Friends,

Please share this information as widely as possible.

I encourage you to look at the PCUSA website today (Monday April 27th)
The "front page" changes daily so if you miss it today on the #1 link
use the #2 link

#1   http://www.pcusa.org/

#2    http://www.pcusa.org/foodcrisis/


In Christ's service,

Pix



Pix Mahler
pix@...
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/mahlerp.htm
Regional Liaison/PCUSA Haiti Partnership Facilitator
1022 Floyd St.
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-385-9486

Have you met a PCUSA missionary today??
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>
> WITNESS IN WASHINGTON WEEKLY
>
> The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
> March 24, 2009
>
> Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
> Deuteronomy 14:27-29 -- Give the Lord Ten Percent of your Harvest
>
> Support Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
> Contact Obama, Napolitano and your Representative now!
>
> Congress established Temporary Protected Status (TPS), to grant
> safety to those foreign nationals who cannot safely return to their
> home country due to ongoing armed conflict or because of an
> environmental disaster. In Haiti, the destruction caused by the
> September 2008 storms Fay, Hanna, Gustav, and Ike has made the safe
> return of Haitian nationals to their country impossible.  TPS would
> allow Haitians currently in the U.S. to stay temporarily, as a
> response to the natural disasters and political strife that have
> recently plagued the country. Take Action Now! Clickhttp://
> capwiz.com/pcusa/issues/alert/?alertid=12954456.
>
> Action Needed
> Leave a message on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS)
> public comment line: (202) 282-8495.  Ask DHS Secretary Janet
> Napolitano to cease deportations to Haiti immediately and to grant
> Temporary Protected Status to Haitians.
> Leave a message on the White House public comment line: (202)
> 456-1111 or send an email.  Ask President Barack Obama to cease
> deportations to Haiti immediately and to grant Temporary Protected
> Status to Haitians.
> Call or email your Representative. Use the Capitol Switchboard:
> (202)224-3121, or send an email.  Ask your Representative to
> support the Haitian Protection Act (H.R. 144), which would grant
> Temporary Protected Status to Haitians.
> President Obama and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary
> Napolitano can grant Haitians TPS. If they do not, Congress can
> grant Haitian TPS by enacting The Haitian Protection Act, which
> would provide Haitians in the United States Temporary Protected
> Status (TPS) for 18 months. This would allow the Haitian government
> to respond to the effects of devastating storms and begin
> rebuilding their country. It would also allow Haitians to remain
> with their families and not be subject to deportation, which would
> not only be traumatic for them, but also for the infrastructure of
> Haiti, which is very fragile and cannot handle large numbers of
> deportations.
>
> Click http://capwiz.com/pcusa/issues/alert/?alertid=12954456 to
> send a message to the President and your Representative!
>
> Background
>
> The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
> Affairs (OCHA) reports that 800,000 Haitians are in need of
> emergency humanitarian assistance.  The September 2008 storms Fay,
> Hanna, Gustav, and Ike took many lives, destroyed hundreds of
> millions of dollars in crops, and left many of Haiti's 8.5 million
> citizens homeless, without food, water, shelter, or healthcare.
>
> As Haitian President Rene Preval stated in his October 4th plea for
> TPS, for the United States to return thousands of Haitians to Haiti
> under the current circumstances would exacerbate the humanitarian
> crisis and further compound the food shortage and implications of
> Haiti's fragile economy. TPS for Haitians in the United States
> would allow the Haitian government to invest its limited resources
> to rebuild damaged infrastructure and offer emergency relief to its
> suffering citizens.
>
> Haiti's current circumstances fall well within the criteria for
> granting TPS, since it may be granted when requested by a foreign
> state that temporarily cannot handle the return of nationals due to
> an environmental disaster.
>
> Click http://capwiz.com/pcusa/issues/alert/?alertid=12954456 to
> take action.
>
>
> General Assembly Guidance:
>
> That the 217th General Assembly (2006) of the Presbyterian Church
> (U.S.A.) do the following:
> 1.     Express to the president and Congress of the United States
> the church's concern for the people of Haiti.
>
> 2.     Request the president and Congress
>
> a.     to address the political and social situation in Haiti with
> the resources available to our nation;
> b.     Provide for welcome and relief for Haitian refugees;
> c.     Cease the current practice of immediate deportation of those
> who are attempting to escape the horror that exists in that
> troubled country and admit Haitians in temporary protected status.
>
> 3.     Call upon the United States government to adopt a Haiti
> policy that is friendly toward the political empowerment of the
> vast majority of Haitian citizens, who are poor, often
> disenfranchised, and systematically excluded from participation in
> political life.
>
> 4.     Call upon the United States government to be generous in its
> trade agreements and financial aid to Haiti, providing assistance
> without imposing conditions that are deleterious to Haiti's
> economic health, self-government, and independence.
>
> 5.     Give thanks for the life and dignity of all human beings,
> especially those whose condition of poverty and oppression is
> contrary to the will of God as expressed by Jesus Christ, our Lord.
>
> 6.     Reaffirm the support of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for
> the right of all people, in particular those of Haiti, to self-
> government and the free exercise of democratic processes without
> interference from other nations, including agents of the United
> States. 997 2006
>
> 7.     Reaffirm previous actions taken by the General Assemblies of
> the Presbyterian church in relation to the people of Haiti.
>
> 8.     Call on the members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to
> continue to pray and advocate for peace, stability, and justice for
> Haiti and its people.
>
>
>
> Deuteronomy 14:27-29 -- Give the Lord Ten Percent of your Harvest
>
> As for the Levites resident in your towns, do not neglect theem,
> because they have no allotment or inheritance with you.
>
> Every third year you shall bring out the full tithe of your produce
> for that year, and store it within your towns; the Levites, because
> they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the
> resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may
> come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in
> all the work that you undertake.
>


