Why are we passionate about helping Haiti!

Some people ask me why we are so passionate about helping Haiti. Below is an email from a Haitian pastor that I received today that answers those questions. If you'd like to help donate at http://www.crossroadsvineyard.org/.

Dear pastor Lowery :


Greetings from Haiti !

I have the privilege to write you again because I am alive. I am alive only by the mercy of God because there are about 200.000 dead people, not including injured and missing people that have been hit. I praise the name of the Lord because my family and I are still alive.

Please receive my apologize for not informing you as soon as possible, there was not any means of communication for seven days, until now the electricity has not been restored yet . I am writing you with a friend portable generator that I am using, as power source. We have our mother church building that we used to use for school which is completely destroyed.

We have another building which lodged four room class that has been destroyed.

We have five other church buildings that have been destroyed. In my home congregation the whole family is homeless included me. I have 32 orphans children with me that I have been evacuated from a children home that I have, because all the security wall that we used as fence has been destroyed, so the children are out of security now and I had to evacuate them. Actually, here is what I am living, as pastor in a community which contains five villages which contain about 5.000 people.

1- There is no water, no food and until now, we have not receive any help from the government.

2- We sleep open air in empty land under plastic sheets makeshift camp.

3- Every single day I receive about 5, 7 orphans children that their parents have been victim on the earthquake, I don’t what to do if I have to take or refuse them.

4- My village populations are expected a lot from me because off and time they come to me and ask me if I have something to give because they are hungry and really in need.

Personally, I have food for the next coming two days for my family and my 32 orphans children, right after everything is done.

5- About 95 percent of the government office building have been destroyed, university school, post office have been destroyed and so fourth. Even if I write you a book it won’t be enough to explain you the situation that we’re living now. If you want to help us here is the way:

1- Pray for us for safety because the Haiti and shakes every day this causes we live in panic.

2- I would like you mobilize some churches in your area to collect fund, food and clothes to send for us.

3- If you can organize some team workers because we have schools that have been destroyed which needs to be built.

If you help me this way I will be glad because you will help me to save other life which is hopeless and don’t forget anything you send for me.

Thank you for your concern and compassion to us. Blessings to you.

In His care,



Pastor Lesly Bertrand.