Haiti Earthquake

We are sorry that this has been so long in coming. We have been swamped with e-mails. We are alive and our building is standing without much damage. Praise the Lord!

As you all know already the earthquake has devastated Haiti. What we have seen cannot be explained and it is hard to even imagine the horror of it all.

We are still trying to find out who is alive in our mission - teachers, pastors, church members, etc. Many we have not heard from due to cell phones being down most the time, and transportation is very difficult plus people are trying to survive where they are at and not going far from home.

As of today, we know of two pastors homes in New Life Mission (our mission) that have been destroyed and their church buildings. Also, many of their member homes have been destroyed. We know that one of our Bible school teachers lost his home, mother and nephew. Also, we have two other people who work in our mission who have lost homes, and one has lost family members.

Those that have been saved from certain disaster have great testimonies of God's deliverance. All who are alive don't care a great deal about what they lost at this time, but are only thankful that they are still alive. One of our pastors was in the church when it fell down on his head. What saved him was the wooden pulpit that he crouched near. The wooden beam fell against it keeping him from the blows and providing a small space for him. He said the destruction took less than five seconds. The mountain the church was on split wide open. I could tell you many stories of devastation, and I can tell you many stories of God's grace and mercy.

At this very moment, we are working on coordinating peoples efforts to help those devastated in the earthquake. We should begin distribution of some humanitary aid in the next couple of days. Mission of Hope will be sending us some meal packets to distribute to the needy.

If you want to make a financial contribution, you can send your gift to "Elim Fellowship" 1703 Dalton Road, Lima, NY 14485.  Please send a note stating for "Roger Clark, Haiti Relief".  We thank each of you in advance for your assistance in this time of distress.

Pray for security as tension is rising over fear of starvation and shear desperation. Pray that God gives us wisdom as we seek to bring help to the needy. Pray that God gives us peace and safety as there are still strong after shocks everyday. Pray that God gives us the grace to bear the burden of the hurting.