Dear  family and friends;

Several Haitian pastors have asked to hold baptismal services here at Camp Mahanaim.

We’ve had to do some emergency projects around Camp Mahanaim this Fall. We have lost all of our beach along about 200 ft of our main front wall and  the big waves have been crashing over spilling salt water into the yard each day. Also, we were concerned that they would dig under our sea wall. Rod had the idea of cutting up one of our older metal storage containers into pre-made forms that could be placed in the water.

The sections were heavy (1000 to 1500 lbs each), but with many hands the job was accomplished.

The work was hard and dangerous in the crashing waves, and the workers had to work quickly to place rocks in the forms.

Once they were in place and partly full of rocks, we poured concrete in them. Even after a few days, the Caribbean has brought gravel and started to replace our beach and protect the wall.

We are so thankful for the Lord’s guidance and help as he has brought the “Yordy” family along side of us with the Renault Sunday school ministry. The Yordys are ACC missionaries here in Haiti doing construction, and they help us each Sunday morning.  (they also have 3 daughters who are Katie’s friends). Today we gave the children clothes. These three girls have been coming to Sunday school for 7 years.

Please pray for us as we prepare to go to a mission’s conference in Missouri.   We plan to leave on Tuesday, but we are concerned about the road blocks and demonstrations that are happening in Haiti due to the upcoming elections. Please also pray for safety and calm at Camp Mahanaim while we are away. There were two large roadblocks with burning tires within 5 miles of us yesterday. The people were mad because one of the candidates paid to have all the people that were against him removed from the voting list. The elections will be held on Sunday, October 25th, so please also pray for safety in Haiti for all the missionaries and the children of Renault Sunday school.

Thanks for your prayers and care,

bye for now,

Love Rod, Debbie and Katie