The situation in Haiti is critical, with millions of people starving and in desperate need of assistance. Thank you for joining LCC in supporting our mission to aid the vulnerable in Haiti during these challenging times. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, can make a difference and help alleviate the suffering of those affected. Together, we can make a meaningful impact and help save lives in Haiti. Because of your unwavering support, LCC has been able to make substantial donations for food and medicine to Mission Haiti and Habitat for Children Ministries. We received the following updates from Lophane Laurent, Mission Haiti and Meschac St Amour, President, Habitat For Children Ministries: It is a pleasure for me to write you this note on behalf of the people in Haiti to explain what this food package represents for us now. I want to thank God for his mercy and love, and I want to thank all of the members of LCC, especially the donors and sponsors who never stop supporting LCC with their prayers and money. You can imagine how hard it is right now to feed your family, where the food is very expensive and not easy to find because of gang violence. Before, when the inflation was 15%, I used to buy a bag of rice for about $15, and now, with the inflation of 60%, it costs $45 to $50, and you can’t find it everywhere. In our food package, we give rice, spaghetti, cream corn, sugar, and oil vegetables, and each family receives one and has food for about four or one week, depending on how many people there are in the family. Please continue praying for Haiti because almost 6 million people are starving or are homeless because they don’t have a job, and 80% of businesses are closed or destroyed by the gangs. Most of the owners left Haiti, so this is a part of the situation in Haiti now. But Mission Haiti never stopped its job in Haiti and kept going on all our projects even though it was difficult for us. My friends, now you can understand why I say this donation is more than a blessing for my people. Our airport is closed because of gang violence and all the shipping also, and we export almost 90% of the products we use in Haiti. In the name of the parents and the kids in our scholarship program, especially in my name, I say thanks so much, and May God bless your families and your ministries. Christ is Risen. He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! Lophane Laurent Mission Haiti On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Habitat For Children Ministries organized a prayer day for Haiti. During that time of prayer, we prayed to God for the situation of violence to calm down and stop. The prayer was called "Habitat Unity Group Day of Prayer." We asked God to be merciful to the people of Haiti because they are hungry, and everything is getting so expensive. The people can't afford to buy food anymore. The trucks that carry merchandise to the countryside are forced to pay gang members at every stop. Many hospitals have started closing their doors, and patients are forced to return home because there is no medicine and gas for the hospitals to work as they should. We also offered up praises and thanks to all the people who help us and our organizations to continue with God's work while everything is going on in Port-au-Prince. Habitat For Children Ministries is still working diligently in the countryside to deliver food and take care of sick people. We praise God for that opportunity! Speaking with a friend from Port-au-Prince last week, he said to me humanitarian colleagues emphasized that these departments do not have sufficient infrastructure, and host communities do not have sufficient resources to cope with the large number of people fleeing Port-au-Prince. Also, speaking with a police friend over the weekend in Port-au-Prince, he said that of the 53,125 people who fled Port-au-Prince from March 8th-27th, nearly 80% already had been forced to abandon their homes and were living with relatives or in crowded and unsanitary makeshift shelters across the capital. The countryside is getting filled quickly, and now we are dealing with a lack of everything. More than 85% of Haitians leaving the capital have been crowding into buses, risking travel through gang-controlled territory where gang rapes have been reported arm gunmen have been known to open fire on public transport. The transitional council, which will be responsible for choosing a new Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, has yet to be formally established. "So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:18) Meschac St Amour President Habitat For Children Ministries, Inc.
We received the following update from Meschac St Amour, President, Habitat For Children Ministries:
Please join us in our efforts to help save lives in Haiti. Together, we can make a difference and bring hope and material support to those in need. Thank you for your generosity and compassion.
Thank you for joining LCC in supporting our mission to aid the vulnerable in Haiti during these challenging times. Thanks to your unwavering support, LCC has been able to make substantial donations for food and medicine to Mission Haiti. LCC is also working for the first time with Habitat for Children Ministries in collaboration with Rev. Cris Escher of Grace Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Rev. Escher currently serves as the Vice President of Habitat for Children Ministries, and the congregation at Grace Lutheran strongly supports this ministry’s efforts in Haiti. Please join us in our efforts to help save lives in Haiti. The violence and unrest in Haiti have left many innocent people injured, homeless, and in dire need of medical care, food, and shelter. We are working closely with our partners to safely provide essential assistance, including meals and medical supplies, to families amidst the challenges of volatility and violence. Together, we can make a difference and bring hope and material support to those in need. Every dollar counts and can make a huge difference in the lives of those impacted by this crisis. Thank you for your generosity and compassion. Your generous donations were sent to Haiti to provide food for school children and their families in Haiti's tent city during Christmas break. LCC received the following update and picture from Lophane Laurent in Haiti Thank you for BEING THERE with LCC to provide the gift of food this Christmas for school children and their families in Haiti's tent city.
