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Vision Statement
Our Vision is to:
Work in areas where the body of Christ is persecuted, the Gospel restricted, and areas where, due to hostile situations, the people face eternity each day. Always seek to operate in areas where other groups have pulled out or aid has not yet been delivered.
Use DART (Disaster Assistance Response Teams) teams, trained primarily in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to make field evaluations and assessments to properly ascertain the needs of people and churches in targeted areas. Attempt to alleviate human suffering through a strategic response that will include food, clothing, medicine, and/or shelter. Use strategic response as a key to unlock the door of closed, restricted, and war-torn nations. Provide the Church with materials for Christian education and training.
Partner with churches and parachurch organizations to assist with logistics, operations, and vision casting.
It is our prayer to be used by the Lord to encourage the body of Christ to further rise to the call of world evangelism, particularly in forsaken areas. Like David facing down Goliath, we choose to "run to the battle" rather than flee from it. "David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and greeted his brothers." 1 SAMUEL 17:22 SWI has ongoing operations in Pakistan/Afghanistan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Thailand/Burma, and Haiti. We are committed to a response in these areas pertaining to relief, medical aid, community health, and physical needs. - Service
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Updates at:
http://www.swi.org/hait-outreach-report-strategic-world-impact.html
UPDATE 5:
- 04/10/2010
Today has been a wonderfully rewarding day. After 3 days of intensive training, the participants of the PTSD seminar were able to go into several of the local camps and begin interviewing people for signs of PTSD. Each team was able to identify several people that are in need of follow up. In total, somewhere around 150 people were interviewed!
Each person that was interviewed had a story and the children were given paper to draw a picture of their story. One little girl described how her house fell on the house next door. She wasn't home, but was at a friends house. When the earth started shaking, she and her friend were standing next to a wall and ran for the door. The wall collapsed behind them, but they were able to escape. The stories were heartbreaking, but the hope that came with the ministry was priceless.
After the ministry time, we all gathered back at the youth center for a graduation ceremony. Each participant received a certificate of completion. They were so energized by the success of the day and actually starting the practical application of what they were learning. They were very serious about serving God's purpose for their lives and one man I spoke to had already made appointments to follow up with the people he had interviewed and was thinking about what else he could do just to bless them. Once again, our new friends demonstrated the love of Christ so beautifully to us. They are truly an inspiration.
In the morning, while the PTSD teams were out, some of use spent a few hours with the children back at house #1. We did a lesson on Job, emphasizing God's love, power, and trustworthiness no matter what the circumstances. The lesson was followed by a craft expertly administered by Suzanne. DF followed up with an animated contest in "Simon Says". And we also had bubbles and a fun time with balls, frisbees, Nerf rocket balls, and jump ropes. The children play so well together even as their games seem to overlap in 3-D space. They are such a delight to spend time with.
And lastly, the water team was back on task. VW was excited to use her leatherman today. They had some shopping to do, and LJ got a birthday coke, but not too many birthday breaks! They focused today on finishing a project that had been started during the last trip. The missing part was a venturi device that was shipped over and should have been waiting at DHS, but somehow someone else had already picked the package up. It became a logistical challenge, but finally they were able to meet up and retrieve the package.
The installation was for Pastor D., a local pastor in Port-au-Prince, and this system has the capacity to serve as many as 5,000 people! He intends to use it to serve the whole community around his church. His church building was demolished in the earthquake, so the purifier was installed at his parsonage. Fortunately, it is now up and running and will be a huge blessing to the community in the years to come.
That's all for now... thanks for praying!
SWI Haiti Team 2
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1/21/2009 - Strategic World Impact to Launch Relief Efforts in Haiti
Strategic World Impact (SWI), an international organization committed to working in areas of war, disaster and Christian persecution, has announced its mobilization efforts to help those affected by the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince , Haiti and surrounding areas....