Rescue Children Orphanage

MSNBC article on RCO!

2010-07-12T07:27:00.003-04:00

RCO makes the news again at GoUpstate!

2010-07-10T11:46:00.002-04:00

Reaching out to others...

2010-07-06T10:46:00.007-04:00

When we asked our children, what do you like most about living at RCO....most of them replied with "Because you take us out to help the poor people" Sharing and serving others is a key focus at RCO! These are the pictures of people we were able to help just last week!

RCO Field Trip

2010-06-30T21:02:00.003-04:00

Everyone enjoyed a special treat to Sugar Cane Museum! Buffet and Cokes were a hit too!

Video: Children are the key to Haiti's future!

2010-06-29T09:18:00.005-04:00

Video: Our friends at the Special Needs Orphanage nearby RCO.....

2010-06-26T08:48:00.004-04:00

2010-06-25T16:54:00.003-04:00

Video: Update from 69News

2010-06-22T06:45:00.003-04:00

69News Update from Jaccii Farris

69News Slideshow from Lee Jenkins

2010-06-19T15:22:00.004-04:00

Consistency has been a key factor in growing our young leaders! After a few months in school, several of the children are tops in their class! They are really enjoying learning! Stevenson and July continue to do well in home schooling with Mommy Kettley too! Keep praying for us as we train up the future leaders of Haiti! ( Roberde is pictured with the school director)

June at RCO!

2010-06-05T08:12:00.002-04:00

A month packed with excitement! Golf Outing in PA. Kids Camp Out in Haiti! Visitor Month! and more visitors! Our directors just arrived back at RCO after a break back to the USA. A team of doctors will be working over at the clinic, a group will be working with our friends at the special needs orphanage and a team who will be working closely with our children! Our staff will be in high gear once again! Thank you for serving!

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2010-05-29T10:48:00.002-04:00

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RCO Charity Golf Outing & Luncheon

2010-05-25T07:27:00.000-04:00

A Bed of Bricks.....

2010-05-12T08:24:00.003-04:00

Look closely...

This is why our children and staff are reaching out to our neighbors. When the rains come, the homeless sleep under a sheet and on bricks to keep dry.

Keep praying, keep serving, keep giving!

Future Leaders of Haiti

2010-05-10T08:11:00.000-04:00

The RCO Extended Family!

2010-05-01T08:42:00.002-04:00

Live from Haiti.....

2010-04-28T09:28:00.002-04:00

Dream Big, Pray Big!

2010-04-26T10:47:00.005-04:00

We are not sure what God is up to, but we are dreaming big and praying big. RCO partner, Jeffery Sneller (pictured here with the construction crew at LifeClinic) is helping us secure land and planning a building campaign.

Life at RCO

2010-04-24T10:36:00.002-04:00

Outreach Team

2010-04-24T10:33:00.003-04:00

Heading out to deliver supplies to a tent city.....

RCO volunteers at work....

2010-04-21T10:47:00.002-04:00

04/18

2010-04-19T09:31:00.002-04:00

Welcome project teams from Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship, First Presbyterian - Bethlehem, Sneller Industries, Hope Point and LifeChurch. The teams will be working on truck and generator repair, building shelves and storage, getting the clinic ready to open in May, touring new land options, outreach outings at local tent cities and visits to our special needs orphanage friends. The challenge now is that there is a gas/diesel shortage and the power has been out for a few days in row. Pray for Haiti!

Charity Golf & Lunch Outing for RCO

2010-04-17T16:46:00.005-04:00

04/16

2010-04-17T08:37:00.004-04:00

a glimpse of Haiti from the lens of a RCO volunteer.....

04/14

2010-04-15T08:39:00.003-04:00

There is still a great need in Haiti for help! Here the RCO children and volunteers help care for a child in a nearby tent city. Cleaning and treating his little body, providing him a new set of clothes and giving his family some medicine and instructions on how to care for his wounds.

04/13

2010-04-14T18:24:00.003-04:00

Mackson after a long hard day of volunteering with our partner, LifeClinic, in setting up tents for the homeless of Haiti!

04/12

2010-04-13T08:28:00.004-04:00

Our most effective lesson for our children has been taking them out on field trips into the community to serve others! We passed out underwear and clothes to our neighbors, some were naked when we found them!

04/11

2010-04-12T16:39:00.001-04:00

Welcome Back Dave Harris!

