Alex's House

Monday, November 15, 2010

God Shows Up "BIG" Through Fairview!

What a trip! On October 28th, I traveled to Haiti with Pastor Rick Mann and two men from Fairview Baptist in Russell Springs, Ky. Fairview is one of our Partnering Churches.

The agenda was fairly simple:

Get legal advise on buying land and registering the Children’s Home with the government.
Look for a used vehicle
Research land opportunities and hopefully make a decision on which land to purchase.

Little did I know that God was going to make this an “Immeasurably More” trip.

Do you know what I’m talking about? “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20

Again I was reminded that it is only “Him who is able.” The vision of growing this Children’s Home and the many that will come after it is a vision so much larger than my abilities. Accomplishing this in America would be a great challenge, but in a foreign country – next to impossible. Yet I’m reminded again – He is able.

Not only is He able, but He is able to do “immeasurably more” than we “ask or imagine.”

I was asking to speak with an attorney to get guidance. God gave us "immeasurably more" in Jim Faller, a legal advisor in Kentucky, who volunteered to spear head all the legal issues for us.
I was asking for a good used vehicle to shop for supplies and take the children to school. God gave us "immeasurably more" in a brand new JAC truck with plenty of benches for the children and space for supplies – all courtesy of these three generous men.
I was asking for help in buying the property. We had 40,000 raised and needed another $40,000. We were given a new friend - Brian Cooper, who committed to purchase the entire land for us.

In the first two days, God had provided what I through would take a year to obtain! Totally "Immeasurably more!"

I have many more incredible stories from this trip that I’ll share later. But for now, let it suffice to say – God’s showed up big through Fairview. Praise God for men and women who are willing to be used by God!

For the least of these,

~Bill

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

A Working Shower!

Things are moving along nicely!

We've come from bathing outside from a pail of water

to being blessed with a 600 gallon water tank on the roof with fully functioning toilets and shower!

So - there you have Reason #53 for coming to Haiti - you'll get a hot shower! (The sun keeps the water pretty warm!)

Thank you to all of our faithful friends for your love and support!

Boneye Beni Ou!
~Bill

Monday, September 27, 2010

2011 Trips

Hello Friends,

The dates for our 2011 trips are posted on the "upcoming trips" tab. Please check them out and let me know if you are interested in going. It's a life changing experience!

Individuals and Groups are welcome!

Monday, August 30, 2010

I've Got a Bed!

In August, Pastor Erik Estep and three wonderful ladies from the Village Church in Blythewood, SC and members of Willow Ridge traveled to Alex's House to build bunk beds and give the entire orphanage a fresh coat of paint.

What a joy it was to see the children crawling into their very own bed. This is the first bed they've ever had.

The children were scurrying back and forth, holding up their name plate to claim their bed.

The children and staff worked along beside us, painting, sanding and nailing.

The end result was a brighter, cleaner and much more restful place to live.

Special thanks to Michael Brewer, Mike Morgan, Lydia Carpenter, Kelly Steelman, Raeanne Auton and Pastor Erik Estep.

Monday, July 12, 2010

200 Children at Bible School!

In July, Willow Ridge teamed up with members from Fairview Baptist and Pastor Rick Mann for a great week of Bible School and recreation.

They packed in for Bible School!

Pastor Rick Mann

We split the children up into age groups - the older ones starting on the soccer field for games, and the younger children beginning with Bible Study in Alex's House.