I mentioned in one of my newsletters last fall a girl whose father had died. She is one of six girls and her mother’s name is Belzina. One evening when I was in Haiti last November some of our team members went to visit Belzina and her girls…
Elections still causing rioting…
Please be praying for the country of Haiti right now. Yes, they are in the news again. This time because of the elections. The people think that the voting is unjust and are in an uproar with roadblocks, fires and machetes with a few deaths. This chaos has reached the rural town of Dessalines. Pastor […]
Political unrest and violence errupt in Haiti again
We recieved a call from Pastor Louinet last night and he says there is lots of violence in Haiti because of the elections. He asked that we all pray for the country of Haiti. American Airlines and others have cancelled flights to and from Haiti due to the violence. Here’s CNN’s latest udpate. We are praying […]
Holiday Doll Drive!!!
What do little girls love more than dolls? Pretty much nothing. So this year we Hope in Haiti is doing a doll drive! How fun! What about the boys? Matchbox cars. In preparation for our February and March visits to our Hope in Haiti schools AND in the spirit of the Holidays please donate gently […]
December News
click here for a PDF version of the December newsletter, including pictures Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers while this last team was in Haiti. Hurricane Tomas passed slightly west of the island to which we were all thankful, although we did experience howling winds and torrential downpour with […]
November Letter from Dixie
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers while this last team was in Haiti. Hurricane Tomas passed slightly west of the island to which we were all thankful, although we did experience howling winds and torrential downpour with lightning and thunder. I have never heard it rain like that in my life! At midnight Pastor Louinet […]
Note from Dixie on Trip…
The team returned late Wednesday night. We are all fine and catching up. The trip was not what we had expected as we were not able to go into the mountains of Kawo due to hurricane Tomas. But we worked in Nan wo instead, visiting families of the school, passing out antibacterial soap, water filters, […]
HIH Team returned home safely
I heard from Dixie earlier today and the Hope in Haiti returned home safely. She said it was a great trip – thank you for your prayers and support! More details to come… the team is catching up on some much needed sleep! 🙂
Hurricane Tomas brings flooding and rain to Haiti…
Hurricane Tomas passed by Haiti bringing rains and flooding. Dixie and our team in Haiti haven been unable to hike to the mountains and visit our Kawo school and church because the flooding is too severe. No Haitian deaths have been reported but the flooding complicates matters for the country trying to rebuild from the […]
Hurricane Tomas projected to near Haiti Thursday
We are joining with many across the globe as we watch and pray for Haitians in the path of Hurricane Tomas. The flooding and storms associated with a hurricane or tropical storm could be devasting for the thousands still living in tent cities after the January earthquake. We are praying Hurricane Tomas turns and does […]