from Linda Nichols

Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:27 AM

Subject: Prayer to be put on the blog..

Nora,

Here is my prayer......

Dear Heavenly Father,

I just want to pray that you will bless our group as they are being your soldiers.. bless them as they give of their time, love and they give the message of hope through your son .. I pray that you will bless the people receiving all of it that they will know without a doubt you are and how much you love them...

I also pray that you will bless all who have given back of what you have blessed them with such as money, items and other things that have made this trip possible. We all know that you have provided all and others have been good stewards .. We are all the body where some can go , some can give, some can create websites/ blog to connect us all, and some can pray. What a privilege it is to all be working for your kingdom..

Asking you, thanking you and praising you , in Jesus name, Amen

Side note: I don't know if we will be able to get back Marla, Lynette and all of those who hold those babies.. From the pictures it looks like they would love to just stay and hold them. They may have to leave them but I am sure they will hold them close in their hearts... Linda

Our Team

Cathie, Dave, Matt
Lindsey
Mike, Stephen & Katie
Trisha, Sarah and Seth
Bev, Mark, Sean, Tonya, MacKenzie & Zoe
Marla, Craig, Mallory and David
Audrey & Michael

Heith
Lynette
Cami
Brenda
Cindy (nurse friend of Cathie's)
Alex
Meagan

FROM SEAN...

>I got this from Sean last night... Shan
>
> From: Sean Frenier
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:02 PM
> To: Shan Wood;
> Subject: We made it to the mission!
>
> We just wanted you to know that we made it to the mission around 4:00
> PM. Our trip went as scheduled. We are waiting to see where we will
> all be sleeping and trying to do that before the rain comes. Thanks
> for your prayers and keep them coming.
> Sean and the Haiti team
>

Great Blog!

Check this out!
It is the blog for the directors of the mission- watch the video!
Wow! What a song!
What a Savior!

click here

Day 3 PRAYER REQUESTS (posting early since I will be at Believe )

5. Pray for God to use us in anyway necessary.
6. Pray for everyone to be healthy, no sickness!

Father God! You are amazing. You are wonderful! You are everything and we love you so much! Father it is the desire of our team in Haiti to be used by you. Their hearts long to serve you and to respond to the love you have shown them by loving others. We come together through the use of this tool - the internet - and we are brought together as the Body of Christ, to lift up the arms and hands and feet and minds and fingers and every other part of the Body that arrived in Haiti and ask that you would use them in ANY WAY necessary. If it means washing someone's feet or giving a hug. You know the needs of the people, you know the way in which they will each have eyes to see and ears to hear. You know the very thing that might break through the wall of a hard heart... Lord use our team to do that! Whatever your will. And Father as we lift them up and pray for that I can't help but ask you to do the same in all of us, whether we are in Haiti or our living rooms - Lord we can all be used by you. We just have to be willing. And we are. So please God, use us all, let us shine where ever you have placed us and let us bring you glory. Because you are worthy of it!

Father we also ask that you would be the great physician. Specifically for Matt as he left Orlando sick - yet still committed to serve you - make him well Lord. Keep the rest of our team healthy from illnesses that might present while they are serving or any illness they might take home. Place a hedge of protection around them and keep them healthy. Please. We pray all that knowing that you know what is best and that we live in a world that is not perfect so if there is a lesson in the sickness, if there is a way to bring you glory through it, if it is a thorn you choose not to remove then Lord - provide the grace to endure it. We trust you.

In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.

Day 2 PRAYER REQUESTS

3. Pray for Janeil & Heather Owen, mission directors.
4. Pray (now a praise too) for a safe journey to Haiti and back. PRAY FOR OUR PILOTS!

Father God, our provider!
You are so good. What a comfort to see pictures of our team - having arrived safely. You are so good to hear our prayers. We are so silly to worry. Thank you for being patient with us!

Father we just would ask your special blessing on Janeil and Heather... Father pour out your spirit on them, give them wisdom and understanding... give them resources to accomplish the tasks you have set before them. Father you have not given them a spirit of fear, but a spirit of love and of sound mind. Place a hedge of protection around them and protect them from Satan and his motley crew who come to steal and destroy. Give Janeil and Heather a clear understanding of your will for their lives and the lives of the people they minister to. Bless them richly for their selfless service to you...

And Father we are just filled with awe at your amazing provision, we sing your praises for a safe journey for our 29 loved ones who we left at the airport yesterday. You know it was hard for those of us left behind and you have been so faithful to give us peace. Thank you for the skill of their pilots and drivers... for the strength of their planes and modes of transportation. Thank you for being so patient with us when we have worried about such little things. You are so good and we sing your praises. We find comfort in knowing that you will be in control on their trip home as well and just ask that you would keep every one, the teams leaving NWCM today, tomorrow and every day... we trust you and realize that you do this all the time and we take comfort in your care and wisdom. You are in control of everything O Lord, Everything in the Heavens and the Earth is yours O Lord. That leaves nothing out! Especially our team in Haiti.

May your glory shine today and everyday- through everyone that you have rescued and everyone who has trusted in the blood of Jesus for their salvation! We pray all this in His Precious Holy Name, Amen!

OH I LOVE TECHNOLOGY! - WE HAVE PICTURES!

I almost cried this morning... I went to the NWHaiti mission link (you can find it to the right of this entry) and found PICTURES! of our group... just the first two pictures are us... but I am sure they will post more!

YEAH!

click here!

Oh, I'm a Silly Momma!

Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:51 AM

Subject: Oh, I'm a Silly Momma!

I too, kept checking my computer throughout the evening and finally fell asleep. I was trying to subscribe to my hubby’s motto of “no news is good news” but I will sleep more soundly now!

