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Sweet Summer Time
Summer is a busy season at HFHC! The school year ends in June, older students will study for July's annual examinations, many sponsored teens will attend Camp Hope sessions, and HFHC's summer lunch programs and VBS events will be held in several locations throughout...
Together We Can Do So Much
Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Brent, Celia, Victor, and Matilda Lightsey are making an impact on Haitian lives. Brent and Celia Lightsey began sponsoring a child about 14 years ago. They learned about Hope for Haiti’s...
How Can You Pray for Haiti?
It’s no secret that Haiti is in crisis. Gang violence, a dysfunctional government, overwhelming inflation, and hunger are part of Haiti’s everyday reality. It’s heartbreaking to read story after story reporting more bad news. However, despite the challenges, we...
Haiti’s Heroes
When the United Nations announced that Haiti was the most dangerous country in the world a few months ago, I sat down at my desk feeling despair. With gang wars, kidnappings, murder, and starvation being reported daily, we feared these challenges were getting closer...
Skills Training Prepares Students for Bright Futures
Hope for Haiti's Children offers unique learning opportunities to students who are growing up in our orphanage. The PACES program (Promising Adult Continued Education Sponsorship) ensures that young people have access to real-world training in a variety of marketable...
Still Moving Mountains
Would the children receive their Christmas Joy Box this year? The odds were SO stacked against a carefully planned outcome, that it could be deemed a “Christmas Miracle” if it happened. I must admit, I had all but surrendered in defeat. For 14 years, Hope for Haiti’s...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Do you agree? Most of us love this season. We appreciate the joy and happiness of the holidays. But in Haiti, even during “the most wonderful time of the year,” life is still full of despair and struggle, not joy. Currently,...
Project Hope Construction Efforts Nearing Completion
Project Hope is our 10-year plan to strengthen the programs and services provided to all our sponsored children. Educationally, we want to improve learning opportunities for our children by building individual, brightly lit classrooms for each grade in every school...
From Despair to Hope
Sometimes it takes encountering despair to appreciate hope. I learned this lesson on my first trip to Haiti (2006). The trip’s initial hours were a shock to my system. After landing, my group successfully bounced through the pinball machine that is the Port-au-Prince...
Hope Abounds at Camp Hope
Camp Hope 2022 was the highlight of the summer for over two hundred HFHC-sponsored teens! HFHC’s Haiti staff, led by Johnny Laine Evenson (Camp Hope Director) and Roolite Religieux (Camp Hope Spiritual Director), conducted camp this year at Thomazeau and at Cazeau in...
Jeantyrard Elmera: My Friend, Ministry Partner and Hero
Jeantyrard Elmera was my dear friend, my ministry partner for the past 27 years, and a hero of mine with the greatest faith in God that I have ever witnessed. Jesus told his followers in Mark 11:23 “I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up...
Honoring the Legacy of Jeantyrard
Announcing the Jeantyrard Elmera Christian Leaders Fund To honor and extend Jeantyrard Elmera’s legacy, the Hope for Haiti's Children board of directors has established the Jeantyrard Elmera Christian Leaders Fund to provide ongoing scholarships for students to attend...
Haiti in Crisis
We want to share with you two recent challenges in our Haiti’s Children effortsand what we can tangibly do to address the crisis before us. Dear friends,I want to briefly share with you two recent challenges we are facing in our Hope for Haiti’s Children efforts, how...
Celebrating the Life of Jeantyrard Elmera
A special message from Ken Bever, HFHC President I am heartbroken to report that Jeantyrard Elmera, my dear friend and Haiti Director for Hope for Haiti’s Children (HFHC), passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 13, at the age of 67. It is difficult to express...
Camp Hope Update
Over two hundred HFHC-sponsored teens recently attended Camp Hope, which was held in two sessions this year: one at the Thomazeau Camp Hope campus (shown here) and one at the Cazeau Christian School in Port au Prince. Out of an abundance of caution during this time of...
Summer Lunch Program
Hunger in Haiti is at an all-time high... food prices have risen, and families are struggling to feed their children. In response, Hope for Haiti's Children has organized a combined summer lunch program and Vacation Bible School (VBS) in communities across Haiti. On...
We all love it!
This was what Sonia, our orphanage administrator (mom) told us last month. The new pavilion has been a great addition to the grounds at the Cazeau Christian Orphanage. When asked what the children use it for, the list was long! It provides a shaded place to do...
Teacher Training Workshop
Our students have the best teachers! They are committed to creating lifelong learners who love the Lord and succeed academically. Recently, the teachers from all ten HFHC-sponsored Christian schools attended a workshop at our Hope Center in Thomazeau. Thanks to a...
Homes and Schools Rebuilt After 2021 Earthquake
Last year on August 14, a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti’s southern peninsula, killing 2,189 people. The quake also injured an estimated 12,000 and toppled many homes, schools, and church buildings. Thanks to the outpouring of donations, HFHC has now...
Lunch Program Makes All the Difference
What is the one thing that teachers say impacts a child’s ability to learn? Hunger. While most Haitian children do not have access to consistent, healthy food options, HFHC’s Children’s Food Fund ensures that students in our schools enjoy hot, nutritious lunches. The...