Saturday, February 14, 2015

Pictures Shadehouse Missionary Bruce Robinson

Shadehouse site cleared
Hoops are up

Bolting the stringers or purloins in place.
 Our two helpers who are learning how to build a shadehouse

 Chad Ellis and Layne with our helpers
Putting the chicken wire on the ends takes many hands
 Casual observer.


raking the soil
Layne and Chad
Looking good
New pastors house at Ti Anse



Ti Paradi
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Location: Nord-Ouest, Haiti

Pictures Shadehouse National Rt. 1 Week 2

 The site for Pastor Kelly was quite rocky.
 Posts had to be set in concrete, impossible to drive in the rocky soil

 Everyone was anxious to help
 Future shadehouse team member
 after set in concrete the anchor post were cut to a height of 20"
 If you don't hydrate often, you get sick.
 He's not as bad as he looks,  at 43 he's the kid on the crew
shade is a blessing
 Team Leader and faithful servant
The hard part is done
 This is Silly, a brown bag puppet who has logged thousands of airline miles.  He has been photographed with the great, the not so great, and the insignificant.
 Ready for the cover
 Tim working carefully over a security wall topped with broken glass to secure the cover to the end
Low cost way to keep people from climbing over the wall

Haitian Pastor Kelly, on the left,  is currently building a new church that will seat 3500.  He ministers to 10,000 worshippers every Sunday.

He helped in constructing the shadehouse also.

 Inside the new church





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Pictures Shadehouses Week 1 National Rt. 1

Site for Ellen's shadehouse
The large leafed plants over the wall are bananas.  They grow well in this area
leveling the foundation

Anchor posts all in place
Ready to set up hoops



Emery using hog rings to secure the chicken wire across the ends


That's Ellen in the center,  She is establishing a home for girls.



Site for Mark and Sandra Julian,

Carrying the hoops to the building site

Bolting the stringers in place

the completed project, near theroad for all to see.
The team, Ben, Ron, Emery, and Tim.  great ambassadors for Christ and SFP.
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Mission Statement

Mission Statement MISSION STATEMENT OF SFP As Christ’s ministers we dedicate ourselves to the Word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. We further dedicate ourselves to set a Godly example to those we serve through a Christian lifestyle, bear witness of what Christ has done in our lives, and share the Gospel message with the lost. We pledge ourselves to respect the work of other ministries, to lift them up in prayer, and to work with them for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom. We further pledge to be good stewards of the monies with which we are entrusted and to hold ourselves accountable to God and to those who contribute to this ministry. We seek no glory other than that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and God the Father. Sustainable Food Production, SFP, is a Christian based organization dedicated to helping people help themselves by growing better gardens and healthier livestock. We are a small group of believers representing several church denominations and operating as a part of Global Compassion Ministries. Our goal is to introduce improved gardening techniques, provide quality seed, and improve goat and chicken production in order to strengthen families and promote food production independence. Our work includes but is not be limited to: Soil and water conservation Soil improvement Building plant beds for intensive gardening Building both large and family size shade type green houses Experimenting with new crops and improved varieties of current crops Animal husbandryIsaiah 58:10If you extend you soul to the hungryAnd satisfy the afflicted soul.Then your light shall dawn in darkness,And your darkness shall be as the noonday.