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Hope for Haiti Day 4:The children will lead the way

  Today we visited Compassion project HA-800.  It was an amazing place where the kids are starting to thrive.   One of the biggest reasons for this success is because the staff and pastor are incredible.     The Pastor is the kind of man radiates Jesus.  You can see it in his smile and feel it in his demeanor. He is humble as he serves these children. We might not have spoken the same… … Continue reading

Hope for Haiti Day 3: Ilderson is king for a day

  This is Ilderson. He is the child my family sponsors in Haiti. It is weird how much he looks like me.     It has been three years since we started sponsoring him and I will admit I was nervous about meeting him.   You want so badly to say something that will have a profound impact on his life and to make this a day he will never forget.  I don’t know about… … Continue reading

Hope for Haiti Day 2: Lego Love

  Today we headed to Compassion project 805 in Carrefour. There we met some of the sweetest and most beautiful kids in the world.       I have always said that Compassion projects are like an oasis for these kids. You can see what surrounds them. These Compassion projects are a refuge from the outside world that prepares kids to one day change the world around them.     I know some people were… … Continue reading

Hope for Haiti Day 1: Looks can be deceiving

  It has been two years since I was last in Haiti, and three since the devastating earthquake that decimated their country. Haiti has begun rebuilding and they are working hard to just get back to extreme poverty.     This time the airport was so different. They had a small, but nice, new terminal. A great improvement from the temporary metal hanger from last trip. It appeared as if everything was going to be… … Continue reading

Hope for Haiti Day 1: Looks can be deceiving

    It has been two years since I was last in Haiti, and three since the devastating earthquake that decimated their country. Haiti has begun rebuilding and they are working hard to just get back to extreme poverty.      This time the airport was so different. They had a small, but nice, new terminal. A great improvement from the temporary metal hanger from last trip. It appeared as if everything was going to… … Continue reading

Think outside the box

Anyone can make cool stuff out of LEGOs, but it takes a real artist to create a masterpiece from boxes of LEGOs.     You don't want to wait until next week to sponsor a child through Compassion? You can find a child to sponsor in Haiti here. … Continue reading