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Latest Updates We have posted pictures and biodata for several children in Haiti who need sponsors. Would you be a sponsor for one of these children? Learn more about children needing sponsors> Posted June 3, 2010 On Thursday, May 27, the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala had its first major eruption in twelve years, shooting rocks, lava and volcanic sand 18 kilometers into the sky and literally blanketing most of the country in black sand. Many were evacuated from the area of the volcano and are now in shelters. Those living close had to live the night through large flying rocks and massive explosions. To further complicate matters, Guatemala is also experiencing the effects of the first tropical storm of the year, with strong winds and heavy rains. Brian Dennett, General Director of AMG Guatemala, shares the following report: Praises to the Lord, it appears as though AMG Guatemala has not suffered major infrastructure damage. This is a very preliminary comment, as we are still waiting for full reports from all the projects. Communication is a challenge at the moment as most of us still do not have interent access. Even here in the office, we have no internet and I am writing to you with my PC connected to my cell phone through 3G. It is very slow, so I am unable to send files, etc... Right now most of our difficulty is with access. For example, Villa Laura and Matochos lost their bridge and river levels are very high. Patzun also has no access and many other towns. Blessings,
Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2010 We are getting inquiries from people who sponsor children in Thailand, concerned about the violence there. Please be assured that these children are safe. The street protests, demonstrations and violence occurring in Thailand are confined to isolated sections of Bangkok, and to a lesser degree, Chiang Mai. None of the AMG childcare projects are located in these cities. The AMG projects are located in more rural locations, far away from the demonstrations and violence. AMG is in constant communication with our country director who lives and works in Bangkok. He confirms that all of the AMG sponsored children are far from the violence, well protected and safe.
Posted Monday, May 3, 2010
This shipment was made possible through donations from, and the cooperation of, Midwest Food Bank (Peoria, IL Division), Caribbean American Shipping Express, LLC., Classic Cargo International, Inc., and Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach. The shipment contained rice, pinto beans, cooking oil, chickpeas, dry cereal, health hygiene kits, baby wipes, hygiene back packs, paper towels, diapers, and toilet paper, valued at over $52,000. Distribution of these relief items began on April 23 at Grand Bassin. The members of Pastor Rodne’s church had canvassed the entire town, identifying and confirming the identity of Port-au-Prince refugees, and giving each a “chit”. The night before the distribution the church members re-packaged the rice and beans and assembled the various food and health items into family and individual packages. The packages were distributed in about an hour to over 70 families and 150 individual Port-au-Prince refugees, and to 20 local residents who were hungry and without food. YOU can make a difference!
Posted Monday, April 12, 2010 240 young people attended the conference. It was successful because it was a real teaching and learning moment. We had 25 people who came from Port-au-Prince with us. They were very happy to be part of this wonderful conference. Three pastors came from the Christian University of Haiti, located in Limbe. There was also another pastor plus our medical doctor, our nurse, a lawyer, and me. Our theme this year was: Young People, Serve the Lord, Jos. 24:16. We had a worship service each night on a specific subject with a different teacher. Every morning at 4:30, we had a special prayer meeting with preaching. The other members of the church came and joined the young people in prayer. During the day we had three different sessions. We provided three meals a day to each participant, and several cooks were there to prepare the food for us. The teachers lead studies on health, Biblical studies, social behavior, marriage, law, and so on. The studies were well presented and the young people were very attentive. A group of singers was invited to present a concert on Sunday night at the church, which everyone enjoyed. The young people also presented a certificate to me on Sunday night to show their appreciation for the ministry. The conference concluded on Monday, April 5. We would like to say thank you to God, to AMG international, to Signal Mountain Bible Church, and to the Gartman family, who organized a 5K run to raise support for Haiti. So, thank you to everyone who was praying and to those who supported us financially. It was really an equipping moment to prepare the young people to take care of their future while they are serving the Lord.
Posted Wednesday, March 24, 2010
During the 2-day clinic in Camp Coq, 246 patients were served, of which 160 were earthquake refugees from Port-au-Prince. The medical staff consisted of AMG National Workers Dr. Marcelin Jean, Nurse Lovelie Jean, Pharmacist Josena Pavilus, Lab Technician Lisenette Vixamar, Chaplain and Records Manager Phicien Baptiste, and Pastor Rodne Romeus. They were assisted by Nurse Belle Romeus, who serves with Grace Mission in Limbe, Haiti. Food, clothing and other necessities were also distributed to the Port-au-Prince earthquake refugees during the clinic. YOU can make a difference!