BE THERE with LCC to Provide the Gift of Food this Christmas for Children in Haiti's Tent City11/28/2023
Provide Basic Food Staples for Children in Haiti Through your generous donations, Lutheran Church Charities continues to provide scholarships for children in the tent city in Haiti. With the current political crisis raising the cost of food dramatically, Lutheran Church Charities is asking for your generous donations this Christmas to provide these children with basic food supplies. The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for many, but for children in Haiti, it can be a time of hunger and uncertainty. With your help, we can make a difference by providing food for these children during the Christmas break. For just $65.00, you can provide a child and their family with a food package that will feed them during the Christmas break and prevent them from going hungry. Your donation will go directly towards purchasing nutritious meals and ensuring these children have the sustenance they need to thrive. Together, we can bring some much-needed comfort and hope to these vulnerable children. Your donation will show the love and compassion of Jesus to these children in need. Help make a difference this Christmas for the children in Haiti with Lutheran Church Charities. Greetings from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Today was a great day for those kids because I distributed school supplies to 70 kids. My friends, you can’t imagine how they are happy because they didn’t expect that. I gave them pencils, pens, notebooks, rulers, etc. Thank you to LCC sponsors and our donors for continuing to support our poor kids. Tomorrow, everyone will be able to go to school because now they have school supplies. May God bless you all and your families. Please continue to pray for my country, Haiti. We love you like you love us. Blessings Lophane Lutheran Church Charities has supported the education of students from the tent city in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, since 2012. Public and private education in Haiti costs money - there is NO free education. Our Lutheran schools also charge, but they are less expensive than the public schools. The cost of tuition is $65 per month.
Thanks to your generous donations, Lutheran Church Charities is able to continue its mission of providing aid to those in need. We are proud to work with our Mission Partners Mission:Haiti and Ministry in Mission to purchase and distribute vital supplies to the most vulnerable in Haiti. Your contributions are making a real difference in the lives of those who need it most, and we thank you for your continued support. We received the following update from Lophane Laurent after he distributed food to those in need: Greetings from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, There is no word to describe how much we appreciate your donation to help my people receive a food package for a week with their families or friends. I asked the pastor for 60 families, and he invited 100. It was hard for me to see that many people and I had food only for 60 families. My heart was broken to see the 40 left with their empty bags. I want to thank you for continuing to support my poor people with a food package for one week. May God bless our donors and sponsors and all of the members of LCC. Please continue praying for us because things getting worse every day, but one thing I know is that our Lord is in control. Blessings, Lophane The needs in Haiti are great and ongoing. Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Lutheran Church Charities to continue to send funds to Haiti.
Greetings, everyone, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I want to thank all of you who have been praying for my Haitian people, especially after the big storm that damaged Leogane and a part of Port au Prince, especially in Tabarre and La Plaine. Last week my team went to La Plaine to do a food distribution where we served 40 families with a package of food for two or three days, depending on how many people were in the family. We are planning to go to Tabarre to serve another 30 families. Please keep us in your prayers because this area is very dangerous. I want to say to all of the members of Mission:Haiti and especially thanks to all of the members of LCC who continue praying for us and support us by sending money to buy food to distribute to those people who are in need. May God continue blessing you all. Lophane Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Lutheran Church Charities to send emergency funds to Haiti to help provide food during the current crisis. Thank you for being a part of the Mercy and Compassion Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities.
Food Delivered Immediately to Those in Need Because of your generous donations, LCC was able to send funds to Haiti this past week to buy food, clean water, and cholera kits for those affected by the recent flooding. We received the following update from Lophane Laurent: Greetings, everyone, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There are no words to explain our happiness. My brothers and sisters thank you so much for thinking of these people, and I want you to know that since the storm happened, we are the first and only group who visited them and bring food for them. We are going to another place to bring food and cholera kits because the leaders in this area told me there are a few people already touched by cholera. Please pray for my team, who will be traveling there, to have a safe trip. Thanks again to all of the members of LCC and Mission:Haiti and especially our sponsors for continuing to support Haiti. God bless you all. Lophane
Emergency Funds Needed in Haiti to Purchase Food After a Weekend of Heavy Rains and Flooding6/6/2023
Your Donations Needed to Purchase Food That Will Be Delivered Immediately The most urgent need right now is food. Lophane Laurent is in Haiti now and is able to buy food and deliver it to the Pastors in the affected areas to distribute. Blessings to everyone! It has been raining so bad in Port-au-Prince and there are a few blocks that are flooding. People in an area called Tabare close to the U.S. embassy and the international airport are asking for help and we can’t do anything for them now. Please keep them in your prayers as it still raining so bad. I can’t go out just to make a short visit. Please keep me in your prayers and Haitian staff. The video is from the Leogane area by the LCMS building. Blessings, Lophane Laurent Please prayerfully consider making a monetary donation to enable Lutheran Church Charities to send emergency funds to Haiti to help provide food during the current crisis.
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