Pix Mahler
pix@...
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/mahlerp.htm
Regional Liaison/PCUSA Haiti Partnership Facilitator
1022 Floyd St.
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-385-9486

Have you met a PCUSA missionary today??
Meet them @ http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/

See:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/opinion/10tue4.html?emc=eta1>

Here is some additional information


http://www.pcusa.org/marketplace/item.list.jsp
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/sthreshleyl/
sthreshleyl_0410.htm





On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:35 PM, Gerard Jimmy Paraison wrote:

>
> Hi Pix,
>  I have read about moringa. I think that it will be a good idea in
> case we can have a specific program regarding this plant in Haiti.
> In case you know further regarding this tree, please let me know I
> want to have some plants so that i can incite people to use it.
>
>
> Best Regards
>
> Gérard J. Paraison
> VAS Engineer
> Cell phone : +(509)3700-7626
> E-mail        : gerardjimmyp@...
>
>
> De : Pix Mahler <pix@...>
> À : HSCENEWS YAHOO GROUP <hscenews@yahoogroups.com>; Jim Henderson
> <jhenderson2@...>; Jim Weber <highwayjim00@...>; Jill
> Maddox <hpjill@...>; Arthur Henning <jackandpolly@...>;
> Dale Stanton-Hoyle <dshoyle@...>; Dottie Kelley
> <dottiekelley@...>; Soner alexandre <soner702000@...>;
> Pere FanFan Frantz Cole <colefrantz@...>; Pierre Hans
> <phans0140@...>
> Cc : Thomas Stehl <tomstehl@...>; Ashley A. Aakesson
> <aaakesson@...>; Gretchen Berggman <gberggren@...>
> Envoyé le : Vendredi, 27 Février 2009, 11h29mn 13s
> Objet : [hscenews] tree that can change lives in Haiti
>
> Friends,
> I do hope you will take some time and learn about the moringa tree.
> The potential benefits to the people of Haiti are staggering.
> It is a project if you are Stateside you can learn about and if you
> are already in haiti would be a benefit to the people of Haiti.
>
> http://www.mbfounda tion.org/ moringa.htm
> http://www.pcusa. org/marketplace/ item.list. jsp
>
> Also see what Mark Hare (PCUSA Mission personnel) is doing in Haiti.
> He also is working with moringa
> http://www.pcusa. org/missionconne ctions/letters/ harem/harem_
> 0712.pdf
>
> Grace and peace,
>
> Pix
>
> Pix Mahler
> pix@e-mahlers. net
> http://www.pcusa. org/missionconne ctions/profiles/ mahlerp.htm
> PCUSA Haiti Partnership Facilitator
> 1022 Floyd St.
> Lynchburg, VA 24501
> 434-385-9486
>
> Have you met a PCUSA missionary today??
> Meet them @ http://www.pcusa. org/missionconne ctions/
>
>
>
>
>

