So I feel official...all because of an email that goes to a lot of people...

I got this email update from the teacher/missionaries in the Cayes school in Haiti. See the third paragraph...
I just laughed in joy at seeing it in print, and the knowledge that this is REALLY HAPPENING! AHHH! :-D



Hi everyone,
Even though hurricanes have passed, the rainy season is still in full force. We have had a week of strong storms with lightning hitting transformers and a person being electrocuted at the bottom of our hill. Continue to pray with us that God helps Haiti endure......
Since the hurricanes,the whole southern peninsula is cut off from the rest of the island. A lake grew at the half way point between us and Port. It cut through the road and It has cut off supplies coming out here to keep the stores supplied, gas stations opened and the City Electric company in fuel for power. The lake is not going down and it is even growing still. A bridge is needed but there is no money for it. IF YOU CAN FIND IT gasoline is going for $12.73 a gallon. That's US money.
There is a new road that has been cut into the mountain to go around the lake but it is too steep it seems for big transport trucks to pass. This road has made it possible though for passengers to pass again from Port to the South.
Thank you all for you prayers and support for Haiti through ESMI. ESMI continues to lead efforts for rebuilding devastated parts of Haiti. It will be a long process. Keep praying............

School is progressing steadily as we are approaching our first quarter grade reporting. It seems students are
Motivated and taking the new extended regular afternoon hours of school in stride. Way to go CLCS!!!!!!!
The continued French program started last spring is proving to be just what the school needed to boost motivation level for all. French, the second official language of Haiti, now being part of the curriculum for all our students, is raising their confidence level, while gaining an overall education in English. Bon Dieu te konnen..........( The Lord knew..)

On the note of needing a new teacher for K-4, Geri Bass, is preparing to come for the 2009-2010 school year.Thank you Lord for working in the hearts of many to raise up teachers which are so needed everywhere. Geri is from Florida, coming to Haiti as a missionary teacher with World Team. Please pray for her as she presents her calling to teach at CLCS to many potential partners in ministry. To God be the Glory................

For the first time since we came to Haiti, all three of our kids are planning to come to spend Christmas with us.
This will be such a blessing. We have been praying and working toward this point for some time. Pray with and for our kids, Crystal, Christie, and John as they plan this trip to our beautiful island.

May the Lord bless you and keep you till next time,
Have a great Sunday.

Tom & Karen Ferris

Some things speeding up, some things slowing down...

So if you attend CrossRoad, you have probably heard by now that the October trip has been postponed until next year (maybe the spring). If you have not heard, that is the case. So yeah...
I am not sure if, at that point, I will accompany them or not, because....
I have been in some good conversations in the last few weeks, and it looks like everything is falling into place, especially with certification, so that I will be able to be in Haiti by fall (August) of next year, 2009. I am EXCITED!!!!! So...that is the latest. Stay tuned...and email me if you have questions.

In case you wanted to know just how bad it got in Haiti...

...during the storms, check this out. Yikes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC4yZCcCrhE

Glimmer of hope for long term...about getting certified

So this is probably premature, but I was given a glimmer of hope about possibly getting certified through a Christian school association. The school in Haiti is a Christian school, possibly with the same organization, so I might have found a viable alternative. PLEASE PRAY!!! :-)

Actual dates we are in Haiti for the October trip

We leave from Jax October 22 around 5 pm for Ft Pierce, where we will fly out of on Thursday morning. We will return to the states on Oct 31, and will drive back to Jax from Ft Pierce that day.