Earthquake update

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to put this together so bear with me.

Our kids are at Maranatha Orphanage which is run by Heartline Ministries. They are in the Port-au-Prince area and were significantly effected by the earthquake. The homes and buildings on their property sustained damage and the walls around their property are laying in pieces. Thankfully all the children and staff are accounted for and ok.

The children and workers are currently sleeping in a neighbor's yard. Today's struggle is to provide water and food for the kids and to keep themselves strong and not allow fear of discouragement to creep in. Almost all the store are still closed and they are now facing the issue of a lack of diesel and gasoline to be able to use the vehicles and generators. Since the stores are closed they are also not able to change money - the store they typically changed money at was leveled.

Going forward they will be focusing on getting one of their buildings safe enough for everyone to stay in and rebuild the security wall which is very important (even before this they have had an armed security guard that patrols their property at night).

It sounds as if things are getting more desperate and dangerous but they believe that they are there to reach out to those around them and have been providing a place for some to stay and providing medical assistance through the medical staff they have at the women's center.

This is a real brief synopsis so if you are interested in more information, pictures of the damage, the story and pictures of a friend they pulled from the rubble of his house please see their blog:
http://heartlineministries.org/Blog20.aspx

Please be covering Saraphina, Olivier, the rest of the children and staff in your prayers.

If you would be willing to help please make a donation through their website - even $5 will help!
http://heartlineministries.org/default.aspx