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Update: Haiti trips in April/May

Mawi Patten — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:39 +0000

Children of the Nations (COTN) is continuing to send teams of medical professionals to work in response to the Haiti earthquake. Our teams are currently based in the Dominican Republic. serving the children and families we were able to transport from Haiti. For a more detailed look at our plan, please visit http://www.cotni.org/pages/360-our-plan.

We are still in great need of the following professionals, as we compose Haiti Emergency Teams:

Medical Professionals
o   Doctors (Family Pract., Internal Med., ER, Pediatricians, PA or Nurse Practioners)
o Registered Nurses
o   Physical Therapists
o   Non-medical
o   Team Leader with strong administrative skills

Structural Engineers

Trauma Counseling Training Professionals

Trip Dates:
o    Apr 1 – Apr 10
o    Apr 8 – Apr 16
o    Apr 15 – Apr 24
o    Apr 22 – May 1
o    April 29 – May 8

Cost: $50 per person per day
(cost may vary for trips into Haiti due to hotel accommodations, additional $60 per day per person- depends on hotel availability, tent style living conditions may be used)

Interested? Please send the following information to venture@cotni.org, and a COTN Venture Representative will contact you as we assemble each team.

o    Name
o    Email
o    Phone
o    Specialty
o    Available trip dates
o   Affiliation (i.e. ABC Hospital)

Sweet Update from John Compere in Haiti

adamk — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:07:58 +0000

The Sunday after the earthquake hit in Haiti, our church was introduced to John Compere. John is from Haiti and has attended Flood for the past several years. As a church, we were able to financially support John as he returned to Haiti to care for his family and nation. Below is an email update I just received. Thank you for your generosity!

Pastor Adam

Hi the Flood family,

Thank you so much for your prayer and support, your generosity truly helps me to reach out to so many Haitians in a time of their greatness need. As some of you may already knew that I left San Diego since after the earthquake to come down to Port-au-prince, Ht with a medical team to help. So since we got here, we have been extremely busy and didn’t have access to internet for so long, and I sincerely present my apology for waiting so long to hear from me. but thanks God we have been a great help to the community here where we have been serving. In fact, our first prayer meeting here we had eleven people come to know Christ for the first time and make their decision to follow Him. I’m still here in Haiti, I’m doing well, my team already went back to State, but I’m staying here for another month to continue helping my family because my dad and one of my sisters have been sick for the past few weeks. So please, continue to pray for a spiritual awakening in Haiti and for my family.

May the Lord greatly bless you all,

John

The first TJO prayer night of 2010!

Chariane — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:22:35 +0000

Well it was a fun FIESTA night at Rob Bautista’s house last night (2/27) for TJO team’s first quarterly prayer night of 2010. After learning a little about the orphanage and the kids, we read over some of their prayer requests for January and February. It was great to see so many new faces at Fiesta Night and to pray together as a group for a good hour. Afterward, Robert’s roommate Cesar cooked up some delicious food! Chicken & steak tacos, pinto beans, yummy rice, chips & salsa, and Maiko & Lily’s homemade brownies and cheesecake. To top it off, we ended the night with Dave Gladson dressed in an authentic Mexican sombrero playing a mini-accordion bought at the TJ/USA border. Rob attempted to accompany him as a singer. Let’s just say it was the BEST and the WORST mariachi band ever!

Here are a couple prayer requests from the night. To see more prayer requests or learn more about TJO, email orphanage@diveintoflood.com or find us under Flood Church Mexico Impact Teams on Facebook. You can read prayer requests and submit your own under the Discussion tab on FB.

Luis: Please repair the road and for my friends.
Byboh: We don’t want any theft here.
Rodrigo: For all my family and the whole world.
Moises: I’d like to ask to take care for my dad and mom.
Salvador: Pray for my family and friends. That I could find good friends in school.
Antonio: That Casa Hogar is taken care of and pray for it and all of us.

We also want to pray for Bertha, a staff member at the orphanage, who is no longer in touch with three of her children due to a past of drug abuse. Although she is now recovered from her addictions, she is still suffering the painful consequences of losing contact with 3 children. She requested prayer for their health and safety, as well as for the safety of El Faro orphanage. We as a team also want to lift up Bertha’s life so that she can experience God’s grace, goodness, peace, and redemption in her life.

