Relief Homes For Haiti
I received an email/letter from Patrick and Barb Lataillade, our missionaries in Haiti with Living Word Ministries To Haitians, concerning home rebuilding in Haiti. I am copying their letter below.
We continue to keep our eyes on the tropics. The Lord has certainly blessed us so far this year, but it isn't over yet so continue to pray! Currently there is a large storm, but a low level of anticipation of anything major becoming of it in the next 48 hours. It is sitting near the islands of DR/Haiti, so keep that in your prayers.
We are also working on our NYC Bowery Mission Thanksgiving Feeding trip where we will prepare about 10,000 meals in 5 days!
Now here's the letter:
Relief Homes for Haiti
After the earthquake in January 2010, the Haitian homeless population has multiplied. Currently one million people- approximately one-sixth of Haiti’s population is homeless, living in refugee camps across Port-au-Prince and beyond.
Although most of these camps lie in the city and it’s outskirts, there are other towns that have been severely damaged as well, in the earthquake, mudslides and hurricanes, leaving people outside Port-au-Prince in desperation as well.
Living Word Ministries has focused primarily on caring for the soul first and aiding in social projects, like education and medical help secondly. But with the rise in the homeless and poor families facing even deeper struggles, LWM has raised social priorities.
A home is someplace safe, a small piece of the world that bring families together. LWM has a new vision of providing homes to Haitian families cost free, using International Relief Homes from Gulf Coast Supply & Mfg. Inc.
GulfCoast Supply has worked in Guatemala and more recently in Haiti. Using steel panels, modular style two-room homes can be shipped in two 1500 pound crates and can be bolted to cement slabs within hours. The homes come complete with insulation, able to withstand a wide range of natural disasters and the crates they are shipped in can be used to build tables, shelves and/or bunk beds. The light weight packaging and easy assemble make International Relief Homes perfect for LWM’s housing project.
Not only is International Relief Homes the perfect package for Haiti, but it’s also the most cost effective, approximately $3,000 US per home, thousands less then other less efficient housing options. LWM’s primary goal is to build the first 12 homes for selected families. After those homes are completed and people trained to put up the houses efficiently, they will move on to build hundreds- with a goal of 1,000 Relief homes, each capable of providing a family of six a safe, clean environment for a suffering family.
LWM is looking for compassionate partners who are willing and able to provide monetary assistance and manpower to aid in the vision of seeing 6,000 of Haiti’s homeless finally sheltered.
LWM cannot reach everyone at once, but through prayer and the help of others who see the needs clearly, we believe we can make a small difference in the lives of families, beginning in south western village areas and broadening out over time.
  If you are interested in getting involved, want more information, etc, please contact us. Thanks for all your prayers and support. Proclaiming the Lord in all we do, In season and out of season. Lord Bless, Curt & Mary Jo Hencye Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota Website: www.ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Contact info: Curt: 941-915-9560 Email: Curt@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Skype-Hencye Mary Jo:
941-374-1607
Skype-MJHencye
Email: MaryJo@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com If you are interested in helping with the ministry's expenses we have set up an online giving section on our church's web page, http://calvarychapelsarasota.com/306287.ihtml, or you can contact us directly, or mail a check to:
Calvary Chapel Sarasota
Relief Ministries
3800 27th Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34235
Please note Relief Ministries in the memo.
All dontations are tax deductible. We are self-supporting missionaries. If you wish to give directly to our living expenses, please note that as well.
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