Hands Together
We are in this thing together Ayiti Cherie.
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. -erwin lutzer
10 comments:
Troy & Tara,
I found your blog while googling to try to find earthquake information about an orphanage in Terre Noire that our church supports. I have been following you since then and you have become dear to me. I thank God for you and for the work you are doing - both before and since the quake.
I want to be a part of what you are doing. For now I have a little money I can send. What is the best way to send it? Pay Pal? Mail a check to WWV? I am following your blog and Troy's tweets, so you could answer in one of those if that's easy.
By the way, one of our people got in touch with Buteau, the Haitian brother who serves as interpreter for short-term teams at our orphanage. He lost 6 relatives in the earthquake. He said the orphanage was damaged, but the children and other folks are unhurt. I am told the conversation with Buteau went something like this. "How are you?" "I'm fine." "Do you have food?" "No." "Do you have money?" "No." "Well, how are you doing, then?" "I'm doing fine." When the discussion turned to our efforts to try to get cash to him, he said, "Money is nice, but what we really need is prayer. There are things that money can't buy."
I will be praying for you and watching for information about the best way to donate.
Rob Main
Bellingham, WA, USA
Livesay's - I know Lisa Buxman (she helped deliver our daughter here in CO 7 months ago), and I've been to Haiti 5 times in the past. We got to know Roro and Gerard Eustach (pastors and brothers) who are there in PauP, and they have a bunch of medical teams lined up and coming in... and thought that you might want to touch base with them if your medical group all leave soon. Their website is www.haitianchristian.org and they are updating it often. Their clinic, church and school seemed to have survived - Praise God - so they are now trying to help too.
I encourgeed Lisa yesterday to keep looking for the little things that give HOPE each day... like a smile, a Messie Bocu (probably spelled wrong - but thanks very much), a flower in the rubble, kids laughing... cling to that and remember the hope we have in Christ most of all.
Please don't worry about writing back - just wanted to give you this info.
Praying for you,
Andrew & Judi Blum (and Moriah Hope and Selah Grace)
http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news3/maf-coordinates-delivery-of-vital-aid-to-devastated-haiti#s2w6ZEo37f18WOs0PMh8DA
not sure if this might be a help for you.
Troy and Tara,
Thank you for being Christ's hands and feet and offering hope during this bleak time. It is good to read your updates of faith and hope, in spite of the pain and heartache. The news coverage omits much of this! My family is praying for you; our hearts ache for our neighbors. We long to jump up and do something, but for now we know we must wait- and pray for those of you who are in Haiti working and giving aid. May Christ hold you steadfast and give you His strength!
Teresa, in the Dominican Republic
Troy and Tara,
God bless you, first of all. I found your blog via a link about praying for Haiti. I am moved to tears and have passed the link on to others in my church. Here in the UK it is so difficult to get to hear what Christians (or anyone) are doing in Haiti so please keep the posts coming.
I pray for your safety in every way.
And let the favor of the LORD our GOD be upon all of those in Haiti and their loved ones abroad;
And DO CONFIRM for them the work of THEIR HANDS;
YES, CONFIRM the work of their hands.
Psalm 90:17
May it be so, sweet Jesus. May it be so ~ for it is in Your awesome, victorious name that we pray. AMEN and AMEN
Dear Mr and Mrs Livesay,
My name is Tiffany and I live in Victoria, Texas. I found your blog as I read one of Matt Chandler's tweets. It was on January 13th. I cried as I read your words. I didn't just cry for a minute or cry in vain. Your words hit me and I hit my knees and poured out my heart to God for you and the people of Haiti. But it didn't stop there, I posted a link on my Facebook and I also introduced you, your family and your work to my 9th grade Bible students at the Christian school where I teach. I could hardly read your posts as I pleaded with them to take a moment to look beyond themselves and pray. Most of them did not even know an earthquake had hit Haiti. Most didn't know where Haiti even is. I could see that most of them were very deeply moved. They sat quietly for 25 minutes while I talked to them and read them your blog. I have also been talking with my own two older children as well. I am reminded every time I start to get upset or frustrated about the silliest little thing just how good I do have it. I know our God is good and we are praying for you and your family and all that your hand touches. We pray for the hearts, mind and spirits of the people there. We pray for aid to get there and help to continue coming. I feel so bad that I can turn it on and turn it off. I don't have to face the devastation 24/7, but please know it is on my heart and my mind almost that much. I will do what I know to do and what I have the means to do and that is to continue to pray to God Who sees and knows it all and is already working divinely. Many blessings from myself, my family and my 9th grade students!
Tiffany
Like many others I stumbled on (but really I know God led me) your blog about putting your 5 children on a plane back to the US. My heart was so touched. I had just Googled "Haiti Missionaries" trying to find out specifics about God's people and how I could pray. I have been following your blog ever since and have ordered one of your books from Blurb. You and your children will continue to be in my prayers.
Tara, wondering if I can use this photo for the header on my blog. I would give all the credit to Troy.
sure - use the picture Dawn!
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