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Dale Huff
Dale served as the director of the CBT in Haiti with our second class and
resumed this role in 2010. He will travel to Haiti each trimester to teach our
students and work with the Haitian directors at the CBT. He also visits the
graduates and their congregations to encourage them in their work for the Lord.
Dale and his wife Diane have four children: Robert Huff, Phillip Huff, Charissa
Hobby and Jimmy Huff. Dale and Diane live in Snyder, Texas, where Dale
preaches for the 32nd Street Church of Christ.
A Message from Dale about the January 2010 Earthquake:
Dealing with the Present Crisis, Preparing for the Aftermath
The Haitian Christian Foundation is very active at present dealing with the crisis
in Haiti. The Center for Biblical Training is located in Northern Haiti about 100
miles north of Port au Prince. Most of our work has been focused on the
northern part of Haiti throughout the 13 years since the Center for Biblical
training first began. Most of the preachers who have been trained have come
from churches of Christ that were in cities or villages in Northern Haiti. Two of
our graduates, Derisse Alain(first class) and Guzman Saint-il(fourth class) came
from Port au Prince and were living there when the earthquake struck. A third
graduate, Gustinvil Fedson(second class) was also living in Port au Prince at the
time of the earthquake. We are thankful to report that they and their families
are all alive, though two of them lost their houses in the quake. The rest of our
graduates have reported that the quake did not do any significant damage in
the villages or cities in the north of Haiti, and we are extremely thankful for that.
Though the quake took place in Port au Prince, all of Haiti felt it, and all of
Haiti will continue to feel its effect. Almost everyone has family and friends
who lived in Port au Prince. Some of those were lost in the quake, and we are
getting reports from graduates of the family they have lost. Also, many of those
family members will be coming to the North to stay with family after the quake.
If you know northern Haiti, you know that this will create a tremendous burden
on all of these villages and families. Food was not abundant before, and it will
be a much greater challenge now. No one really knows what to expect in the
days to come, but we are trying to prepare.
Groups will be led into Haiti by board members during each of the coming
weeks, beginning on Thursday, January 21, when David Dirrim leads a small
group of doctors to Port au Prince to help and assess what is needed. Tim
Mastenbrook will be taking in a group at the end of this week to help in Cap
Haitien and assess the situation. Milton Eckhart, the first director of the CBT
and a medical doctor, will bring a group in after Tim's group leaves. All of these
groups will help us understand what we need to do in the time to come.
Our fifth class of students is scheduled to begin their three years study on in
February. Obviously, many things can change between now and then, but right
now, we are still planning on going forward. The relief and recovery effort will
surely span their whole three years, but it is important for the school to keep
going. Training servant evangelists to preach and teach the word in Haiti is the
biggest relief and recovery project to accomplish. It would be easy to set this
aside in light of the physical problems in Haiti, but we are committed to going
forward. We do not know what the future will hold, but we are committed to
going forward. These students will have many opportunities to help with relief
projects and it can be a great part of their training.
As our board members come back, we will be posting reports from what they
find and planning what we can best do to help. Keep us in your prayers, and
pray for Haiti and for the kingdom of God to grow and spread during this horribly
difficult time in Haiti. There is no greater hope for Haiti than Jesus Christ.
Dale Huff
Director for the Center for Biblical Training
Dale served as the director of the CBT in Haiti with our second class and
resumed this role in 2010. He will travel to Haiti each trimester to teach our
students and work with the Haitian directors at the CBT. He also visits the
graduates and their congregations to encourage them in their work for the Lord.
Dale and his wife Diane have four children: Robert Huff, Phillip Huff, Charissa
Hobby and Jimmy Huff. Dale and Diane live in Snyder, Texas, where Dale
preaches for the 32nd Street Church of Christ.
A Message from Dale about the January 2010 Earthquake:
Dealing with the Present Crisis, Preparing for the Aftermath
The Haitian Christian Foundation is very active at present dealing with the crisis
in Haiti. The Center for Biblical Training is located in Northern Haiti about 100
miles north of Port au Prince. Most of our work has been focused on the
northern part of Haiti throughout the 13 years since the Center for Biblical
training first began. Most of the preachers who have been trained have come
from churches of Christ that were in cities or villages in Northern Haiti. Two of
our graduates, Derisse Alain(first class) and Guzman Saint-il(fourth class) came
from Port au Prince and were living there when the earthquake struck. A third
graduate, Gustinvil Fedson(second class) was also living in Port au Prince at the
time of the earthquake. We are thankful to report that they and their families
are all alive, though two of them lost their houses in the quake. The rest of our
graduates have reported that the quake did not do any significant damage in
the villages or cities in the north of Haiti, and we are extremely thankful for that.
Though the quake took place in Port au Prince, all of Haiti felt it, and all of
Haiti will continue to feel its effect. Almost everyone has family and friends
who lived in Port au Prince. Some of those were lost in the quake, and we are
getting reports from graduates of the family they have lost. Also, many of those
family members will be coming to the North to stay with family after the quake.
If you know northern Haiti, you know that this will create a tremendous burden
on all of these villages and families. Food was not abundant before, and it will
be a much greater challenge now. No one really knows what to expect in the
days to come, but we are trying to prepare.
Groups will be led into Haiti by board members during each of the coming
weeks, beginning on Thursday, January 21, when David Dirrim leads a small
group of doctors to Port au Prince to help and assess what is needed. Tim
Mastenbrook will be taking in a group at the end of this week to help in Cap
Haitien and assess the situation. Milton Eckhart, the first director of the CBT
and a medical doctor, will bring a group in after Tim's group leaves. All of these
groups will help us understand what we need to do in the time to come.
Our fifth class of students is scheduled to begin their three years study on in
February. Obviously, many things can change between now and then, but right
now, we are still planning on going forward. The relief and recovery effort will
surely span their whole three years, but it is important for the school to keep
going. Training servant evangelists to preach and teach the word in Haiti is the
biggest relief and recovery project to accomplish. It would be easy to set this
aside in light of the physical problems in Haiti, but we are committed to going
forward. We do not know what the future will hold, but we are committed to
going forward. These students will have many opportunities to help with relief
projects and it can be a great part of their training.
As our board members come back, we will be posting reports from what they
find and planning what we can best do to help. Keep us in your prayers, and
pray for Haiti and for the kingdom of God to grow and spread during this horribly
difficult time in Haiti. There is no greater hope for Haiti than Jesus Christ.
Dale Huff
Director for the Center for Biblical Training
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