Adventure of North Natomas

Haiti Missionary Update

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by mgruenholz in News

Dear Adventure Family,

We join in your concern and prayers for Haiti.  Below is an update from our missionaries, Brice and Amanda Wurdeman, from Carmen Niehaus (principle of Sonlight School in Haiti), as well as our own Vaughn LeMoss’s update on World Vision’s aid to Haiti.

Wurdeman’s, Sonlight Faculty:  Thank you for your prayers and thoughts, we feel so loved by you.  It truly has meant so much to us and encourages us as well as equips us to be able to minister even more here.  We did feel the earthquake and continue to feel aftershocks, but we are about 100 miles away from where the main quake occurred.  Right now many of you are asking how you can help, at this moment we need prayers. If we hear of ways we can help, we will let you know.  We just don’t know of the extent of supplies like fuel and water even being able to get to us yet as some have asked, and right now priority is just praying for lives in Pap. 

Other than pictures falling in our place, no harm was done here.  This is not to say we are unaffected by the earthquake in other ways.  Everyone we know here has a loved one in the capital city.  As you have heard Port-au-Prince has lots of damage, most we don’t even know about yet.  Phones are down here and it is the only way for most people to get contact from their families in PaP.  So, we especially ask your prayers for the following people missing.  They are all loved ones of 7^th grade:  Youvenie, Mackendy, Jordan, Macken, Joel, Saint Juste, Marc, Neckelson, Fratise, Seny, Ben, Mme. Gera, Robinson, Andreana, Williene, Romel, Lea, Micky, Richard, Phrito, Richard, Ketia, Max, Geraldine, Jerry, Aseffi, Chontal, Stephaine, Yania, Kiki, LouLou, Edner, clarvio, Marco, Sonia, Frendy, Isrel, Roseline, Chantal, Robenson, Katia, Merlande, Nicole, Roberta, Tica, Beatrist, Christelle, Dany, Melissa, and Olny.

In 3^rd grade they are younger and did not know all of the names, so they are by student: Jefferson’s mom, Stanley’s aunts and cousins, Miss Edith’s aunt and cousin, Aisha’s 2 sisters, Thaina’s cousin Philan, Debbie’s cousin Danielle, Lud’s aunt, Trecy’s mom, Timothe’s uncle and cousin, Fedeline’s 2 brothers and aunt, Mike F.’s  cousin, Moses’ aunt, Vasthie’s aunt, Samuelle’s 2 cousins and aunt, Jemima’s grandma and cousins, Willens’ 2 cousins and uncle, Ted’s aunt, Pierre Bruna, Phana’s cousin, Samuel’s dad and brother, Berdjna’s 2 cousins, Kervens and his sisters, Mackioldie and his family, Dachecka’s brother, and the many others we don’t even know.

Again thanks for your concern.  Click Sonlight Newsletter  for our newsletter we were in the process of sending out before this happened, so you can also open that to find pictures of the kids celebrating Christmas here…we are thankful they know God and are drawing near to Him through the hard times in Haiti.

Carmen Niehaus, Principal of Sonlight School:  We are fine.  We have talked through e-mail to other missionaries in Port-Au-Prince and Gonaives and everyone we have heard from is fine. I’m sure when we find out more we’ll know more people who have experienced great loss.

Sonlight and all missionaries are fine. Our houses shook — I had that post-amusement ride feeling! SonCenter shook — the guys working inside ran out. But, God who is building that building for us held it together!

We were warned by UN workers of a possible tsunami.  Today it is cloudy and rainy.

Once again we have experienced mercy at the mighty hand of God. thanks for your continued prayers for us.

Vaughn LeMoss, West Coast Regional Director of World Vision:  We have 320 staff on the ground in Haiti and  are in full mobilization to help. Currently, it is in the assessment stage. Our offices are figuring best tactics and plans now.  Will update the church as I learn more.