Now entering its third year, the bilingual spelling bee series is one of Have Faith Haiti's most anticipated events on the school calendar and for the community. Held on Thursday, June 22 and attended even by visitors from outside of the Mission, this year's English...
The annual Haiti Carnival is a celebration held over several weeks leading up to Mardi Gras. On Fat Tuesday, February 28, the kids of the Have Faith Haiti Mission spent the day at the Moulin Sur Mer beach resort in Montrouis, just an hour northwest of the Mission's...
Hurricane Matthew ravaged eastern Haiti October 3- 5, 2016. Death toll estimates range from 546 to 1600 people. Our 39 young ones are safe and unhurt; but our extended family – the parents, siblings and relatives of our kids and staff – are in dire need. With your generosity, a trip to Jérémie and surrounding areas was funded & organized.
Are you following Have Faith Haiti on Facebook? You should. We're posting fun updates right from the mission. On Wednesday, November 2, the kids enjoyed a new cooking lesson to make guacamole and salsa for a Haitian-style fiesta. We also want to wish J.U. a very happy...
Tonight's cooking class was homemade pesto spaghetti from the basil in our new garden. Pumpkins, carrots, and peppers are on the way. Tomatoes and onions will be planted next week too. It's our own fall harvest!
Mitch Albom is currently visiting the Have Faith Haiti Mission and will be sending updates. Here is one: This is what Jeremie, on the coast, looks like 10 days after Hurricane. Homes gone. No food. Crops blown away. Water, medicine, in dire short supply. Many of our...
A former volunteer currently in Haiti was able to visit the mission. The children are in good health and spirits. Some of the staff members are still waiting to hear from their family members on the south coast, which was hit the hardest and where all communication is...
While the worst of Matthew's storm potential has passed Haiti, the worst effects of the storm are still unknown as rescue workers are not yet able to get to the areas hardest hit--areas without the infrastructure and resources they need to endure the storm. Nor its...
UPDATE as of 4:00 PM: They are safe. There is ome tree damage, lots of water, but nothing terrible. Electricity is on and off, which was expected. Nannies have stayed home so the kids are with two volunteers who live and teach at the mission. Although they outnumber...
UPDATE AS OF 11.A.M.: Everyone made it through the night safely. Things are OK so far, though the storm has really picked up this morning. The campus is in a pretty good area. It's not on a hill (where there are landslides), not too close to the ocean and not in a low...