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Mission to Haiti

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Board ofDirectors

William DeJongJack StreefDr. Andre BoersmaJoanne VanAmersfoortLinda HerechukGlenn Reinders

This Issue......

Introduction 1

Construction 1,2

Medical 3

Sponsorship 4

Fundraising 5

Mission Teams 5

Calendar 6

Conclusions 6

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Our construction group worked in someextremely hot temperatures and was atestament to what good team work canaccomplish. We furthered the constructionprojects on the water tower and guard’squarters as well as the second story for thestorage shed. This required setting up formsand rebar followed by filling them withconcrete. If you’ve ever lifted a pail that iseven half full of concrete, you will know howmuch work it is to sling buckets of concreteto fill the second story forms. An extensive trench was dug to contain waterpipes and wiring to run from the water towerto the dormitories and from there to theorphanage. The trenching was difficult due tothe areas that had a lot of rock in it; a lot ofelbow grease went into digging that trenchand the combined efforts of the Haitianworkers, a handful of Americans, and ourhard working construction team allowed us tocomplete that project as well.

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During the March break a group of 15volunteers set off to Haiti to continue with theconstruction projects in Messailler at PastorCharles’ mission center. Unlike previousmission trips with MTH Canada, this group hadthe sole focus of construction as we did nothave doctors, nurses, or sponsorshippersonnel as part of our group; we did have adentist and although some dentistry was done,his focus was with the construction team anddoing daily events updates on the website aswell as photo uploading. There was a group ofAmerican people there when we arrived andthey had a large contingent of doctors andnurses to aid the Haitians with their physicalailments. Together with our brothers andsisters from the United States, we were able toserve the Haitian people and continue toimprove the local mission center.

Mission to HaitiCanada

P.O.Box 39Norwich, OntarioN0J 1P0

www.mthcanada.org

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Work continues to move toward completion at theorphanage. An electrical panel was wired in theorphanage as well which means that the orphanage isvery close to being ready for occupancy. We willcontinue to provide you with updates as they becomeavailable.

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In closing, we would like to thank everyone whoparticipated in the last mission trip for all their hardwork and great attitudes while in the field. Also, thankyou to everyone else for your prayers and support; yourfeedback is welcome and encouraged. Without yoursupport and contributions, we would not be able to beso effective in helping the people of Haiti. We hope tosee many of you at the golf tournament

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Upcoming important dates are:

Golf TournamentJune 21, 2008 at Burford Golflinks

See website www.mthcanada.org for more information orcontact:

Jack Streef at (519)-421-4376 or emailjjstreef@oxford.net

Glenn Reinders at (416)-896-6891 or emailglennr@reinders.ca

January Mission Team

January 19-30, 2009

Get your applications in as soon as possible to avoiddisappointment; we can only take a maximum of 40volunteers on the January trip and there are a lot ofpeople interested in going. You can download anapplication on the website or ask a board member forone.

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