News & Upates from TEM

Report by Byron Mangum Today was the last full day of our November 2012 Haiti mission trip. I believe we met our goal of 1000 patients seen in a 1-week period. With this being my first mission trip ever, I didn't know what...

During the medical clinic here in Z’Orange this week, Dr. Sanders and Dr. Martin have discovered two young boys who need surgery. I have taken both of them to the hospital in Port au Prince, and the doctor there has agreed...

Report by Pat Gary Day 5 - Thanksgiving  Day - We are so thankful for another day that the Lord has given us to work on His behalf and to be a blessing to His children. Dr. Anderson told us during devotion that we are...

This will be a short entry because the team has worked all day and we only have about 2 hours to clean up, eat dinner and be back at Jerusalem IV for church tonight. It was a normal morning, with our breakfast and devotion,...

During the medical clinic here in Z’Orange this week, Dr. Sanders and Dr. Martin have discovered two young boys who need surgery. I have taken both of them to the hospital in Port au Prince, and the doctor there has agreed...

Report by Fred Day 4 of our missionary journey began with prayer for Simon. He was not feeling well, so the entire team prayed over him. We left him at the mission house to rest while we went to the church to start today’s...

Report from Tereasa Breckenridge Day 3 - Our God is such an amazing God - but it does not surprise me! This morning would be our first day to actually serve and witness to the people of Z’Orange, Haiti. I was a little...

This morning some of us slept until about 8 a.m., and then we had breakfast. Our choices were cereal, grits, and poptarts with coffee, milk and juices; Ginette always takes good care of us. After breakfast Clint and I had a...

As you can see, the team arrived today. Dr. Sanders, who is from Memphis TN, has put together a great medical team, and we have members from California, Idaho, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. We made it to...

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.                ...

We had a great time of fellowship and God had us take care of everything that He called us here for. There is no doubt of that, because God always gets everything done that He wants to get done each day. We just have to...

This morning was another beautiful morning in the valley of Z’Orange. After our devotion and breakfast I got a call from David Heady, who is head of Global Outreach. He and two men from Healing Hands International wanted to...

We had our devotion by Karl this morning; it is always a joy to study and praise our Lord with other brothers. After the devotion we had breakfast and started our day. Bill and I started by going up to the church and...

Yesterday (Tuesday) Bill, Karl, Simon and I took John to the airport early so he could catch his flight home. After we dropped him off we started our quest to purchase all the materials we would need for the rest of the...

Today's entry will be a short one. The Internet and phone service were down here for over 3 hours. I was just about to go to bed and the service came up, so now I’m downloading photos and information past my bedtime, which...

This morning was a beautiful Sunday morning here in Z’Orange. I got up and had my first cup of coffee, then I got a phone call from my good friend, George Truelove. George and Carol Ann were on their way home from their...

Just a quick report on the last three days - I arrived in Haiti on Wednesday, and Wednesday night I got sick and stayed in bed for 36 hours. I don’t know what I had, but I’m glad it is gone. It was Friday before I was able...

Yesterday we fed the local children, as you will see from the photos. Feed My Starving Children gives the food, Love a Child distributes it, and Madame Do prepares it. Love A Child pays $10,000 per container for the food,...

Report by Sandy I've been reading the TEM blogs for the last couple of years, but I never thought I would be writing one myself! As I have been praying for TEM's work in Haiti, and have been aware of their needs, several...

Report by Clint Downing After a night of hard rain God gave us a beautiful sunny day today! Ginette started our day with a delicious hot omelet and coffee. Today is Harvest Day in Haiti, and we attended church at Jerusalem...

Report by Lisa Downing We began our morning with the three P’s: prayer, pop-tarts and protein bars, as we planned our adventure into Port Au Prince. Our team loaded into the Ford Everest ready to start this beautiful...

Report by Kaylie Poplin Bonjour from Haiti! It’s 5:15 p.m. here in Haiti, and as Clint, Lisa, Sandy, Chuck and I sit around the table, the aroma of the dinner Ginette is cooking is slowly filling the room. It has been a...

Today Simon and I got up early and went into Port au Prince to open a checking account for the school. When we went into the bank there must have been 30 people in line to deposit money, and another 15 waiting to talk to...

I arrived in Haiti yesterday and, as the Haitians would say, “li menm toujou” - it is the same as always. Despite the tropical storm and predicted hurricane, and our wonderful weather channel that always shows the worst...