Orphanage in Haiti - Please Pray

Shifrah · Post by **Shifrah** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:23 pm

Members of our church run an orphanage outreach in Haiti. It was badly damaged in the earthquake, and two of the helpers were injured.

Would you please add them to your prayers.

Thank you.

http://www.forhisgloryoutreach.org/

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:07 am

Any updates?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:52 am

Hi Jill

You can check updates through the link I provided.

I would be very careful with donations, there is SOOO much corruption in Haiti. Please make sure your donations will go to the right place!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:37 pm

Well here's part of a quote that helps us know how to pray.

"Thank you for your inquiry about U.S. citizen adoptions of Haitian children. Due to the recent earthquake, the U.S. Embassy in Port au Prince is focusing its efforts on assisting U.S. citizens directly affected by the crisis in Haiti. We regret to inform you that all routine visa services at Embassy Port au Prince have been temporarily suspended, including immigrant visas for adopted children. However, the State Department continues to make adoptions a priority and will continue to work on adoption cases.

We are sure everyone is very concerned about their children. At this time the Embassy has no new information. Local phone lines are down, and there is no way of contacting the orphanages or Adoption Service Providers. Once communication lines are open, the Embassy will be contacting them to determine their status."

sounds lots more prayers are needed . I cannot imagine how scared some of those kiddos must be?

Thanks for the link Shif.
J~

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:55 pm

They've been added to my prayers Shif !!!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:13 pm

This information from one of the earlier updates looks hopeful..

"We had a phone call from Pierre this morning. It was brief and we were cut off, but this is what we know. Kiki is okay. Pierre's family are all okay. The first night the kids slept outside in the open, but Pierre said the government brought tents and so tents have been set up for the children. They have been able to get potable water again and they have food. We are praising God for how HE has watched over the children and staff through this."

Praise the Lord, it sounds like they are okay considering what they have been thru.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:34 am

Jill thanks for putting the update info on here. And thanks to you both for praying. There are lots of orphanages there, that have had more damage and some fatalities. So sad.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:36 am

Just got this message from my pastor:

Pray for Haiti. Our orphanage was robbed last night; they are running out of critical food and water. I'd like to send in a "Special Forces for Jesus" flight and get all the orphans to Colorado!! But they still won't allow civilian flights. Pray and pray.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:53 am

Going to try to put some pictures from the site. You can also go directly to the site to view all of the pictures. It is a safe site.

These were taken January 15, 2010

Orphanage Photos from Jan 15, 2010
The following are some photos we received that were taken on Friday, January 15, 2010. Please note, the situation has become more dire since these photos were taken, but we wanted to post them to allow everyone to see some of what has happened. You can see the bridge has cracked and the wall at the entrance is down, they have made the box truck into a baby room, and they are using tents.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:55 am

Here is the update from yesterday:

January 16, 2010 11:40 AM

URGENT CALL FOR PRAYER
We received word from Pierre this morning that the situation in the orphanage is becoming dire. We would like to ask EVERYONE that receives this to use this information to get on your knees before our Lord and ask Him to provide.
We have one nanny that is deceased and the orphanage needs her body to be removed.
The orphanage has no drinkable water.
In addition they need:
formula for babies
medicines
IV fluids (one child is currently on an IV)
charcoal to cook
diesel
cash to buy supplies if they find them. They are running out of cash and there are no banks open to get cash, so it needs to be delivered by someone already on the ground or by helicopter.
Others are beginning to rob them of what supplies they do have.
There are helicopters flying over the orphanage and they have made a sign on the roof that says they are an orphanage and need help.
The staff is also working to get together all the paperwork for each child that has an adoptive family in a way that it can be attached to their body if there is an opportunity to evacuate.
For His Glory is doing everything we can on this end to contact people who may be able to help. Please pray. Currently, that is the best thing you can do to help. Kim is doing everything she can, and respectfully requests that adoptive families do not call her at this time. We realize this is a very difficult time, however she needs her phone and time available to do everything she can to make contacts to try to help the children and staff at the orphanage. We will give you any updates we have as soon as they are available.
Trusting in Him,
For His Glory