Posted Tuesday, March 23, 2010 On April 9, a 40’ sea container will leave port in Florida to deliver the following relief items to the AMG ministry partners in Haiti for distribution to the Port-au-Prince earthquake refugees:
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Posted Friday, March 5, 2010 Roger Thomas, AMG’s Coordinator of Outreach Projects and Sponsorship Programs, shares the following report from Pastor Rodne Romeus, Director of AMG ministries in Grand Bassin, Haiti:
It is a privilege to share with you about the food distribution day we have just had in Camp Coq, Haiti. Camp Coq is a small village located about 11 kilometers from Limbe, the largest city in the area. Due to the lack of employment and educational opportunities, many of the people moved south to Port-au-Prince. We are now seeing a large influx of people returning to the area, as many of them lost everything in the recent earthquake devastation. On March 4, due to the generosity of AMG donors, we were able to supply 150 families and 89 individuals with enough rice, beans, and cooking oil to last 2-3 days, depending on the size of the family. They asked me to extend their deep appreciation and gratitude to everyone who has donated toward AMG’s Haitian relief efforts. We are now making preparations for our Grand Bassin medical staff to relocate to Camp Coq for two days, as the people in the area have no other medical assistance or resources beyond what AMG provides. AMG International is bringing much needed help to the Haitian people in a very difficult time. Thank you for continuing to partner with us here in Haiti as we labor together for the Lord. May the Lord continue to bless you in all your efforts for Him. Rodne
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Posted February 22, 2010 Seventy-three refugee families have now joined the community in Grand Bassin, Haiti where AMG’s primary ministry is located. Family size can range from no children to 15 children. This means an additional 700 people are now attending Pastor Rodne’s church and are recipients of AMG’s ongoing relief efforts through food, shelter, medical care and the love of Christ. Roger Thomas, Coordinator of Outreach Projects and Sponsorship Programs for AMG, has led a short-term mission team including a surgeon, two engineers, a missions committee chairman and others, from February 16 – 22, 2010 working with Pastor Rodne Romeus in Grand Bassin, Haiti. Apart from seeing dozens of patients during this time, the team has also worked to install two solar panels on the medical clinic. Roger reports that, due to a 6-month drought, the crops have been devastated and the harvest is very poor. Now the country is experiencing heavy rains, flooding the fields and compounding the problems already existing. There has also been a general call in Haiti for three days of prayer for the situation there. Roger also reports that although the supply of rice, beans, and oil in Grand Bassin seems adequate at the moment, additional funds will allow them to open more relief distribution locations in the north, and to respond to the many needs in the south near Port-au-Prince. $48 will provide beans, rice and oil for one family for one week. $6 will buy one gallon of cooking oil. $45 will buy a 50 kg sack of rice. $75 will buy a 50 kg sack of beans. YOU can make a difference!
