We've Arrived!

After a long day of travel, we have arrived! We deboarded the plane in Miami only to reboard another one about an hour later. Luckily, Pastor Bollinger was at the Port-au-Prince airport to pick us up as scheduled. All of our bags arrived, all 20 of them, carrying the supplies that we've brought for the Village of Hope. Thank you to everyone who so generously donated these supplies! After a brief introduction to Hope House, where we'll be staying, we visited the headquarters for Food for the Poor to pick up several boxes of shoes to distribute at the school later this week. Riding in the back of a flat bed truck is fun! Paul Swicord now looks like James Dean with his wind-blown hair. We saved Susan from falling out of the back of the truck after the tenth pothole. Tomorrow is a national holiday (May Day) so school is out. It looks like we'll be sorting shoes to distribute next week. Hopefully we can keep Michelle from trying them all on first!

Prayer Requests

Wednesday, April 29: St. John’s servant team departs for Haiti tomorrow. Pray for safe travel and good health, and that our team will be a blessing to all they meet in Haiti. www.LazarusProjectHaiti.org

Thursday, April 30: Team arrives in Haiti. Pray for Rev. Larry and Margaret Bollinger (co-directors of the Lazarus Project), personally and for their ministry. Today’s St. John’s team members: Pastor Campbell and Sarah Finger

Friday, May 1: Team begins project. Pray for children and neighborhood families served by Margaret Bollinger at Hope House. Today’s St. John’s team members: Michelle Guilfoil and Susan Gutjahr

Saturday, May 2: Pray for Marie Major and Grace Mission School & Orphanage, serving 30 girls; health and well-being for all who work for the Lazarus Project in Haiti. Today’s St. John’s team members: Heidi Kupke and Jim Lofgren

Sunday, May 3: Pray for the children and staff at Little Children of Jesus Home for Disabled Children and the St. John’s team project. Today’s St. John’s team members: Yvette Moy and Christine Payne

Monday, May 4: Pray for the children, teachers, and staff at the Village of Hope School (VoH), including Principal Clovis Elias and Music Director Jorel Carte; also, for VoH graduates. Today’s St. John’s team members: Greer Putnam and Paul Swicord

Tuesday, May 5: Team returns to VA. Pray for Debbie Berquist, director of a new clinic to open at VoH in 2009, serving students & families; also, for safe and timely return of our team from Haiti.

Sunday, May 31: Come hear about the experiences of St. John’s servant team in Haiti! We’ll host a presentation and fair in the Fellowship Hall during the Sunday morning Education Hour, from 9:30-10:30.

Links to related websites

www.sjlc.com (St. John's Lutheran Church)

http://www.lazarusprojecthaiti.org/ (The Lazarus Project, Haiti)