In the heat of the afternoon, when all the other children have grown tired of jump roping and gone home to their houses around the valley of Nan wo, ten year old RoseMicaelle Joachin looks around at the empty school building and the passing motorbikes bustling down the dust village road and sighs. She doesn’t […]
Student Spotlight: Nerla
There are literally hundreds of students attending school at the Hope in Haiti schools who have no sponsors. This is the story of one. If you walk onto the grounds of the elementary school Hope in Haiti works with in Nan wo, Haiti, you might see a shy face peek around the corner of the […]
Dolls and Toy Cars Needed
Giving gifts is a joy that cannot be replicated through the many cheap thrills we treat ourselves to. Giving is part of God’s plan for our lives. This time of year in Haiti, it is one of Pastor Louinet Gilles’ great joys to reward his students in Nan wo and Kawo with a few gifts […]
Christmas Opportunity: the Story of Jesus for every Hope in Haiti Child
This Christmas, you can bring the story of Jesus Christ to a young Haitian child. For a young nine-year old in rural Haiti, having a book that is all your own is a special gift in and of itself. Having a book that tells the most important message there ever was would be a God-send, […]
A gift of wheels
What would you do if you lived in abject poverty and also had a young child with cerebral palsy? Last week in Haiti, we were blessed to be part of God’s provision for a young family in Nan wo. This is the story: Lourdjina (looJEEnah) was born outside Dessalines, Haiti around the time of the […]
Generator update: God’s provision
Thanks to the amazing generosity of some friends of Hope in Haiti, we are now able to purchase a generator to provide the electricity needed for our new well pump and the day-to-day needs of the church and school in Nan wo. Praise God for His provision! I talked with Dixie this morning and she […]
It’s quiet in the valley… too quiet!
Every Sunday morning as dresses are laid out and shoes are shined in preparation for church, a hum echoes through the valley of Nan wo. At Eglise Evangelique Bethel de Haut Marchand (Bethel Evangelical Church – Upper Marchand), they have no electricty from the city, so they must run a generator to be able to […]
A weekend of firsts
This weekend saw several firsts for the ministry of Hope in Haiti. First-time HIH teammates Wilf and Arlene Meeds and Francy Ogle joined veterans Joel Madson, Isaac Howard, and Dixie Montgomery for a trip this month to put on several conferences for Haitians of the Artibonite valley and nearby mountains. On Saturday, Joel and Isaac […]
Laying a good foundation: the Nan wo school
Over the summer, local contractor “Boss” Francine and his men have been sweating out long days and laboring hard beside the empty lot where the old ecole mixte school of Nan wo used to stand. They have moved large amounts of dirt by hand to level the ground, poured footers and erected rebar supports for […]
New well provides the gift of water
Every day in Nan wo, dozens of men, women, and children make the trip, walking to the well to get water they need for drinking, cooking, washing, and keeping their animals alive. Although some people have resorted to drinking from the water in the creek or the ditch, this has proven to be a grave […]