Posted Friday, February 12, 2010 Dear brother, Can you guess how your help is precious, very precious in Haiti for our people? I have to thank AMG right now. We are helping so many people at the medical center as we have 73 families coming from Port-au-prince in the area of Grand-Bassin only without mentioning those around the city of Grand-Bassin. Every day, we are receiving at least 50 people to give them care, and then after receiving the medicines, we give them a package containing rice, beans and oil. We even give some clothes to some of them because of the clothes that were sent to us in December. I already receive some of the children at the school because they lost everything in the earthquake. I give them uniforms and school supplies . Thank you. Keep praying and we are acting hardly and we profit this time to let the people know that Jesus is their Saviour. It takes time to send you many pictures in a public place. Right now, here is a picture of two patients who are being treated at the medical center. We are grateful to AMG and the donors for their help that permit us to treat the people. Pastor Rodne Posted Monday, February 8, 2010
Pastor Joseph Altidor has sent a list of the casualties suffered by the families in his church in Cap Haitien. There are 123 names on the list, many representing sons and daughters who were attending schools in Port-au-Prince. Other names represent whole families of up to 7 people who died in Port-au-Prince. Pastor Rodne reports that he is still able to purchase food in Cap Haitien, so AMG is immediately sending him additional funds to buy emergency food supplies for the refugee families. This is the only means of support AMG is able to provide until a shipping container of beans, rice, water, and other supplies can reach him. On Saturday, February 6, the Signal Mountain Bible Church in Chattanooga held a “Frozen 5K run for Haiti”. On a cold, snowy morning 200 participants paid $15 each, and corporate sponsors contributed generously. All proceeds from this event will be used for the above needs of Pastor Rodne as he ministers to the earthquake victims in Northeast Haiti. Roger Thomas, Coordinator of Outreach Projects and Sponsorship Programs Posted Friday, February 5, 2010 Below is the latest update from our Field Leader, Pastor Rodne Romeus in Grand Bassin, Haiti. One big challenge for us at present is consistent communication with Rodne. We continue to work on logistics to send a container into Cape Haitian but this presents many challenges. In the meantime, we will continue to provide additional funds for our ongoing relief efforts in Northern Haiti. A team from Signal Mountain Bible Church (along with a couple of staff from our offices here) are planning to go down to Grand Bassin on Tuesday, February 16. Thank you for your continued prayers and partnership. We will do our best to keep you informed as things progress. Pat Ragan Dear Brothers, Thanks to recent helps from AMG, we are able to give medical care and food to many people in the medical center. We have just bought a lot of medicines and foods but probably it seems that we will need more because we are receiving people from: Terrier-Rouge, Trou du Nord, Perches, Acul Samedi, Roches Plates, Cap-Haitien. Right now, we are helping many people from Port-au-Prince. they receive free treatments and foods. They are happy and we profit the occasion to share the gospel with them as God gives them a chance to live. so, your efforts are highly appreciated and we continue to pray for AMG that God uses to help my people in a so hard time. AMG International in Haiti
Autoplay option available by pressing menu button. View more presentations from AMG International. So, it is hard to reach Port-au-Prince right now. Some people go but I think we can try to do something for those who are close to us also. Thank you for your note. As soon as I have new information I will let you know. I am trying to keep in touch but it is difficult. I would like to tell you that we received the wired money and quickly we bought medicines and foods that the people are receiving with joy. I send just this e-mail because the communication is not certain. Rodne
Posted Friday, January 29, 2010 AMG International partners with two Haitian pastors in childcare and medical care ministries near the north coast of Haiti – over 100 miles from devastated Port-au-prince. These pastors provide education, daily meals, and Bible training for 1,500 children. We are thankful that our pastor partners, the 1,500 children in their schools, and the staff of the Bethesda Medical Center were not directly affected by the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince. However, most families living near the north coast of Haiti had family members, neighbors, or friends living, working, attending school, or visiting in Port-au-Prince. Thousands of people who survived are now making their way back to the poor and already crowded homes families, friends, or neighbors in the north. They are coming with only the clothes on their backs. Some are injured. Through our Haitian pastors and their congregations, AMG is reaching out to help these refugees with emergency food packages, health kits, and medical care. AMG has already wire transferred funds to Haiti where our pastor partners are purchasing and distributing food. Funds have also been sent to purchase medical supplies needed by the staff to care for the injured. Our team departs for Haiti on February 16 and will include an American doctor to assist the staff at Bethesda Medical Center. AMG is also purchasing additional medical supplies in the US (things no longer available for purchase in Haiti). Some of these items will be taken in by the team, and other things will be shipped into Cap Haitien even before the team arrives. Plans are also underway to send in hundreds of additional food packets of rice, beans, cooking oil, powdered milk, dry pasta, and textured vegetable protein. In partnership with another mission agency, a shipping container of beans is also being acquired for shipment to Haiti. We appreciate your prayers and your help. Please send your contributions marked, “Disaster Relief Fund”. Right now, all of these funds will be used to assist those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Also please consider sponsoring one of the needy children at the schools these Haitian pastors direct in northern Haiti. YOU can make a difference!
Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Bryan College is partnering with AMG International to assist in relief efforts for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. Read more> Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 The situation is very complicated. Almost everything is destroyed in Port-au-Prince – schools, hospitals, universities, stores, markets.... so, life is very complicated. In Haiti, many things were available only in Port-au-Prince, or entered the country there. But now, nothing is available or coming from Port-au-Prince. The places in Port-au-Prince where we used to buy medicines for the Bethesda Medical Center are totally destroyed. Now it is impossible to get these medicines. Food has become more expensive. Fuel is available but the price goes higher. Gas has gone from 22 dollars to 28. Nobody wants or can stay in Port-au-Prince where there is no water, no food, no health care. Everyone in Port-au-Prince wants to go back home without knowing what they are going to eat, how they are going to get clothes, and so on. The houses in Grand-Bassin are very small, but they now have to receive many people from Port-au-Prince. What they had for foods must be shared. Most of the folks arriving from Port-au-Prince have nothing. We are facing terrible situations. Many people are from Port-au-Prince are without clothes, shoes, money and so on. Life is very hard. Yesterday, we had more than 1,000 people in the church and I was very sad to see that there are so many in the church who do not know what they are going to eat. Right now, schools have stopped functioning, but the children come to school for something to eat. That we can still provide, and it helps a lot. Pastor Rodne has also sent us a list of the people who attend his church in Grand Bassin who have lost family members or homes in Port-au-Prince. Many have been affected. As soon as Pastor Rodne he can confirm that the banks are open and available to receive funds, we will be wire transferring money to him. He has also asked us to partner with Grace Mission Inc. of Henderson, Nebraska to send a container of beans to Cap Haitien. The shipping will cost approximately $5,000 and the customs fees could cost up to $5,000 more. (We can get the beans free.) We will split these expenses with Grace Mission. Also, we are negotiating with the Midwest Food Bank to provide emergency food packets of beans, rice, cooking oil, dry pasta, TVP (textured vegetable protein), powdered milk, and canned goods. PRAY that the Haitian people can “hang on” until help arrives. Roger Thomas, Coordinator of Outreach Projects and Sponsorship Programs Posted Friday, January 15, 2010 Please continue to pray for our Christian Brethren and colleagues in Haiti. News is beginning to trickle in to Grand Bassin, Limbe, Camp Coq, and Cap Haitien about family members from these places who were living, working, or visiting in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday when the earthquake struck. On Wednesday we learned about Joseph Algais, a member of Rodne’s church and a resident of Grand Bassin. Joseph was in Port-au-Prince Tuesday for a meeting. The building in which his meeting was being held collapsed. Today it has been confirmed that he died in the earthquake. Our Brother, Algais was superintendent of schools for the entire Northeast department of Haiti. This man’s death is a tragic blow and will have a significant impact on the AMG educational ministry. The family living just two houses away from the “guest house” in Grand Bassin had a son in Port-au-Prince. The family has learned that he died in the earthquake. A young man who led the choir in Rodne’s church several years ago was in Port-au-Prince. His death in the earthquake has been confirmed. The residents of Limbe are organizing a truck brigade to go to Port-au-Prince and bring home to Limbe all the Limbe family members who were in Port-au-Prince – the living and the injured. There is nothing left for them in Port-au-Prince. Roger Thomas Posted Thursday, January 14, 2010 AMG International partners with two Haitian pastors in childcare and medical care ministries. Pastor Altidor has a church and school in Cap Haitian, on the north coast of Haiti. Cap Haitian is 100 miles from Port-au-Prince. The earthquake was felt in Cap Haitian, but there was no damage, and no injuries. AMG has 52 sponsored children in Pastor Altidor’s school (total enrollment is 400). Pastor Romeus has a church, school, and medical center in Grand Bassin, a town of about 19,000 people located 20 miles southeast of Cap Haitian. There are 800 children in this school, 292 of which have AMG sponsors. ALL 800 of these children are fed on a regular basis, however, thanks to AMG donors. Pastor Romeus also has a school of 300 children (165 with AMG sponsors) in Camp Coq, which is 17 miles southwest of Cap Haitian. Although the earthquake was felt in both locations, there was no damage and no injuries. Pastor Romeus opened the Bethesda Medical Center in Grand Bassin last year, and a small medical staff sees patients daily. Medical teams and personnel from the US minister here periodically. We praise the Lord that the AMG ministries have not been directly affected by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. However, the AMG ministries are being affected indirectly, and this impact is expected to increase dramatically