News & Upates from TEM

Yesterday a friend of mine brought the souvenirs he sells up the mountain so the Americans could take home a few things without being charged an enormous amount for them in the airport. He always brings 2-3 huge bags of all...

Yesterday afternoon we went to visit Daniel's voodoo village. We sang and played with the kids and the people there. Some of the older ladies seem to have more fun than the kids...it's as if they never had a childhood,...

Today we've completed several jobs - we've finished painting the school, and we've put up all the gutter and connected it to a PVC line that goes to an inground cistern. Joe and Bill are working on installing the hot water...

Report by Michael Zoumberos Today the Lord blessed us with another glorious day at the mission compound. We have lots of construction projects going on in order to grow and prosper the school here, which starts for the...

Report by Rebecca Zoumberos It is overwhelming to try and put my thoughts into words. My heart is so full it feels like it could burst. The people of Z'Orange Haiti are LOVE. You cannot walk down the road without dozens of...

Everything ran smoothly last night. The team came in around 7 p.m., and after we gathered all the luggage we made it to the mission house around 8:30. We had a quick 'rules of the mission house' meeting and grabbed some...

We have a need in Z'Orange of $500 per month to pay the school teachers at Jerusalem II and Jerusalem IV. Last year we had someone who was able to donate this $500, but that will not be possible this year, so TEM needs your...

After many, many years of prayer, Jerusalem IV has been blessed by a couple in America who donated enough money to build a foundation for their church. I announced this in the church a couple of Wednesdays ago, and the...

This past weekend our second Haiti Bargain-Bake sale of the year was held at Wright Baptist Church in Fort Walton Beach. We were blessed to have SO many volunteers give generously of their time and energy to this...

After a good night's sleep at the Servotel in Port-au-Prince, the team was up early and ready to go to the airport to start their trip home. As you can see by the photos everybody was excited about going home, but at the...

Today after lunch we headed down the mountain to go to our hotel in Port-au-Prince. We are just across the street from the airport, so the team doesn't have to get up so early in the morning to catch their flight. It is...

Today has been a fun day. Half of the team hung around the mission house, then went to visit neighbors and love on them. It is so peaceful here. The people are honored that you would take the time to come and sit on their...

Report by Scott and Genia Traglia I have been a very active person for most of my life, but compared to the Haitian people I now feel kinda lazy, or at least very privileged. We went to the market yesterday and were...

Last night (Wednesday) we went to Jerusalem IV Church, and I had good news to give the congregation. They started their church years ago with thatch, then after the earthquake they were able to cover the sides with tarps...

After lunch today we went to Daniel's voodoo village, where people were already lined up for the medical clinic. As always, they were so happy to see us and to be able to get medical attention. This evening after dinner we...

Report by Brittany Tiller We have arrived and man, it feels so good to be back! After a 7-hour layover in Atlanta, a 1-1/2 hour delay on the plane, and a 2 hour drive up the mountain -- We. Are. Here! I have been numerous...

The report below is from Thursday, July 14. We had some heavy rain last night and our internet was out. This morning we had a flat tire on the van that I had hired to take the team to the airport, but, thanks to faithful...

Report by Olivia Thompson Yesterday after eating the lunch Ms. Ginette prepared for us, we went to Palto to love on kids and share words about God. Brother Bill spoke on the subject of Zacchaeus, and how he was so caught up...

Report by Megan Schrenker Today our group had the privilege to share Christ in a voodoo village. We met Daniel, the head voodoo priest in the area, and we shared the short story about Zacchaeus. The story teaches children...

Report by Amanda Carnley We have been so blessed so far. Today, we had the opportunity to have a Vacation Bible School with some of the kids (40 total) at a church called KodeKris (Body of Christ). They sang some familiar...

  The team from Eastside Baptist Church of Marianna FL arrived safely last night in Haiti.

Report by Pastor Jim Williams The team made it safely to the hotel in Port-au-Prince yesterday afternoon. It was disappointing to have to leave our new friends and the mission house in Z'Orange a day early. However, the...

Last night we all went to Jerusalem IV and enjoyed praising the Lord with the congregation there. The Americans joined right in dancing and singing praises. One song/dance lasted over 30 minutes--it was like a Christian...

Yesterday the team split up into 3 groups: one hiked up the mountain to Jerusalem II to have VBS with the kids, another group went to Daniel's voodoo village, and Pastor Philip, Blanco and Simon worked on the pews for...