Hello Everyone,

I wanted to catch you up on what is happening with Bill and myself since I came back from Haiti.  Yesterday I sent out the newsletter and I also sent out the requested DVD’s of my Haiti experience.  I did send some of you who did not request it a copy because Bill and I really wanted you to see what transpired from our angle.  To anyone who did not make a request for one and would still like me to send you one, just let me know.  But wait until Monday or Tuesday to see if your newsletter arrives with a DVD inside before you make the request.

We have 2 medical teams coming that I really wanted to take into Haiti.  This is really funny.  As most of you know, Bill is the mover and shaker.  I’m the organizer, reorganizer, triple-organizer and here I am asking every team, “Let’s go to Haiti, okay?”  The 2 medical teams coming wanted to stay in the DR, which is perfectly fine but Bill and I got a chuckle out of my pushiness:  “Let’s go to Haiti, people…no plan, let’s just go!”  God has done such a work in me as far as planning, replanning and triple-planning.  While I was there helping the Haiti refugees, one morning I was so frustrated with the fact that I couldn’t organize ALL of the relief efforts…and I mean all of them…from Port-au-Prince to Barahona… the way I wanted to.  I ended up just full of laughter during my morning devotions and I said, “Okay, Lord, I have no plan.  Not happy….but I will trust you today.”  And that’s how the rest of my trip went.  When something we had planned at the last minute didn’t pan out, we shifted to the next best thing.  This has given me such freedom…and Bill as well….to be okay with trusting and going.  But, that can be taken overboard as in “Okay, medical teams….let’s just go right into Haiti.  I don’t know where we’re going but they need you….let’s go.”  The practical side of me, though, always reverts to, “I don’t want anything more or less than God has for us.” And this came in handy when both medical teams said they would serve in the DR and possibly Haiti at some later date.  So, guess what?  There is a couple coming in May (she’s a nurse) that wants to spend their entire time ministering in Haiti!!!  Yeah!!!!  Ask me how happy I am.  And the best thing about this is that they have a lot of experience in Haiti, as does Bill, so they would be very flexible to go with whatever happens.  It will be a great learning experience for me and will help pave the way for more medical teams next year to go to Haiti….with a plan.

Here is the devotion I received today online:  I wanted to share it because with Bill leaving Wednesday, I’ll be with Nicholas in Cleveland and taking him back and forth to school until they let out March 25th.  Him and I will fly down to the DR together so he can spend 10 days with us.  He is so excited!  But Bill and I would covet your prayers as we venture back and start to meet the needs of the Haitians as the Lord guides us.

We covet your prayers.  Blessings, Karen

GO “IN THE SPIRIT”

You can go “in the Spirit” to any nation on earth. You can touch an
unreached people while on your knees. Indeed, your secret closet may become the
headquarters for a movement of God’s Spirit over an entire nation.

I think of Abraham’s example. He prayed over godless, wicked Sodom. The Lord
answered him, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I
will spare all the place for their sakes” (Genesis 18:26).

When Abraham heard this, he began to negotiate with the Lord. He asked, “(If)
there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for
lack of five?” (18:28). Abraham was asking, “Lord, what if there are
forty-five righteous people among those fifty believers? What if only that many
are praying seekers? Or, what if there are only ten upright people who seek you?
If only ten call on you, will you spare the city?” God answered Abraham, “I
will not destroy it for ten’s sake” (18:32).

This passage tells us something about the Lord. He is willing to save entire
societies if he can find a band of righteous people within them. This speaks of
people who seek his face for the sake of their nation.

God goes even further on this issue than he did with Abraham. In Ezekiel 22,
God speaks of finding just one praying believer who will stand in the gap: “I
sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap
before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none”
(Ezekiel 22:30).

At the time of Ezekiel’s prophecy, Israel was polluted spiritually. The
prophets were profane, violating God’s law left and right. And the people
were oppressed, vexed on all sides, full of lust, robbing one another. Not one
person among them cried out to the Lord. Nobody stood in the gap to intercede.
Yet God would have saved the entire nation for the sake of just one
intercessor.

If you cannot physically go to the nations, you can be part of the support body
of intercessors. And we are to assist those who have given themselves to go to
the nations. When Paul writes of his journeys, he mentions not only Timothy and
Titus as his helpers, but also Lydia and the other precious women who aided him.
These were all devoted servants whose assistance helped touch entire nations
with the gospel.

