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Michel & Louise
Charbonneau
C/O Agape Flights
7990 15th St E Sarasota Fl 34243
Port-au-Prince, March,
2000
Dear friends,
A while ago, little Gerald
(10) found a $20 bill on the street. $20 US represents
the average income of his family for a month. He came
running to us with the bill, but on his way met a young
lady who teared it out of his hands and ripped it up. She
told us that the voodoos curse money, throw it in the
streets for wandering children to collect. It is believed
that if children buy food with this money, they will die
after enjoying their meal. Gerald finally made his way to
us crying. We were able to rescue the bill with tape and
exchanged it for the national currency. We explained to
him that we have no need to fear curses because Jesus is
all powerful and has freed us from such curses.
We took two days off in a Guest House on the mountain. At
night, the temperature went down to 15 C. We were forced
by the cold to use the fire place. It is hard to believe
that we had to heat in Haiti. Max, our son, slept with
four blankets! It is good to know that 40 minutes away
from here we can get cold if we miss winter temperatures.
Don Raymer, the PAOC’s West Indies coordinator, came
to visit us in February. He will be sending some
containers of food for the children. Rev Mark Lecompte
from Quebec Bible Institute and Rev David Blakely from
Bethel Pentecostal church in Ottawa came along with him.
Mark has started working towards opening a Bible College
in Haiti. Please pray for this project. A few days later,
we had the privilege of receiving Rev & Mrs Mervyn
Thomas from Brampton Pentecostal in Ontario accompanied
by Jeremiah, one of their board member. The church in
Brampton is actually our biggest supporter.
In the middle of February, a team from Royal View in
London Ontario spent two weeks with us. We were able to
put on our church a net that is usually used for green
houses. We will no longer be able to cook our eggs on the
stage during the teaching by the sun heat! We now have an
attendance of over 500. They made a difference and we
want to thank them.
We were able to obtain the budget for a second
pastor’s family to come to work with us in Haiti.
The Department of Missions is presently looking for this
family.
PLEASE PRAY:
- For a pastor to replace us during our home assignment
and some Volunteers In Mission (VIM) to work with us.
- For us to get our visas so we can buy the land et start
building the church.
We want to thank you for your gifts and prayers.
« They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore
the places long devastated. » Isaih 61:4
Michel & Louise
Charbonneau
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