Seems like every time I fly into PAP, Haiti, it just seems right. I feel like Haiti and Mexico are my second homes. I guess you can say you have really arrived in the midst of mission madness when you step of the plane in PAP to the look of uncontrolled confusion. Especially when you are by yourself and you’re not real sure what the pick up plan is. I knew Chuck would be here or there eventually, we just never nailed anything down for sure. That’s cool. I am used to flying by the seat of my pants. It is kind of humbling when you get bombarded by a bunch of people wanting to touch or tote your chum for a buck, let alone trying to taxi you to who knows where. To tell the truth I like being in this situation sometimes. I think it helps build character and faith that what you are doing is right on with God. We headed off to the guest house to make a plan for tomorrow. Chuck and Simon showed up, and I look forward to getting out in the country to see some of my good Haitian brothers and sisters. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
On Sunday the 22nd of August at 6:00 P.M at Beulah Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fl God allowed me to be ordained as minister of the Gospel. This was one of the sweetest services I have ever been a part of. Pastor Ken Loubriel and Dr. Hershel Adams lead such a beautiful service that completely humbled and emptied me. Continue reading “Brother Kenny’s Ordination”
Kenny Phillips was invited to speak to members of Preston Trails Community Church July 30- August 1. It was a wonderful trip, supported by the families of Taylor White and Nick Johnson of Preston Trails. These wonderful supporters in Frisco, Texas are behind Give Me Shelter Ministries and are planning to help build 6 homes in Mexico with Give Me Shelter Ministries.
Kenny will be returning to Haiti next week for 12 days. On the agenda:
Visit Pastor Harry and see progress of his new home in Port Au Prince. He has almost completed the walls around his property (required for being able to build a new house and prevent theft). Please pray and support this mission to help Pastor Harry.
Work with Truth Evangelistic Ministries on a Missionary House in Z’Oranges. This home will host visiting missionaries in Haiti. Kenny is working with George Truelove to build trusses for the roof.
Meet with Peligre Hope Partners and Matt Eckhoff to discuss future orphanage building project for Give Me Shelter Ministries.
Please pray for Kenny and his family during this long mission trip, and prayerfully consider donating toward the $3500 required for this mission.
On August 22, this Sunday, Kenny Phillips will be ordained as a minister of the gospel Southern Baptist style under the covering of a Southern Baptist church in Pensacola. Pastor Ken Loubriel from Beulah Baptist Church will ordain Kenny with Hershel Adams leading the ordination counsel. The counsel will include Pastor Mickey Hawkins, Rev. Will Tiller, several pastors from Pensacola and a few deacons from Beulah.
Kenny has preached in this church several times and it was a unanimous decision from the church body. We believe this will open doors that have not been opened yet and help the ministry out.
Kenny asks for your prayers and would love for all of you to be there. It will be at 6:00 pm Aug. 22nd at Beulah Baptist Church, 5605 Beulah Church Rd., P’Cola, Fl. From Ft. Walton Beach, take Interstate 10 west, take exit 5, go left two lights, turn left on hwy 99 ( there will be a church sign and a Tom Thumb store ), go about a mile or so and look for the church on the right on Beulah Church Rd.
It has been a busy month since we attempted to complete our mission in Mexico in July. Unfortunately, the drug wars have “hit home” in Nuevo Laredo, preventing us from completing this mission. Kenny and Pastor Felipe’s family were driving in town Friday, July 16 when they ran right into the middle of the violence. Fortunately, and certainly with God’s hand, Pastor Felipe was able to recognize the danger and helped guide Kenny through back streets to escape the violence. At one point, Kenny and Pastor Felipe’s family witnessed the car directly in front of them be violently hijacked at gunpoint.
The drug gangs took over the main highway and Kenny called Shalimar and Beachside members to tell them to NOT enter Mexico and Nuevo Laredo. Pastor Felipe even had to move his family for a while to escape the violence. It is still not safe, and Pastor Felipe has asked for your prayers regarding this violence.
