Some of you have been posting and trying to contact me on this blog. I have tried responding but am having trouble doing so. If you have tried to contact me on here and haven't gotten a response, please email me directly at steve@project127.org.
Thanks,
Steve
Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
First of all, I want to say thank you so much for your outpouring of support and
donations after the recent earthquake. We cannot even begin to tell you all how much of a blessing you have been to us in the past two weeks. I believe God is going to do some amazing things as a result of the earthquake. The Haitian people have a spirit that is the strongest I have seen anywhere and they will rebound. It will take lots of time and assistance, but together we can all help them rebuild. So many of you have donated money, food items, school supplies, and other items and we can promise you they will go to great use in Haiti in the months to come. Haiti not only needs our help now, but will need it in the months and years to come, so we pray that we can all team up together to help them. You can continue to make donations through www.project127-haiti.com[1] or mailed to PO Box 321 Harrisburg, NC 28075. We are in need of some more people to join us in support on a monthly basis so we can continue our work in Haiti long after the memory of the earthquake passes. If you would like to partner with us in this, email steve@project127.org[2] for more information and we would be glad to help you.
Myself and a team of two others left for Haiti the day after the earthquake and were able to fly into Santo Domingo, DR and then drive into Haiti. We passed through Port au Prince and were able to track down several of our friends there and make sure they were doing ok. We were able to leave some money and supplies with Jules, our mission manager in Haiti, to help him get back on his feet. He and his entire neighborhood were left homeless. I don't even have the words to describe the destruction in the capital city of Haiti. We then left and drove several hours southwest to our childrens home and were able to meet with our kids and inspect the house. We are very happy to report that the damage there is very minimal and the kids are all doing well. We were also able to leave supplies and money to provide for them for the next two months.
We will be sending one of our men from NC into Haiti tomorrow with medical supplies
that he will deliver to hospitals in the Port au Prince area. Please be in prayer for Farrell Burton over the next week.
Also, two of our boys who have been with us from the beginning were able to fly to
Florida last night to meet up with their adoptive family from Texas. They had started the adoption over two years ago and because of the earthquake, were able to speed the process up. Praise the Lord!
Many of you are asking, where do we go from here? Well, our mission continues to be investing in the lives of the children in our orphanage and raising them up to be leaders in their community. They are the one's who are going to make a difference in their country! As a result of the earthquake, there are even more orphans that need loving care. Our immediate need is to finish the second story on our orphanage so we can house 10 more kids. As soon as this addition is finished we will be able to move these kids in. We will also need to bring in additional support staff at the orphanage to help with these new kids.
If you would like us to come and share about our work in Haiti, please email
steve@project127.org[3]. We are filling up our schedule with speaking engagements and would love to come and share and say thank you.
God bless you all,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Haiti Update
Hello everyone. I will be posting a detailed update in the next day or so after I sort through everything since I have returned from Haiti. Please read the following message from Pastor Frank Penley who traveled with our team to Haiti over the past week.....
It seems like a month has passed in the last week. I am thankful to tell
you that Our orphans and the orphanage is fine, and other than a few cracks
and scared hearts all is OK. God allowed us to drive through Port-A-Prince
and the 4 hours past it to give our kids two months supplies. I was not
prepared for the 5 hours we spent in Port-a-Prince looking for our families.
I for the 1st time in my life was able to understand some of the things said
in Revelations from the eyes of one living and walking in the death and
destruction. Haiti needs 100 times more help than they are getting and I
fear more will die in the next 6 weeks than have died in the earthquake. We
need to keep praying and all of us need to help as much as we will. We drove
through the devastation for over two hours and my only thoughts was that
everyone is dead. Project127-Haiti.com has decided to double our efforts and
help by increasing our orphanage 10 more kids. We are needing help to help
in Haiti and will in the next few days be coming up with a way for everyone
who wants to help to have a part. We are thankful for everyone's prayers and
please pray for the people in Haiti who have suffered loss of family members
to many who had only one or two from a single family survive. I pray that
the Christians will show Christ to these desperately lost and needy people.
Frank Penley
Isaiah 41:10
It seems like a month has passed in the last week. I am thankful to tell
you that Our orphans and the orphanage is fine, and other than a few cracks
and scared hearts all is OK. God allowed us to drive through Port-A-Prince
and the 4 hours past it to give our kids two months supplies. I was not
prepared for the 5 hours we spent in Port-a-Prince looking for our families.
I for the 1st time in my life was able to understand some of the things said
in Revelations from the eyes of one living and walking in the death and
destruction. Haiti needs 100 times more help than they are getting and I
fear more will die in the next 6 weeks than have died in the earthquake. We
need to keep praying and all of us need to help as much as we will. We drove
through the devastation for over two hours and my only thoughts was that
everyone is dead. Project127-Haiti.com has decided to double our efforts and
help by increasing our orphanage 10 more kids. We are needing help to help
in Haiti and will in the next few days be coming up with a way for everyone
who wants to help to have a part. We are thankful for everyone's prayers and
please pray for the people in Haiti who have suffered loss of family members
to many who had only one or two from a single family survive. I pray that
the Christians will show Christ to these desperately lost and needy people.
