Serving the Lord with our Hearts and Hands

Don & Christine Ames

WHAT’S NEW

In addition to the web site, we also try to send out an email update each month with more information and no pictures, and a newsletter a couple of times each year with information and pictures for those without web access. You can sign up for either of these by clicking these links: NEWSLETTERS, UPDATES. We have designed this page so that the most recent entries are on the top and we will date them so you will have a sense of the timing. We will keep this year’s news on this page and move older stuff to the WHAT’S NOT SO NEW pages.

Colossians 3:23,24 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

CURRENT LOCATION

Updated: May 12, 2012

We are currently in: Madison, GA

Serving the Lord at: SLM and La Mission

Departure date is around: as the Lord directs

Next Stop: Wherever the Lord leads

Port au Prince, Haiti

January 14, 2012

Don accompanied nine other men to Radio Lumiere near the capitol city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The purpose of this trip was to upgrade the original 200 amp service to 400 amp, install two new Automatic Transfer Switches, several new breaker panels, and a bunch of new wiring. We were also planning to rewire their existing inverters and start laying the ground work for the future phase two of the system which will be new larger inverters and new larger batteries. Praise the Lord that we were able to do all of this planned work and a whole lot more.

One of the men was here on his first mission trip and he was very impressed with all of the work accomplished by this team. He remarked that from the first day the ten of us worked together better than the several men in his charge back in the States that have worked together for years. We praise the Lord for giving us a united purpose and making a brotherhood of this team.

Radio Lumiere has been bringing the Light of the Gospel to the Haitian people in their own language for over 53 years. Until the earthquake they broadcast to about 90% of the Haitian people, and today they even broadcast over the internet to Haitians all over the world. We pray for continued rebuilding so that more Haitians will hear the Gospel of Christ.

Madison, GA

February 3, 2012

We continue to plug away at several projects at Source of Light Ministries. Lately Christine has been helping in Accounting, the Orders Department, Madison Discipleship School, and Print Shop.

Don continues to help with the second floor expansion project and a few other small projects around the property. He worked with two teams last month doing wiring, drywall installation, and several of the new HVAC systems. We are looking forward to working with two more teams from PA in March.

We are constantly blessed with sweet fellowship with the staff here and the many other volunteers that pass through.

The last 2 work teams worked hard at installing insulation, hanging drywall, and rebuilding two of the RV sites.

Matt and Don wiring the new equipment amid the old wiring.

Our team with two of the ministry personnel.

Madison, GA

March 15, 2011

Madison, GA

April 20, 2011

Through most of March Christine continued to bounce around between the Orders Department, Front desk, and Alternative Media filling many needs.

Don stayed busy with the second floor construction as he worked with four more work teams. They installed and helped finish some more drywall, installed cabinets, and Don also installed an additional window.

Others on the teams helped in many other departments around SLM. The teams were and are such a blessing.

 

Port au Prince, Haiti

May 4, 2012

In the middle of April we helped remove the old Collator so the floor could be cleaned and prepared for the new machine. This new collator will simplify and speed up the production of bible lessons.

Many people have asked since Don’s return, “How is Haiti?” All Don can say is “it is still Haiti”. There seems to be some small improvements in infrastructure and each year a larger percentage of buildings are rebuilt, but there is yet an alarming number of people still living in tents, and a surprising number of buildings that will likely remain abandon. It seems their owners can not afford to tear them down, let alone rebuild them. We see some signs that indicate a small but significant spiritual improvement, and for that we praise and thank the Lord.

Homes built seemingly on top of one another up the mountain toward the transmitter site where we worked. The National Cathedral just blocks from the Palace in center city, both still in ruins. A typical tent city where too many people still live. The new battery installation at Radio Lumiére., powering the station so that the Gospel can still be heard.