We will eventually return to build the home for Sanjuana Monreal Trujillo, once the violence subsides. We desperately need your prayer for our Brothers and Sisters in Nuevo Laredo.
On a positive note, Kenny was able to work alongside with Shaun Ellis at Dr. Tony Clark’s annual dental clinic at the orphanage. The orphanage is well protected from such violence and gang activity.
Nathanael is special to Give Me Shelter Ministries. He is Pastor Felipe’s and Anna Hernandez’s son, and he has witnessed much of the work we have done in the Colonias since he was a young boy. Now approaching 16 years of age, Nathanael is studying English in the hopes that he will be a translator for English speaking missionaries at local churches. Continue reading “Help Us Sponsor Nathanael”
Give Me Shelter Ministries will sponsor two teenagers for a wonderful mission October 2 – 9 with Beachside Community Church. Called “Multipliers,” this mission trip will take teen-aged youths from Casa Hogar Elim orphanage on an airplane to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Continue reading “Sponsor a Teen with GMSM”
Kenny is returning today to Mexico to complete this month’s mission. He will meet teams from Beachside Community Church and Shalimar United Methodist. They will build a home for Sanjuana Monreal Trujillo, pictured above. The group will also minister to children at Casa Hogar Elim orphanage. Ft. Walton Beach Dentist Tony Clark will do a weekend dental clinic. We thank all of you who continue to contribute to this work being done in Christ’s name in Mexico.
Give Me Shelter Ministries completed our first July mission with a finished home for a young family in Pastor Felipe’s church. We will return later this week… more info tomorrow. Thank you to all for your support!
Special thanks to all our guest bloggers this mission trip.
Today was the last day on the house. We got out there and it looked like the rain was on its way. So we all got up on the roof and gave it our all to get it finished. When the last nail was put down it was starting to rain. The group then picked up all the tools and trash and went out to the church with the VBS and had a quick BBQ in the rain. This was my first trip with the group and I hope it’s not my last.
Brad Maillet
Today the water in the Rio Grande the water was flooding the border and the border was closing so the whole day went very quick. The trip to the orphanage in my eyes was a success, the children made bracelets and fans but since we were in a hurry we left their lunches there so they could distribute them themselves. When we went to the colonials the building crew was there cooking the hotdogs and hamburgers under the tent because it had started pouring rain, so the rest of us went into the church. In the church we did the crafts and waited for the food to finish cooking and we “talked” sort of with our Mexican amigos. When the food had been cooked we served the kids and while they were eating we decorated the picture frames for their pictures we had taken of them earlier this week. Then we gave them to the pastor and his wife to give to the children because we had to leave because everything was almost under water at the border. When we walked out of the church there was mud everywhere and we tracked mud onto the bus which was nasty, then we had the left over hamburgers and hotdogs on the bus. Arriving at the border we looked at the river and it was about 5 ft. away from being in the streets, but the line was short so we had to wait a little bit but other than that we got home safe. From that experience basically what I learned is that when things do look good or go as planned God provides and as far as the day goes everything we had planned was accomplished and we had fun doing it.
Cole Whitfield
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow. As I looked out at the colonias this morning and saw the possibility of a complete wash out my first prayer was God please do not let it rain because we need to get the roof on this house. We could have finished the house yesterday but it was so painfully hot that the shingles were melting in our hands and the nails were going right through the them. So we decided to get a very early start. Crack of chicken early. So after my selfish prayer of no rain I soon realized that God knows what his world needs better than I could ever know. The rain did hold off and the weather was cool so the finish work on the house went smoothly. We went to Felipe’s to wrap up VBS and cook out hamburgers and hotdogs. The rain started, the rivers were rising, the bridges were closing and we were about half hour to forty five minutes away from the border. We did make it across. Bridge one was completely under water and more water was expected. We finished our day with Lydia’s piano of fire. Tomorrow we head for H-Town for some R&R and then home to get ready for a turnaround trip.
