Being so soon on the heals of the January trip, you may or may not be aware that another team has already left for (and arrived!) in Haiti! That’s right! Dixie has taken another team down to Haiti with the purpose of making the long, grueling, breathtaking hike up the mountains to Hope in Haiti’s school […]
Coming up next: camping, fluoride treatments and birth kits!
Preparing to travel again… I leave again with another team February 20th. This time we will be climbing into the mountains of the Kawo area to update pictures and information for 400 children. The trail is hot, difficult, and exhausting, usually taking us about 6-7 hours to reach the school. Then bone tired, we pitch […]
Jan Team Update 1/17 and 1/18/12
The latest news from the front lines of the work of Hope in Haiti, live from Nan Wo and Marchand Desallines. I spoke with Joel late last night while he was in the airport in Boston. The team is doing well but very tired. They will sleep in the airport and make their way home […]
January Team Update 1/15/12
The latest news from the front lines of the work of Hope in Haiti, live from Nan Wo and Marchand Desallines. I just received the following text from the team. There was a bit of a time gap but the news is good. It sounds like there has been lots of prayer as was hoped. […]
Into Another World!
Cholera bacteria In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent 16 team members to assist with two youth summer camps–one in Nan Wo, and one in Port au Prince. As part of the Nan Wo camp, our team taught various job and life skills. Here’s another peek at what we were teaching: Nearly 6,000 people […]
100+ Haitians learn to make beads
In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent 16 team members to assist with two youth summer camps–one in Nan Wo, and one in Port au Prince. As part of the Nan Wo camp, our team taught various job and life skills. Here’s another peek at what we were teaching: If you walked into Pastor […]
Weaving Up a Storm!
Weaving was one of the most popular things we got to teach in camp In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent 16 team members to assist with two youth summer camps–one in Nan Wo, and one in Port au Prince. As part of the Nan Wo camp, our team taught various job and life […]
Guest blog: Drops of God’s Glory in English Class
In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent 16 team members to Haiti for a pair of week-long camps for Haitian youths. One of those team members, Katie from Washington State, shares her growth experience she had while teaching English to some young men and women in Nan Wo: “One of my greatest joys was […]
Guest blog: Aaron on the worshipful, needy Haitians
After spending two weeks serving and living in Haiti, one team member, Aaron from Wisconsin, decided to share about the worshipful yet needy people of this country: “Haiti is an amazing place. The people are great and the landscape is beautiful. At the school in Dessalines, I was blown away by the passion behind […]
Guest Blog: Kristi on Haiti’s Health Needs
Guest blog post: In July and August, Hope in Haiti sent a team of 16 people to Nan Wo and Port au Prince to work with youth camps. In reflection, team member Kristi from Washington wrote concerning the need for disease prevention and education: “Visiting a third world country with what I know about epidemiology […]