04/10

2010-04-11T20:30:00.005-04:00

The RCO Children love to reach out to the special needs orphanage nearby, here Marie Victorie helps secure a truckload of diapers we received from Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

04/08

2010-04-09T10:38:00.006-04:00

Thank you, thank you and 10,000 thank you's....
go out to our volunteers who have come to share devotions, build cabinets, paint, do electrical work, teach, train, pack in supplies, clean and organize, help serve with us in the community, and spend time with our children and staff. Now we welcome new teams over the next month from 4 different churches who will continue tackling our to-do list, do some diesel repairs on our equipment, help us keep reaching out to the poor and needy around us, provide care for our children and ongoing training with our staff. You all are a vital part of RCO....keep up the great work!

04/06

2010-04-08T08:56:00.004-04:00

School is starting back in Haiti! Roberde and Mackson with their teacher!

04/05

2010-04-07T07:46:00.003-04:00

RCO Serving the people of "Tent-Sheet City"

04/03

2010-04-05T07:45:00.003-04:00

A fun day at the beach!

04/02

2010-04-02T17:39:00.005-04:00

Our staff has worked so hard since the earthquake, that our volunteers spent the day pampering them at the RCO SPA! They had never experienced anything like this before and it was a great treat to "wash their feet!" (no, the water was not muddy, its a fragrance we put in the water)

04/01

2010-04-01T22:24:00.003-04:00

1 Samuel 7:12 "Thus far the Lord has helped us"

03/29

2010-03-30T08:53:00.003-04:00

RCO children, staff and volunteers attend the Haitian-American Church Services. Everyone enjoyed the worship and teaching!

03/28

2010-03-28T07:38:00.002-04:00

We love our volunteers!

03/26

2010-03-26T15:47:00.010-04:00

Carmen, Natalie, Mafouna and Marie Victorie reach out to our special needs friends at a nearby orphanage!

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2010-03-25T09:00:00.002-04:00

03/24

2010-03-24T08:14:00.002-04:00

From the walls of RCO...

02/22

2010-03-23T08:07:00.022-04:00

Outreach Day at RCO!

Loaded up and ready to distribute food, clothes and supplies to the community and two orphanages that needed our help!

Mackson handing out candy to another orphanage we visited

The last food supply for over 30 children and staff, we arrived just in time!

It was a great day of outreach! Mafouna, Marie Victorie, Mackson and Roberde really enjoyed reaching out to serve others!

03/21

2010-03-22T08:19:00.002-04:00

After devotions and chores....its time for some fun!

03/19

2010-03-20T07:52:00.002-04:00

This weekend at RCO: The teachers arrive for some special tutoring and some one on one training! The children will be a part of a supply distribution project sharing the pallets of supplies that just arrived by boat! They will be going out to help the needy in the area and also share with some other orphanages that need our help!

03/18

2010-03-18T20:19:00.003-04:00

The Awesome Staff of RCO: Mommy Regine, Mommy Anita and Mommy Kettley!

03/16

2010-03-17T10:10:00.003-04:00

Special thanks goes to Dave Harris, our missionary in Haiti!

03/14

2010-03-15T20:35:00.002-04:00

To Save a Life Haiti Benefit Concert was a success, raising $3000!

03/12

2010-03-13T08:17:00.004-05:00

Wanted: Pictures!

Over the past 2 months, RCO has had many visitors....relief teams, doctors, volunteers....and benefit concerts and fundraising projects.....we would like to highlight some of your photos and keep them in our scrapbook! Send them our way!

03/11

2010-03-11T08:53:00.014-05:00

Marie Victorie studying on her own, most of the children are ready to get back in school. We are waiting to hear when it opens back up, but in the meantime, we are sending down a team of teachers and educators to do some one on one tutoring, hold some small group classes and develop a education plan for each child. And at night they will hold a fun, interactive type VBS event!

The older boys, Mackson and Roberde, really enjoy working.... these guys are going to be builders or engineers one day!

The new beds for the boys room, thank you for giving! It's so hot here, but they still cover up and some of the girls like to wear socks to sleep in!

03/09

2010-03-10T09:40:00.005-05:00

Thank you for your prayers, support and service to Rescue Children in the past. Many of you have been with us for many years, many of you just for a short time. This has certainly been an amazing journey - we appreciate you!