Frank Penley
Isaiah 41:10
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Haiti Update
Hello everyone. Let me thank you for your prayers for our team over the last week. Also thank you for your prayers for our kids and the Haitian people. We returned from Port au Prince to Santo Domingo last night and will be returning to the States on Thursday. We have a lot of people asking how they can help right now. Not only will the Haitian people need help immediately, but they will also need lots of help in the months to come.
We have a lot of information to process and are working by the minute to get everything lined up. At this point, money is still the best way to help. We are working with a lot of people to get supplies and necessities as well. We will be keeping everything up to date and letting everyone know as soon as possible about the next step.
God bless you for your efforts and to help Haiti!
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
We have a lot of information to process and are working by the minute to get everything lined up. At this point, money is still the best way to help. We are working with a lot of people to get supplies and necessities as well. We will be keeping everything up to date and letting everyone know as soon as possible about the next step.
God bless you for your efforts and to help Haiti!
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Friday, January 15, 2010
Haiti Kids Are Safe!!!
Hey guys. Quick update. We were just able to speak with our kids. They are all fine and
so is our orphanage. They also have food and water to get them through the next little
bit. Praise the Lord! We can all breathe easier now. Thanks for the prayers. We still
plan on going in soon.
God bless you all,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
so is our orphanage. They also have food and water to get them through the next little
bit. Praise the Lord! We can all breathe easier now. Thanks for the prayers. We still
plan on going in soon.
God bless you all,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Haiti Team Update
We are still in the Dominican
Republic and will be in the capital for the next day or so. We will be then going to the
border of Haiti and exploring our options from there. We are trying to secure a satellite
phone, transportation in Haiti, water, and supplies here in DR. We won't know about many
of these things until we arrive at the border. From the border, we will have 10-12 hours
of traveling if the roads are passable. We still don't even know about the possibility of
even entering Haiti. We are going to try our best to get in, but don't want to do
anything too risky.
We appreciate your prayers for protection and safety. We will try our best to keep
everyone updated. God bless you all and keep praying!
In Christ,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Republic and will be in the capital for the next day or so. We will be then going to the
border of Haiti and exploring our options from there. We are trying to secure a satellite
phone, transportation in Haiti, water, and supplies here in DR. We won't know about many
of these things until we arrive at the border. From the border, we will have 10-12 hours
of traveling if the roads are passable. We still don't even know about the possibility of
even entering Haiti. We are going to try our best to get in, but don't want to do
anything too risky.
We appreciate your prayers for protection and safety. We will try our best to keep
everyone updated. God bless you all and keep praying!
In Christ,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Haiti Update
Quick email update. I still have not heard any more new information about the status of
our kids or our orphanage.
Me, Sam Danjoint, and Frank Penley will be leaving out of Atlanta tomorrow and flying to
the Dominican Republic, then trying to drive into Haiti on Friday.
Please keep praying!
We will try and keep everyone updated.
God bless you,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
our kids or our orphanage.
Me, Sam Danjoint, and Frank Penley will be leaving out of Atlanta tomorrow and flying to
the Dominican Republic, then trying to drive into Haiti on Friday.
Please keep praying!
We will try and keep everyone updated.
God bless you,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Haiti Update
Hello again everyone. It has been a very restless night for all of us involved in Haiti.
Just in the last 5 minutes, we were finally able to talk with our people on the ground in Haiti. We spoke with our main guy Jules. He lives on the outskirts of Port au Prince, where the very epicenter of the quake hit. He and his family are all ok. The second story of his house has completely crumbled down, though the first story is fairly intact, but probaly unstable. He said all of the buildings and houses on his street have completely crumbled and there is complete devastation around the capital city.
Our kids and Marie are all fine at the orphanage, but with communication being very spotty, we are not quite sure of the structural damamage to the orphanage. I want to correct myself from the previous email. Our orphanage is about 70 miles from the capital, not 90-100 like I estimated yesterday.
Myself and a team of 3 others plan to leave for Haiti as soon as we can find a way down there. We are going to spend the next little bit researching our options, but at this point it looks like we may have to fly into the Dominican Republic and drive over. We will be going to check on our people and to assist in the relief efforts.
Many of you are asking how you can help. Prayer is the most important, but monetary assistance is needed too. It will be very difficult to take supplies in at this point so money donations to buy fresh water and food (which will probably be sky high) is greatly needed. We also will not be taking normal routes into Haiti, so our costs to travel will probably be significantly higher. Any donations will be greatly appreciated and tax deductible. Please consider giving to help the Haitian people. You can be sure the money will go directly to help them.
