Trip to Haiti

Pastor Kirk recently took a team to Haiti. The team represented 4 churches in Southern California. Pastor Kirk and his team were able to bring supplies for the orphanage, encourage the staff that are volunteering to care for the kids and teach the children in school, encourage Pastor Julian (he lost his wife, home, orphanage, school, and church building in the earthquake), meet with local leaders and pastors to strategies on ways to reach Haiti for Jesus, connect Pastor Bobby with other pastors for fellowship, networking, discipleship, encouragement, and accountability, and then preach the Gospel to a crowd of people in a city town square during flag day in the city where the flag was made called Saint-Marc where the president celebrated. On this trip they had 12 divine appointments that developed partnerships with Pastor Bobby, 5 healings, 30 plus salvations, and a container from the Mexican government was given to the orphanage with 2 little rooms filled to the ceiling and a big storage room filled to the top with food, diapers, water bottles, paper goods, and cleaning supplies. Pastor Kirk also met with Pastor Julian who has planted 7 churches all over Haiti and has been a pastor in Haiti for 30 years. Pastor Julian has talked to his other pastors and said he loves what Set Free church stands for and how they are all about Jesus. He told Kirk the Sunday before he preached that he is changing his church name to Set Free church and wants to come aboard with them. He said the other 7 churches in Haiti are going to change to Set Free church as well. He announced this to the church and the 4 pastors visiting from the other church. Set Free is honored to come along side our brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus in Haiti. You can watch the mission trip video by going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i231MHa0nKc.

You can still help the people of Haiti. Here are some of the things we need:

1. There are 48 children and they are sleeping on the ground. Pastor Bobby and his wife Darlene and there 2 boys sleep on the ground as well. It's cement ground and is dirty. Many of them are getting sick from breathing in the dust and their skin has rashes. We found a place in Haiti that will build medal bunk bed frames for $60each and mattress for $20each. We hope to buy 25 bunk beds which equals $2,000.

2. We are looking for churches to sponsor a kid monthly starting at $20 a kid. There are 48 orphans and Pastor Bobby has 2 young boys.

3. We need a big roll of screen for the windows to keep the mosquito's and bugs out.

4. We need cement blocks, wood, and corrugated sheet metal to build a new bathroom and shower facility for the kids.

5. We want to purchase one of those Metal Sheet buildings that come in a kit to send down there to build on the new site. Before we do anything on the property we need to build a fence around the property for security.

Kirk is looking for teams of Doctors and Nurses to go do clinics, builders to help demolate damaged property and build new walls, teachers to help train teaching methods for the teachers at the school, and pastors/church leaders to train up Haitian pastors and church leaders. Those that want to come need to get a passport, have their travel shots updated, take malaria pills, and plan for it to be hot. Kirk located some great place for teams to stay. The guest houses are nice and have showers, electricity, great meals, and internet. If you or your church is interested, please let Kirk know. He is willing to go down there in July or August after he gets back from the Philippines in June. His number is 909-615-0427.