A Call for Help . . . Hit by Four Hurricanes in Four Weeks
Haiti - September 2008
" We praise the Lord for His continued goodness and protection. Our family survived the four hurricanes in four weeks very well. However there are many areas of the country that continue to be flooded.
The roads are impassable at this time. 40,000 continue to be stranded in need of basic water and food. Over 400 deaths have been confirmed. All the rivers in this area are over their banks.
We have been able to provide necessary food to several families in our community that are in desperate need of nourishment and we will expand our efforts, bringing food, medicine and water as we are able to get to the areas of greatest need. Brothers Pelicie and Oreste, the preachers of the Santo Church of Christ are keeping contact with brethren in Gonaives and the central plateau. They will help to organize efforts to bring relief to the brethren in these areas and the community surrounding them.
Many families were already in a financially depressed state and now they have lost everything including gardens, livestock, personal belongings and in many instances their homes. We hope to help them replace some of their household needs. They are in dire need of beds and bedding. As we deliver food they smile broadly and exclaim: "Thank you, thank you, we are not forgotten."
Haitian School was supposed to open early this month but has been delayed until October 6th to provide time for cleanup and preparation for the coming school year. It is safe to say that in areas like Jacmel in the south of Haiti and Goniaves and Saint Marc in the northern part of Haiti, this delay will not be adequate time and the school year maybe lost to many children.
We thank you all for your prayers and financial support to help the needy in Haiti.
Praising Him,
Roberta Audate Edwards
Hurricane Ike
This has been disastrous for all Cuba. It will take a long, long, long time to recover. Many people have lost their houses and everything. In the past, other hurricanes were different because they hit only one or two provinces, but Ike hit all Cuba, and the worst is that the economy in Cuba is TOTALLY collapsed, even recognized by the Cuban Government officially through the newspaper and media.
Three days ago we received dramatic news: The prices of fuel have nearly DOUBLED.
Many people call me FROM ALL CUBA and are waiting for us to carry them something, but we can't afford the fuel. Oh man, It's a completely crazy situation.
Everybody knows that in a few days all basic needs (food, water, clothes, etc) will increase in price. For that reason many people are buying things up before the price increase. All the stores are beginning to empty. But we know that God has the Eternal Control.
In this moment we concentrate on finding and buying a lot of food. After that, many, many, many people will need clothes, shoes mattresses, furniture, etc.
We are doing the best that we can; we have to use rationally the little money that we have and try to share between every body equally, and select the priority (in this moment the homes that have children, elderly, handicapped and sick people.)
In many places we do not have electricity; in this moment we have not had electricity in the church building for 4 days. Thank God we are using the generator that Brother Bill Stough bought some years ago, but we use it only to connect the computer and email service.
The goods news is: GOD TAKES CARE OF US ALWAYS AND FOR EVER.Always in Jesus, Ammiel Angel
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