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November 1, 2007
Greetings in the name of our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ! |
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How exciting it is working on the mission field/working for the LORD. We think we know what we are going to do today or tomorrow and then a need or challenge is put before us. Flexibility – Flexibility |
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To keep this email brief; we were putting a roof on and pouring cement at one neighbors house and then we were asked to oversee a six/seven month old hydrocephalic baby for at least ten days, she was having surgery in Port-au-Prince. Then another neighbor’s house was robbed and the wife was kid-napped (the husband is 84), we found this out Thursday morn-ing while we were on our way to the hospital. That evening when we got home from the hospital we hauled a generator, drop cord and lights to our neighbors house because the thieves had taken the generator and invertor leaving them with no source of power. |
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Back to the hospital the next morning to help with the babies (there were thirty babies having the same operation performed by an American medical team), arrived home late in the after- |
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| noon in the rain. At 9:30pm we received a call from a neighbor that the elderly man, who had been robbed, and his house help needed to go to the hospital. We loaded back up in the truck, went over to their house to find out they had put the generator inside the house to keep it from being stolen, the problem was they were using it at the time and they had closed the windows and doors because of the cool temperature. Everyone survived. |
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| Back to the hospital, the baby had her surgery and it all went smooth. Oh, yeah, forgot to tell you we were emailing or talking by phone with relatives of the kidnapped woman in France and the USA. Ransom was paid; she was released between midnight and 1am to walk home on her own. Back at the hospital the American medical team had left Haiti that morning, the Haitian nurses that were supposed to work another week left at the end of the day and did not return. The hospital shut the water off, no working toilets or showers for the mothers/caregivers of the babies. The smells and flies were horrendous. We are thankful Baby Hope did not have a fever, if she had the Haitian doctor was not going to discharge her to us even with the bad conditions at the hospital. After five days of continuous rain at or house we finally saw some blue sky this afternoon. We now have Baby Hope and her caregiver staying with us. No sleep last night, praying for some tonight. We see obstacles but God uses them as opportunities to grow our faith and trust in Him. |
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David, Chivanne(caregiver), Baby Hope
and Sandy at home |
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Baby Hope in the hospital after surgery |
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Again, thank you for your prayers and encouragement even when we can’t keep you inform-ed of what is happening. Please pray for healing in the family that was robbed/kidnapped and healing for Baby Hope and that her Mom might be found. |
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In His Hands,
Cullie, Sandy & David |
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November 27, 2007
Dear friends, |
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In our last email we mentioned how we had rain almost daily through the summer and then the tropical depression came over and we had constant rain for just over a week. This past week we have had sunshine everyday with no rain. We returned Baby Hope back to LesCayes where she is continuing to recuperate from her surgery. All the reports we get indicate she is doing very well. Cullie worked on finishing projects and picking up loose ends before he went to Florida for nine days. He spent two days with his Mom and Dad in Hollywood then loaded them up in the car and took them with him to Ocala for four days. While in Ocala he worked on papers for David’s adoption and purchased items needed in Haiti by other missionaries such as auto parts, medical supplies and personal items and transported parts needing repairs. Many of you had donated items for Haiti that we could not bring on our last trip. Cullie transported two loads down to Miami, loaded them in containers and shipped them to Haiti. Thank you so much for your generosity. He apologizes for not getting to see many of you, time was short. |
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Donated items for Haiti: clothes, shoes, French Bibles, generator, etc. |
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We have helped and assisted many of our neighbors and to show their gratitude they bring us produce, mainly bananas. Sandy makes banana bread almost everyday to give away. She home schools David using a curriculum based on the Bible. We continue to stay in contact with David’s birth mother and are encouraged by the spiritual growth in her life. |
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We had planned to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with three other missionary families. David woke up sick that morning with a stomach virus and we had to cancel our plans. We still enjoyed the day, staying home and relaxing, there is so much to be thankful for everyday. “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalms 46:10 We North Americans seem to have more trouble being still than being busy. |
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Roadside transfer of Baby Hope going back to LesCayes |
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This coming Saturday we plan to have a Thanksgiving meal at our house with three Haitian families. We want to share the reason we celebrate and give thanks. |
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Sandy will be going to Florida on December 3rd for a short stay, if any of you would like fresh coffee from Haiti please email us soon. We will be going to the store on our way to the airport. We can UPS from Ocala. |
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In His Hands,
Cullie, Sandy & David |
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December 12, 2007
Dear friends and family, |
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Our last email talked about Cullie preparing two containers for shipment to Haiti. While Cullie was playing catch up on mechanical repairs, Sandy spent 13 days in Florida with our family. We are thankful that our daughter and two sons understand the calling on our lives in Haiti even though they miss us. Lord willing we will spend Christmas together next year. |
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Since Sandy’s return we have been busy sorting through clothes, shoes, toiletries, etc into boxes that we have been delivering this week. Everyone has been so thankful for your generosity. |
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Christmas for us has been about getting together as a family, this year it was not possible but God blessed us with His peace. Like we said, we had been busy trying to get everything done and as it came to a close we were invited to and participated in several special Christmas events. We attended a special program Sunday at our Haitian home church and Monday evening we gathered with several missionary families for a candlelight service. Later that night we enjoyed Christmas dinner with a Haitian businessman (parts store owner), his family and friends. We arrived at 10pm, ate at 12:30am and got back home around 3am. |
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While at the Christmas dinner we were able to share Christ and our testimony with one gentleman when we first arrived and another gentleman until the wee hour of the morning. A thought that has stuck in our minds is, because of the birth of a special child, Jesus, whether you believe in Him or not, most of the world stops to celebrate the ‘season’. The greatest gift we can give is to share about Jesus Christ. “Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us.” |
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Thank you for your continued prayers and support for this ministry. We pray you have a blessed new year! |
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In His Hands,
Cullie, Sandy & David |
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