Things we will be doing in Haiti

This is the church in Luly!!

Saturday: Arrive at airport no later than 5:00am. Arrive at Lifelines around 6:30pm Get settled, have supper, go over guidelines and rules, and try to get a good nights sleep.

Sunday: Leave for church in Luly around 8:30am. Nate will be preaching, so please be in prayer that the message is well received. Dinner at church. Arrive back at Lifelines around 1:00pm. Take tour of mission and village and prepare for VBS.

Monday and Tuesday: 8:30-1:00pm VBS. Afternoons and evenings will be filled with work projects, trips to orphanages and medical clinic, and door to door evangelism.

Wednesday: Morning is open for projects. 12:00 we will go to the resort for swimming, snorkeling, and dinner around 4:00pm. Back to Mission around 6:30pm

Thursday: VBS in Morning. Afternoon projects and preparing for shower. Evening baby shower for Tara.

Friday: VBS in Morning. Preparation for carnival in afternoon. Carnival late afternoon, and Jesus film in village at night.

Saturday: Misc. Activities. Hike up mountain to Petit Bwa. Open market in the afternoon. Wrap up projects. Pack for departure and clean up in evening.

Sunday: Depart La Digue around 7:30am. Arrive in GR around 10:25pm

This is a tentative schedule that most likely will change but gives us an idea of what we will be going day to day.

Haiti Itinerary August 4-12th 2007

Haiti trip
August 4-12, 2007

SAT AUG 04 American Airlines
4152 Lv Grand Rapids 705A
American eagle Ar Chicago 700A

SAT AUG 04 American Airlines 1048
Lv Chicago 810A
Ar Miami 1210P

SAT AUG 04 American Airlines 803
Lv Miami 235p
Ar Port Au Prince 335p

SUN AUG 12 American Airlines 1988
Lv Port Au Prince 1105A
Ar Ft. Lauderdale 205p
Lv Ft. Lauderdale 330p
Ar Dallas/Ft. Worth 530p

SUN AUG 12 American Airlines 3781
Lv Dallas/Ft. Worth 700p
Ar Grand Rapids 1025p

Pray for safe travel home for Kenya team

The Kenya team left this morning for home. Pray for safe travels and no lost luggage!

They should be arriving home on Saturday. Here is there last flight details.



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New update from Kenya team!

We are all well and are on our way back to Nairobi.
We had a wonderful weekend with the people in the Sijoa area.
God blessed our time with them and they were very thankful to see the Jesus film
and learn more about the Bible. We showed the film 5 different times at 4 locations.
And had a wonderful Sunday worship service at the Sijoa church.

Overall the impact of our mission trip has been great and we praise God for using us
to strengthen the churches here in Kenya. The Sijoa church (which was a very discouraged
church and nearly falling apart) rejoiced at the fact that God brought visitors who pointed them
to the faithfullness of God!

Thank you for sending us and keeping us in your prayers.

The Kenya Team from Lighthouse Community Church

Tom, Rob, Darrick and Sango

Sango, Shane and Walter giving a final word and some Bible gifts to the people at the Sijoa church.
Rob playing guitar and Tom singing praise songs at the Sijoa church
Using the Bible Story Cloth at the Sijoa church.
Using the Bible Story Cloth at Sango’s village.
Showing the Jesus film at the Mambia Friends Church.

Tom and Darrick setting up for showing the Jesus Film at the Magogongo church
Children from the Sigulu Primary School thanking us for the scripture booklets
The local orphans wearing Special Ministry T-shirts they were given.

Rhinos at the Nakuru National Park.

The Lighthouse Team at the Equator

Walter and Shane standing by the Special Ministries sign at Chippema Hope Center.
Tom sharing pictures with the children outside the church.

Finally we got an internet spot. We are well God has been with us. We have seen and sensed the move of God in many people--thanks for your prayers. Attached are some pictures plus the stories that go with each picture.The best tool we had was the Jesus Film in the local language (Luragoli and Swahili)-both young and old have been encouraged by the words of Jesus in the language they understand--we thank God we were obedient to HIS call--only eternity will tell.

Greetings to all believers at Lighthouse Community Church .

Tom, Rob, Darrick, Sango and Special Ministries in Kenya.

9. Sango talking with students from the Sigulu Primary School. You can see soccer balls we gave as gifts, we also passed out scripture booklets after his talk.


10. Showing the "Jesus Film" to the students from Sigulu Primary School at the Magogongo Church.
11. A young girl reading the scripture booklet she had received the day before.

6. On our way from Niarobi to Mambia we passed the "Great Rift Valley" which is behind us in the photo.

7. Sango remembering days gone by in a classroom. The building here used to be a gas station


8. Rob sharing the story of the Bible in Sango’s village using the "Bible Story Cloth". Walter & Sango are holding the cloth.

3. Sango talking with Ken, a lame man in the village of Mambia. He does shoe repair for a living.



4. Children who are neighbors of Walter from Special Ministries. We gave them a ball and they enjoyed it.

5. We visited Sango’s Father-in-Law, (Karen’s dad) Alfred Amisi. He is 3rd from the left.

Finally an update from Kenya with pictures!!

1. Rob and Darrick using the Bible Story Cloth with children, at the Mambia Friends Church.




2. We met with the leadership of the "Friends Church" including the General Secretary 5th from right

Kenya team

We had word today that unfortunately the Kenya team has no Internet at this point. Hopefully they will be able to post soon. We will try to keep you updated as we get word back.

Kenya team update

The Kenya team wanted everyone to know they are enroute to Kakamega villiage and should arrive around 3pm our time. (new update: they have arrived early) They are in very good spirits and they are feeling good. They plan to share the Jesus film with the church tommorrow. Kenya is 7 hours ahead of us so when you are praying you will know if they are up or sleeping.

Their missing bag has also show up!! Praise God!!!

They will post their own messages as soon as they get a chance!! Keep praying!!

Kenya team has arrived!!

I just received word that the Kenya team is safe and sound in Kenya!! Praise God!!

They are only missing one piece of luggage and they hope to have it soon.

Kenya Team

With our trip to Kenya just a week away, I thought a photo of our team would be nice.

Starting from the left; Sango Otieno, Tom Bruins, Rob Allen & Derrick Gates.