Life Lessons from Orphans

The first time Carl and I gave something out to the kids, I think it was Laffy Taffy’s, they just kinda gathered around silently, took a piece and said “Meci”. I figured they were scared of us, we were “blans”, new and they didn’t know us. The next few times we gave out things, they behaved the same way,…

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2012 Year In Review

2012 was an AWESOME year for Loving Haiti! Thank YOU for your generous hearts, support and encouragement. If you remember, Loving Haiti is all about Relief, Rehabilitation and Development. 2012 was marked very much by the Relief stage. But thanks to very generous hearts, we are moving towards the Rehabilitation stage! Let’s talk a walk…

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Update!

Just a quick update to let our supporters know what’s been happening this past month! 1. Francois, Madam, and all the kids are SAFE from the hurricane. A ton of rain hit their compound but other than not seeing the sun for a few days(meaning no solar power energy) they are all safe! 2. The…

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WATER!!!!!!!

                        After four days of drilling….   THEY FOUND WATER! Last night, after day #3, Francois told us to be praying they find water because after 150ft of drilling they had yet to find it. Fast forward less than 24 hours and we received…

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Well Project Update

Just wanted to let everyone know that with pledged and received money combined we have raised $16, 970 for the Well Project. That means we only have $3,311 remaining to fundraise! If you have already donated, “Thank You!” If you haven’t, can you please consider?!   On behalf of all those sweet kiddos, Mesi (Thank You)…

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Do you REALLY need that?!

                            Betsy came into our room a few hours ago asking if she could sleep with us. After snuggling for who knows how long with my soon-to-be kindergartner and being trapped in the middle of a Daddy-Mommy-Betsy sleeping sandwich I woke up,…

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Gramma Lynn!

Gramma Lynn(Denny’s mom) just landed in Pignon today! She will be lovin’ on those kids for almost 3 weeks. We are SO happy she is there and look forward to reading and posting any updates she sends our way. Please pray for her and for her time with all those sweet kids. Also, please spread…

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Well Project!

                                          First off, we want to thank everyone who attended the Loving Haiti fundraiser last night in Corvallis. It was definitely a group effort and we thank everyone who contributed to make it a success.…

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Upcoming Bain Family Trip

                        First off, how awesome has it been to read such amazing posts from Lynn, Esther, Denny and my Dad over the past few months?! Some amazing work is going on over there in Pignon, Haiti. Thank you for supporting the work and thank…

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Denny, Kevin and Tim – Day 3

I talked with Denny briefly today. The borrowed generator(until the solar panels are installed in 2 weeks) isn’t working well so they hardly have any power. And the power they do have needs to be saved for pumping water. So he said he probably wont be able to post any pictures for a while. Tomorrow(Tuesday)…

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