Below is correspondence between our team and the Captain of Liberty Schooner, which recently set sail for Haiti on a really awesome vessel and with an even more awesome crew!Check it out here. It is so awesome to see local nonprofits unite with a pure cause to assure that relief and support TRULY get through and delivered to those in need! GO TEAM!

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Dear Pastor Frank,

We have 12 pallets of rice (about 18 000lbs) that did not get on the last relief voyage to Haiti. On behalf of the schooner Liberty and One Hundred for Haiti (www.onehundredforhaiti.com), who asked us to get the rice to Haiti, we would like to give the rice to you for your empowerment conference later this month in Carrefour.

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Thanks Captain P____. We are your family here and we love you. What one sows they reap in this life and the next to come. You are sowing with all of us into so many who are without an advocate to help them. As you know, I detest religion that is without love. True, pure faith is to show love and compassion for those who are afflicted, especially orphans and widows! I am so honored and grateful to be linked with all of those who have evolved together in this journey of love for the needy people of Haiti. 

I am rejoicing that now we have the rice and now we pray for the beans, oil and other food stuff to include in a single container to ship in two weeks. And yes, we will take care of the Pastor in Tampa. Adrian and Rose have a load we will mopve from Tampa for them also. We are here to serve, and bless all of you for your love and dedication. P Frank

Miami, FL-  The memorable theme of the FIDF 2010 Solidarity Dinner, “Israel saves a life as if it saves the world” , could not have been more appropriate.  The event brought together over 1,000 supporters to salute and honor the soldiers of Israel, with a special token of appreciation from the local Haitian community for the tremendous relief efforts extended by the IDF in the recent weeks. Generous donations raised nearly $2million dollars for the benefit of the courageous men and women of the Israel Defense Forces. A true manifestation of cultural harmony opened the event with Rabbi Solomon Schiff singing the Star Spangled Banner and Hatikvah, followed by a powerful prayer for the health and prosperity of the American and Israeli soldiers.  Gil Dezer, the master of ceremonies, led several notable honorees and speakers onto the stage.  Miriam Zadok, Past President of the FIDF, joined Gil  in a special presentation to honorees Michael and Noemi Dezer in their lifelong support as veterans of the IDF.  Other keynote speakers included Attorney and Author Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School, Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of the IDF General Staff, and Leaders of the Miami Haitian Community. Among the Haitian Community leaders was Attorney Phillip J. Brutus, Candidate for U.S.  Congress, who shared a heartfelt embrace with Major Dr. Yuval for his remarkable efforts at the Israeli Medical Camp in Haiti.

 The captivating stories of recounted by IDF soldiers aroused the audience and even left many members in tears. Salvation of lives both in active duty and during the recent Haiti rescue and relief mission was a proud focus for celebration.  The bravery of one soldier was honored for his recent heroic efforts in saving another IDF soldier in battle. The unexpected reunion of the two on stage was an incredibly powerful moment for everyone in the room! 

TOUCH HAITI NOW MEDICAL CLINIC GOES MOBILE. “ CAMP DAVID IN CARREFOUR, HAITI REPORTS THAT THE CLINIC ESTABLISHED BY TOUCH HAITI NOW IS NOW MOBILE. THE TEAM TREATED 250 AFFLICTED IN LAFOND, MIRBALAIS ON MARCH 4 AND 5. THE CLINIC WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF DR. RIK CELIE OF DOCTORS ON A MISSION AND DEPENDS ON MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO OPERATE AND IS STAFFED BY A LOCAL HAITIAN DOCTOR, NURSE, AND ASSISTANTS.

LOCAL HAITIAN PASTORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOUCH HEAVEN ARE PREACHING THE GOSPEL IN LAFOND MIRBALAIS. “BISHOP CHERVIL JEAN ERNEST,  WHO PRESIDES OVER 250 CHURCHES IN HAITI, REPORTS TO TOUCH HEAVEN THAT HIS TEAM IS CONTINUING THE EVANGELISM “FIRE” THAT PASTOR FRANK AMEDIA AND TOCUH HEAVEN IGNITED WITH HIM RTWO WEEKS. THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, THE EXPRESSION OF LOVE, SIGNS AND WONDERS IS ONGOING. GOD LOVES THE HAITIAN PEOPLE VERY MUCH AND TOUCH HEAVEN IS HONORED AND PRIVLEGED TO BE IN HIS SERVIE TO THIS NATION. HIS GLORY IS RESTING UPON THEM TO MAKE THEM A LIGHT TO THE WORLD.