Follow Up Story on Huberman

This afternoon I called my friend Huberman, who's mom I helped take to the hospital. I asked him to give me some more information about what happened with his mom and how his living situation is. This is what he told me:

"When I was at the hospital I just prayed a lot. The doctor gave me some prescriptions for my mom and they said that she might have an infection in her stomach because she was having acid reflex. She stayed over night in the hospital and it cost me 700 Haitian dollars, which is about 88 US Dollars. The next day I took her to the clinic I work at and we gave her another IV. My mom's taking so many medications, I'm not too smart on medicine, so we gave her pills and vitamins. She doesn't have Cholera, she might have an infection and was very dehydrated the other day. We gave three IV's and now she starting to feel better. I have some more exams to do for my mom, but I don't have the money. She's resting now and trying to eat and drink some good water, but she's not doing it enough.

My house... we are planning to move, but I can't move because I don't have money. We have a deadline to leave the land, and I am planning to put up a tent in my yard where I'm going to go, but we have to move so it's hard right now. I have two properties, I used to live on one of them, but my house fell down there. I've tried to sell it but no one wants to buy property full of rubble. My other property has walls for a house but no covering, and I don't have money to put a covering over it. I'm probably going to get a tarp and cover it, but I have a nice tent that was given to me so I will set it up there as well."

When I met Huberman, he told me about his dream to start a school and study to be a doctor. He told me that Haiti's only real resource is it's children and he wants to help raise up children who are educated and love the Lord. I am amazed by this friend I have because his life is so hard... I can barely comprehend how he is able to live. Yet, everyday or so when he calls me... I ask him how he's doing and he tells me, "I'm doing great by the grace of God." I told him that I am leaving in a few days and he told me that he'd miss me a lot and... this stuck me... his mother wanted to see me again before I left. I hope to see her tomorrow... pray the roads are clear and safe.

Prayer Requests

So being here, you definitely see life and ministry in a new way. New places of breakthrough, new issues, new atmosphere, new ways to communicate, new ways to love and worship God. I love being here and love being apart of the amazing things God is doing in this country.

Recently, we had a break-in happen at our base camp, the intruder did not come into the house but went into our security guards house within the walled property and stole a bunch of important things from him. It just so happened that our security guard was gone taking a three day trip to an orphanage, in Jeremie, and back about 150 miles aways, so that some work could be done at the orphanage. John Booker, our missionary here, is in a bit of frenzy everyday, either answering his phone, working on a project, or dealing with an issue. Within the last couple days we have started to give attention to an orphanage nearby, and some major things are coming to the surface.

So please be praying for our safety and that fear would not reside in this place, but that we'd claim our authority, carrying His light. On the trip to the orphanage in Jeremie, four guys serving down here, went there to do some construction and we found out today that we have to leave them one more day, so be praying for them, and that the trip someone will have to make to get them and bring them back will be safe and go smoothly. Continue to lift up our missionaries, that they'd have a clear mind, insight, and vision for what needs to be done and how to do it best. Lastly, I ask that you'd be praying about the big things in store for the orphanage, because the owner is not a Christian, we have already put a lot of money and labor into it and for a church to take over an orphanage is a big deal.

Thank You for you support.
In His love,
Jonathan