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November 2008

November 2008 Trip Here are two trip reports from the November 2008 Haiti team. First is a report from Jake, a youth pastor: When someone goes to Haiti they inevitably bring a bit of Haiti back with them to where they came from. Perhaps your first thought goes to the items made by Haitian hands and then bartered for, but that isn't what I am referring to. Perhaps when I said that your thoughts went to the Haitian germs which, once they get into our foreign systems, act like an ex-Atkins diet person in a Subway sandwich shop, devouring everything in sight. That isn't what I'm referring to either. I am referring to the faces. I am referring to the ...

2008 Medical Trip

2008 Medical Trip Here are two reports from the August/September medical trip. The first is from Ron V : Just a few minutes after midnight on August 30th, four people gathered in Keene, NH to begin a week of ministry in Haiti. We knew very little about each other, but when the Lord gathers a team to do His work, He grows those individuals into a unit to be used for His purposes. Our team included Ruth Ellen Davisson, experienced traveler and team leader (with about 12 previous visits); Ron Veenema returning for the third time; and two first timers, Julie Rossal and Sean Drower. Our assignment was to assist Dr. Ed Amos at medical clinics and ...

Summer 2008

Summer 2008 Here are two trip reports from the June/July 2008 team. They come from two very different perspectives. The first one is from Lucy, a first time visitor to Haiti. She is a student who entered college this fall. The second is from Natalie, a long time veteran of our Haiti trips. She first traveled there in summer of 2000 and has gone several times since. Lucy In a world suffering from the effects of sin, disease, and cruelty, beauty can at times seem to be such an unexpected surprise. I was prepared somewhat for the poverty and sewage I saw in Haiti. I was even prepared to meet hurt and hopeless people. But I was completely taken away ...

MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Servants for Haiti is pleased to announce that its first scholarship for continuing education has been awarded to George Dorilien. George is a hard working young man who has always endeavored to do his best in his education. Sixteen students from CJRA were nominated by school staff for the scholarship program. SFH asked Harry Stewart, who has been to Haiti a number of times but knew none of the students, to lead a selection team to evaluate student essays for the program. Harry developed an essay question for the students to answer in English. The independent three member team rated the essays without knowing the names of the submitters.  They ...

Raise Money for SFH with a Click of the Mouse

Goodsearch.com is a new and easy way to raise funds for our Haitian friends. Choose Servants for Haiti as your charity of choice on this search engine and they will donate money to SFH each time you search. Here's how it's done: The first time you visit www.goodsearch.com ,  in the box that says: WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR? ...enter "Servants for Haiti". It's already in their list of approved non-profits. Now all you have to do is use Goodsearch to search the web. Every time you do, they put a penny in our account. It's that easy! Simpler and faster than zap-frying your Pop Tarts!

Creative Fundraising in Londonderry, NH

Andrew Stewart has traveled to Haiti with SFH a couple of times. When the Londonderry National Honor Society, of which he is a part, was looking for an organization to support for a fundraising event, he recommended Servants for Haiti. As a result, a dodge ball game raised $3000 to help the children of Haiti! Dodge Ball Tournament Meets Fundraising Goals by Denise LaForgia, reprinted from the Londonderry Times, 3/13/08 Members  of Londonderry's National Honor Society (NHS) found out that an effective way to raise money is to simply invite people to play some dodge ball. Last week, the NHS held a four-day dodge ball tournament to raise money ...

LOCAL GROUPS SHOW SUPPORT FOR SFH

Many local groups have been showing tremendous financial support for our work in Haiti. Here are some of the cash donations we have received in recent weeks... The Derry Village Rotary donated $2,250 that will be used to purchase a stove and sink for the orphanage. Derry Rotary  (a different organization) has given SFH $2,500 so that we can buy the orphanage a new freezer and refrigerator. The kids in the orphanage will be the recipients of a new play area as the result of a $1,000 donation from the Westford Rotary. The following unrestricted gifts were also given: Derry Village Rotary donated another $300. Dracut Rotary gave a $200 ...