If you would like to donate, please call me ASAP at 704-634-2417 or email me. Checks can be made to Project 127 with the denote Haiti hurricane on them. Cash will also be accepted. Notice is very short, so we would like to collect these donations today, as we may be traveling as early as tomorrow. However, you can also mail in your donations to Project 127, PO Box 321, Harrisburg, NC 28075.
Thank you and God bless,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Just in the last 5 minutes, we were finally able to talk with our people on the ground in Haiti. We spoke with our main guy Jules. He lives on the outskirts of Port au Prince, where the very epicenter of the quake hit. He and his family are all ok. The second story of his house has completely crumbled down, though the first story is fairly intact, but probaly unstable. He said all of the buildings and houses on his street have completely crumbled and there is complete devastation around the capital city.
Our kids and Marie are all fine at the orphanage, but with communication being very spotty, we are not quite sure of the structural damamage to the orphanage. I want to correct myself from the previous email. Our orphanage is about 70 miles from the capital, not 90-100 like I estimated yesterday.
Myself and a team of 3 others plan to leave for Haiti as soon as we can find a way down there. We are going to spend the next little bit researching our options, but at this point it looks like we may have to fly into the Dominican Republic and drive over. We will be going to check on our people and to assist in the relief efforts.
Many of you are asking how you can help. Prayer is the most important, but monetary assistance is needed too. It will be very difficult to take supplies in at this point so money donations to buy fresh water and food (which will probably be sky high) is greatly needed. We also will not be taking normal routes into Haiti, so our costs to travel will probably be significantly higher. Any donations will be greatly appreciated and tax deductible. Please consider giving to help the Haitian people. You can be sure the money will go directly to help them.
If you would like to donate, please call me ASAP at 704-634-2417 or email me. Checks can be made to Project 127 with the denote Haiti hurricane on them. Cash will also be accepted. Notice is very short, so we would like to collect these donations today, as we may be traveling as early as tomorrow. However, you can also mail in your donations to Project 127, PO Box 321, Harrisburg, NC 28075.
Thank you and God bless,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
January 2010
Hello again everyone. It is a great time in the Lord as we start off this new year. As you can tell from my previous post, God has blessed our ministry in Haiti greatly over the past year. Now, we are excited to see what God will accomplish through us in 2010. The new year is always an exciting time for me, because it is like a fresh start. It's also a time for us to regroup and refocus on what God has called us to in Haiti. I love to get out and share what God has allowed us to be a part of in Haiti. Whether it be in churches that I have visited previously, a new church, or just with people I meet, it's a blessing for me to share what God is doing in Haiti. 2010 holds a lot of exciting things for Project 127 Haiti.
Mission Trips are a way for us to connect people from the States to people in Haiti. We have a Medical Team from Brooklyn, NY that will be with us Feb. 15th-21st. We will be taking a family missions trip April 5th-11th. We also will be taking 3 groups in during the summer. If you would like to go on a trip with us or a group from your church would like to go, email me for more information. We would love to take you.
We are also trying to finish up the second level and bakery. We are working on coming up with a plan for solar equipment that could help power this. I will be going to Haiti with a few other guys the week of April 12th to work on this.
We are also planning to build a permanent Youth Shack church for our kids that won't get torn down every time there is a wind storm.
Our biggest need as always is monthly sponsorship of our orphanage. It costs about $2,000 per month to operate our orphanage and we are underfunded almost every month for this. If you would like contribute on a monthly basis for $25 a month or perhaps more, we would love to partner with you.
Thanks for all your prayers and support. We greatly appreciate everything you all do for the cause of Christ in Haiti. If you would like for me to come to your church to speak about our ministry in Haiti, just send me an email. I would be honored.
God bless you all,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
email: steve@project127.org
Mission Trips are a way for us to connect people from the States to people in Haiti. We have a Medical Team from Brooklyn, NY that will be with us Feb. 15th-21st. We will be taking a family missions trip April 5th-11th. We also will be taking 3 groups in during the summer. If you would like to go on a trip with us or a group from your church would like to go, email me for more information. We would love to take you.
We are also trying to finish up the second level and bakery. We are working on coming up with a plan for solar equipment that could help power this. I will be going to Haiti with a few other guys the week of April 12th to work on this.
We are also planning to build a permanent Youth Shack church for our kids that won't get torn down every time there is a wind storm.
Our biggest need as always is monthly sponsorship of our orphanage. It costs about $2,000 per month to operate our orphanage and we are underfunded almost every month for this. If you would like contribute on a monthly basis for $25 a month or perhaps more, we would love to partner with you.
Thanks for all your prayers and support. We greatly appreciate everything you all do for the cause of Christ in Haiti. If you would like for me to come to your church to speak about our ministry in Haiti, just send me an email. I would be honored.
God bless you all,
Steve Horne
Project 127 Haiti
email: steve@project127.org
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