Counseling team in DR/Haiti – Prayer Requests

Mawi Patten — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:40:06 +0000

Here are updated prayer requests from the 5 Flood members currently in Dominican Republic…

+Trauma/Grief Conference here in Barahona w/local teachers, counselors, and pastors. It started this morning and will happen the next 2 mornings.

+Our team seems to be running on fumes right now, so some supernatural energy and presence for us

+There was another quake (maybe an aftershock) that happened in Haiti this morning and then another this afternoon. Needless to say, this brought up grief and trauma reactions for the kids and families at the Clinic (which is where we’re spending nearly all of our time). Evidently, there was minimal damage, but we are seeing the depth of the pain for the folks we’re with.

+Continued healing (physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological) for the folks we’re working with here in Barahona

+Miraculous healing and reconstruction for Haiti as an entire country

News article on Flood counselors in Haiti/DR

Mawi Patten — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:27:15 +0000

Click below to read an article written by Ryan Jackson on the grief/trauma counseling his team is doing in Haiti/Dominican Republic.

“Need in Haiti extends far beyond the physical” – San Diego News Network

Follow future blogs by Ryan Jackson on the SDNN website.

Need in Haiti extends far beyond the physical

Counseling Team has arrived in Dominican Republic!

Mawi Patten — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:53:44 +0000

Hey everyone!

We are here now, arrived safe and sound with our luggage =) We are settled in at the COTN compound in a town called Barahona, we will be starting our day tomorrow at 8:00am at a clinic. I am not exactly sure what to expect but prayer for just meeting those we will be working with just where they are at, that we just love them well, counsel in the best way that we can connect and relate to them. Also, that we keep up our good health and energy, we need it.

In Him,

Ruby

Pray for the Flood counselors in Haiti/DR

Mawi Patten — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:18:15 +0000

The team of Flood counselors will depart San Diego for Dominican Republic tonight, Feb 17 and return Friday, Feb 26. They will serve by offering grief & trauma counseling to Haitians affected by the earthquake, and also toChildren of the Nations’ Dominican Republic staff . The team of five includes Ryan, Tiffany, Ruby & Minna, and Garret who will be assisting Children of the Nations with construction work.

Here’s how you can be praying for the team. Check back for updates.

1) That God would be preparing our hearts, souls, and minds for what we will face down there.

2) That we would be fully aware of God’s presence with us and the people we’re working with–giving us a deeper ability to be present with the people we will sit with.

3) That we will be conduits for healing.

4) For God to give us soft hearts, open minds, listening ears, and hopeful eyes.

Send Medical Supplies to Haiti

Mawi Patten — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:24:27 +0000

Here’s an updated list of the Medical Supplies needed in Haiti (COTN Dominican Republic).

Medical Supply Needs 2-4-10

If you are able to donate some of these supplies, please contact Ryan Jackson by Friday, Feb 12th at rjackson15@gmail.com to send supplies with his team of counselors.

Haiti Trip: February 18 – 27

Mawi Patten — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:22:54 +0000

We need you to fill a team serving with COTN Dominican Republic! The trip is scheduled for February 18 – 27.

Here’s who we need:

-If you are a certified grief/trauma counselor, contact rjackson15@gmail.com.

-If you are skilled in construction, contact MawiPatten@DIVEintoFLOOD.com

-If you are a Creole speaker, contact MawiPatten@DIVEintoFLOOD.com

An update from Flood nurses in Haiti/DR

Mawi Patten — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:28:07 +0000

Just a quick update, we have been in Barahona since arriving to DR. 11 injured children and their families were flown here from Jimani. They will be staying at a COTN clinic, turned overnight hospital for as long as a year. We are trying to provide quality care, as opposed to the quick emergency care initially given. A lot of good is being done for these children and their families, limbs are likely being saved and stability of some sort is being returned to them.

The prayer would now be for our next step. There have been political issues of sorts in Jimani (where many Haitians evacuated to). However, there are too many nurses and doctors to serve the 11 children here. Tomorrow Abby and I with the team from Arizona are leaving to find other places to serve. Pray for God to place those in our path who need the help we can provide. Also pray for safe travels and for the leaders of COTN as they try to place all of the influx of medical help in places where we can be most used.

Love in Him,
Lindsay