Hey everyone! Mike and I made it safely back to Haiti yesterday morning. We had a nice break in the states and got some much needed rest. We are ready to get back to work here in Haiti and have big plans for the future. We want to update you all on our goals, plans, and vision for the future of ReachHaiti Ministry. While in the states, we spent a lot of time planning and preparing goals and the vision God has given us. First of all, we have already scheduled several trips in the next six months. You may view the trip dates already planned by visiting our website, www.ReachHaiti.com. If your church would like to plan a group trip, please email us at ReachHaiti@gmail.com. With each trip, we want to accomplish rebuilding the orphanage as well as several houses for friends and staff to our ministry. We would also like to continue offering medical relief with each team. We had a team of 16 men who stayed 10 days with us back in February. We were able to accomplish a lot during their time. They were able to rebuild one of our pastor’s houses, repair a roof on a church, and have a roadside medical clinic where over 1,300 were treated in only a week. Through evangelism, we also saw over 400 people come to repentance and salvation in Jesus Christ! The team worked very hard to get all this done but there is still so much to do. We need your help to partner with us to see Haiti turnaround for Jesus and start over.

We want to share the vision the Lord has given us with all of you. We are hoping to close on the property within the next week. A special thanks to New Hope Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee for providing most of the funds to buy this land. We are purchasing a beautiful piece that is around 1.5 acres with 4 large mango trees. The first phase of the building will be dorms for the kids, our staff, and teams. The second phase will be a mission house where Mike and I will also stay. The third phase will consist of a school, an internet cafe, and a small medical clinic. The school will be not only for our kids but also for the kids in our community who can’t afford private school. We will continue the ISOM Bible training school and also want to begin a vocational training school to help teach business skills and trades to help people find jobs or start businesses. We will continue the feeding program and hope to expand it to the whole community everyday in stead of just Sunday’s. We want to continue to take in children and expand the orphanage to house up to 300 kids in the future. We have hired some new staff members to help us get organized and to make all these plans happen. We also have several interns scheduled to come down over the next few months to help us reach these goals and experience real life on the mission field.  We just received our first license in Haiti recognizing us as a ministry and an orphanage and are working on our second license now. Again, none of this will be possible without your continued monthly support of the ministry.
While in Tennessee, the Lord blessed us to buy a suburban. It is large enough to haul our supplies and teams. It is 4-wheel-drive, diesel, and has air conditioning. We also put large mud tires on it to prepare for the rainy season. We should be able to go anywhere in Haiti without any problems. We drove it to Miami last week to get it on a boat for shipping After a week of running around and making phone calls, we finally got to the office of who ships the truck. We were told it would cost around $2,000 US to ship it and then customs taxes on top of that. We sat down in her office, and the lady told us the company was waiving all their fees and were shipping the truck for free. We were speechless. The vice president of the company reviewed our case and said they wanted to help us. We are also planning to ship containers through them with supplies very soon. The truck will be on the boat Monday, and we should hopefully have it out of customs by next Thursday. We also have a friend who knows the customs procedures very well who may be able to get it through customs with little to no charge. Please continue to pray for all this to happen easily and quickly.

As tragic and devastating as this earthquake was, we have seen God open some big doors for us here. Rene Preval, the current president of Haiti, just recently publicly announced his repentance and salvation in Jesus Christ. This is a huge turning point for Haiti and a historical moment. This is also a major opportunity for the Gospel. People who were once hard-hearted and calloused are now open to hearing and receiving salvation and the love of Jesus. We will continue to preach the Gospel and do evangelism everywhere we can. We want to go where others aren’t going so all may hear. After reading several missionary books, I have noticed a pattern. Through tragedy and natural disasters, God uses them to advance the Gospel quickly and get glory. We have heard story after story of people testifying to God’s grace through all this and His miracles that are being seen all over Port au Prince.

