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Rev. Andrew Topp Installed in April 1997, Rev. Andrew Topp is currently our Minister. He is married with four children and currently works part time with the church and part time as a general contractor. Rev. Topp is a graduate of Rutgers University and New Brunswick Seminary. He was ordained in 1984. Fellowship at the First Reformed Church in Boonton is warm and friendly. Worship is celebrative and meaningful. We hope that many will stop in to see what is happening and become close friends with us! |
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Rev. Andrew Topp Installed in April 1997, Rev. Andrew Topp is currently our Minister. He is married with four children and currently works part time with the church and part time as a general contractor. Rev. Topp is a graduate of Rutgers University and New Brunswick Seminary. He was ordained in 1984. Since he has been with the First Reformed of Boonton, the church has begun to grow again. Fellowship there is warm and friendly. Worship is celebrative and meaningful. We hope that many will stop in to see what is happening and become close friends with us! |
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Family member names and children's ages from left to right. Mrs. Karen Topp, Zachary (7) , Joshua (11), Erica (13), Linnea (5), Rev.Andrew Topp |
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Hello all, Everything
here is going along typical Haitian style which means its incredibly
difficult! Hope to have 2 more containers delivered tomorrow and the well
finished being drilled, but it will be months before we can move girls to the
new property without more support and that is becoming a problem. Ask
for prayers for more support so we can make the new property livable sooner
than later. In a note I sent to Linnea, I wrote
“if you bring it up at school, ask for prayers for more support so we can make
the new property livable sooner than later.”
Well, you wont believe
it, but Peter cut his other thumb today!!!! Blood running out
all over the container etc. He broke a metal cutting blade on the
grinder that he was cutting some re-bar with, somehow it took a chunk out of
the tip of his right thumb, (the left alreeady has stiches that I think
I get to take out on Sunday!) before it went
flying past his face! At least he had eye protection on!
long hot days here, had a bit of heat exhaustion
my self today but after a break, lots of water and some time in the AC from the
truck we rented I recovered and worked the rest of the day.
Had a good meeting with Eddie tonight and
are meeting with the people from his board here tomorrow night.
Hope to agree on a mission statement and some basic goals and guidelines
for moving forward.
Tomorrow is going to be very busy all day.
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We did a lot of cutting and welding today.
I just have a bunch of little burns from welding all day,
the gloves only cover a foot or so.
Only finally finished all the arrangements to
purchase and have delivered 2 twenty foot containers late today.
They are supposed to be delivered tomorrow. Lord willing the crane
will be there on time and working and we will set the containers up level on
blocks that we had delivered today.
Tonight we met with Eddie and
3 of the people that are on his board here to discuss plans,
ongoing maintenance, goals, fundraising, etc. It was a good
meeting.
WE finally got back to the Hotel about 11
pm. A long hot day but we are getting a lot
accomplished. We did have one big holdup today,
the “mayor and his counsel” came out to the property and told us we had
to stop working until we got authorization. Of course it is just a
question of money, Eddie met with them,
straightened things out and paid 1,000.00 gourdes,
about 25 dollars. So the well drilling continues tomorrow along
with the rest of the work!
Rev. Andrew Topp
First Reformed
Gift of Life Foundation, Inc.
Rotary International District 7490
International Humanitarian Aid
Foundation
Until tomorrow or the next time I get to write,
yours YIC,
Andy Topp
