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COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:08:13 +0000

This Sunday from 10:30 to 12:30 Community Blood Centers of Florida, Inc. will be at Crossbrige Pinecrest. All donors will receive a t-shirt, mini-physical and thank you pack!!!

HAITI MISSION TRIP

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:30:46 +0000

Thank you Crossbridge for all your prayers during our Medical Mission to Haiti this last week. Your faithfulness and generosity allowed our team of 19 medical professionals and church members to minister to the physical ailments of more than 850 men, women and children in the town of Mirebalais. It was physically, emotionally, and spiritually challenging. But it was good. We treated the lost and forgotten – those children of God stuck in desperate circumstances. And it was our privilege to do it. Rest assured of this, as we served them, they too ministered to us even more with their grace, kindness, patience and love. We had the privilege of being the answers to their prayers. Think about that. They prayed that God would send them medical care and we were God’s answer. We were the hands and feet of Christ. Thank you for sending us. We can’t wait to go again. Oh yea, they sent a message back for you, “benediksyon nan non Jezikri, Seyè nou de” – (blessings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord).

Haiti Update – Day 5

Felipe Assis — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:04:22 +0000

Yesterday was our final medical ministry day. We treated approximately 150 people at a church/school close to the GCA guest house. We arrived about 9:30 am and finished by 4 pm. We then packed up and walked down the road in procession with the neighborhood kids who carried all the bags. It was quite a site. Later, the youth group from Christ Covenant Church arrived (a team consisting of about 25 high school students). They are here for a week to do a community service project.

This morning we will worship in the same church where we ran the clinic during days 2 and 3. After church we will return to the guest house grab our bags and head to the airport. Happy Father’s day to all dads. Many blessings from Haiti.
J. Reynardus

Haiti Update – Day 4

Felipe Assis — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:10:07 +0000

It’s about 7 am on day 4. Our pharmacy is in process of inventory after seeing approximately 700 patients in 2 days. We took a collection from the team last night and will attempt to purchase some more meds from a local pharmacy. Today our dentist is returning to the Mirebalais church to finish up with a few stragglers and do some follow up exams to make sure no infections are setting in. The rest if the team will visit a local orphanage and its surrounding community. Our pediatricians will examine each of the children (parasites, worms, sores, etc.) and the other doctors will treat anyone else who needs us. We expect to see about 50 children and 50 adults. Later in the day we will return to the guest house and examine and treat all the workers (and their families) who have been building the GCA guest house. Please pray that we can find anti-parasite meds and more children’s antibiotics. Tomorrow we will worship at the church in Mirebalais with the community we’ve been serving. I cannot wait. All glory to the King.
J. Reynardus

Haiti Update – Day 3

Felipe Assis — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:07:37 +0000

We arrived back at the Mirebalais church this morning to find about the same amount of people needing medical care as when we arrived yesterday. I don’t think we will be able to see them all. There are more than a hundred children waiting to see our pediatricians. Their malnutrition is evident from the discoloration of their hair. They suffer from the common maladies associated with drinking unclean water and living around open sewage. Their parents are so glad to be able to bring them to a doctor. They dress in their Sunday best to come and are so gracious. They are beautiful. It is quite hot today. Please pray for endurance, patience, love and strength. Things seem to be going a bit slow today. We need your prayers.

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It is now about 3 pm and we’ve treated about 240 people so far. We have about 100 more to go. We rotated through a 5 minute lunch break but other than that its been non stop. We ran out of some antibiotics this afternoon but were miraculously able to obtain some locally (at a steep price) – God is good. The temperature shows no sign of cooling. The team is great. Pray for renewed strength and endurance as we enter the home stretch. Peace and love.

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Just a quick final note for the day. We saw 429 patients today. We just got back to the guest house. Very tired. Good night. One more time tomorrow.

