We’d like to take a moment to thank you — you’ve given us so much to be grateful for. We’ve taken immediate steps to put this funding towards our security needs.
Because of you – we hired an additional 9 security guards to secure our 7-acres. Now, a dozen security guards are there to protect us 24/7.
Because of you – we’ve purchased and installed alarms across our grounds. With Mitch Albom here for his monthly visit last week, we ran drills to make sure our kids and staff knew what to do when different alarms sounded. The children have been so brave, and are feeling braver by having a plan and knowing so many are invested in keeping them safe. We cannot erase every child’s fear, but we can assure them that we’re doing everything we can. Our staff knows that we are working to keep them safe, too.
Because of you – we’re purchasing and installing cameras and lights around our perimeter and we’re working on the design for the conversion of a building’s level into a bulletproof “safe house.”
All of this, because of you and your generous, continued support. Our security needs are ongoing, and your selflessness has helped jumpstart our accelerated safety plans.
A parade for little Nadie today, whose little legs are unstoppable! Less than a year ago, a six-month-old Nadie arrived at Have Faith Haiti near death from malnutrition, surviving just on sugar water. Now, take a look at her triumphant return!
There is joy and growth inside the protection of our walls despite the challenges that surround us — thank you for helping to contribute to that safety and security, for making it stronger. We’re just $4,000 away from our goal, and so very grateful to all of you for getting us as far as we have!!
Mitch Albom (@mitchalbom) is joining Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) live on Instagram today at 4:30pm (eastern time) to share more updates from Have Faith Haiti. Follow them on Instagram to tune in!
Thank you, so much, for responding to our request to support our precious children in Haiti in light of the recent security issues. We’re almost 3/4 of the way to our goal in just 4 days and the outpouring of love and support for our kids – who I agree should not have to live with bullets flying over their heads, wondering if gangs are going to jump over our walls – is incredibly touching. It’s not a way to live, and as a result of the money you’ve donated, we’ve already hired more security guards who are on our grounds now, and we’ve engaged contractors to help us assess our buildings for a safe house.
Your donation made that possible in just 4 days. You made that possible.
Here’s a thank you message I posted yesterday, in case you missed it:
Join Madrigal Chorale and Detroit Country Day School singers for an evening of pop songs to benefit the music program at Have Faith Haiti Mission & Orphanage. Music is an invaluable source of expression and joy for the children at Have Faith Haiti thanks to classes taught by Dennis J. Tini, distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music, Wayne State University.
Hear Mitch Albom and Tini speak about the importance of music education at the orphanage and how you can make a difference in countless young lives.
March 17, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Seligman Performing Arts Center at Country Day High School 22305 W. 13 Mile Rd. Beverly Hills, MI
Our friends at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer have announced activation of their Emergency Operations Plan after an armed group descended on their town of Desjardins, breaking into homes and kidnapping victims at will. Within hours of the attack, at least 12 people had been kidnapped. The hospital has suspended non-emergent care, and are accepting only emergency patients.
Based in Haiti’s Lower Artibonite Valley, the 200-bed Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is the only 24/7 full-service hospital serving a population roughly the size of Anaheim, California — more than 350,000 people.
Intervention is needed to help re-establish safety, and according to the poll conducting by Haiti Health Network, Haiti’s people are asking for help.
A message from Mitch Albom
Friends, Haiti is falling into utter chaos. When hospitals are getting attacked, things can’t get much worse. Please read this, and help if you can. And send the message, however possible, to our leaders, that Haiti needs intervention now from the international community, before something beyond tragic happens. See the poll that shows an overwhelming number of Haitian citizens want outside help. When doctors and nurses are fleeing, we must do something. Thank you for your kind consideration.
Make your check payable to “Have Faith Haiti Mission” and send to
Have Faith Haiti Mission
c/o A Hole in the Roof Foundation
29836 Telegraph Road
Southfield, MI 48034
Have Faith Haiti is operated by the A Hole in the Roof Foundation, a 501(c)(3) org (TAX ID# 27-0609504). Donations are tax deductible.
About the Mission
The Have Faith Haiti Mission is a special place of love and caring, dedicated to the safety, education, health and spiritual development of Haiti’s impoverished children and orphans. You can learn more here.
