(January 15, 2010—4:30 p.m.) Our ministry partner at the Orphanage in Haiti, Smith, was able to make phone contact with us once again.  We continue to thank the Lord for sparing the lives of the children and staff in the Gift of God Orphanage.

This situation, however, is becoming critical as the food supply is quickly depleted. The staff is rationing in extreme measures and the children are very hungry. Smith and Katia know that it will be some time before supply lines open up and that they have to try and make the food last as long as they can. They have run out of rice and have only a little bit of spaghetti, beans, flour and oil on hand.

Please continue to pray for their safety. Desperation is setting in on the Haitian people  as they have now endured four days in this horrific nightmare. Security is a huge issue if people think that there might be food and water at the orphanage site.

Please pray for food and water distribution sites to be set up quickly for the Haitian people.

We are in need of financial support for the orphanage and ask for your help.  Contact Faith Missions International/The Heartland Gatekeeper for information on how to give.  391-0657 or 926-2633. 

CONTACT!!!

OMAHA, NE (January 14, 2010) — 12:27 p.m. We just received a call from our ministry partner in Haiti. Smith, his wife, Katia, their son Djelot and the 51 children and staff of the Don de Dieu Orphelinat (Gift of God Orphanage) are all alive and healthy...Praise God!

The rental house they live in is still standing but Smith reports that it shakes every night so they are 'living' outside. They are rationing the food and water they have knowing it could be quite some time before more supplies are available.

Smith said that some of the homes in their neighborhood have collapsed but he believes their neighbors escaped injury. 

STILL WAITING...

OMAHA, NE (January 13, 2010)— As images from Haiti come through the television, newspapers and the Internet, the scope of the devastation continues to stun the senses. At this point, estimates of the dead and injured are just that...estimates. Until some type of infrastructure can be established, the enormity of this disaster will not be known.

We are still awaiting contact with our ministry partners at the orphanage in Haiti. Please continue to pray.

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EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI

OMAHA, NE (January 12, 2010)—Faith Missions International, the parent organization of The Heartland Gatekeeper, has an orphanage with 51 children plus staff in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A 7.0 earthquake hit the nation of Haiti just 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. From all reports we are seeing, there is much destruction including the collapse of a hospital.

We are unable to make contact with our ministry friends in Haiti. It appears that phone systems are down and there is no way to get in touch with them.

Please pray for Smith & Katia, the staff and the children in the orphanage. 

Psalm 20:7 says, "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

We will post information as soon as communication with Haiti is restored.