World Renewal International

When Jesus walked this earth He said, ”Let the children come to me!” God’s word is clear God loves children. He had special instructions for us in the church. He said we the church should care for the children, especially the “orphans.”

God has blessed our church planting in Haiti. We have eight churches, five of which have schools. Another church plant is on the way. Brandywine’s Community Church' s Christmas offering is responsible for the provision of motorbikes for the eight pastors.
We also have a full-time staff person for the children of Haiti with Anslene Mercelus, the Haiti National children’s worker. We are so grateful for God's blessing and the help of many of you.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti’s children have often taken the brunt of its country’s problems. The needs of the children of Haiti are some of the most desperate in the world. Our Haiti churches are meeting the challenges the best they can but they need our help.

At the end of 2006 Pastor Luc felt they had to give care to 20 homeless orphans on the streets. World Renewal agreed to join them in meeting the biblical admonition in James 1 “to look after orphans...in their distress.” The result is Christ’s Compassion Orphanage in Gonaives, Haiti. A large house was rented. The house is very adequate but inside there is almost no furniture. This project was not a planned venture. It was an effort to take children off the streets. The children are being fed and cared for. The people in our Haiti congregations are loving the children and providing the orphanage personnel. .

But inside the house there is no stove, without a stove the food is cooked on charcoal fires. While there is a dining table and chairs, there are no other tables or cabinets in the orphanage. The house has no running water although it does have a hand pump well and we have plans to purchase an electric pump to supply the house with running water.

The 20 children all sleep on the floor. Most of the children sleep on cardboard boxes laid out on the floors. A recent garage sale at World Renewal Administrator Peggy Kingery’s and folks from the Free Methodist Church in Mt. Carmel, IL. contributed funds for 12 beds that are now being made for the children. When the children are placed in the new Christ’s Compassion Orphanage they are bathed and clothed. Most are barefoot and given shoes. This homeless boy is wearing only a shirt. He is waiting to get in to our orphanage. Our church people are feeding him the best they can, but they have little food as well. Before you leave this sight, please pray for these children, our workers and our staff. You can help us by supporting one of the children each month $30, or by helping to furnish the orphanage.

These children need our prayer and help. We will help Pastor Luc “look after orphans in their distress.” God has given us the opportunity to make a difference in these lives. We are joining our sister churches in Haiti to meet the needs of these children. We know God loves the children and we do too. We have put some smiles on some of their faces, like this boy pictured below at the orphanage. We believe everyone deserves a home and love. Again we invite you to stop and pray before you leave today. After all, we are the body of Christ.

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