Wednesday,
September 27, 2017
Dear
Friends,
This
is a long email. I wanted this to be in
the words of the people in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Johnny Daniels’ gave ORH this report:
The
college was destroyed. The day school is
intact, but the roof was badly damaged by the winds and as much as 6 inches of
water flooded the school rooms from the damaged roof. Almost all the school rooms have been
compromised. The church roof also was
damaged and water came in the building damaging the inside of the church.
Dr.
Daniels says he needs these things.
- Dr. Daniels needs $8000.00 per classroom to restore his Christian School (This must happen as quickly as possible.)
- Dr. Daniels purchased a 500 KW generator for $55,000.00. After paying a deposit of $10,000.00, he now needs $45,000.00 to complete the purchase and shipment costs of the generator. He has received about half the needed funds. This money is needed immediately.
- Dr. Daniels needs work teams to strip out his buildings. He can house10 workers per week. The workers must be self-sustained. These workers do not need to be skilled laborers.
We
are waiting to hear from others on the island.
Pray
for Puerto Rico Bible College. Pastor
Doug Cowan, chairman of the board, spoke with me on the phone about the
school. There is much need at the
ministry. Brother Bacilio Alfaro wrote
the following about the PRBC needs.
“Dear Faithful
Friends, We know that many of you are
anxiously hoping to hear more of the situation in Puerto Rico, and we want to
keep it fresh on your minds so that you will continue to pray. Many have asked
if we have had contact with our people in Puerto Rico. Yes, we have been in
communication with PRBC, though communication is sporadic at best. We were
informed yesterday that our cafeteria has sustained some structural damage, as
well as roof damage. To what extent, we are not yet sure, more importantly, all
our folks are well, for which we humbly praise the Lord.
Many of our Christian
brethren on the island have lost everything. One church with a Christian school
and seminary has had a loss valued at $200,00.00 in their buildings and
belongings. The church pastored by my administrative assistant at the college
lost half of its roof. A church pastored by one of our graduates in another
town has had a loss valued at $25,000.00. We are still trying to make contact
with some of the pastors to see how they fared, but some of the towns are cut
off completely because the roads, bridges and communication were washed out and
not yet reestablished. Many are running low on food, fuel, and drinking water.
Please continue to pray with us.
The governor is asking
that people not come to the island as there is no water yet, and gasoline is
being rationed, it is difficult to buy food, etc. One may purchase only $20.00
worth of gasoline. At anywhere from .95 to 1.03 a liter, that won’t get one
very far. Many gas stations were destroyed, the wait to be able to buy is up to
more than 4 hours wait. The gas trucks are having a hard time getting through
to deliver gasoline to the still existing gas stations because of washed out
bridges, heavy debris, mudslides, and even in some cases, parts of buildings in
the roads. There are presently no building materials to be bought on the
island, so not much can be done to repair damage done.
Another situation is
that cash must be used as no one is accepting cards because of no electricity
and no internet. We are working on a way to get cash to them in, though we did
hear that a few branches of the bank PRBC uses were going to open. We are
waiting to hear something about that. Lines in the stores are extremely long as
they are permitting only one person into a store at a time and the person must
be escorted by an employee while they are in the store. Insecurity and
disrespect for law has set in and has produced an very unstable atmosphere on
the island. All that to say this, God is still on the throne and He never
forsakes His own. We trust that soon things will soon stabilize, but meantime
we want to continue to be used of God in these trying times.
Because pastors have
asked to repeat the address information about where to send any donations, we
are including it again. Until further notice, if you would like to contribute
toward PRBC recovery effort you may write checks payable to PRBC and, as mail
service is still not back up, please mail them to Bacilio Alfaro 3945 Champagne
Dr. Jonesboro, GA 30236. Thank you. May the Lord bless and use you for His
honor and glory. In the hollow of Our
God’s almighty hand, Bacilio & Eunice Alfaro”
The
work is going forward. There is much to
tell about the needs in Houston, South Florida, Puerto Rico, Dominica, and
Mexico. Situations are very bad. Pray we will have the income to help these
places, churches, and people.
If you wish to give by check, please send the check
to Operation Renewed Hope, P.O. Box 43242, Fayetteville, NC 28309. Please designate the gift for your specific
purpose using “My preference is” then stipulate your preference.
God bless,
Jan Milton
Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
(As
per counsel, for the benefit of our donor’s tax deductible donations, Operation
Renewed Hope has added the following statement.
The IRS requires that Operation Renewed Hope retain control over
distribution of all donations; therefore, please use the designation description
“My preference is” before the designated reason for the donation. Thank you for helping ORH honor you and the
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