From struggling month to month of operating an orphanage in a poor country, to almost closing the doors, to transitioning to new leadership, to working to overcome a natural disaster....we have held on by God's grace and persevered so that our children have the best care and are being groomed as leaders of their nation. For years we lacked support and funding and volunteers, but now thanks to your hard work and for each of you coming along beside us, we are well on our way to a successful future!

The children are healthy, feeling a sense of security now in the new home and are learning lots of new things! Our staff remains a key element of our success. Your constant encouragement, support and volunteering is invaluable.

We have many mountains yet to cross, the journey will not be easy, but by faith we take it one step at a time. God is doing an incredible work at Rescue Children.
If you are new to RCO, join us in this journey. Email us at the address below and find out how you can get on board for the ride!

03/07

2010-03-08T08:15:00.003-05:00

Having some fun while letting them release some energy, teaching them about sports and learning to work together!

Humanity In Bloom

2010-03-07T07:33:00.013-05:00

69 News follows us on our relief trip to Haiti the day after the quake. This documentary airs tonight at 6:30pm. Proceeds from this DVD go to RCO! https://secure.wfmz.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=6

03/05

2010-03-05T12:40:00.003-05:00

Morning Devotion Time! The children are also doing "a time of learning" each day until the schools open back up.

03/03

2010-03-03T15:28:00.006-05:00

Over 20 volunteers sorted, packed, and loaded another shipment of supplies, 12 pallets, ready for transport to Miami then onto Haiti!

03/02

2010-03-02T16:00:00.006-05:00

Allentown 69 News: Haitian orphans move into new home!

http://wfmz.img.entriq.net/htm/PopUpPlayer-v3.htm?articleID=1353736&v=a

03/01

2010-03-02T06:10:00.004-05:00

Thank you for giving! We no longer have to spend for high priced rental cars or pack the children into "tap-taps" (public transportation)!

02/28

2010-02-28T08:19:00.001-05:00

Pray for Roger and Mafouna!

02/27

2010-02-27T12:26:00.001-05:00

Pray for Marie Victorie, Roberde and Jeff Alande!

02/26

2010-02-26T15:11:00.004-05:00

Today pray for Rodlin, Francois and Stevenson!

02/25

2010-02-26T15:10:00.002-05:00

Today pray for Mackson, Widlyne and July!

02/24

2010-02-24T21:08:00.003-05:00

There was a tremor at 3:00am on the first night in our new home. It scared the team and we all rushed the children outside, some of the children did not want to go back in the house so we decided to sleep outside under the stars!

02/23

2010-02-23T15:41:00.003-05:00

God has provided a safe landing for our children last night! It was all smiles and expressions of extreme gratitude as they entered their new home. The children, the staff team, and the mommies rejoiced over another victory, and now let the healing of their young hearts and lives begin again. Pictures coming soon!

02/22

2010-02-22T16:21:00.003-05:00

This homemade cookie sale, the idea of several 8-13 year olds, raised $1100.00 for RCO! Get creative with your own fundraising project!

2/21

2010-02-20T19:36:00.003-05:00

Article from Spartanburg Herald Journal:

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100221/ARTICLES/100219572/1101/LIVING?Title=Caldwell-s-account-of-his-recent-trip-to-Haiti#

2/19

2010-02-20T19:21:00.003-05:00

Tonight's One Voice for Haiti Benefit Concert in Allentown, PA was a success with over 200 people in attendance!

We found a church where about a 100 members lost their homes and now many are sleeping inside the church. We took food, water and supplies over to share with them.

02/18

2010-02-19T09:18:00.003-05:00

We have decided to close the outdoor tent medical clinic until more supplies arrive and the new indoor facility is ready. Our focus is now getting the children settled in their new home! We are now painting, cleaning and will be moving the children in this weekend!

02/17

2010-02-17T18:03:00.016-05:00

Because we were in Haiti caring for 11 children, this past month at RCO......

3602 people were treated and vaccinated by volunteer doctors in our clinic
3300 people were given food and water as part of our food distribution program
25 people were transported to a field hospital by our drivers, 9 in critical condition
15 babies were delivered at our clinic
270 sleeping bags and tents were set up for families who had no shelter
107 people volunteered to serve

We are reaching out to the community around us but our mission stays the same....11 children who call RCO home!

Haiti Relief Clinic and Food Distribution Center at RCO

2010-02-14T20:06:00.004-05:00

2010-02-13T18:37:00.001-05:00

Why we do what we do.............