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Q. What topics are not appropriate for the group?
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Friends,
I do hope you will take some time and learn about the moringa tree.
The potential benefits to the people of Haiti are staggering.
It is a project if you are Stateside you can learn about and if you
are already in haiti would be a benefit to the people of Haiti.


http://www.mbfoundation.org/moringa.htm
http://www.pcusa.org/marketplace/item.list.jsp


Also see what Mark Hare (PCUSA Mission personnel) is doing in Haiti.
He also is working with moringa
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/harem/harem_0712.pdf



Grace and peace,

Pix



Pix Mahler
pix@...
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/mahlerp.htm
PCUSA Haiti Partnership Facilitator
1022 Floyd St.
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-385-9486

Have you met a PCUSA missionary today??
Meet them @ http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/

See  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_is_beautiful_virus_hoax>

FYI

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> Date: February 26, 2009 2:30:37 PM EST
> To: pix@...
> Subject: Int'l Medicine Intensive Course - Early Registration Discount
> Reply-To: office@...
>
>
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> June 1-12, 2009 - International Medicine Intensive Course
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Folks,
Those of you in the Northeast who go to Haiti may want to look at
this article.
If you are going to try and use the introductory fare, read the
article completely since there are some little caveats to finding the
fare on the Delta.com site


Introductory fares to Haiti and Bermuda
Delta Airlines just announced new daily service to Bermuda and Haiti
from New York City, and to celebrate, the airline is offering
introductory fares as low as $129 each way.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29183783/from/ET/


Pix Mahler
pix@...
http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/mahlerp.htm
PCUSA Haiti Partnership Facilitator
1022 Floyd St.
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-385-9486

Have you met a PCUSA missionary today??
Meet them @ http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/

Thanks, I had received the flyer.

Here's a couple pictures you might like to see.  The Baccalaureate
service was held January 9 at the Episcopal Cathedral.  The
graduation was at the Trinity School (next door) on Saturday, January
10, 2009.  The 13 graduates have done well.

Bonjour to all!  I hope that this message finds all of you happy,
healthy, and blessed in this new year.  I feel so very disconnected
from Haiti, although it is only on the other side of the island.  I
also miss having regular contact with many of you, but as we all know,
time is never on our side!

I stumbled across an email this afternoon that sheds light on some very
valid points concerning medical missions and I wanted to share.

http://inmed.us/news.asp

All my best,

Katie Griggs-Hyacinthe

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/02/09/daily35.html

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Q. What topics are appropriate for the group?
A. Information about the hospital St. Croix in Leogane is our primary focus.
General information about mission/healthhcare opportunities in Haiti, travel
information, and the current state of affairs in Haiti are all legitimate topics
for discussion.

Q. Can I post questions to this list?
A. Sure, it's encouraged. But remember there is an etiquette to
using mail lists and news groups. You might want to read this
article about posting questions on online forums:
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Q. What topics are not appropriate for the group?
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care, nutrition and outreach in Haiti. The general political and civil
atmosphere in Haiti are also acceptable topics. The group should not be used for
marketing related subjects or any sort of spam. Individuals that use the group
for such proposes will be banned from the group. Any questionable posts will be
deleted.

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A. In general the answer is no, but the recent rise in spam has forced us to
implement moderating for new members. Everyone is welcome to join but your
initial messages will have to be approved by a moderator before they are posted
to the group. We regret this step but our group is not to be used as a conduit
for junk email to our members.