by Nicole Leeper | May 8, 2012 | Haiti, Journey Trips
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...
by Nicole Leeper | Mar 27, 2012 | Church Partnership, Haiti
By David Van Winkle | Director of AdvocacyIn 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...
by Nicole Leeper | Jan 13, 2012 | Haiti
Today is a new day. Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake that rocked Port au Prince, Haiti, changing the lives of many forever, including countless children left orphaned and homeless. Yesterday included remembrance of the many lost,...
by Trey Dunham | Nov 1, 2011 | Church Partnership, Haiti, Projects
By Jesse BlaineIn 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...
by Trey Dunham | Oct 26, 2011 | Church Partnership, Fundraising, Haiti
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...
by Trey Dunham | Oct 19, 2011 | Haiti, Projects
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...