Economic Growth Haiti Project #57727

"A Hand Up not a Hand Out" to our local farmers.

by BonZeb, Inc

Project Report | Jan 29, 2025
Giving where it counts.

By Tom Stein | President

Good Afternoon.

Yesterday in church we were reminded in 1 Cor 12:12-14, 17, That we are one body in Christ and that we were all given one Spirit. "Now the body is not a single part, but many. You are Christ's body, and individually parts of it."

That is why it is so important to stay connected to those around us, near and far, known, and unknown, saved, and unsaved. Christ wants us to help and serve everyone, every day, every minute of our lives.

Please pray for our efforts, not just today or tomorrow, not just this week but every week that we can remain strong is serving the Lord and through Him the people of Haiti.

Last week we started this fundraiser to send equipment needed to repair our water pump in Haiti. This pump is the source of irrigation for dozens of local farmers who need the water from the river in on their crops. Without the pump they and their children will spend days carrying water in buckets, pails and pots from the river to the crops.

This means that their children are not attending school during these days and further delaying their education.

It is a simple ask. Can you help us meet this need and get these supplies to them this week.

As always we hope you are doing well.

Having grown up in the L.A. area my heart and prayers go our to all those who have been displaced by the recent fires.

In my youth there we experienced many earthquakes, fires and mudslides. But the magnitude of these fires in population centers is devastating.

My work in Haiti began a two years before the devastating earthquake in 2010. I was greeted to the island in 2008 with 4 hurricanes in five weeks and the devastation that they left behind.

Living now in PNW we have also had to deal with a great number of fires, floods, wind storms, ice storms, occasional tornados and earthquakes. But through each of these events We have seen the resilience of the people, our neighbors, friends, acquaintances, strangers and more come to the aid of those in need. Even those who have suffered great loss come to the aid of those in need.

The call to share with one another runs deep in our society, but it often takes a disaster for us to wake up and answer that call. What should be a daily endeavor can become a knee jerk reaction and vis versa.

“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25

“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Proverbs 19:17

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38

These are just of a few of the many passages that we reflect on in our work. There are many more. Putting them into action is really a call to virtue. Can we make any one of them a way of life? Christ says we can and ought do.

Over the past few weeks our ministry in Haiti has been asked for many things. We still need the funding for many of the items I have shared in the past. These needs are ongoing, scholarships, school funding, employee payroll, mules, oxen, tools, etc. If you are so moved you can find most of those requests on GoFundMe.

But this week we are asking for help with the image above. These are the needed items for the irrigation pump that was sent over four years ago. The intake pipe needs to re replaced to so that silt and sediments are not sucked into the motor while pumping water from the river to the farmers crops. The cost of these items and their shipping to Pignon is approximately $400. They could ship as early as next week.

So if you would like to give to this cause please do.

If you lean more toward our education programs a little update. We need $800 to meet our current scholarship needs for Spring of 2025. These fees are also due in the next two weeks. Your help is greatly appreciated.

As we celebrated Martin Luther King Day, a very important day in Haiti as well, we ask that you join us in praying for not only the fire victims in L.A. and the people of Haiti, but also for all those suffering through arctic weather in the East and the new administration which is also taking place today. We can all use God intervention in our lives, wherever we are.

Thank you.

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