(I just wish I had checked your blog earlier! )

Many thanks to Robin for her resourcefulness and to you, Nora for your loving thoughts and prayers poured out from that big ole’ heart!

Sleep tight!

-Sharon

THIS JUST IN.... SAFE AND SLEEPING!

Robin and I were sitting by our computers most of the evening waiting for news... Robin - resourceful mom that she is- emailed Mike and this is his reply:

Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:44 PM

Subject: Safe and Sound...

Hey Robin --- They are here and all are fine. They arrived safe and sound about 4:00 at the main campus. They should all be asleep by now. Long day.

If all goes well we will go to the Far West on Sat. and not return until Wed. so we will be out of touch for those days.


Now I can go to bed! Goodnight! :-) - Love, Nora

Day 1- PRAYER REQUESTS

#1 - Please pray for every aspect of this trip!
#2- Pray for the people of Haiti to be receptive to the Gospel.

Father God,
You are worthy of all of our praise and we come before you now- through the use of technology and community to ask your blessing upon every aspect of this mission trip to Haiti. We know you have been working in this country for a long time, and even though Satan has a foothold there, we know that he has been defeated by the shed blood of the perfect sacrifice, the blood of the Lamb of God. Satan has already lost the battle and he is now just grasping at straws. We pray Father for you to reclaim this people whose minds have been polluted by the lies of the enemy and we pray that you would transform their minds to understand the truth of who you are and that you would remove the veil from their eyes so that these precious people can see the light of your love shining brightly through every believer who you have placed in Haiti. We pray that you would break the hearts of the people, that they would experience the Godly sorrow that leads to repentance. We want to see the waters around that island filled with people being baptized. We want to see a mighty army for Christ raised up so that there would be no need for a mission! May the land of Northwest Haiti be filled with your people from this day forward. May thousands be added to your number just like in Acts 2000 years ago! In Jesus name, everybody said! Amen!!!!

Thanks for praying with me guys! Love ya! Nora

Nora gone until Saturday Night

I just wanted to update all of you that Scott, myself and Brad & Jennifer will be leaving for our "mission trip" as we head to Christ in Youth's Middle School Believe Conference. We will be taking 14 of our Middle School students to Kissimmee for a great time of preaching, teaching and worship. As a result I will be unable to post or check email for most of Friday and all of Saturday.

Please continue to pray for our team and the hearts of those who will be ministered to in Haiti.

Sean left us a list of prayer requests... I will post them two or three at a time so we can focus on specific prayer requests for the next 10 days.

Trusting the God who hung the stars in the sky... the same sky that we see in Haiti and in Orlando. and there is one named for each of us. When you look at the sky tonight - know that our team looks on it too. - Nora

From Chuck Nell

Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:51 AM

Subject: Haiti Trip

Nora,

Maybe it is being married to your high school sweetheart for nearly 39 years, but I already miss Brenda and it's only the first day. At the same time I feel incredibly energized and proud of the team's desire and willingness to serve God through this trip. Brenda said it was out of her comfort zone, but she has been praying that through this mission trip her faith would be stretched and her walk with God would be even closer. I'm just loving her and feeling so proud of her step of faith. I'm convinced that each team member will come home changed forever. We serve a great and awesome God who is able to do more than we could ever imagine. I'm praying for His mighty arms to be wrapped around our team while they are in Haiti. I'm praying for them to be energized, humbled, peaceful, compassionate, safe, fulfilled and convinced that it was worth it.

Your prayer partner,

Chuck

Hello First Christian Family,

Hello First Christian Family,

I called American Airlines to check on the arrival of our crew, and found that their flight (1291) did arrive in Port au Prince, Haiti, at 11:23 a.m. Praise the Lord! Their next scheduled stop per Sean's itinerary, is Port au Paix, via Air Tortuga. I know you'll all continue to lift them up as they travel throughout the day and minister throughout the week-end and upcoming week. Thank-you for your prayers. As a mother of two teens on the trip, I deeply appreciate all the prayers on the whole crew's behalf. Feeling so utterly helpless is not something most of us mere mortals do very well, so please know how comforting your prayers are to me and David, and all the families of those on the trip. "Pray without ceasing."

Love,

Robin

They're on their way!

Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:43 AM


To all,

The Haiti Team is on their way! I received a call from Sean tha they arrived in Miami. They are probably boarding the plane to Haiti as I write this.

Shan Wood

Departure

Well, it is 5:38 AM! and less than 1 hour ago I dropped off my niece, church secretary, Trisha and my two kids, Sarah & Seth at Orlando International Airport. They met up with 26 other awesome people for a mission trip to Haiti.

I couldn't go but I can still be a part of what they are doing. In fact... anyone can. Many already have. The cost for this trip was 1100.00 per person. God provided it all. I still am not sure how, but then I never am. I just stand in awe of His amazing involvement in our lives. Which is why it is easier to trust them to His care. He is so faithful and there isn't one person on that plane or in Haiti who He doesn't care for and love deeply.

Todays Itinerary: (its a long one!)
depart OIA at 7:10am
arrive Miami at 8:10am
depart Miami at 10:30am
arrive Haiti at 11:30 am
(easy so far)
5 commuter planes (sigh) from Port au Prince to Port au Paix/St. Louis du Nord
Tap Tap (small truck- that you tap on to let the driver know to go or stop) fits somewhere in there too.

They will not arrive at the mission until late tonight.

Please keep them in your prayers. More updates and prayer requests to come.
Email me at selkins4@cfl.rr.com if you would like to have me post something for you on the blog. I 'll just copy and paste. I think this will be a great forum for us to communicate, pray and for our team to reflect on when they return.

Trusting Jesus,
Nora