P.O. Box 2996, Claremore, OK 74018

E-mail: lloydsinhaiti@msn.com

Web address: www.missionsinhaiti.com

September, 2007

Greetings from Haiti, in the name of Jesus!

We returned to Haiti on July 31st.

The month of July was spent traveling and gathering supplies to fill a 40’ container. We packed the container with building supplies and other materials that were donated or purchased for the House of Compassion. The shipment left Tulsa, Oklahoma the end of July and the Lord worked a miracle enabling us to have the supplies on the jobsite in time for the team of workers from the U. S. that arrived the sixth of August. These men helped us complete the construction phase and assisted in making preparations for the move to the new House of Compassion.

We are delighted to report that WE HAVE MOVED! Alicia and I along with our entire “family” here at the House of Compassion cannot say “THANK YOU” enough to the Lord and to all of you who faithfully support this work. We are enjoying the fruits of our labor and the fruits of your labor, your faithfulness and your generous support. The scope of this project was enormous, taking over two years to complete. Without your prayers and your support, we would still be in the starting stages instead of living in the new home. There were many times during the past two years that we couldn’t see any way that we would be able to continue with the building project, but each time God moved in a mighty way and another need was met and another obstacle was overcome. We truly appreciate all of you who supported this project financially and we would like to thank all the individuals and Churches that provided building supplies for the home. We will think of you daily, as we walk on our wonderful tiled floors, enjoy the nicely painted walls, turn on the lights and use the new appliances. It is a real blessing to have 10 toilets that work! Having 13 working sinks and 12 showers really saves time as our “family” gets ready for school in the mornings.

And last, but certainly not least, we really appreciate all of you who sacrificed your time and money to come to Haiti and work with us on the project. It is truly amazing when we look at the list of all the Churches and individuals that have been involved in building the new House of Compassion. As we have stated many times, we couldn’t do this work without your prayers and your support.

During our move to the new home, the devil put up a good fight. He tried to keep us from moving into the new House of Compassion. As soon as we started moving in on August 6, the man that gave us so much trouble during each phase of the building process showed up again! He is a trouble maker and extortionist; he pressures people into paying him to leave them alone. He showed up almost daily during the first two weeks after we moved in. He tried to scare us with threats. He brought some of his “cronies” with him in an attempt to scare us into buying into his protection racket. We stood firm and then he brought false charges against me personally, hoping that I would get tired and frustrated enough to give in and say, “OK, how much do you want”? I had to appear in court twice to answer his trumped up charges. Alicia and I knew that this was a spiritual battle, satan was trying to discourage us and make us doubt, in spite of all the wondrous things that God has done and is doing for us daily. A large number of Churches stateside joined with us in prayer and I am happy to report that this guy has left us alone. We have been able to enjoy our new home in relative peace and quiet. Thank you for your prayers, God is still in the business of answering prayer! Continue to pray with us for this man, we know that God is able to save him and make mighty changes in his life.

We would like to give God praise for answering another one of our prayers for our adopted land of Haiti. Conditions here are the best we have seen in a long time. We have noted improvement throughout the entire country. Crime is down, with only two kidnappings reported in June. As a result of these improvements, many of the middle and upper class Haitians are returning to Haiti. The enrollment at the ACE school where I am Principal is the highest it has been in the last three years. Current enrollment is 198!

We have been busy getting our Haitian schools ready to open on September 10. Once again, the Lord answered prayer and worked things out for us. We rented the building that House of Compassion moved out of and turned our old house into a Christian school. As a result of the additional space, we were able to increase enrollment from 129 to 276 students. We will have a total of 425 Haitian children attending Christian schools this year through the child sponsorship program.

The Lord always knows what we really need and he is willing and able to supply every need. We are very thankful that Trish Adams has joined us here at House of Compassion. Trish came in August 16th and she is helping Alicia with the children’s home and she is working with 6 of our kids on a daily basis, teaching them from the ACE curriculum. Trish will live in the apartment that we added to the new House of Compassion for this purpose. We appreciate Trish and we thank the Lord for providing us with a helper.

I am wrapping up the final things that need to be done to the new House of Compassion as I get time. Soon work on the building will be finished. Next, we need to work on landscaping. We want to plant some mango, avocado, pineapple, banana and other assorted citrus trees. We hope to turn our “weedscape” into a nice green landscape giving the children a nice yard to play in.