e hope u r ready 4 lots of stories! C u soon!

g What is goning on here? but we r not surprised. If God is 4 us who can b against us? God worked in all of our lives this week and we r all changed. w

We r packed and ready 2 leave in 7 short hours. We have heard stories about how we have turned this place upside down. Even the voodoo priests are askin

ial: gave out icecream and soda. Beautiful: the mural and sign r finished. Blessed: God promised fruit during sweet worship. A good day.

Hard 2 sum up 2day. Wonderful: the kids didnt want 2 leave. Humbling: we painted fingernails and toenails and felt like we were washing their feet. Spec

A lizard just ran down my wall beside my bed and we r pretty sure we just ate Betty 4 dinner! just kidding about betty. She is a goat we pass by every d

by the team today About perstance in prayer. Lots of laughs.

l b done tmrw. We taught the kids simon says and freeze tag w-o an interpreter! Sad that they were asking 4 water but we had none 2 give them. Grt skit

It is hump and we r all tired. A storm in the middle of the nite kept us all up and took out power again. Mural and school sign almost done. 3 rooms wil

nd soccer balls. Painting is coming along well. god blessed us again with clouds and an answer 2 prayer.

Wait till u c the video of 2day! 120 kids singing and playing instruments in worship 2 god with nate leading them. Tremendous! They love the jumpropes a

ids showed up and didnt want to leave. God answered prayers 4 clouds to cool it down. high spirits all around.

First day painting. Despite some confusion it went well with at least 15 haitian kids wandering in to help. Ministry time with kids was fantastic! 100 k

wn. Ready 4 rest!

Met about 85 kids 2nite. Wonderful interaction! We r all excited 4 the week. Jump ropes and hackey sacks a big hit! Storm came thru and cooled things do

ery from the heat.

Worshipful service with the hatians this am. Climb 2 the top of the mtn to pray and thank god 4 his blessings. Very hot and long hike back. Pray 4 recov

Women and children carrying water in all manner of containers from the local well walk along the road. Crushed trucks abandoned and stripped of all usab

ment. Thus is the ride to les cayes.

le parts line the road. Young boys play soccer with an empty water bottle in a dusty field. Glorious red and purple flowers hang full and lush from the

le parts line the road. Young boys play soccer with an empty water bottle in a dusty field. Glorious red and purple flowers hang full and lush from the

Landed safely after a long delay in miami.

Here comes the heat! Welcome to Haiti

Its really dark, its really raining, but hey, we're on our way!

packing

The suitcases are just about full, the alarm is set, the tickets are
printed... we are ready to go!
Tim

Preparing to Journey

The team of 9 young adults from Greater Salem Vineyard is busy making final preparations for the mission trip to Haiti on Saturday, July 18. We will join four members of the Doorway to Peace Haiti Ministry in Les Cayes for a week of service. Painting the inside of the Pilgrim School will take most mornings. This includes a beautiful mural of God's promises and love for His people which will be painted in the preschool room. Afternoons will see the team playing games, singing songs and ministering to the children of Faugasse.

What is: Doorway to Peace Haiti

Doorway to Peace is a Christian ministry to the people of Haiti. It was begun in the 1990’s by Joseph Delva, a Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Graduate, and Gama Belizaire, who is a teacher and also a Haitian immigrant. They were called to bring God’s Word to the people of their home country, Haiti. Joseph began taking trips back to Haiti to explore how and where they could minister. The answer grew from these trips. At first it was forming friendships, answering questions of faith and leading people to faith.
Then came requests for couples to be married, some after many years of cohabitation. Joseph found local ministers to perform the marriages and helped to establish new Christian converts in local congregations. His local church in the United States, the Pilgrim Church in Beverly, Massachusetts, began raising funds for this mission work and a leadership team formed.

An outdoor prayer and worship pavilion was constructed in Faugasse, a small town located on the southwestern peninsula of Haiti near the city of Les Cayes. Next, the Pilgrim School was established so that some of the poverty stricken and orphaned children of the area could attend school and gain hope for their future. Adult literacy classes are given in the evenings at the school. Next a well was drilled to bring fresh water for the community. A local nurse began to volunteer her time for the school. Now a medical clinic is being built that also will serve the community. Food is distributed to the hungry four times a year. In Les Cayes a youth group formed that has exploded in popularity. Doorway to Peace hopes to build a center for the youth in the near future.

The dream of establishing a prayer center for Christians from all over Haiti to congregate and for Christians from the world to visit, exchange ideas and to experience the culture of Haiti firsthand is becoming a reality. Doorway to Peace now has the property where the Mt. Zion Prayer Center will be built. It is located on a hill near Faugasse. The plans for the building have been drawn by Engineering Ministries International Canada. Soon construction will begin.

After that there are plans for orphan housing to be built near the school. Through all of this the love of God is being demonstrated and the Word of God is being spread in this land so in need of revival.


Meanwhile in the United States other ministers joined with Joseph and Gama to form a core team of leaders living and working across this country. What began as a local church mission project at the Pilgrim Church in Beverly, Massachusetts has become a formal non profit ministry, Doorway to Peace.

The principle leadership team of Doorway to Peace, that exists only with the help and prayer of many others, are: Joseph Delva, Gama Belizaire, Eddie Olmstead, Taylor Camera, Tim Lanigan, Ray Alceria and Marlane Codair.

To find out more about the ministry,about these people and about the country of Haiti, please visit our web site at doorwaytopeacehaiti.org.