Photos of Christmas Boxes packing.
153 Christmas Boxes to Haiti
Big Thanks to everyone who worked hard and donated to our christmas boxes to Haiti.
David Franklin CEO at Alzhimer's Community Care (Video)
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Milton Aftermath at Grace (Photos)
We have wrestled with Milton. Let us stay together.
We contended with this storm, but we got through another one.
Please communicate with those at church to check on each other.
So here is what is in this post.
How are things at Grace Lutheran PSL
How are people doing in our Church
How to help those on the west coast
How are things at Grace?
Things are good at Grace. We had the shutters up on the original building.
The church has power (I have never seen the church without power, as Grace is on the same lines that support the emergency room in SLW).
We do have some small things.
General debris on the campus
4 of our decorative trees our down.
We have need for our trees to be uprighted and re-supported
Alzheimer’s patients return tomorrow morning.
Thanks to Maryann and Gary for Cleaning the grounds!
How are our friends doing in our church?
I (Pastor Cris and Coli) do not currently have power 10/10/24 4pm
Everything else is normal.Thursday was a scary day for us in St Lucie County. I don’t know what the final number was, but we had somehting like 20 tornandoes in the area.
I have talked and texted with a good amount of poeple.
Most are fine, some have power and others don’t.
I have talked with a few where the tornadoes did not hit them but homes in their direct neighborhoods where hit.
I know of
Frank and Trisha, Martin Co.
Megan and Tom, Rosser Blvd.
Kevin, Lakewood Park.
I know of more but these seemed to be the closest.
The first phone call I recieved Wednesday was from Joeseph and Lena.
It said they just got hit by a tornado. (north of Sams on Gatlin)
The tornado went right down the edge of their property and went down their road.
Their damage is minimal, but their water softner was damaged by a branch in the tornado. So they are without water and power.
They are staying with family in Tradition.
If you know any more stories, please let Pastor Cris know.
Here are some I have Recieved.
Hans
We did have a lot of tornado activity around us in Hope sound and south Stewart. We were under a tornado warning for four hours consecutive.
I visited three customers today, whose property is within a mile of our house and they varied from significant impact to near devastation.
How do we help with our friends on the west coast?
Thursday I recieved a call from Jay Wedland (head of Lutheran Early Response Team).
He was asking for how we are and asking for volunteers to help in St Petersburg.The 2 churches in St. Petersburg have 75 homes with signifigant flood damage.
He was asking for volunteers to muck out homes there before the mold sets in.
He stressed that it is not pleasant work. It is hot and messy.
I asked how long would someone be expected to help.
He said no more than a week, and it can be just a couple of days.
He will take what he can get.
Wednesday would be the earliest day you would begin.
To help, sign up:
Email: jwendland@flgadistrict.org
Send this info:
Name
Phone Number
Email Address
Ways to Help Hurrican Milton & Helene Damage
Congregations across Florida are cleaning up after Hurricane Helene. Many buildings and homes have been damaged or destroyed, and the needs are significant.
Ways to Help Hurrican Milton & Halene
Give to Grace and we will disperse.
Choose Disaster response on paypal drop down.
Give / Volenteer / and find out more at our District Disaster response site.
Thrivent Matches Gifts
https://www.thrivent.com/about-us/membership/disaster-response
You can make a financial contribution to help those impacted. For every $2 donated through Thrivent's online giving platform or through a Thrivent Charitable Impact and Investing® Donor Advised Fund to one of the organizations listed below, Thrivent will add $1 up to $500,000.
Volunteer for LCMS disaster
Both of these response camps have been decommissioned
Photos and Support Letter in Haiti
HFCM is about 3 and half hours away from the capital however, our village is feeling the effects through widespread hunger.
Support Letter
Habitat For Children Ministries, Inc. (HFCM) is a 501 C (3) non-profit organization working in the rural area of LaJuene, Haiti. Founded in 2005 by Meschac St Amour, HFCM has sought to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the children and families in the area by providing food, clothing, shelter, access to education, school supplies, and medical attention and care, all while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. Over the past year, this work has been extremely difficult due to the violence and unrest in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
HFCM is about 3 and half hours away from the capital however, our village is feeling the effects through widespread hunger. Gangs have created roadblocks for trucks traveling out of the capitol which is stopping aid and everyday necessities from getting to small villages. There is also no gas to travel and staple products such as rice, beans and oil are too expensive to buy even when they are available, so families are going without.
HFCM has been working to bring over as much food and aid to the people as possible and we want to continue our efforts in helping as much as we can for as long as needed because we know of the political hardships that continuously plague the Haitian country.
HFCM uses Missionary Flights International out of Fort Pierce, FL to deliver goods directly into the mountain area at $1.95/a pound. Some of the items that we know can go far are ramen noodles, dry milk, cereal, oatmeal, rice, dry beans, spaghetti/macaroni noodles and peanut butter.
We know that we can't feed everyone but the more help that we can get, the better the people of Haiti will be because families need help now. To find out more information on how you can be a blessing, please contact Meschac St Amour at any of the following:
Phone: (561) 536-3177 or (561) 633-8087
Email: Meschac@habitatforchildrenministries.org
Website at: www.HFCM.info
We thank you in advance for any assistance in this matter!
Habitat for Children On the News
Great news report on what is happening in Haiti
Great article about What we are doing in Haiti
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
As so many people scrambled to leave Haiti, a Port St. Lucie man fought to get himself back in.
Meschac St Amour is a native Haitian who now lives on the Treasure Coast.
