <3
tasha rae
Hello beautiful family!
So we had a small shaking this morning while stil in PAP. A mere 4.7 , i think, but enough to get this Mama up and yelling for everyone to get up and out!!
Thank God no problems ! Unfortunately it doesn’t instill confidence in re entering the standing houses.Please pray for this. It appears from many inspections that some of the house have superficial cracks and could indeed be lived in …. but folks are very learly of doing so…..understandably so!
Faith must take the place of fear… that’s for us all!
We spent the first day in PAP first thing taking a derive around the city surveying the extensive damage. AND the AMAZING efforts being made in the way fo relief.
It is literally the best of times over the worst of situations.
We spent the rest of the day divided in to toeams. SOme working wiiht the kids at Sherre’s house..playing games and alos helping to organixe on the the storage areas. papa Gene andPhoebe were an organizing machine!
Two other teams led by our medical folks went into the surrroundng tent cities to tend to wounds and apply love in the form of small medical concerns.
One lady complaining of a small injurt to her knee was truly most iin need of friendly faces and a gentle loving touch. All i could think about was how i would want to be treated if the roles were reversed…and watched as Kelly did just that.
Beaver and JT stayed in PAP to work on the Consortium and meet with the UN Cluster on food distribution. Please PRay for them ! Potential for many good consequences!
They plan to join us in Gonaives later this week.
Thanks for all your prayers
It’s all about the nest small thing…”We can do no great things… only small things done with great love”
Grace and Love !
Kathy
Yesterday was the beginning of another journey for 12 wonderful people seeking after Gods heart and the transformation of a country we love. Some of them stepping for the first time on Haitian soil and others return to a place of connection and community…people that are family and friends…
this trip was planned about 5 months ago…so it seems as if its an emergency trip, but really it just falls in the mix of needed disaster relief. the trip has been a little bit revamped as the situation is a bit different than was expected…but God’s timing is beautiful and they will without a doubt be Jesus’ hands and feet to so many there.
the team includes: 2 doctors 3 nurses mothers and fathers…and everyone ready to LOVE!!!
Beaver & Kathy Brooks
Gene & Pheobe Hoaster
Mike Hamm
Kelly Morgan
Jennifer Brennan
Mike Banker
Cheryl Nelson
Jeffery Davenport
David Yarborough
Martha Hanna
cover them in prayer as they travel and serve. may their LOVE be evident above all things… that GOD’s LOVE for the Haitian people is abundant and furious… afraid of nothing… real… genuine… pure… lovely… unconditional… may everything that each team member does show this kind of LOVE. we can hand out beans and rice all day, but with dignity and the LOVE of Jesus, hearts connect and words are not enough to speak the meaning it brings to life.
What a testimony to be a part of the story…God’s redeeming story of Haiti…our humanity and redemption is built in with theirs…we are family, what a beautiful thing, they teach us as much as we teach them if not more! A nation is turning to God and freedom from bondage is on the move…people are grabbing it and realizing the VICTORY has already been WON!!
PRAISE THE LORD!!!
updates will be given as it comes in… so keeping checking!!! <3 <3 <3
PRAISE THE LORD………….PRESIDENT PREVAL JUST OPENLY, PUBLICLY ACCEPTED CHRIST INTO HIS HEART. IT WAS SAID(that) HE SAID THAT HAITI MUST TURN BACK TO GOD, AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE YOUTH OF HAITI BEING THE FUTURE. EVERYONE MUST REPENT AND CHANGE THEIR WAYS!!!!
I’m sure it will be on TV, it is already on radio here. I was not there, do not know what church, but he was at a church somewhere this morning.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER HAITI BEGAN PRAYING BEFORE SUNUP THIS MORNING. I KNOW IT WAS THE MOST SIGNIFIGANT PART OF MY PRAYER, FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND PRUEVAL HIMSELF TO ACCEPT CHRIST. THANK YOU JESUS, THANK YOU JESUS A MILLION TIMES OVER.
NOW DON’T STOP PRAYING………….. BEGIN TO PRAY FOR HIS PROTECTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUE SAVIOR. GIVE HIM STRONG GODLY MEN TO UPHOLD HIS DECISIONS AND TO STAND STRONG AND TO BE BOLD FOR THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BEGINNING, LETS SEE WHAT THE NEXT TWO DAYS MAY BRING……….Dottie
Ok family..let’s gather around this man ,his family and the other leaders that God hads raised up and provide them with the grace covering to walk out all that GOd is putting in their hearts!
He has plans for these people…for this country! (Kathy)
Join us as we FAST and PRAY with communities in Haiti.
Agree for:
Repentance : change of heart and traditions that are not in line with the heart of God, both in us and in Haiti.
Righteous Leadership: God has raised up leaders for this nation…some are already serving their country and some are”waiting in the wings” . Let’s agree for their protection, wisdom, courage..and the timing of the Lord.
Courage for the whole nation : to trust God … fear manipulates people . Fear never brings life to individuals villages or countries.
Servant Leader Model to spring forth from the many missions and churches working in Haiti.
Revelation and Restoration: Surely God is speaking , New structures and strategies being revealed. Open our ears, eyes and minds! Unity of Vision for the governing bodies!
PRAY for the… Beauty-FULL Country of Haiti FEB. 12-14TH !
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Beaver returns home from Haiti this Friday for a week and then he and Kathy return to Haiti Feb 19th with a strong team of medical and resource people.
Please remember to pray for Laura Lynn Nichols who is with Much Ministries on the ground in Gonaives , Haiti working as a teacher and a nurse in the Jubilee Blanc area with Emory and Mary Wilson. She has moved to Haiti to live there full time , arriving just in time to care for the wounds of the earthquake victims and help out in Port au Prince. She has now moved up to Gonaives. Laura Lynn is one amazing young lady…full of zeal and wisdom..please check out her blog to read her latest !
Local folks that can help SATURDAY FEB 13 at the MAP International building. .. Packaging the nutrious Rice mixture for shipment to Haiti. The idea is to have 4 assembly lines with volunteers signing up for 2 hour slots if possible. All volunteers are welcome, even those who can’t stay for two whole hours. Time slots are: 9-11, 11-1, 1-3, 3-5 contact Christie@mtn2sea.com
We continue to work toward getting immediate relief supplies into Haiti for quick distribution through the many strong alliances on the ground there.
It looks like we have found warehouse space (sharing space) in PAP near the airport. This will help as we get large amounts of donated goods into the country and want to create easily accessible space for distribution to the many small NGOs, Missions and Churches we are working with. This seems to be a key in the process. working with so many
Also we are working to get access to large cargo space on a plane in the next week to ship the much needed tents, food, medical supplies, shoes, clothes,diapers, baby formula that our community of friends here in GA and the South have been collecting.
Thank you !
These items can sometimes literally make the difference between life and death…and certainly always between despair and hope.
Somethings are so simple about how life works. When you have baby formula, your developing infant has a chance to develop all the important functions of the brain that happen during the early months of life. We can make that simple difference!
When you introduce medical supplies and skilled people that clean and bandage wounds well, infections heal and limbs and lives are spared. We can make that simple difference!
So much of life is in doing the small things right. As Mother Thersa said, and i am believing it more and more every day. ..There are no great things, only small things done with great love!
Please understand that each of your donations make a difference! It is that simple.
We are working to get this shipment lined up and we’ll give details about where to bring the items for donation very soon.
Thank you for the financial suppport that makes all these details possible!
