hi from haiti,

This really is me, tom in haiti. As you know by now, someone hacked into my account, changed my password and sent emails to you all trying to get money sent to a western union in England.
Be assured, I will never ask you for personal money ever. My board is set up for emergencies and they will take care of any problems ever. I am praying that none of you sent money to this thief.

There were 6 of you that responded to my box and asked "me" questions about being stranded in London. I went to my "sent" box and saw the thief answered you assuring you it was for real. I am so sorry for this whole ordeal. No one was more upset than I.

Also I did not get any emails for about 2 days, the thief had them all forwarded to his account so if you emailed me in past 50 hours, I did not get it, please resend. I have 100% control of my account with no danger of being hacked again. Yahoo was really good in helping get my account back.

Today was my first church service back at Victory Bible Church. Attendance had really dropped while I was gone but today we had over 400 so we are moving back up. We had a wonderful service. I preached on being a follower of Christ, not a Christan. God blessed the sermon and 20 came forward to give their life to Christ and become followers of Christ.

My assistant pastor is worried, we have 70 people who will be baptized in January and he is not sure how we are going to do that. That is 70 precious people since September and our first service in the tent. And this not counting the people who have accepted Christ but not taken the next step of baptism. God is blessing.

Upon my return home, I was distressed about some things that weren't in order, at my house. One of the trucks had a broken shock, our freezer didnt' work and things like that.

However the mission looked great, tent and school in order and the staff did a great job at our property (except a broken toliet).

I am so happy to be back. I spent a great 5 weeks sharing what God is doing here, being cared for, loved and....................fed. I put on a few pounds so am working on taking them off.

Thanks for your faithful support, God is blessing what we are doing in a big week. Speaking of big weeks, I have 5 birthdays this week, Reggie, Bobby and Sonson Thursday, Jesus Friday and Matthew on Saturday. On 2nd thought, might wait until January to lose the weight. Take care, tom

Hi from a very cold Iowa,

Last night I completed my Minnesota world tour and left early this morning, driving from Morris, Minnesota to Cincinnati, Ohio. This is a 950 mile drive and today I reached almost 500 miles.

I am somewhere in a very cold Iowa, -4 degrees, 100 DEGREES COLDER THAN HAITI WAS TODAY! Just not right. Two nights ago at the Nuest farm, Steve had to go out around 11pm to check on his grain heater. I went with him in less than 0 degree weather. I guess I had forgotten that you cannot breathe in cold air like that.

By the time we were outside the barn, I could not breathe. We had to pull a heavy rubber tarp over the grain. I think I went 10 minutes without breathing and when I got back in, I thought I was going to die. I told these folks there should be a law against this kind of cold.

I have a beautiful little Honda Civic I am driving to Marco and Deanna in Cincy, the reason for the drive. They are very excited to have a 2nd car.

My time here in the states has been very, very profitable. I spoke at 24 fundraising "events" to present what God is doing in Haiti, in 20 days. We raised a significant amount of money and have all of our 100 Grace Emmanuel students sponsored except two, and have many more people coming to visit Haiti.

In one church, they had 4 signed up for their June trip. After I spoke, they have 20. Another church had 30 come to a meeting, wanting to go. On and on it went.

Besides presenting Jesus in Haiti, I always let folks know that Haiti is my mission field, and where they live, work and play is their mission field. I trust that people are challenged to be Jesus to those around them, here in the states.

What we did not get, was the $50,000 I was praying for to get our church started in January. We still have a month, so I am not giving up on that one.

We do have some good leads on getting solar power at the mission which is very exciting. It will save us so much money over the long haul.

My family is doing well but really missing me, they say. I hope it is true and if they miss me half as much as I miss them, then I know I am missed.

In the morning I finish my drive to Cincy. After a couple days there with my grand kids, I fly to Florida for a ministry presentation then finally back home, next Wednesday. I can't wait.

To those of you who faithfully support us, I thank you so much. We could not do what we do. I would like you to check out 3 other ministries that are doing it right, and making a huge difference: Haiti for Christ, with Joel and Yvonne Trimble, Feed My Starving Children in Minnesota and Bobby and Sheri Burnett at Love a Child. These are places for you to send that extra money you have lying around, after your favorite missionary of course.

The Trimbles are holding a crusade this Christmas in City Soleil, one of the most dangerous places in Haiti. But guess what, that is where Jesus would be, and that is where they are. Pray for them.

Take care, pray for my drive to Cincy, and I will chat with you later, tominiowa, someplace

Dear friends,

I am in cold, blustery, freezing Minnesota with a temp of about 30 degrees. I have been busy sharing what God is doing in Haiti and in my life. These folks might be screwed up when it comes to sports, but they sure are wonderful people. This time here has been amazing, just like Seattle was.

Sunday I shared our ministry in the church service. Sunday night I met with 50 people of the church, 15 who had been to Haiti, and 35 who were coming in 2010. What a great thrill to be with so many people, who loved the Lord and love missions.

Last night I had the honor of sharing the stage before a men's discipleship group, about 50 men. A man named Wayne shared his story, which was touching, emotional and amazing. Wayne came down with ALS 2 years ago, and is near the end of his life. He is so amazing. He is close to death, but so alive. Loving life, thankful God has "chosen" him to carry this disease, along with his testimony. Wayne can't wait to get to Heaven, although he is of course very sad to leave his family behind, with the pain of losing him.

ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease is a disease that causes the muscles to just lose power. Every muscle in his body is leaving, and when his heart muscle goes, he will die. It seems so sad to see a man about my age, looking so good in the face and so bright and full of energy, with a disease that will take him probably in months, unless the Lord intervenes.

Wayne blessed me and encouraged me so much, as well as everyone else. At one point he shared the blessings in his life, one by one, then let us know that before ALS, he didn't see these blessings.

Please pray for Wayne and his family, and if it be God's will that a miracle could happen and he be healed.

He did let me know in a very emotional moment for me that he would share what he heard about me and my ministry, with my dad, in Heaven. We should all be as ready as Wayne, and as willing to accept what God has allowed, and to embrace what God has for us.

After all, we are all dying, just a matter of time. Are you ready to leave this earth? Are you living life like it could be your final days? Are you making your time count? Or, are you stock piling treasurers, building your kingdom here, on this earth? All things to think about. I know I do.

My family is great in Haiti. Missing the old guy they say but doing well. Claudy had to handle payroll yesterday and that was a big thing for him. It was his first time but he did it and I am proud of him.

Please know that just because I am not in Haiti, doesn't mean ministry slows down at all. Sunday in church, a young girl became demon possessed, right in the middle of the service. Our staff is dealing with this great opportunity this week to be Jesus to that young lady. Many times financial support goes down when I am gone and the ministry suffers.

If you are looking for the perfect Christmas gift that can change lives this year, how about sponsoring a day of our ministry in someone's honor? Visit our website at www.jesusinhaiti.org/365club to signup. May God bless, tominthefrozentundra