3 results for tag: orphanage
Notification of transition of sponsorship programs
Servants for Haiti recently issued the following letter to its supporters:
Most of you have received information about the upcoming change in the focus of Servants for Haiti. I am writing to update you on where things stand.
As of July 1, 2011, Servants for Haiti will no longer manage the sponsorship programs for Kingdom Kids Orphanage or College Jean Rigaud Antoine (CJRA). The new organization that will take care of those sponsorships is Haiti International Alliance (HIA), founded by Pastor Rigaud Antoine, who also founded and manages the school and orphanage. Two former board members of SFH serve on the board of HIA. We have been cooperating ...
New Directions FAQ
These Frequently Asked Questions are regarding the new direction that SFH is taking in 2011. The changes were introduced in a letter from SFH president Laurae Richards dated 12/26/2010.
Q. How was the decision arrived at to change the direction of SFH?
A. Individual board members had been sensing for some time a need to change how SFH serves the people of Haiti. Through further prayer and discussion, the board agreed unanimously that our methods had to change. Part of the motivation was the earthquake, but it's likely we would have made these changes eventually anyway.
Q. When are these changes taking place?
A. We have already begun ...
New Directions for SFH
There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that the horrific events of January 12, 2010 have brought about substantial changes in the physical, spiritual, political, and economic landscape of Haiti. Those changes will affect the conditions in Haiti for the foreseeable future.
While we have continued our support and relief efforts, the board members of Servants for Haiti have also been busily thinking and praying about whether and how our activities should be affected by the new context there. Is what we have been doing for the past five years the best way we can address the long term after-effects of the earthquake? Are the assumptions under which ...