I cannot believe how much work and time and energy we have all put into the Haiti relief effort over the last week or so (it all runs together). I am so tired my stomach hurts and I am about ready to fall into bed to sleep hard and get up early for another round. We are all pretty worn out here in the Miami communication hub for the supply line we have created with Matt (FIM) and Jarod (KAI) but it is a VERY GOOD TIRED.

Though it has been intense and nearly non-stop for the last 10 days we have seen God open amazing doors every step of the way! From seeing our good friend Julie go to Haiti after her two adopted children find them and returning all within 3 days, to putting a solid team of 7 very skilled guys on the ground in DR to run our logistics practically overnight, to seeing tens of thousands of dollars come in and go right back out for Haiti Relief, to seeing us deliver 2000 gallons of diesel fuel already when others said it couldn’t be done. To having everyone from Samaritan’s Purse, to the UN, to the Army, wanting to get involved in what we have put together. To having Matt & Jarod and our team in Miami perfectly placed  for such a time as this and SO MUCH MORE!

God has indeed shown His favor on our efforts and every ounce of energy and focus and the small sacrifices we have given over the last days have been rewarded 100 fold. The fruit on this tree is evidently very good and God is at work! Make no mistake it is GOD, not us, doing this. I was just telling people today that it is actually like we are just running as fast as we can to just keep up with what God is doing. All we have to do is connect the dots! As soon as we realize we need something within hours and sometimes even minutes of asking it is there in our hands.

We are extremely excited to see these things happen. Who would have thought that 10 days ago we were just getting ramped up for a new year of ministry in Miami and then wham millions of lives are changed in an instant…including ours. I never thought we at U Rez would be a part of a relief effort of this magnitude. I mean just today we purchased 5 tons of rice, 5000 gallons of diesel fuel, sent off 4 more guys to DR, dealt with thousands of dollars in money transfers, saw our friend Julie walk into our house this evening with her precious little Haitian children…. the list goes on and on and we look toward tomorrow when we will see God do even more amazing things. I can’t stop praising God tonight, HE HAS DONE GREAT THINGS!!!

For all of you who have given support to this effort I say thank you, your gifts of food to sustain our team as we work, time that you have taken to volunteer, to sort stuff, answer phones and emails, to send funds to our ministry, to pack supplies up for our guys going down, for the guys who did go down at some significant sacrifice, for the countless people who have listened to the Spirit leading them to help our efforts on so many fronts we say thank you and the people of Haiti say thank you.

If you have not yet joined our efforts or taken action to serve and sustain our neighbors to the south on the island of Hispanola I challenge you to take a stand and a step of faith. It doesn’t have to be a Herculean effort just a simple step of faith and God will use it to move mountains as we have seen him do quite literally in these last days. Above all PRAY for us and for our work in Haiti, for the team, for the supply line, for the people of Haiti who are suffering so much and for those who are joining them in their suffering by going and aiding them. Please pray for strength and for God to continue to move moutains with our mustard seeds.

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Michael
Filed under: Community Development, News