Remembering Haiti ~ Remembering One Another

January 12 was the anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Now we are into the second year of devastation and human sorrow that continues. And yet – there are people making a difference in the beautiful people of Haiti, treasured by their Creator God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Enter Glenda and David McChesney from Berwick, Maine.   

What can I say about this amazing couple… They would not want me to say anything! They would just want me to talk about Jean Pierre Garry, a 30-year-old young man from Haiti.

Jean Pierre at the entrance to the family's home and then the devastation of that entrance after the earthquake.   

David and Glenda met Jean Pierre through a mutual missionary friend. The McChesney’s have traveled to minister the compassion of Christ in Haiti three times. They know Jean Pierre well and talk to him often by   phone. They spearhead a personal campaign to provide food to families in Haiti, right now specifically Jean Pierre and the sixteen other members of his family.    

Right now - the urgent project at hand is that they are presently seeking to raise funds to finish the purchase of an Isuzu jeep-type vehicle that costs $4000 and of which they have already raised $1500 that has been applied to the purchase. In the mean time Jean Pierre is able to use the vehicle to drive the three hours one way to his job from home in Port Au Prince to Jacmel for an IT firm.   

 

However, the payment of the balance is due much sooner than later and the offer to take   installment payments is quickly coming to a close. At this time, the McChesney’s have exhausted their resources and that of partnering churches but not God’s resources!

It is of great importance to keep Jean Pierre in an earning position to care for his family members. David and Glenda have recently raised funds to rebuild his family’s crushed and broken home after the earthquake. Jean Pierre’s dad used to be a tailor and now is disabled. His mom is caring for four of Jean Pierre’s cousins, as well as this own brothers and sisters, and Jean Pierre is the sole provider. He is a believer in and follower of Jesus Christ. His testimony is witnessed by David and Glenda and came at the recommendation of the mutual missionary friend.

Several church fellowships and friends in the McChesney’s community of influence have assisted and provided the necessary funds so far. For reference, interested donors may contact Pastor Roy Reynolds of South Berwick Free Baptist Church and administrator of Seacoast Christian School by calling Roy at the church at 207-384-2504.

David and Glenda McChesney can be reached at 207-698-5987.

Since starting their ministry to the people of Haiti the McChesney’s have helped a young doctor and helped put another young man through medical school in Haiti (not like the costs associated with medical school in the U.S. !!) and this young man is now a doctor with a wife and child. Glenda and David also ship hundreds of pounds of food to Haiti on a regular basis. Glenda purchases, sorts and packs while David works in Shop 56 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. She also collects, sorts and packs Christian literature that they deliver for distribution points in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

I would implore you to consider what part you and your fellowship of believers might do to help Jean Pierre and make a difference in one man’s life in Haiti. Remember this one young man is providing for sixteen other people – so only God knows what can be accomplished for the Kingdom of God in their lives.

You may contact Mr. and Mrs. David McChesney at 207-698-5987 for more information.

Catch the vision, and jump on board that Isuzu that leaves Port Au Prince each day,

returning home after six hours of commute to care for a seventeen people under one broken,

now repaired, roof.

Thank you for being obedient to whatever calling the Lord is placing on your heart, whether it is with this mission effort to Haiti or some other ministry of compassion or service to the Lord for His glory.