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Gertrude
I told you all about Getrude and how she was very sick. Getrude first worked for John and I in July of 1992. We were living at the Baptist Haiti Mission in Fermathe and Getrude was a young woman back then just 25 years old. Getrude worked for us about a year when she left [...]
Just before noon – a Guest Post by Heather Hendrick
Sit a Spell Haiti:::Delma 75:::11 a.m. – 12 p.m. I once sat in on a film writing workshop. I’m not a film writer. I was an English major at Texas A&M. All my classes were in one building. I seemed to live among those freezing cold halls. I saw the sign that announced the [...]
Today in Haiti – a guest post by Heather Hendrick
Sit a Spell Wednesday, December 08, 2010 Haiti:::Delma 75:::8-10 a.m. When people are in the street setting things on fire, it’s a relief to see the police arrive on the scene. My sense of American justice came rising up in my chest. “Oh good. They are here. They can stop this tomfoolery.” We watched [...]
A Unique Day in Haiti – a series of guest posts by Heather Hendrick
Heather has wrote a moving series of posts today about the view from their window. They have had (and still have) a seat right across the wall from some of the protests. Read, marvel, pray and give the Haitians credit for standing up against corruption. Sit a Spell Haiti:::Delma 75:::7-8 a.m. While people back [...]
5 Lessons from Haiti–by Paul Farmer
Paul wrote the following op-ed piece about Haiti and what to do… FEATUREPRINT | TEXT SIZE | EMAIL | SINGLE PAGE 5 Lessons From Haiti’s Disaster What the earthquake taught us about foreign aid. BY PAUL FARMER | DECEMBER 2010 1. Jobs are everything. All humans need money — they need it to buy food and [...]
Franklin Graham–Thanksgiving and Haiti
Tom here – Franklin Graham wrote a thought provoking and disturbing editorial in the Washington Post last Thursday for Thanksgiving. I’d ask you to do three things: 1) Read what he wrote. 2) Pray for the people of Haiti and 3) Out of your thankfulness for all God has given you, ask what you can [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Home About WWV Visit Haiti Give November 23, 2010 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! At this time of reflection and thanksgiving, we at World Wide Village want to take a moment and express our deep gratitude for all you have done for Haiti over the past year. Through earthquakes, uncertainty over the [...]