2010-02-12T19:34:00.003-05:00

02/11 & 02/12

2010-02-12T09:26:00.004-05:00

We finalized the lease of the new home! The owners are moving out and we are moving in early next week. (note that they are sleeping in the tent outside as people are afraid of the earth shaking again and being inside when they are asleep) After the deposit is transferred down, the mommies clean, the LC team moves all the belongings....then we are home again! The team is off to do food distribution and the doctors are treating 200 plus people a day. Thank you for reaching your hand out to the Haitian people by praying, encouraging us, and giving supplies and donations so that we can represent you here!

Pictures from Haiti

2010-02-11T13:21:00.009-05:00

02/09

2010-02-10T07:28:00.002-05:00

Team 2 Journal Day 1 &2 : Santo Domingo, D.R...... Everyone on our flight was either a Rescue Team, Relief Team, Firemen and Paramedics, Disaster Recovery Team.....I think there were 6 bags per person at the airport. Supplies are coming into the country by the suitcase and duffel bag fulls. Someone on the flight said that the official death toll was 230,000 people, not counting personal burials. Off for breakfast then to scout for a SUV and water supply, then make the drive across the border to the Love A Child orphanage to visit with the children.

02/08

2010-02-09T06:11:00.003-05:00

Volunteers dropped everything to help - mcall.com

02/07

2010-02-08T21:07:00.005-05:00

Two teams packed with 1200 pounds of supplies are heading for D.R. on Tuesday then driving over in to Haiti. One team plans to buy a SUV for the orphanage to use, scout out long range properties to build on, and to move the children into a temporary new home until something permanent can be built. Another team will continue to serve in the clinic, keep the relief efforts going around the community and move our belongings into the new home.

02/06

2010-02-08T09:16:00.006-05:00

You've heard and seen our medical clinic pictures and information to know that it's a big task, but something we are trying to do with excellence. Now, we wanted you to see the background work we are doing to evaluate and secure a long term solution for our children in Haiti. Jeffery is a volunteer specialist that just wants to serve! If you are into details....read below.....

HAITI - AFTER ACTION REVIEW (AAR) "Interim Report"
February 6, 2010

Background
January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, just outside of its capital city, Port au Prince (PAP). The homes in Haiti were not built to withstand an earthquake of this magnitude and many people died (some estimate 200,000...no one is certain) and many more were injured. Hundreds of thousands of Haitian people are displaced and as I prepare this AAR, many local people are moving out of the city and heading for the rural areas. The people are traumatized and fear that another quake will level whatever it is they call home...be it a tent, a lean-to, a shack or what remains of their habitation. The people are malnourished and often dehydrated, and the current medical care being provided by a host of nations is inadequate to meet the growing and long-term needs.

As damaged ports and an overwhelmed airport hamper delivery of aid to Haiti, its border with the Dominican Republic is a challenging crossing itself. Malpasse, Haiti, Hwy. 2, has been backed up with convoys of aid trucks carrying supplies from distribution centers, and to travel 200 miles by vehicle from the Domincan capital of Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince can take 8 hours or longer. The "Bad Crossing," as locals know it is little more than a cratered dirt trail where the Dominican Republic's modern highway meets Haiti's gravel roads. And it is this desolate crossroads — more reminiscent of a junkyard gate than an international boundary — that poses one of the biggest hurdles to the quick arrival of foreign assistance to quake-ravaged Haiti.

Complicating this already complicated juggernaut, are the rising water levels of Lake Azuei in Haiti and Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic, which have crept below the roadbed, creating brackish lagoons. Chalky white cliffs flank the opposite side making any form of landfill nearly impossible.

One of the major impacts of the earthquake was to the dock facility in Port-au-Prince caused by seismic liquefaction creating high levels of damage. The main wharf frontage has collapsed into the water and the container-unloading cranes that sat on the dockside have disappeared, as well. Given the poor state of the port infrastructure it will be some time the docks will be usable. It is impossible to estimate how long this might take.

Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport is open and running but planes with food, medicine and emergency workers are struggling to land, since cargo can't be offloaded and cleared fast enough. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop alert due to no available ramp space and no available fuel at the airport.

