NewsLetter

Update April 2011

News bulletin! We believe this morning Haiti is blessed to have a new President! Before Michel Martelly won the election, there were many questions about his conduct. But the other day when he attended a Church that was holding a Fast, he told his body guards to come down off the platform and sit down, saying “the platform is for pastors.” He knelt down and asked for prayer and asked forgiveness for the way he had been. We got so blessed when we heard this. “I cannot change this country—only God can,” he said. WOW! THANK YOU JESUS! Many people have been praying for this country and it has been prophesied there would be a great spiritual awakening in Haiti. PTL!

President-elect Martelly has also pledged to have free schooling. He said, “There is money here somewhere, and I will find it.” Our School has been struggling and in such need of this kind of program. The School is having difficulty paying the teachers, as many of the children cannot pay their tuition. Rachelle does not want to send them home. She says, “How are they going to learn sitting at home?!”

As Haiti makes it’s transition, EGO wants to follow suit. Easter Sunday through the following Sunday we will be having special services with Pastor Steve Saintus from Georgia. We are believing God for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Tabernacle—for EGO as well as up and down our road of voodoo and the whole down of Dessalines. Please, will you pray and believe with us? We believe God, for He is faithful, and believe if we humble ourselves as did our new President we will see results.

The past couple of weeks Don and the boys have been working hard preparing the forms on the school wing so that the concrete floor/ceiling can be poured this Saturday. Before then, the “bull float” (concrete finisher) needs to be picked up at FOHO, as they are graciously allowing us to use it.

The children will be going to the beach, when we can find a slot in the busy schedule. The musical instruments have arrived up in Pignon. The roads are not very good going up there but we will be going soon to pick them up—guitars, drums, a clarinet, alto sax, flute, trumpet, music stands, books, reeds and all accessories for these instruments! We are so blessed, thank you Lonnie Ott, Liana Valente, and all others who made this possible! Along with dealing with everyday family situation here and making sure there is enough food to feed the hungry mouths, you can be sure we’ll find the time to go pick them up!

We praise God that the mangos are in season, full of vitamin A & C. We rarely see much sickness during this season. Also we are trying to find the price of another cow as someone has volunteered to buy one for us. This will help get us back where we use to be years ago, when we could supply the milk for the children’s needs. Today one can of powered full-cream milk costs around $30U.S.

We want to say thanks to Ken & Marla’s team for all the help they gave while here. We were just so sorry that the team leaders could not come due to Ken’s health problems. He was diagnosed as having cancer just before departure time. This certainly was a shock. Everyone that knew about it went to prayer on Ken’s behalf—and the next tests he had showed there was no cancer…. Now was that not a direct answer to prayer? We are all praising God! Yes, again He is FAITHFUL.

We want to thank all of you precious loved ones for being faithful in your giving also. Please remember EGO in your prayers—our young people, and we might add, Mom & Dad too. We’re not quite as young as we used to be! May God Bless Each one of you for all you do for this mission. We remember so many of you that have given from the very beginning. Thanks!

With much Love,

Don & Doris

“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,

Says the LORD ALMIGHTLY” 2 Cor. 6:18

Update--April 2011

Monday, 18: THE BIG POUR

Besides our own boys, Ruben hired thirty-five more fellows to pour concrete. It had taken quite a while to prepare. (That's why it did not happen last Saturday.) Dad was up at 4:00 and as usual made a big pot of coffee. Everyone had bread along with prayer before starting the big task. It was a long day and everyone was very tired at the end of the day--Dad went over before 6:00am and did not return until after 6:00pm.

This is not anything I would like to see him do again. Appreciate your prayers!

Tuesday, 19:

Three of our older fellows went to Pignon to pick up the musical instruments we had been waiting for. Another long day since the road is not the greatest. We were happy to see them come in with the boxes full of different kinds of instruments.

Wednesday, 20:

All the younger children except the babies (their time will come, you know how that goes!) went on an outing, since next week they‘ll be starting school, along with some of our "grandchildren. They went to the beach. It always takes a day of preparation, clothing--matching shirts of course--making sandwiches, baking cookies, drinks, packing up balls and frisbees.

Thursday 21:

This was the day at the beach for the teens. This was the first time we did not not go along. John, who has studied for the ministry, held devotion for them, with highlights on Purity and Holiness that they had studied with the pastor’s wife from Michigan. They all had a great day bathing and playing in the Caribbean.

Friday 22:

Dad and the Kids cleaned up the yard. Then they prepared for the film to be shown in the evening. The DVD was "Lespwa" (Hope) and was in Creole, brought by a friend that came with a team. It was very well done.

Some of the youth walked up and down our street singing and inviting everyone to the Revival Meetings that will start Easter Sunday going through May 1.

