Missionary Friends in Haiti, Bill and Susette Manassero

Here's an update from our friends, Henry and Nancy Sanchez:

For current updates on Bill and Susette's status, and prayer requests for them in Haiti, click here.
Today, there is a post showing Bill Manassero interviewed on CNN. Yesterday, Child Hope was featured on the Channel 7 News interviewing Brittney (Bohlinger) Meadth & Peter Bohlinger.

For donations that go directly to the Manassero's / Child Hope: There is a 5% fund matching program at the following direct link: http://childhope-haiti.edivvy.com/ Please post on your facebook/twitter/blog/etc. The response has been AMAZING!

For those of you that do not know Bill and Susette, they are friends of ours from many years ago. Their family has been serving the people of Haiti for several years now through their 501c3 organization, Child Hope. They started a boys home ministering to a group of boys that were orphaned or on the streets, then a few years later, they started a girls home. They call their home for the kids, Maison de Lumiere (The Light House). Presently, they are raising over 50 children . . . feeding, clothing, educating, discipling, and loving them through their growing years and equipping them as adults to go out into Haiti as strong, faithful believers, being salt and light in their nation.

You can go on their site, Child Hope, to learn more about them and their ministry, and to meet the children. As you can imagine, there are great opportunities to help them through partial or full sponsorship of the children and the general ministry. You can also sign up for their newsletter to continue to be informed of what God is doing in Haiti, and how to pray.

Please forward this message on to other friends that may want to help this awesome faithful family that is serving on the front lines in Haiti by supporting them through prayer or financial donations.

Thank you so much!
Henry & Nancy Sanchez

Below are some prayer points from Susette on today's update off of the Childhope site:

Hoping to get an update out tonight-heading out, but thought I'd shoot some prayer requests that come to mind.

--Staff. They're tired/exhausted and under a lot of duress. Please continue to lift them up continually. I haven't seen people pull together like this, EVER. I have been blessed to see what I've seen.

--Protection/Discernment. We are hoping to go an look for people today that are missing. There are many dear friends unaccounted for. We are also going to assess the food/water/fuel situation. Pray.

--Peace. In the country as relief efforts come in, that there aren't riots/manifestations. Peace among ourselves as we wade through uncharted waters.

--Health. We continue to stay healthy so we can continue to serve others.

--NO more aftershocks. Tall order, but hey, He is sovereign and I can ask. It would be nice if they would stop. I fell out of bed this morning as I tried to get up and out, thinking it was another quake :-)

--Supplies. That they continue to arrive safely.

Praise reports:

There are many but some highlights:

People are praying-everywhere.

Daphne finally got her cast yesterday.

We got an influx of Haitian doctors and nurses show up to help us today.

Much needed meds arrived yesterday (right after we'd officially closed the doors to dozens of people waiting outside). We were running out, and then the supplies arrived. Amazing timing, as always.