WING AND A PRAYER FOUNDATION, INC.
WINTER PARK, FLORIDA

About Wing and a Prayer Foundation Nearly 25 years ago Pastor Jim Speicher and his wife Mary founded Bethany Baptist Christian Church in Jacmel, Haiti with Dr. McGowan. Along with their church activities Jim and Mary worked with Dr. McGowan to help expand his clinic, develop the community, and help the families not only survive but to grow. This included the founding of the Bethany Baptist Christian School 10 years ago. Wing and a Prayer Foundation’s priority is to assist these efforts in providing short and long term assistance such as food and health care for the children and their families. And, for the long haul, proper education so they can some day provide for themselves. The people of Jacmel are loving, caring and hard working. However, they just do not have the recourses necessary to get back on their feet. They have faced four devastating hurricanes in the past few years, destructive earthquakes in January of 2010 and are still haunted with tremors. Supplies have been hard to come by in the Jacmel area and what little is available is extremely overpriced and inflated. The school and church were running out of resources; but, fortunately Wing and a Prayer Foundation and others have been able to help and the people once again have hope and the supplies to start the lengthy recovery process. Our first relief flight left Orlando on January 25, 2010 loaded with supplies for the Bethany Baptist Christian Church and School. Bringing with us much needed food and supplies, we were greeted by the children of the school and the administrative staff. What a welcome! We were also able to tour the local village and see the makeshift hospital where people are still in great need. It is amazing what the doctors and nurses, who are donating their time, have been able to accomplish. But there are improvements to be made and much more help is needed. The Foundation provided them with the some necessities such as: transportation which will enable them to retrieve the supplies that are being provided by air, land and sea, a generator to provide power to the school, and The Foundation’s continuing mission is to improve on our intelligence about the area in order to increase our efficiency in delivering all resources to those people in need. We have established a network which will allow us to get the supplies Bethany Baptist Christian Church and School require each week and help them to rebuild and expand their efforts. To-date, Wing and a Prayer Foundation’s donations have primarily supported its partner Haiti Gospel Ministries and its mission to provide all of life’s essentials to the children of the Bethany Baptist Church and School in Cayes Jacmel Haiti. A portion of the money raised from this year’s event will be donated to Haiti Gospel Ministries to complete the construction of four new classrooms, a second kitchen and a missionary apartment. These additions are critical as the classrooms complete the infrastructure to support the full 13 grade curriculum. The second kitchen will allow the kids to eat lunch safely near the classrooms and the apartment will support visiting missionaries in a secured, comfortable facility. Last, but not least, all of these structures will protect hundreds of children and their families during natural disasters, of which Haiti has had its share. The first two tournaments were a huge success raising over $140,000. These proceeds, coupled with other significant contributions, have allowed Wing and a Prayer to successfully provide support to the Bethany Baptist Church and School since the earthquakes of 2010. In an attempt to stage a world class charity event we are proud to welcome not only , and the Tim Tebow Foundation. With the momentum of these three foundations and this event, we will provide assistance not only in Haiti but to Larry and Tim’s many charitable projects all over the world. Come be a part of an event you will never forget and leave knowing you helped make a difference in a child’s life. The field is limited to 30 teams and will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. We invite you to submit your registration form and tournament fees as soon as possible to secure your spot! To register or for additional information, please contact Wing and a Prayer Foundation’s administrator Victoria Lauteria at (321) 436-8987 or