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As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Gal 6:10
Greetings!

The Simone Orphanage, located near Les Cayes Haiti, is just a ten-minute walk from both the guest house where work teams stay and the compound where many of our World Relief missionaries live.

Simone Orphanage  
Several years ago, Bro. Jan and Sis. Val Gutwein, a Francesville family in Haiti, established a connection with the Simone Orphanage. As the relationship grew, the Francesville church received a double blessing; not only being involved with the orphanage, but also staying better connected with their family in the field. Work teams from Francesville spend a week in Les Cayes every year, combining work at the orphanage and time with the Gutwein family.  

Haiti In 2006, the Simone Orphanage was accepted as a World Relief project, a joint effort where the Francesville church shares the project costs 50/50 with World Relief. While in Haiti, the Francesville team and the Simone Orphanage staff establish a plan to provide for the needs at the orphanage. The plan is then presented to the Caribbean Committee for advice.  

This project support model has numerous positive attributes; encouraging missionary family support, a vested and personal involvement from the local church and shared planning and work team responsibilities between World Relief and the local church.

 Nurturing the Orphans

Simone Orphanage

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.  Luke 4:18
 
Simone Orphanage The arch over the gate at Simone Orphanage reads "Home of the Children of Providence." Providence, meaning divine intervention, in this case is very evident as we observe the daily routines and actions of Gerta and Michaelle, the two single Christian ladies who started the Simone Orphanage. 

The orphans' routine consists of prayer twice a day, using devotions translated into Creole, the Haitian language. Praising God through song is part of their worship, and when they sing for us the tears flow. What a blessing! 

Simone Orphanage

There are currently around thirty girls from three months to eighteen years old being cared for at the orphanage. It is a joy to watch the older girls help care for the younger ones. Gerta, Michaelle, and the girls attend church within walking distance from the "Home of the Children of Providence".  

  A Testimony from a Sister   

Simone Orphanage

I've been so incredibly blessed through my trips to the Simone Orphanage in Les Cayes, Haiti. Each time I went, the children taught me a little more about what really matters. As much as we were doing for them through our work, I also realized they needed our love just as much as, or even more than they needed our labors.

Haiti I saw this conveyed as their eyes lit up and they ran toward us, calling our names each time we entered the gate; and in the way they snuggled in close when we pulled them into our laps. There was a connection between us, deep in our hearts where the Love of God surpassed all language barriers. "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." 1 John 3:18

  Work in Progress    

Simone Orphanage

Humanitarian accomplishments have been the rewiring of the orphanage, hanging new lights and ceiling fans, painting, new playground equipment, funding a new kitchen, new roofing, and helping to cement a large gathering area.

HaitiCurrently a second story is being added to the orphanage. The unfinished walls are up and the tin roof is on. Bathroom facilities, windows, doors, wiring, and smoothing out the cement walls are needed.

Without God in it, our work is certainly in vain, whether our effort is humanitarian or spiritual. Please pray for wisdom as this project moves forward by the grace of God.

  How You Can Help  

Haiti

If you desire to support this project, donations can be made out to "AC World Relief" and given to your local WR Representative or mailed to:

AC World Relief
Simone Orphanage Project
711 Elm Drive
Bluffton, IN 46714

For more information, please contact Bro. Rick Wuethrich at
rick@wuethrichfarms.com.
 
Thank you for your support for Simone Orphanage and your love for the Haitian people. You can learn more about these projects by attending the WR Informational meeting in Francesville, IN on Friday, November 10. 

 

Trusting God to provide,

 

Kent Heimer, Chairman

Apostolic Christian World Relief