He is the president of a Port St. Lucie organization called Habitat for Children Ministries, which serves children in Haiti.
Port St Lucie nonprofit struggling to get supplies to children in Haiti
St Amour was able to get a missionary flight to Haiti on Tuesday, expecting the worst when he landed.
He said he still wasn’t prepared for what he found.
“It’s much worse than what I was thinking,” he said.
St Amour brought with him supplies for the country, including 1,500 pounds of food.
He is carefully giving it away where it’s most needed, though he had planned to share it with everyone.
“It can’t work like that. That’s what we were hoping,” St Amour said. “But it can’t work like that. Because right now, you’re going to start something you can’t finish.”
St Amour said his village is far away from the Haitian capital of Port au Prince.
That’s where the majority of the violence has been over the last several weeks.
St Amour said there’s no violence where he is, but they are still suffering.
“A shortage of food, gas,” he said. “Anything you can think of to feed a family.”
St Amour said most people are unable to find medicine or medical care.
These shortages are why he left the Treasure Coast to return to Haiti.
He said he wants to help however he can until Haiti can once again recover.
“Haiti is not going to die,” he said. “There’s some that are going to believe in it, and some that are not going to believe. But I believe one day, Haiti is going to come back.”
St Amour is asking those who want to help to do so through his organization’s website.
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Black Tie Blue Jeans and Bingo. [Family Meals]
We will be holding our annual charity dinner and fund-raising event on FRIDAY , (new day) February 9, 2024, from 6 PM till 10 PM at the Barn at Oleander 6851 Oleander Ave in Port St. Lucie,
Family Meals, Inc. was launched to help Treasure Coast families understand the importance and value of sharing family meals. We do this by providing meal ingredients, and table-talk materials to help the working poor prepare and enjoy family celebrations for three special occasions throughout the year. Uncooked meals are delivered to the doors of those families so they may prepare the meals themselves, in the privacy of their homes, allowing them dignity and respect they deserve.
As we continue to grow, it is important that we have adequate funding to underwrite our programs.
To help us offset expenses as the community needs grow please help us by attending this gala.
We will be holding our annual charity dinner and fund-raising event on FRIDAY , (new day) February 9, 2024, from 6 PM till 10 PM at the Barn at Oleander 6851 Oleander Ave in Port St. Lucie,
Our Black Ties, Blue Jeans & Bingo Event promises to be a great event with four bingo games and four bingo prizes, each worth $500.00.
Limited seating– buy your tickets today!
Please partner with us to make this event as effective as possible. We are humbling requesting you support Family Meals, Inc., as a sponsor for this event. There are three Sponsorship levels available for this event.
Haiti Trip 23' Photos
We had such an impactful and fun time in Haiti with Habitat for Children Ministries.
In September of 23” Pastor Cris, Lois, Jan, and Brad whet to Haiti with Habitat For Children Ministries.
Here are some of our photos from the trip, Please talk to us, we would love to talk about it.
Haiti Backpacks and School Supplies
Back to School
Give though Paypal at gracelutheranpsl.com/give
What we need
Physical Backpacks
Funds for
School Supplies
We are collecting funds and this will allow us to also support local Haiti retailers.
Chocolate Ice Cream Day at ACC
Kevin Made Chocolate Ice Cream for the patients at our center on Wednesday!
Kevin Made Chocolate Ice Cream for the patients at our center on Wednesday!
Cris and Ed Bock to Tallahassee
Trip To Florida Capital.
Eb Bock and Pastor Cris Escher went to Tallahassee with Alzheimer's Community Care to promote Alzheimer's care in Florida.
SW Florida Hurricane Relief.
Latest Needs of SW Florida
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Next Truck Leaving from Grace Lutheran PSL Wednesday Nov 14 in the afternoon
Maybe, It might be later. Talking with the church.
I talked with Tim Richter at Zion Lutheran Church near Ft Myers. He surprised me at the needs that he expressed to me.
First off he said they have plenty of food right now. Food banks are full. Here is what they need.
Here is what they need.
Over the next few weeks. Goal to deliver these supplies in 2-3 weeks.
Baby Supplies. !!!!!
Diapers
Wipes
Pedialyte
Formula
Paper Goods.
Paper Towels
Cleaning Supplies.
toiletries
FLGA District LCMS
Info and Donations.
Photos of Supplies going to Ft Myers.
October 15th we took some supplies over to Ft Myers.
Habitat For Children Ministries
Habitat for children ministries presentation
Habitat For Children Ministries
Current Building Needs for their medical office complex in Haiti
Items Needed Cost Per Item Total
Truck Load of Sand (7 needed) $150/ load $1050
Concrete Blocks (2000 needed) $3/ each $6000
Rebar 3/8, 1⁄2 & 1⁄4 (5 tons needed) $1000/each ton $5000
Cement (500 bags needed) $10/ bag $5000
2×4 Wood (20 pieces needed) $4/ each $80
Plywood (30 pieces) $55/each $1,650
2 Rebar Tie Wire Steel $100/each $200
12 Dozen Metal Poles $35/each $5040
2 cases of nails $100/each $200
You can make any donation amount to either of the following:
Grace Lutheran Church, mark the donation as “Habitat for Children”
Visit our website: www.hfcm.info
Paypal- https://www.paypal.me/Habitatforchildren
Mail: Habitat For Children Ministries- P.O. Box 1195, West Palm Beach, FL 33402
Photos of 36 Backpacks!
We collected 36 backpacks.
