Psalm 91 Books provide inspiration to Haitians in Haiti & DR

I wanted to share how much impact God's word has on people, whose hearts are soft and absorb it. 
There is a ministry of the NYPD that is called Psalm 91, and they publish childrens books (in Spanish & English) and also a military edition book about Psalm 91 which has great explanation of the Psalm along with many examples of how trusting God has provided protection for people.   

Barbera, who is in the military proudly holding
her military edition of the Psalm 91 book. 

When I went to Haiti & the DR in February, I was only able to take a few books with me as this was my first trip.  We have several more boxes that people over there are eager to receive, and will send later.  This is a nice lady named Barbera who lives in Port Au Prince.  She actually speaks English quite well.   She is in the military and really appreciated the Psalm 91 military edition that I gave her.  I also gave the pastor and several others that book because they could read English, and books are very valuable over there.   Especially ones that help understand how God's word can help our lives. 

Pastor Ronald and others learning English from the
Psalm 91childrens edition

Here we are using the childrens Psalm 91 book to help teach English to the pastor Ronald who lives in Santo Domingo.   He leads a church of Haitians who are trying to make a life for themselves in the Dominican Republic.  The childrens book came in very handy because the language is easy and the pictures help describe the meaning of the words.  Language is very important for them because knowing English and Spanish will help them do well in the Dominican Republic. 

This sweet Haitian girl lives in Santo Domingo and is sporting her Sunday best.   She really loved the book we gave her of Psalm 91 and was so proud of it, she wouldn't put it down.   She had to have all of her pictures taken with it. 

This is a group picture of the Santo Domingo church with me and my friends Shawn & Julian and the little girl.   Again, notice that she kept the Psalm 91 book in her possession at all times.   Notice how she is still proudly displaying it.  This church group was like a big family.    







I gave a copy of the military edition to Pastor Anous and he also carried it with him everywhere.  He was so happy to have it and read it every day I was with him. 

Pastor Anous who really enjoyed the Psalm 91 military edition book.

Thank you so much to the Psalm 91 ministry of the NYPD for providing the books.  This is really a blessing and a protection to the people in Haiti and the Dominican republic who we were able to give them to.  










I would like to close by inserting the text of Psalm 91.  It is such a great Psalm for helping us remember that God is our protector and will always watch out for his children all over the world. 

To God be the Glory!

Psalm 91

 ¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
   will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.^[a]
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
   my God, in whom I trust.”  ³ Surely he will save you
   from the fowler’s snare
   and from the deadly pestilence.
⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,
   and under his wings you will find refuge;
   his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,
   nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
   nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
   ten thousand at your right hand,
   but it will not come near you.
⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
   and see the punishment of the wicked.
 ⁹ If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,”
   and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰ no harm will overtake you,
   no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you
   to guard you in all your ways;
¹² they will lift you up in their hands,
   so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³ You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
   you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
 ¹⁴ “Because he^[b] loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
   I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
   I will be with him in trouble,
   I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him
   and show him my salvation.”

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
2. Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king

The children in Haute St Marc Orphanage are given food

I wanted to share with all of you the really good news that the children in the Haute St. Marc orphanage have been given food!   When I visited in February, you could see that the cupboards were nearly empty, and I was told that the people who had given previously had stopped giving, and Pastor Anous was giving out of his own means to supply the food for the orphanage, which he could not continue. 

This was really on my heart, and on the airplane on the way back, I met a very nice lady named Natasha who told me that she thought she could help.    She connected me with a worldwide relief organization called "Mensajeros de la Paz" (Messengers of Peace in English) http://www.mensajerosdelapaz.com/.  They have quite a large number of people working in Haiti, and Natasha herself works to help supply funds for the Haiti relief efforts.

It wasn't long before we were given our first shipment of food.   Here is a picture of part of the shipment at the Mensajeros de la Paz location in Port Au Prince:

The food is loaded on the truck 

That bag looks heavier than him...

The first month we helped rent the truck to take the food to the orphanage way up in the hills of Haute St Marc.    Also, for the next month we took part in a "Pulguera Primavera" (spring tag sale) at Escuela Micael (our childrens school) and in a short period of time, we were able to sell some items and received many donations which made enough money to cover the truck rental for another month. 

The food has arrived!!!

The children were so happy when the first shipment of food came last month.  They were celebrating and saying "Where did that food come from???"  "Who gave it to us?",   "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you......"



Healthy rice & beans along with other tasty food!



Lots of food is cooked on a regular basis!



Thank you God for the food!!!



................................This picture really touched my heart, to see the reverence that the children have as they pray, and thank God for their food.  I am so happy to see that the children are eating regularly now.  These are such great kids and they really deserve to be given a chance at a better life.  

It really doesn't take too much, and God is really the one taking care of them. 



The children get a well appreciated meal!



They have been able to cook lots of food to provide meals not only for the children who live in the orphanage, but also to the children who come there for school.  

We are very grateful to Mensajeros de la Paz who have generously offered to give a supply of food every month for at least one year.    In addition, Natasha is continuing to work to procure funding to help support reconstruction efforts at the orphanage.  Please pray for her efforts to be fruitful, as it would be an incredible blessing if we could see a new orphanage with working facilities built for the children, comfortable beds, electricity, running clean water, fruit trees, goats/chickens, etc.  

It reminds me of how God himself looks out to care for the needs of the orphans and widows:

Deuteronomy 10: 17-19

¹⁷ For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. ¹⁸ He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. ¹⁹ And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.

To God be the Glory!!!