Saturday 23:

Enock had called me several times in the night, but my phone was charging in the other room and I did not hear it right away. He could not urinate and was really suffering, not only from that but he had shingles too. He is the one that has MS. I did some calling around, getting ahole of Cileomen (one I had delivered 38 years ago-- her father worked for Dad way back when….now a nurse in the hospital and has helped Dad and myself many times). Eric picked her up around 4:00am. What a girl! She catherized him and then gave him an IV. He was not drinking. Throughout the day the older girls would keep me informed--once Talante came. Later Rosina said his breathing was shallow. I went out to the dorm, knelt down beside him. Eric had already gone to pick up Cileomen. I tried to find a pulse. NONE. No one could believe it. While they were locating the family, Ruben and Tchweebbee came with Pastor Steve Saintus to hold the revival in the Tabernacle. It was good to see him but there just were not any words as we walked back over to the house (Steve broke the silence, “I have never seen so many stars in one place”) to eat the meal Rode had prepared. After they were all settled in the Guest House, the car came to pick up the body. One thing we know for sure--he does not have to rely on someone to push him around in a wheel chair or help him with him daily needs. I can just see him walking and dancing before the Throne of God! Tears seem to choke me up thinking about little incidents. He will certainly be missed. He was such a great help to Rachelle for the school--he had a desk in the office and kept track of many important things for us. AND TOMORROW IS EASTER SUNDAY!

SUNDAY 24

May I say we had a great Day in the morning and evening Services! Duckenson was able to come for one day only. We were so blessed as he was there to lead the Praise and Worship services. Pastor Steve Preached down Holy Ghost fire. People were saved, healed and delivered of many things. The rest of the week we are believing for greater things to happen in the Lord. Praise God!

Please keep uplifting us in your prayers.

Blessings, Blessing, Blessings,

Don & Doris

October 2011

How blessed we are of the Lord to have had such wonderful faithful friends all these years supporting EGO with their prayers and finances. Thank you for being so kind and faithful.

To say the least, since our return in August, this place has been like a bee-hive. We want to thank Chris & Beth Cooley’s team for all the much needed and appreciated help they gave EGO. Their Pastor, wife and son, in so many different ways, brought the word of God to our youth. Such enriching programs to suit our kids up with the armor of God to help them withstand the fiery attacks of the forces of wickedness. The construction crew helped Dad pour the foundations and start the temporary steps to the second floor of the school. Thanks everyone, you helped to make our load so much lighter!

Dad, with the help of the fellows here, finished the steps, put the doors and windows in along with the glass louvers. They cleaned up the yard and now are working on finishing the toilet. Dad is trying so hard to finish before the 10th of October which is when school begins here.

Then there is Rachelle. She has quite a challenging position at the school! This year she has an assistant helping with the enrollment, and measuring the amount of material for the new uniforms-- powder blue with checked blue and white tops for this year. She is responsible for collecting and depositing all the fees. She has ordered all of the books for the students, and one truck load has already arrived but they will not give the rest until she pays for all of them. May I put a prayer request in here? We have many Desselines families who cannot pay tuition, if anyone can help by sponsorship!

Rachelle is also in charge of having the broken desks from last year repaired and put in the right rooms. Rosena has measured, cut out and sewn approx. 200 uniforms, sometimes working through the night. Jacquelin, with some help, built tables with benches attached like picnic tables, all from scratch. They are now being painted. The little school by the Tabernacle wall had a new face lift and is near completion.

Then there is Pastor Steve, the Educator, who has ways of getting things done…and does not like to take "no" for an answer...as is what happened when he wanted to rename the school….we didn’t want to spoil it by using our name. Today, however, the school is now named, INSTITUTION MIXE PEAVEY (in English, The Peavey Institution). We are so happy that he is here at this time though. You all know Pastor Steve and his wife, Esther, are a Godsend. She is so very much involved in the school and also a wonderful help for Rachelle. Pastor Steve’s standards are very high, which we do so appreciate. He has spent much time searching for qualified teachers. He interviewed them several times before hiring them. He and Esther have done a marvelous job preparing everyone for the opening of the 2011 school year. Thank you! We pray God’s blessings on this new school.

Thinking this would be good time to also give honor to my husband, Donald Peavey, who has stayed with this project since the beginning. Sketching out all the plans and making the foundations more that adequate, adding extra strength with better mixture of cement ration and additional steel support. Once he thought of building three stories high but believed it should only be two for the sake of safety, in light of the recent earthquake in Haiti. I must say he has always gone beyond what has been expected and made everything additionally secure. Thank you honey, I love you and want the world to know I am very proud of you!

Still Standing in the Gap,

Don & Doris Peavey