in the days ahead. Pastor Romeus is getting calls from people in Grand Bassin and Limbe who have family members living, working, or going to school in Port-au-Prince, or visiting there. There is much concern for loved ones in Port-au-Prince from whom there has been no communication. One of Pastor Romeus’ church members, a resident of Grand Bassin, is the superintendent of schools for the entire northeast department of Haiti. He was in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday for a meeting. The building in which his meeting was being held collapsed. They have not heard from him. If he died in the earthquake, Pastor Romeus says his loss will be a real blow to the Grand Bassin community and to the AMG childcare ministry. US visitors that have met this man say his death would be a tragic loss. So as the family members in Port-au-Prince, now homeless and unemployed, or without a school to attend, make their way “home” to Grand Bassin, Camp Coq or Cap Haitian, they will need food, water, and possibly medical care. The parents of some children in Grand Bassin, Camp Coq or Cap Haitian will have perished in Port-au-Prince, and these children will now need someone to care for them. There will be many hurting people that AMG will come along side to help. If funds permit, AMG can also come alongside evangelical ministries in Port-au-Prince such as AMG Haiti and Parole & Action Haiti to provide relief and support to the suffering people there. 10:15 AM, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 I just spoke with Pastor Rodne Romeus (AMG ministry partner in Haiti) in Florida. He had just got off the phone with his brother-in-law in Port-au-Prince. The brother-in-law had been in contact with family “in the north” (Cap Haitian, Grand Bassin, Limbe, Camp Coq). He reports that the earthquake was felt “in the north” but that there was no damage or injuries there. This means that our sponsored children, school buildings, medical clinic, churches, are all unaffected, praise the Lord. However, many people living “in the north” had family members living and working in Port-au-Prince. These people are now homeless and jobless, and will be returning to their families “in the north”. Some have also been injured or killed. Those who return “to the north” may require medical care, and there will be additional children, and people in need. Pastor Rodne anticipates a significant number of people arriving “in the north” from Port-au-Prince will need aid. Many of the AMG sponsored children “in the north” had one or more parents living/working in Port-au-Prince, so some of these children may now be orphans. AMG will be receiving disaster relief funds (designate to the AMG Disaster Relief Fund) and distributing these funds through Pastor Rodne. He will use them to help people returning “to the north” from Port-au-Prince, and later, when he returns to Haiti, he can make contact with credible colleagues in Port-au-Prince, and distribute relief funds through them to help. Pastor Rodne said that the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, where he and I had stayed, and where all the foreigners stay, was completely destroyed and everyone in the hotel killed. Roger Thomas, Coordinator of Outreach Projects and Sponsorship Programs
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On April 8, 2010 a 40’ container of 37,000 pounds of provisions arrived in Cap Haitien, Haiti for distribution to refugees from the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince that has disbursed thousands of Haitians throughout the country. AMG Partner Pastor Rodne Romeus is distributing these provisions to refugee families through the AMG childcare projects in Grand Bassin and Camp Coq, and sharing the provisions with AMG Partner Pastor Joseph Altidor and Rev. Paul Romeus (Grace Mission) for distribution in Cap Haitien and Limbe. Armed UN vehicles escorted the container from Cap Haitien to Grand Bassin to protect it from being stopped and looted.
The first “medical day” was held in Camp Coq, Haiti on March 18 and 19, 2010. The medical staff from the AMG Bethesda Medical Center in Grand Bassin packed up on March 17 and traveled 3 hours to Camp Coq to provide medical care for residents and earthquake refugees from Port-au-Prince. Normally, there is NO medical care of any kind available in Camp Coq. People must find a way to travel to Limbe or Cap Haitien, and be prepared to pay for medical services and medications. Very few can afford this, so nearly everyone in Camp Coq “goes without” medical care.
Greetings in the name of our Lord!
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord.
Pastor Rodne Romeus reports today that 73 refugee families from Port-au-Prince have re-located to Grand Bassin, the town of 19,000 people in Northeast Haiti where his church, school and medical center are located. Pastor Rodne says that a “family” can consist of between 5 and 15 people, so this may be over 700 people who have suddenly descended on Grand Bassin. They have come with only the clothes on their backs. They have no extra clothing, shoes, food, or household goods. Pastor Rodne is providing food and for their basic needs, and they are receiving medical treatment at the AMG Bethesda Medical Center in Grand Bassin. Pastor Rodne has sent a list of families in his church in Grand Bassin who have lost family members in Port-au-Prince.