Love a Child orphanage in Fond Parisien, which is approximately 7 miles from the Dominican border, made it through okay, virtually unscathed by the earthquake. Other than minor joist separation to a warehouse loading dock canopy, and interior seismic cracks to stucco around window and doorframes in several out buildings there were no visible signs of damage

Rescue Children Orphanage in Santos 19 Leveille Rue, on the other hand, suffered severe structural damage throughout to interior and exterior walls, floor and substrate, which cannot be repaired. The building in its current state is hazardous and should be raised by its owner as soon as possible.

Given this background, this AAR will focus on recommendations for the re-location of Rescue Children Orphanage (RCO) as well as suggestions for essential, vital services, aid in the relief effort, and long-term sustainable development projects for Haiti.

Recommendations
The Fond Parisien to Port-au-Prince transport corridor is ideally suited for the new orphanage. It is close to the Dominican border and is rural in character with large tracts of rich agricultural land available for lease or purchase.

Land purchase in Haiti is complicated and is restricted to Haitians only, unless a permit de jour can be obtained. With lack of governance, corruption and other reasons, my suggestion would be a 99-year lease with an option to purchase. There is less capital outlay and fewer legal issues to contend with.

Land is generally leased or sold in hectares (2.471 acres). In order to create a buffer from neighboring properties and a possible Diaspora of people from earthquake affected areas a minimum of 30 hectares should be considered.

An architectural style that is wind rated to 155 MPH (category 4 hurricane), earthquake resistant, environmentally suited to Haitian landscape and less expensive to construct than conventional forms is a modern Quonset hut design (a self-supporting, semi-circular structure). It is formed from pre-painted, roll-formed galvalume, anchored to a concrete slab foundation. The buildings can be constructed to any size or specification, with a textured closed cell rigid foam interior for added strength, and stucco finish for insulation. A hacienda layout surrounding a courtyard with lush landscaping would create a warm and hospitable home for the children, with room for expansion (see example). http://homes.winnipegfreepress.com/images/news/ultra/490.jpg

Mission Airstrip
Transportation into and out of Haiti is limited to Highway travel, which is an arduous 8-hour journey from and to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport is restricted to only those aircraft carrying essential aid and supplies, cleared by the FAA in advance. All others are diverted to Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo.

A small mission airstrip, 3000 feet in length, is vitally needed. It would accommodate the overflow of humanitarian operations from the Haiti main airfield and provide easy access for medical teams, relief workers and others coming and going. The cost of the facility would be relatively inexpensive and more than pay for itself from landing fees and other outsourced service related companies.

This document is for discussion purposes only.

Jeffrey Sneller

02/05

2010-02-06T08:43:00.007-05:00

Pictures from the RCO Medical Clinic, a home of Life and Hope reaching out to the community in their time of need!

02/04

2010-02-05T15:42:00.004-05:00

We treated 160 people today at the RCO Clinic, totaling about 1000 people so far. A large number not having any idea we would have a clinic on the grounds, but small in number when you look around at the needs of the people here. We will press on towards doing our part! To date we have set up 100 tents in the community for temporary shelter for families who have lost their homes.

The children keep asking, "when are we going to get a new home" and we are working hard to make this happen for them by next week at the latest. One team left today to come back to the USA and Mafouna quickly said "I don't want all of our American friends to leave us". Luz reminded her "We are hear to stay, we are part of your family now, more friends are coming in a few days!"

02/03

2010-02-04T11:06:00.002-05:00

RCO is becoming a well known refuge in the area, agencies are sending doctors, medical supplies, food and tents. We are thankful for the favor we have received. We are finalizing the paperwork on a temporary home close by and will soon move the children back "home"! More meetings will take place next week on securing some long term property to build on! Thank you for serving with us!

02/02

2010-02-03T11:05:00.003-05:00

Volunteers are loading a truck full of 8 pallets of medical, food and clothing supplies to be driven to Miami and delivered into D.R. by boat then transported by truck over to Haiti. A third team is being assembled now to go down to help the relief team, purchase a vehicle and move the children to a short term home. Ongoing preparation for our new permanent site is moving forward.

02/01

2010-02-02T11:31:00.004-05:00

Our staff and volunteer teams are going out every day to set up tents and distribute food around the local area for people who are homeless and hungry. Many of the local neighbors, who we've already reached out to, are now coming to say "how can we help you." So now we are teaching them how to set up the tents and be apart of our relief efforts. This is now becoming a community of people caring for each other!
We met today with another organization about partnering with them to build a nice orphanage so we can grow together in Haiti. This will take some time to figure out, so we are looking at another short term property close to the current house.

