Archive for the ‘Haiti’ Category
Authored by Emily Hilburn, J117 Coordinator Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I [...]
Authored by David Van Winkle, Director of Advocacy In January I was able to lead a team of 45 students and teachers from Wheaton Academy (a local high school from West Chicago) to meet and serve their church partner in Haiti. Let me be clear, I have always had fantastic experiences on partnership trips, but [...]
Ted & Rebecca Barlow recently moved their family to Haiti to serve as Guesthouse Managers for the World Orphans Guesthouse in Port au Prince. The guest house serves not only our short-term teams but people from many other organizations. Below is an excerpt from Rebecca’s journal on their Orphan Sunday activities in Haiti. Well into [...]
By Jesse Blaine, Director of Advocacy In a country still recovering from the earthquake, our staff and U.S. church partners are constantly amazed by the faith and resilience of our Haitian church partners. For some time, one of our Haitian church partners has been worshipping in a makeshift tarp church – without real walls or [...]
Updated 10/28: We’ve reached our funding goal. Thank you! We have a unique way a church or individual can partner with World Orphans work in Haiti. Many people don’t know that French – not Creole – is the primary written language taught in most schools in Haiti – including at our OVC (Orphan and Vulnerable [...]
Darla, Christella, and their mom were trapped in the rubble of the January 2011 earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, unable to get out for some time. Their father/husband died in the earthquake and the family who had little before the earthquake now was left with nothing. Both of the girls have scars from being [...]
By Matt Mehaffey, Regional Director of Advocacy, Southeast Matt was in Haiti in July and wrote this report of his time there. Friday – After a couple cups of coffee at the guesthouse we set off for a Haitian church that is partnering with World Orphans called New Jerusalem. School was in session when we [...]
By Nicole Leeper, State Director of Advocacy – Florida Joining the World Orphans team, one of the things that drew me was the desire to provide “Family Style” care for children. Throughout the Bible we see the importance of family, and reaching beyond our own given family to grow the Kingdom family. On my recent [...]
By Tari Holtorf, Regional Director of Advocacy – Mountain States A few months ago, I had the privilege of experiencing my first trip overseas since joining World Orphans. With all of the preparation and anticipation of going on a trip, much of that is preparing your heart for what you will see and experience. I [...]
By Joe Brandi, San Diego city director Dust everywhere, semi-cleaned up rubble, vendors sitting near piles of used shoes in large buckets, the chaos is beginning to be harnessed, by the people, by the NGO’s, by God’s invisible providential hand, by his local indigenous church. There is less rubble, there is less garbage – I [...]
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