Almost time to Leave.....

It is almost time to leave, almost time to make our trek to Cap Haitian and Port au Ciel, Haiti. Our team of 9 team members, will leave from CrossPointe church in Madison, AL this Friday at 1pm. We are most anxious to get on our way!  Our trip will begin a series of trips to Port au Ciel, which is about 120 miles South of Cap Haitian, just south of Pignon.

The Village of Port  au Ciel was carefully selected by missionaries Pastor Rick and Debbie Hutchinson for the Village Makeover Project. The Hutchinsons been living in Haiti for over 8 years. On a recent visit in the states,  they saw the TV show " Extreme Makeover" and thought it was such a great idea, they wanted to impliment a "Village Makeover"  in Haiti.

CrossPointe church, in Madison, AL,  decided to partner with the Hutchinsons and set up a 3 year plan to work at Port au Ciel. The forcasted plan is to send teams, once and maybe twice a year for the next 3 years. The first "Village Makeover" team, which will be leaving CrossPointe this friday, will be the first team to start the makeover. Of course, the "Village Makeover" project,  was set to begin before the earthquake, and may have alittle different focus this time.  The team is prepared to do water repairs, scouting of the village, and some relief work as well. The Hutchinsons have also asked if the team can help  impliment a "Missing Persons database". This information of displaced persons will  be broadcasted over the entire island, helping to bring families together.

To find out more about Pastor Rick and Debbie and their ministry, visit their website at www.newlifehaiti.com

Stay tuned for more blogging as the trip begins. I will blog when I have internet access available, and hope to keep everyone up to date as much as possible.

Glennis Wittmuss, editor