BUSES International Weblog

We have an emergency at BUSES International!  Sometime Tuesday evening, our 1959 air compressor blew.  Tom happened to stop by to drop something off at the shop and discovered it.  This is a very important piece of equipment for our ministry; we use it every day for all kinds of applications.  An air compressor is needed so we can continue to convert vehicles into mobile clinics and outreach centers.

 We knew it was old, but it worked fine… until now.  We must replace it!  The problem is our budget.  We need approximately $2,000.00 for an Ingresoll Rand 80 gallon 5-HP air compressor (minimum size).

 Matthew 6:8 “… your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”

 Can anyone help us?

This Sunday, August 1, 2010, BUSES International will be at  United Church of Huntington in Wellington, Ohio at 8 AM & 10:45AM.  Come tour the Mobile Surgical Clinic for Nigeria, Africa and hear Todd & Tom share about the ministry.  Todd will preach in both services.

This Sunday, July 25, 2010, BUSES International will be at Harvest Christian Church in Elyria, Ohio at 10:30 AM.  Come tour the Mobile Surgical Clinic for Nigeria, Africa and hear Todd & Tom share about the ministry.

Watch BUSES International’s new promo video.  Pass it along to your friends!

www.busesinternational.org/media/video/busesinternational_promo_video.wmv

Tomorrow in Youngstown, OH, we start the 2010 BUSES Tour with the Nigeria Mobile Surgical Unit.  We’ll be at Metro Assembly of God and Spanish Evangelical Church.  Log onto www.busesinternational.org for upcoming dates.

We got this email from El Salvador concerning our Christmas Shoebox Program.

“Great news!  We got everything… and it looks like one of the best loads we have gotten in years.  Wow!  We can’t thank you enough.  Please let everyone involved know how very much we appreciated their help in making this miracle happen.  Praise God From Whom ALL Blessings Flow!” ~ Missionary Don Triplett

Today, BUSES International sent building supplies and medical equipment totally nearly $10,000.00 to Haiti.  Our items were added to food and other supplies collected in partnership with Church on the North Coast, a close friend of the ministry.  All the supplies and equipment will be used to rebuild and expand an orphanage there in Haiti.

We just talked to Pastor Jean-Martin Etienne in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  He and his family are surviving, but things are bad.  He reports that already the relief effort is beginning to loose its strength.  We’ve seen this happen in past disasters.  There is a great initial response, but after a few weeks and then a few months, the help and support falls away even though there is still a lot of need.  He said that disease is a real concern with all the dead bodies still buried in the rumble.  Food and safe drinking water continues to be a high priority.  He said the need for the mobile clinic is huge.  BUSES International is still raising funds to build this Medical / Dental Bus for Agape Mission in Haiti.  Visit www.busesinternational.org for further details.  Please pray!

Our friend and brother, Pastor Jean Martin Etienne of Agape Mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is alright.  We final heard his family all survived.  Praise God! He’s located at the epicenter of the earthquake.
 
Back in November 2009, BUSES International hosted him here in Lorain, OH and made plans to build a Mobile Medical / Dental Clinic for him and Agape Mission.  Mission teams and doctor will use the mobile clinic to provide free medical care to the poor.  We are still moving forward with these plans to get this unit to Haiti ASAP.  We already have the bus.
 
We are accepting tax deductible donations for this project through our website or by check.  Please pray for Pastor Jean Martin and the people of Haiti… the needs are great!  Go to www.busesinternational.org to learn more.

Today, the hotel parking lot was a hub of activity.   We had a wonderful time distributing gift boxes to 28 churches who will now do an outreach into each of their own Colonias (communities).  This Christmas, thousands of children will receive a special gift.  Thank you to everyone who donated a shoebox-gift.  You have made a huge impact in these young lives.  Our team was able to pray with each Pastor and we asked God for His provision, empowerment and blessing in their lives.

We’ve had a full day of work and we’re tired.  Talk to you all tomorrow.