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balestabber

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with so much about HAITI being in the news,i would like to share this with "'the coffee shop"..i was blessed with a trip to haiti in 1996/with 2 weeks in the mountains of CAP HAITIAN.u may check out Missionary Flights International on the web.------------------------------------------

--- to haiti was the call ---
without a doubt----to haiti was the call
to revive my spirits----lest they should fall
i had to leave my family----i had to leave where i call home
but if you're called to serve the Lord----you'll sometimes feel alone

the people were poor----as the water and food
with no electricity----life can seem crude
with little to eat----and nothing to drink
the ground as your table----and the river your sink

i'll do my best----to reach the lost
to share the gospel----whatever the cost
the work was hard----the pains were many
the pay was small----not even a penny

to build a church----for others to pray
to receive my reward----in heaven some day
the Lord is gracious----the blessings were great
to witness to others----before its to late

MFI was great----9000 feet elevation
again GODS grace----was no need for sedation
the flight was rated----no class ,no frills
with lots of prayers----so far,no spills

tho the trip was not easy----a bit hard to swallow
where the LORD will lead me----i'll be sure to follow
with GODS grace----and His faithfulness
i've answered His call----with haitian happiness




written by richard
2006
 
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Anonymous

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Very NICE nothing is more lasting or rewarding than doing work for THE LORD. GOD'S WORD says we are to lay up our treasures in HEAVEN where thieves cannot steal or moths cannot harm nor can rust destroy.

MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU AND YOURS. :wink:
 

Soapweed

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Thanks for that nice poem, balestabber, and for your mission in spreading the Word in Haiti. Your efforts will not go unnoticed when the tally is called Up Yonder.
 

balestabber

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soapweed,the trip to haiti was a eye opening experience for me.i witnessed a young boy lose his arm in a sugar press and he was run down the mountain by a haitian ambulance,a guerney with a bicycle wheel attached to the front.must be even worse now.as for me,,,,i just had a stroke and can only sit around and dream with this old computer,and try to make words rhyme.thanks for your cares and concerns and reply. i loved the ''tally'' up yonder,,will ponder on that one :)
 

Hay Feeder

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My news announced at least 100,000 dead. Quite a bit more than the 40,000 they had reported eariler in the week.
To me it looked like everyone was working around the airport and not covering the rest of Haiti.
Some we still alive as of today. A bit longer than that 72 hour window.
Found out today a local Doctor here went over to help.
 

burnt

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Now the reports are that there could be 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless. Doctors performing field amputations without anesthetic. One doctor said "Oh my God, the screaming . . ."

Then infections set in and some die from that. Small cuts and scrapes can become infected and then gangrenous. More amputations. No water, sanitation.

And then another "6" earthquake this morning at 6AM.

I hope everyone gave thanks today for the privilege of being born in one of our great, rich countries and not in some hell hole where there is no law, order and any of life's necessities. It is truly a great gift to live where we do.
 

allen57

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balestabber said:
makes u wanna sleep with one eye open :shock: :shock:

tp://www.bing.com/search?q=Most+Recent+Earthquakes&FORM=QSRE1



Missing the "ht" in front of the "tp"........ http://www.bing.com/search?q=Most+Recent+Earthquakes&FORM=QSRE1
 

Hay Feeder

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News showed a mother paid a rescue group $300 to dig out her dead child. I did not know the sresuce groups were charging.
That made me wonder how much looting was being done on dead bodies
ex getting their money off of the bodies and such.
 
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