Friday, November 7, 2008
Life and Death
Jesus in Haiti Ministries
November 7th, 2008
Friday night
Greetings,
Today while getting supplies in town, we overheard some people talking about a school that had collapsed. We were not far so we checked it out. We could not get close but could see the destruction caused. Apparently this was a 4 story cement building used for the school.
They say it was only supposed to be 2 stories high but they had so many students they went up two more floors. At the scene we were told over 100 students were dead. One mother who was wailing said she lost all 5 of her children. The UN had big bulldozers trying to move chunks of cement to find survivors. We don't know the death count but it already is horrible. Please pray for the families of the lost students and for the hundreds of students taken for medical care, some very serious.
This evening I was sitting outside watching the scene at my house unfold. There were 6 boys playing basketball, 8 watching. My grandson CJ, Jay, Steven and Ricardo were playing some kind of tag game with 5 neighborhood boys. I saw 4 of the boys practicing keyboard and guitars. Others were sitting around, my family, their friends, staff and neighbor kids, about 40 in all.
I thought about the death of the students earlier in the day, and the life I was seeing play out before me. It was sobering to know how fast and how tragic things can happen. As I sat there I thought about our ministry and the fact that we provide either food, schooling, water, medical help and hope and life for over 500 people, per day. Maybe in a world of billions of people that doesn't seem like much. To these 500, it is huge. It is life, it is hope, it is a future.
Our budget is under $10,000 per month. If my Manton High school math is correct, that is an average of less than $20 per person, PER MONTH. Isn't that awesome? To think that we can positively affect someone's life for so little, is so awesome. In very difficult economic times, these folks are still worth your help. If you can make a better investment in any stock market in the world, let me know, I'm in the wrong business if so.
May God bless you as you continue to be Jesus to those in your life. Drop me a line, let me know how God is using you to those who surround you. tominhaiti
Thank you for your support
Tom Osbeck Executive DirectorJesus in Haiti Ministries
For ContributionsJesus in Haiti Ministries, Inc. Suite 155 10214 Chestnut Plaza Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46814
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November 7th, 2008
Friday night
Greetings,
Today while getting supplies in town, we overheard some people talking about a school that had collapsed. We were not far so we checked it out. We could not get close but could see the destruction caused. Apparently this was a 4 story cement building used for the school.
They say it was only supposed to be 2 stories high but they had so many students they went up two more floors. At the scene we were told over 100 students were dead. One mother who was wailing said she lost all 5 of her children. The UN had big bulldozers trying to move chunks of cement to find survivors. We don't know the death count but it already is horrible. Please pray for the families of the lost students and for the hundreds of students taken for medical care, some very serious.
This evening I was sitting outside watching the scene at my house unfold. There were 6 boys playing basketball, 8 watching. My grandson CJ, Jay, Steven and Ricardo were playing some kind of tag game with 5 neighborhood boys. I saw 4 of the boys practicing keyboard and guitars. Others were sitting around, my family, their friends, staff and neighbor kids, about 40 in all.
I thought about the death of the students earlier in the day, and the life I was seeing play out before me. It was sobering to know how fast and how tragic things can happen. As I sat there I thought about our ministry and the fact that we provide either food, schooling, water, medical help and hope and life for over 500 people, per day. Maybe in a world of billions of people that doesn't seem like much. To these 500, it is huge. It is life, it is hope, it is a future.
Our budget is under $10,000 per month. If my Manton High school math is correct, that is an average of less than $20 per person, PER MONTH. Isn't that awesome? To think that we can positively affect someone's life for so little, is so awesome. In very difficult economic times, these folks are still worth your help. If you can make a better investment in any stock market in the world, let me know, I'm in the wrong business if so.
May God bless you as you continue to be Jesus to those in your life. Drop me a line, let me know how God is using you to those who surround you. tominhaiti
Thank you for your support
Tom Osbeck Executive DirectorJesus in Haiti Ministries
For ContributionsJesus in Haiti Ministries, Inc. Suite 155 10214 Chestnut Plaza Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46814
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