J. Reynardus

Haiti Update – Day 2

Felipe Assis — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:13:10 +0000

We arrived at the local church and had our mobile clinic up and running by 8:30. The church was crammed with over 300 people waiting, most arriving before dawn. This is the first time a free medical clinic has ever come to this town. By noon our doctors had seen over 100 patients and our dentist had performed over 15 tooth extractions. Our team is awesome. You should see them caring for God’s children with tenderness and compassion and praying with each patient. What a privilege to be the Hands of Christ. We expect so see about 300 patients before we wrap up tonight. And the best part is, we’ll get to do it again tomorrow.

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Its about 4 pm. We rotated through lunch and kept the clinic running. So far slightly more than 200 people have been treated. There are about 150 people left to be seen today. We hope to finish around 8 pm today. The clinic has been a great success. Everyone is beat.

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Change in plans. We are going to finish with about 20 pending patients and see the balance in the morning. Our total for today was about 225. More to come.

Your servant, J. Reynardus

Haiti Update – Day 1

Felipe Assis — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:49:29 +0000

Yesterday we left Miami (very) early and arrived in Port au Prince in less time than it takes some of us to commute to work. Amazing that such a poor country exists minutes from the US. Navigating the airport was an adventure in and of itself. We drove through PAP and saw the massive destruction caused by the earthquake and the thousands of tent cities. By all accounts nothing has changed since January. The human misery grows day after day. Trash and sewage line the streets and the poor try to survive amid desperate circumstances.

We arrived at the GCA guest house and had a nice lunch during our orientation. Afterward we visited 2 orphanages. At the first, called New Jerusalem, 39 children are cared for, 20 of them deaf. Until last week they were sleeping on springs. The pictures will tell the story. The 2nd orphanage Tu Tu, was even worse. Raw sewage and cardboard for beds are the home of 13 kids. The sewage problem is being corrected this week thanks to donations from local churches. Most of the children are barefoot. Our doctors treated an infected wound on the foot of Rosalyn a sweet 9 year old girl who cut her heal last week. The foot was let’s say in suck bad shape that it required minor surgery. Without medical care she could have lost her leg.

We returned to the guest house and prepped the meds for today. This morning people started lining up al the local church to see our doctors before sunrise. Please pray for strength for the team and effective treatment for the patients. More to follow -
J. Reynardus

Bowling for Brazilian Babies

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:45:19 +0000

May 14, 2010
7:00 AM	to	10:00 AM

We would like to invite everyone to come out and Bowl for Brazilian Babies. Our service project is for a women’s health clinic in Recife, Brazil. We will be collecting prenatal vitamins, folic acid, and DHA to benefit the expectant moms. Please RSVP so we can reserve the lanes, the cost will be $4.50 per person. We look forward to seeing all of you!

Host: Crossbridge Dadeland Small Group
Phone: 3055463636
When: Friday, May 14, 7:00PM
Location:
Bird Bowl
9275 SW 40th Street
Miami, FL 33165 US
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HAITI RELIEF: Mission Trip

Felipe Assis — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:52 +0000

Crossbridge Joins GCA on Medical Mission to Haiti

We are sending a medical mission to Haiti from Wednesday, June 16th to Sunday, June 20th in conjunction with the Great Commission Alliance. We will operate and staff a medical and dental clinic for refugees from the earthquake in a town called Mirebalais about an hour outside Port au Prince. We will be accompanying a medical team comprised of 9 medical professionals who are volunteering their time and bringing supplies.

Our job is to staff the clinic with 10 volunteers. Housing, transportation and meals will be provided by the Great Commission Alliance for a flat cost of $450 per person. Everyone pays their own air fare. See Jay Reynardus for more information. To learn more about the GCA go to www.gcanet.org.

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EMERGENCY CALL: Haiti Relief Effort

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:49:08 +0000

Crossbridge is partnering with GCA (Great Commission Alliance – www.gcanet.org) to send monetary gifts, non-perishable items and bottled water to Haiti next week. This is the time to really come along and make a huge diference! We need everyone in on this! Sothis Sunday please bring all the items in great quantity, call on neighbors, friends, family and coworkers to join us on this crucial mission-call. For further information and detail please contact Jamie Everett at junglejamie@gmail.com or 305. 519.0151. All hands on deck now!