Bebe’ Dinky – New Brother for Orphanage Children

                  Tonton (uncle) showed up as planned yesterday with his nephew, Dilinks.  He had told us the baby was 7 months old, but his papers show he was born in April, so 10 months now.  Tonton had traveled from the other side of the island after hearing…

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Students From Oregon Bless Children at Orphanage!

              What a wonderful gift from Lorina Johnson’s Art Club at South Albany High School. The students asked her if she knew of anyone they could help through their art. Fortunately, Lorina is friends with LovingHaiti. The students came up with the idea of Art Bags, personalized for each…

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New Boy – New Life

                  Pastor called me over to listen. He was sitting with a young boy and old woman.   He introduced her as Madam Pigourne and asked her to tell me the story. She stood up and very dramatically, with lots of hand gestures and shouts, told this…

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Bananas

                  I went up to hang out with the children Saturday morning but they were eating breakfast – for them it’s more like the first meal of the day—another meal later if there’s money for food. The little gasons, Gerald and Pugy, came running over but were…

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Lynn is back in Haiti!

                  Bon jour from Lynn in Pignon, Haiti! I have been here 2 nights now and my heart and brain are jammed with things to share.  The photo above is the reason I come to Pignon.   I felt immediately at home with these beautiful timoun (children).…

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2013 Year in Review!

2013 was another amazing year for Loving Haiti!                                               Thank YOU for your generous hearts, support and encouragement.     As you may remember, Loving Haiti is focused on Relief, Rehabilitation and Development.…

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Pursue Justice

-From Carl and Sigi   It’s been a hard week for us. Sunday we began saying our goodbyes, we had a goodbye party and by around 7pm I was already emotionally exhausted. Monday we said goodbye to the children. The little ones didn’t quite understand what all the fuss was about, but the older girls…

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Projects Update

An update from Carl and Sigi:   As the end of our time in Haiti comes to a close, we want to share with you a quick update regarding the ongoing Orphanage Maintenance Projects. *PATIO – COMPLETED*           The patio in front of the orphanage was completed in the middle of…

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Thoughts on being a Father

I did not expect, prior to coming to Haiti, that I would spend so much time thinking and reflecting on what it means to be a father. Yet, I have done exactly that. After almost four months in Pignon, Sigi and I have become parents to the children here and they have become our children.…

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