After being in the states a few weeks and taking a break, the devastation we still see here in Haiti is beyond words. We went to visit Marilyn this morning in the children’s hospital. They just confirmed our fears that she has Tuberculosis but is actually doing much better. All of her swelling and edema have gone down, and she is gaining weight and strength back everyday. They have also started treatment on her club foot to try and fix it. However, with TB, they are going to keep her at the hospital for the next 6 months. She is in an infant’s ward with several other babies and young kids. My heart was broken for all these babies. Most are either orphaned or abandoned now due to the earthquake. Many are very sick or are recovering from surgeries and procedures. I was reminded of how great the need is here to help these children now more than ever. They are without families, without homes, and without love. I held the baby next to Marilyn named Jessica for most of the time I was there. She couldn’t be more than a couple months old and weighs under 10 pounds. She is so tiny but she just kept looking at me and smiling. I kept thinking, “Where is she going to go when she’s released? Is any of her family still alive? How can I help?” As you all know, I half a weakness for children already, but this is simply heartbreaking. These kids need us. If we don’t help, who will? We are already seeing the relief groups leave Haiti and also know this will continue. It is going to take years to rebuild this land, but these children need us now. They can’t wait years. We want to help every one that we can. By partnering with us each month, you can help change a child’s life forever.

So, we are asking for your help. For those of you who don’t already support us monthly, we are asking for you to partner with us now and commit to a twelve month sponsorship for the ministry. Although these goals are very big, we know we serve a BIG God and NOTHING is impossible with Him! If you would like to commit to a one-year monthly support sponsorship for the ministry, please visit our website, www.ReachHaiti.com and enter the amount for monthly support at the right of the home page. We want to thank all of you for your prayers and support throughout our ministry. Without you, we wouldn’t be here. We also hope you will all pray and consider coming down to visit us one day in Haiti. We want to say a special thanks to those of you who had me come and share about Haiti while I was in Tennessee: New Hope Baptist Church, Monte Vista Baptist Church, Asbury Assisted Living, the 9th Grade Academy at William Blount, Nile’s Ferry Baptist Church, and Lifepoint Christian Fellowship. We also want to thank Middlesettlements United Methodist Church and Los Amigos Restaurant for their fundraisers. God bless you all!
Love, Andrea and Mike

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Hey everyone! We have scheduled several trips over the next 6 months for teams to come down to Haiti. Please contact Wendell Redmond from RIO Central at wendellredmond@charter.net or call him at 865-740-0178 if you are interested in coming or would like more info. You may also email us for other questions or information. We will be doing construction, medical outreach, evangelism, and some children’s ministry on every trip. We will update more as the info becomes available and also as more trips get scheduled! If your church would like to schedule a team trip, please contact us at ReachHaiti@gmail.com. Thanks!

Operation Restoration “Haiti” Mission Dates:

March 20-27, 2010

May 15-22, 2010

July 24-31, 2010

Aug 21-28, 2010

Doctor Rich treating patients in our community.

Well, due to the lack of communication we had following the earthquake, we did not get to thank a new friend who came and spent a week with us, Richard Ruppenstein, PA or Doctor Rich. Although he was a yankee from New York (I still got the last laugh Rich!), he quickly became a great friend and was a huge blessing to Haiti and specifically, our community. He spent his time walking the streets with Wesley and visiting some makeshift hospitals in our area. He went to several places where there was no treatment available to earthquake victims. Rich treated well over 200 patients and saved a lot lives! He wrote an article about his experiences and his week with us in Haiti that I wanted to share with all of you. Please read take the time to read it. We also want to thank Rich for taking the time to come stay with us and help Haiti! God bless you, Rich, and we are very grateful!

Click here to read Rich’s article.

Several people have asked me to post my speaking schedule while I am here in Tennessee so here it is! Feel free to drop by and see me if you can! Also, if you are interested in me coming to speak, please email me at ReachHaiti@gmail.com. I will be here for at least 2 more weeks, maybe longer. I hope to see you all while I’m here! Thanks for the encouragement and support! God bless you all! A special thanks to LifePoint Church, the 9th Grade Academy of William Blount, Asbury Assisted Living Community, Los Amigos Restaurant, and Melanie Tucker of The Daily Times for allowing me to share about Haiti and all the support! We greatly appreciate you all!

Tuesday, February 9th, 1:00pm: Asbury Women in Mission Group

Wednesday, February 10th, 7:00pm:  New Hope Baptist Church, Maryville

Sunday, February 14th, 10:30am: Monte Vista Baptist Church, Maryville

Wednesday, February 17th, 7:00pm: Niles Ferry Baptist Church

*There will also be a fundraiser at Middlesettlements United Methodist Church on March 6th at 5:30pm. Please contact Karen Lewis at (865)705-5775 for further information.*

Here is the video we shot three days after the quake in Haiti.

