BIMI Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response

We are grateful to report that all our BIMI missionaries in Haiti have been accounted for and are safe from the immediate effects of Tuesday's earthquake.

The Don Dryden family reports: "All the Drydens in Port-de-Paix are fine. The center was near Port-au-Prince and we are 150 miles north of that. We actually felt the floor moving and walls shaking for about 1 to 1.5 minutes; a few things fell off shelves. Just on our road, people were yelling and running - I can only imagine what it is like in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas closer."

BIMI has set up a special Haiti Earthquake Emergency account. Funds given through this account will be channeled through the Drydens to meet immediate and long-range needs of national pastors, Christians and ministries in the Port-au-Prince areas. Don and Bridgett Dryden have been in Haiti for over 30 years and know how to distribute the funds in a responsible, accountable way to those with the greatest need. They have a network of national pastors to work through. Please pray for our brethren as they face this tragedy. The Drydens request specific prayer for security to be established. The news from Port-au-Prince is frightening.

Haitian Mission of Mercy Report

Thank you so much for the 'servant ship' that you offer as you lead our BIMI team. We appreciate so much the prayers that reach the Throne in heaven on our/Haitians behalf!

Yesterday, I sent to 4 pastors in Port-au-Prince (whom we know very well) a total of $8K to help among the members/believers of their churches who were affected by the earthquake. I asked them to give me a report of the use of the funds so that I could send to those who helped, for the donors would appreciate that very much.

In addition to the medical supplies to help take care of the injured, we have given money to the injured who were moved up this way or got their own way up here as medical help in the capital was/is far short of the immense need. In visiting the injured in the hospital, we were able to give money so that they could buy toiletries articles/clothing; they came up here only with the torn clothing they had on their backs. Among those we ministered to were broken limbs (upper/lower arms ,hands -some with multiple fractures, crushed feet and fingers which had been amputated), broken ribs, back injuries-one person was paralyzed from the waist down, one with a hole in the head, others that had been operated on to removed imbedded gravel and debris. One man had his arm amputated up to his shoulder.

Presently, we have family members of some in our church here who have come to stay with them as they lost their homes and work. Matter of fact, a lady who is sister to one of our church members moved up here a few days ago; she was in Port-au-Prince and lost everything but her life and her daughter. She came with her sister to church on January 17th and accepted the Lord during the invitation.

We are working closely with these people from our church's extended family who were in Port-au-Prince and suffered loss. One member of our church here had a son who lived in PAP with his family. They had a 5 month old girl that was crushed to death, the mother has suffered a severely broken arm and they lost their home and belongings. We have sent funds to help Edouard and his wife until she can travel up here. The children are here with family. We have also given the grandmother to help with present needs for the children. There are others related to our church folk about whom are learning of on a daily basis.

Tomorrow, our assistant pastor (a Bible School student) will travel on his motorcycle to a state hospital about 30 miles from here. He has heard of members of a church he works with who had several members that were in PAP who were injured; two of them have severe injuries and cannot be transported from PAP. Those who have been sent to the hospital near their home have injuries similar to some of those I described above. We will be sending some $$ with him to give them to help in this time of need.

Yours for the harvest,
Don/Bridgitt
BIMI missionaries to Haiti since 1975

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Richard & Patty Comer -  CENTRAL AMERICA
Brian & Jamie Cone -  THAILAND
Richard & Elizabeth Conrad -  JAPAN