Well-drilling

Bernie on November 9th, 2012

Dear Friends,
When Starfish Ministries took over the orphanage in Haiti in January, 1998, Nodi was already there.  He was 11 years old when I first met him and I was immediately drawn to him.  Nodi was a boy who was near death when his uncle found him at his blind grandmother’s home.  She was not [...]

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Philip on June 1st, 2012

Dear Friends,
Here are a few short updates on some of the things going on in Starfish Ministries:
University Team Mission Trips
A team of 12 from Washington State University joined us for two weeks in Haiti in May.  The team spent their mornings visiting schools where they would minister to the students through skits, testimonies, and songs.  [...]

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Bernie on February 1st, 2012

Dear Friends,
Greetings from Haiti!  Glenn, Doug, Doug’s dad Bob Jarvie and I have spent the past week in Haiti.  Doug stayed in Port-au-Prince to continue well drilling in that area with the help of his dad.  His goal is to complete three more wells before we return home on February 2, and as of today, [...]

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Philip on June 3rd, 2011

Dear Friends,
We’ve just returned from two weeks in Haiti with much to report. Unfortunately, we did not have internet access while in Tricotte, so we were unable to send email updates while there. So I’ll combine a few of the updates we would have sent into this newsletter.

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Philip on November 12th, 2010

Doug and Vincent started drilling a well in Remoussin on Thursday and by the end of the day had reached a depth of 35 feet.  This is very good progress – if we hit rock or clay, the progress can be much slower.  We are grateful to God for favorable drilling conditions as well as [...]

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Philip on November 10th, 2010

Bernie, along with Doug Jarvie and Vince Buys, arrived in Tricotte yesterday.  They encountered a lot of water along the way due to the heavy rains that occurred as hurricane Tomas passed by a few days ago.  But with a few detours they were able to navigate past the flooding and arrived safely.
The river near [...]

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Bernie on December 4th, 2009

Dear Friends,
I’m on my way home again after spending the last two weeks in Haiti.  It was another great trip as we saw God at work in many ways.  Vince Buys and Brent Ahrens were our well drilling team on this trip.  I really appreciate these guys, going out early each morning and donating their [...]

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Philip on November 15th, 2009

With the well complete in Marose, Glenn, Vince, and the others have moved the well-drilling equipment to Drigeon, where they’ve made steady progress.  The first 100 feet came quickly.  Then they ran into heavy clay, which is difficult to drill through.  But they are pressing forward, hoping to complete this well, too.
Drigeon is a village [...]

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Philip on November 8th, 2009

We heard from Bernie this afternoon.  The well-drilling in Marose is really going well.  Thank you for your prayers!
In the short time they’ve been drilling (really just a day and a half), they have drilled 75 feet.  And they have hit water!  Both realities — the distance they’ve drilled and hitting water so soon — [...]

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Philip on November 7th, 2009

Bernie, along with Glenn Bridges, Vince Buys, and Brent Ahrens arrived safely in Haiti earlier this week.  They spent one night in Port-au-Prince before driving to Tricotte, with stops in Cabaret and Bethel along the way.
On Friday, Glenn, Vince, and Brent, and two Hatians, Michelin and Wilson, took the well-drilling equipment and drove to Marose, about [...]

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