How can it be put into words? My vocabulary is not enough to describe what I have seen in the last few weeks. Just today, there was a man walking down the street so angry he was throwing blocks into the street. My heart went out to him. What was going through his mind? His life was so hard to begin with. Now, maybe he has lost his family, his home, and his hope for help. So many in need, so many hungry, so many hopeless, unless we can reach them. The Red Cross is helping 10’s of thousands as is World Vision and many other large agencies, but what about the family down the street from us, up the street from us, and accross the street? How can we help them? We must give them hope, and now, hope comes in the form of food, shelter, water and the GOSPEL OF HOPE. If I could not see this tragedy through the eye’s of Jesus, I would leave now. But in Jesus, there is always hope: hope for a new beginning and future. I have witnessed many coming to Jesus, thanking Him for sparing their lives and revealing they have a purpose in the Lord.

There is a man named Roland who lived just down the street from us. He is a nice man, but he really just tolerated the orphanage being on his street. He was religious but did not know Jesus as Savior. Since the quake, this man and his large family of more than 10 people have all come to have their sins forgiven through Christ. Now, when I see him, he is filled with joy and gives hugs. He has not missed a service since his conversion to Jesus. His heart is soft now. What is amazing is that before, he lived in a big house with things that most Haitians have never had, but he was very unhappy. Now, he lives in a makeshift tent in a field with his family but is filled and overflowing with the love of Christ.

I am asking you to help us help the Haitians. Donate now so we can help those who can’t make it to the Red Cross or World Vision. The people on our street need help, and we are their voice to you. Visit us at www.reachhaiti.com and donate now. May the Lord Bless you and Keep you.

Pray for us to be strengthened with the Holy Spirit to reach out and show His love more than ever.

Michael Brewer

Well, after 26 long and exhausting hours, Andrea finally made it back to Tennessee on Saturday. I had to take a military flight, a bus ride, a comercial flight, and finally a rental car, but I am grateful I made it! While I am here in Tennessee, I will be speaking at churches or groups who want to hear about Haiti, the quake, and help us raise funds to rebuild. If you want me to come and speak, please email me ASAP at ReachHaiti@gmail.com or call me at (865) 230-8750. I am also coordinating teams who want to come down and help us rebuild geinning in mid-February. If you or anyone you know if interested in coming down, please email us ASAP at ReachHaiti@gmail.com. Mike and the kids are doing well. We also have two friends from West Tennessee, Diane and Jessica, who are helping us with the kids right now. We tried to get Marilyn a medical visa before I left but were unsuccessful. We are still trying though so please be praying she can come back soon! We received some great news from a few doctors at Vanderbilt Hospital who want to treat her as soon as she gets here. We know God can work a way for her to get here quickly! Continue to pray for Marilyn as she is still fighting for her life.

This is the property we are purchasing.

We have found another piece of property that we are in the process of purchasing that is still located in the mountains. The other piece didn’t work out legally right now but God has sent us a new piece which we are very happy with. Mike is meeting tomorrow with the property owner and the notary, and we will hopefully have everything finished by this week. The price will be around $10,000 US but it is much bigger. We are also working on the plans for phase 1 of our building. The estimate is around $25,000. If you would like to donate towards either, please make a one-time donation to the right of this page. We were able to rent another house last week which is large enough for us, the kids, and our teams who come down.

Please continue to pray for us and for Haiti. Although this has been a terrible tragedy, we are also starting to see God move in miraculous ways! We have had great outpourings in church and in prayer. We have also heard several powerful stories from our friends who survived the quake by God’s grace. Although we are having to start over, the Lord has been providing all we need. We also want to thank all of you for all the support and prayers. God bless you all!

Hey everyone! We just wanted to send out a quick update on the earthquake and our situation here in Haiti. We are still staying at our neighbor’s house for now. We have found a piece of property which we are hoping to purchase as soon as possible located outside the city towards the mountains in Dini. Once the property has been purchased and secured in our name, we will begin building. We will be needing help! If you or anyone you know is interested in coming down to help us build, please email us asap. We are trying to coordinate a few teams to come back to back and get most of it done quickly! We have been very blessed the last few days. We have been going into the Dominican Republic the last three days to get supplies. World Vision donated a truck-load of food, water, mattresses, baby supplies, clothes, shoes, milk, juice, and much more to us on Tuesday. Wednesday, Love A Child blessed us with food and new tents to use while the kids are still sleeping outside and for when we begin building on the property. We have also been able to get gasoline in the DR at a much cheaper price. Yesterday, we were able to help another friend who runs an orphanage of 12 kids gather supplies in the DR and get back to their place. The Lord has provided all that we need so we are very thankful!

