2017 Summer Review by Mark Bell

Howdy, Friends and Family of Loving Haiti, As President of Loving Haiti, I just wanted to pause as we take in summer’s last breath and personally say, THANK YOU! I know it’s just two words out of millions on record, but these two words expressed out of a heart of gratitude and in the context…

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Help Make Back to School Extra Special

The Situation: The school year for most of the children in Haiti will start September 4th (our Labor Day Holiday). We recently received some communication from Pastor Francois with whom we partner in Pignon, Haiti, asking if we could help with the cost of school clothing (uniforms & shoes) and the cost of school enrollment (books,…

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Part 3: Why Take this Flight?

FLIGHT FOR LIFE – A CASE FOR HAITI Part 3: Why Take this Flight? Mark Bell   Why Haiti?  Haiti was the poorest country in the western hemisphere before the 2010 earthquake. Still in the recovery process, after the devastation and loss of approximately 200,000 lives, it remains the poorest in the wake of other…

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Part 2: Gaining Perspective in Flight

by Mark Bell As most air travel begins, you’re asked to either place your electronic devices into airplane mode or turn them off before takeoff. I believe this request is more than just some techno sales pitch for safety (controlling those potentially dangerous stray electrons by incarcerating them in cyber confinement), but a reality check…

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Flight For Life: A Case For Haiti

Part 1: My Flight Plan for Loving Haiti by Mark Bell My name is Mark R. Bell and I have been in the Captain’s chair of Loving Haiti four months (as of January 2017). I present myself as “Captain” as a way of starting a rich dialogue, and as a way of introducing myself to…

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Support Haiti…while shopping on Amazon!

We are excited to inform you about a simple way for your everyday Amazon.com purchases to help the communities in Haiti.  Amazon has agreed to donate .5% of almost every online purchase to a charity of  your choice.  If you click the image below, it will take you to Amazon Smile, which is identical to…

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Bon ane’! Happy New Year! (From Lynn Bain)

It’s been a busy crazy week in Pignon. I had heard that New Year’s is one of their biggest celebrations and I found out why: yes, it’s the start of a new year, but Jan 1 is also Haiti’s Independence Day. In 1804 the slaves revolted against the British – the world’s only successful slave rebellion resulting…

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Hurricane Matthew + Relief Work

As most of you know, Hurricane Matthew devastated the southern part of Haiti making landfall on October 4th, 2016. It was the first category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Haiti since Hurricane Cleo in 1964. The category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds killed over 900 Haitians and destroyed 90% of some areas in…

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Education: A Fundamental Human Right

“Education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. It promotes individual freedom and empowerment and yields important development benefits. Yet millions of children and adults remain deprived of educational opportunities, many as a result of poverty.” United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization  Philadelphia Baptist School of…

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Current Trip + House Update

Hi guys this is Denny! Mark Bell and I arrived a week ago Saturday morning to Pignon, Haiti. We are so honored and thrilled to be here. It feels amazing to reflect upon the last six years of support and what a positive effect Loving Haiti’s partnership has made on this compound, in the city…

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