01/31

2010-01-31T10:35:00.002-05:00

There are several opportunities to partner with other organizations here and we are carefully working on them daily. Pray for wisdom! We are now trying to transport a vehicle over from Puerto Rico by ferry. Our rental costs are too expensive so we desperately need a truck and van to transport supplies to the orphanage medical clinic and soon to be able to move the children with our belongings to a new home.

Mommy Kettley is still with the children 24/7 at Love A Child, she lost 4 family members in the earthquake. Yet, instead of dropping into deep grief, she has attended to the needs of the children every day.

01/30

2010-01-30T10:51:00.002-05:00

The children are doing good, being typical children. We are very grateful they are safe and cared for at Love A Child Orphanage. But just like most children they are ready to be back home. We are working hard to find "home" for them. The location next door was not effected by the earthquake, currently vacant and we are talking with the owners now about living there. This will allow us to be close to the other property and continue to use the courtyard as temporary shelter for our medical clinic.

By the end of the weekend we will have seen over 500 people. Our staff, volunteer relief team and the doctors that came with us have treated burns, fevers, open wounds and have now delivered 6 babies on site.... the mothers had no other place to go. We transported triplets to a hospital at the airport after suffering from life threatening dehydration. This is much more than everyone sees on TV. 200 sick or injured people were waiting outside the gate this morning.

A Task Relief Force came to visit us with CNN, supplying us with some tents, tarps and food for us to share . We will be working with them to secure more supplies as we reach out to the community. Love A child is also giving us supplies each day to bring to the orphanage site.

We understand, more than ever, that God is Great and his Mercy is everlasting...we still need your prayers here in this difficult place.

01/29

2010-01-29T10:14:00.005-05:00

Walls: Haiti Benefit Concert

Update on the children and our new home coming soon!

01/28

2010-01-28T10:10:00.004-05:00

"All the world was moving, shaking and I was scared, it was very scary. When I grow up I'm going to build a orphanage just like this but its going to be bigger than this to help people. While the earthquake was happening, I think there's a lot of people who lose their parents and there will be a lot of orphaned children. I wish I was already grown up so I can help them." Marie Victoire, age 15.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35069039#35069039

01/27

2010-01-27T09:15:00.004-05:00

Thank you for praying!
Thank you for serving!
Thank you for giving!
Thank you for volunteering!
Thank you for sharing our story!
Thank you for encouraging us!
Thank you for loving our children!

We have a AWESOME team, RCO is nothing without all of YOU!

01/26

2010-01-26T09:24:00.004-05:00

Our first team of volunteers, doctors and crew from New69 has arrived back into the US after a brief layover in Santo Domingo, D.R. While there at the hotel they received a surprise visit from the El Presidente of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez. He wanted to thank everyone for their hard work in Haiti. His team was in nice suits, our team in t-shirts! http://wfmz.img.entriq.net/htm/PopUpPlayer-v3.htm?articleID=1335554&v=a

Our relief effort team, headed up by RCO President Ramon Crespo, is pressing on and working hard to reach out to the displaced families in the community around the Rescue Children Orphanage.... http://wfmz.img.entriq.net/htm/PopUpPlayer-v3.htm?articleID=1335668&v=a

Our children are still living at the Love A Child Orphanage and helping with the daily chores. We have several storage units full of supplies ready to go to Haiti, but we are having difficulty getting the supplies shipped. Please pray for a speedy solution!

01/25

2010-01-25T11:01:00.002-05:00

Many of you have asked about adopting our children. At this time, we are not set up to provide adoptions and currently we feel it is in the best interest of our children to remain in our care in Haiti. This will provide them additional mentoring, training and education in thier own culture, so that one day they can be leaders in the own community. We are trusting that this week we can firm up plans to move the children into a permanent location, RCO advisor Sisobed Torres with construction specialists, Jeffrey Sneller and Ted Francis will be traveling to inspect several properties in Haiti.

01/24

2010-01-24T08:05:00.006-05:00

"The orphanage building may now stand abandoned, but the courtyard has turned into a neighborhood refuge" Jaccii Farris 69News
Our team in Haiti continues to reach out to hundreds each day with food, water and medical care. Keep praying for their safety, for rest and for their efforts as they labor hard to "give a cup of water in My name"! Our team here in the US continues to work hard to send supplies, collect support funds and coordinate behind the scenes. Thank you for reaching out to our children and the people of Haiti through your prayers, service and giving !