Yesterday, we woke up to a huge aftershock. It actually was another quake that measured 6.0. The house we are at is still standing firm with no damage but it definitely shook us all up a little. One of our neighbor’s houses was badly damaged and the entire first floor collapsed. The kids are doing good but are not wanting to sleep inside still. They were all afraid of another earthquake. However, we are all safe and sound at Pastor Vital’s house for now. We are extremely grateful for his kindness.

Marilyn is doing better everyday! Although she has still been having problems breathing and a little cough, she is definitely doing better! She is eating great and having less diarrhea now. We have added baby food to her diet as well and she loves it! World Vision gave us a bunch of diapers, milk, and baby food to help us care for her. Continue to pray for her quick recovery!

Renette is doing good. She was taken to a children’s hospital not far from our house. Mary, our dorm mom, has been staying with her there. We were told she had a fractured knee and had surgery a few days ago. She is still at the hospital but is feeling much better. Continue to pray for her speedy recovery and to come back home soon!

Andrea is trying to plan a short trip back to the states in the next week. We will continue to update on her plans and when she will be arriving. If you want her to speak at your church or organization, please email us asap so we can try to schedule everything. Right now, our greatest needs are funds to rebuild and teams to come down and help us build! You can make donations through our website, www.ReachHaiti.com, which we are able to receive still down here. You may also mail checks to P. O. Box 5945 Maryville, TN 37802. Please make checks payable to ReachHaiti Ministries. The property cost is $8,500 plus fees. The first phase of construction which will be the kids’ dorms is estimated to cost around $25,000. We will update specific amounts as we find out more.  We are wanting to have our first building team down beginning February 8th and each week thereafter. This is still tentative until we finalize the property so we will continue to update. We will need carpenters, plumbers, electricians, block masons, concrete workers, and anyone else who is wanting to help. We also need your prayers right now. Haiti is in great need and will take a long time to recover from all the devastation. We know God will get the glory through all of this somehow. Thank you all so much for your support and prayers! We love you all and will continue to update as much as we can! We have put a few pictures below for you all to see. You can see more on Andrea’s facebook page.

God bless you all!

Michael and Andrea Brewer

We just came back from the city for the first time since the quake. The pictures can’t do it justice because they can’t capture the smell of rotting bodies. While driving thru I began to cry for God to help the Haitian people. Everything they have is gone and they had so little to begin with. I saw a man about 18 walking down the street without any clothes. He looked like he was just in a daze without hope. I thank God that there is always hope in Him!

Thank you all so much for the support and prayers. Please pray for our two Pastors. They both have lost their homes. We will try to help all we can.

If you would like to help us help Haiti please donate at our website www.reachhaiti.com

Mike and Andrea Brewer

Haiti is currently devastated. Buildings are down everywhere we can look and hundreds around us are sleeping in the streets. We were upstairs about to leave to show the Jesus film when it hit. The entire house was shaking and the sound was like a train. We were all trying to hold onto something when I heard the words from inside to “get out now”!! We began to run down the stairs and the house was still shaking. When we got outside some of the kids were still in the house so we got the out quickly. We did a head count and one little girl had been hit by the falling wall and has a dislocated hip. We quickly began to run to all the neighbors on our street to make sure they were ok. After that we went to Bob Nunleys orphanage and the to John Hawthorns. Praise God that none of their children was hurt.

We are currently without an orphanage! We are sleeping outside and praying for God to send us help! We need the wisdom of the Lord. We cannot live in our house because the structure could fall at anytime. There are large cracks in all the walls. All the security walls around our house are broken down. The only thing still standing is the gate! We no God is going to provide us place very quick. We still don’t know about Pastor Jacks family so please pray for him and his family.

We don’t know what is ahead but we will need to build, purchase of rent something quickly. We have some ideas but need the Lord to lead us. So if you would like to help please visit our website www.reachhaiti.com or click here and donate quickly. The need is overwhelming around us.

Don’t let the devastation be your focus. Now is the time for Jesus and His Church to shine! God is in control of all things! Please be praying.