After two years of partnering with Help End Local Poverty and local Haitian pastors for renewal in Haiti, we are excited to take a short-term team to Haiti this June!! Up to this point we've all seen photos, heard stories and watched videos of homes we've helped build, children we've sponsored, ... Read More
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As our partnership with Help End Local Poverty in Haiti continues to grow, we have lots of opportunities to partner together for renewal in Haiti. We have two trip options in 2012 (we will select one of them) and multiple special projects that will really help move our efforts forward. Check out ... Read More
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In the past few weeks, we have had quite a few people approach us asking, “What can we do, alongside Soma, in and for Haiti?” Over the past two years, we have partnered with several stateside non-profits, Haitian-based non-profits, and local Haitian pastors for the renewal of ... Read More
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Building HomesThis morning the team separated into three teams, two of them building homes in beautiful Kenscoff and the third visiting potential partners & recipients for micro-loans. Team OneThe first team had two tasks, learning how to sift and mix sand to make stucco and learning how to ... Read More
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We are just getting started on Day 2 in Haiti this morning, but first a Day One Update. Visiting Pastor Gaetan Alcegaire & Yaveh Shamma Kids Home & SchoolOur first day in Haiti we were blessed to visit some great Haitian friends. We started off visiting Pastor Gaetan Alcegaire who pastors ... Read More
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Seventeen months ago I went to Haiti with Chris Marlow (@chrismarlow) and a still forming Help End Local Poverty(@helpendpoverty) for the first time. We landed in Haiti seeking new ministry partners who were already working hard but who could be helped by new relationships and resources. And God ... Read More
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Today at 4:53pm CST marks the one year anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti, killing over an estimated 250,000, injuring another 300,000 plus and leaving 1.3 million homeless. The year since has been marked by slow recovery, a cholera outbreak and a contentious ... Read More
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