Upstate SC friends, please join our benefit concert: http://www.ricebowls.org/haiticoncert

01/23

2010-01-23T08:01:00.006-05:00

Interview with our children: Marie Victorie, Roberde, Mackson and Stevenson on 69 News http://wfmz.img.entriq.net/htm/PopUpPlayer-v3.htm?articleID=1334679&v=a

Over the past few days our team, along with several doctors has seen 270 people at the makeshift "tent" clinic on the grounds of Rescue Children Orphanage. Crowds still gather daily around our property in search of food and water, we are supplying as much as we can.

01/22

2010-01-22T10:13:00.004-05:00

Our efforts to help care for the injured Haitians are ongoing at the clinic located at the orphanage property. Our team is exhausted, please pray for them. We are also working to find a site that we can move to soon. A local news team from Allentown, PA is following our story at the orphanage and clinic . They are featuring our children on the news tonight! http://www.wfmz.com/news/22311942/detail.html

01/21

2010-01-22T10:07:00.007-05:00

A larger medical clinic was set up on the grounds of our orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, several doctors are working with our staff and volunteers to care for up to 70 people daily. They commute back to the Love a Child property for meals and rest before going back tomorrow. We conitnue to research options for a long term property for our children. We are in need of a satelitte phone to use in Haiti!

01/20

2010-01-22T10:02:00.005-05:00

Our relief team continues to work 18 hour days to help assist the doctors at the Love A Child Clinic to help care for the injured. Many people are coming in to the clinic daily and soon a camp will be set up across the street for the homeless. Our children are ready to go "home" as most would be by now and they are coping with the changes. Another aftershock was felt by our team and they report that the ground shakes most days.

01/19

2010-01-22T01:22:00.003-05:00

Our team continues to keep the orphanage property secure while our children are housed at Love A Child. We are transporting our belongings over to Love A Child as we can but storage space is limited to outside under a tarp. A structural engineering team from Washington State has volunteered to travel to Haiti to join our team to assess the damage at our property and to view potential properties. http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/01/19/2177584.aspx

01/18

2010-01-22T01:11:00.003-05:00

Our children arrive safe at Love A Child Orphanage who have agreed to help us and house us temporarily while we seek long term options. Our children, staff and team will assist in daily chores and volunteer in the medical clinic. Love A Child has been providing us with rice and some supplies each month as part of Feed My Starving Children Program in Haiti.

01/17

2010-01-22T01:02:00.004-05:00

A second team is dispatched to Haiti to help in the relief efforts and work to move the children to another location. The children and staff pack up everything they can, while Pastor Ramon Crespo and Dave Harris secure another location to move to. Haiti Relief Funds are collected at Lifechurch and Hope Point during morning worship services. http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/01/18/2176891.aspx

01/16

2010-01-21T17:41:00.007-05:00

Due to arising security issues, we will need to move our children and staff from sleeping outside to another safe location. We are gathering belongings and making efforts to secure the property. Our children are featured on MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34923120

01/15

2010-01-21T17:36:00.007-05:00

After a long trip across the island of Hispaniola, our team finally arrived with 800 pounds of supplies to find the children safe and the home suspect to collapse. Everyone is sleeping outside in the courtyard. We are reaching out to the community around us to distribute food, water and basic medical care. The latest report from MSNBC http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/01/15/2175535.aspx

01/14

2010-01-21T17:21:00.012-05:00

A team has been dispatched to Santo Domingo, D.R. then will travel by SUV to our orphanage. Joining the team are Pastor Randy Landis, Pastor Ramon Crespo, Paramedic Frank Andino , and Ramon Morales from Lifechurch. Accompanying the team is Bill Dedman, investigative reporter and camera man David Freidman from MSNBC. A Haiti Relief Fund has been established at http://www.ricebowls.org/ to aid our children in this time of need. Follow reports on MSNBC here: http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/01/14/2175044.aspx

01/13

2010-01-21T16:46:00.008-05:00

After the massive earthquake hit we received a short phone call from House Supervisor, Dave Harris. "All the children are safe, the house is standing but the walls around us have collapsed" Shortly after that we lost all contact. A recovery and relief team is being formed and will leave tomorrow to travel to the Dominican Republic then will drive across the border into Haiti. The team will be checking on our children, securing the property and reporting back to us.