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Alternative Spring Break
Due to safety concerns – and logistics – large group visits to the Have Faith Haiti Mission is a rare occurrence. But we were so glad to welcome a group of fifteen students from Springfield College, in Massachusetts, for an alternative spring break on a service trip...
Holiday Blessings
The holiday isn't supposed to be about presents, but it would be a lie to not admit that there's something special watching children, who have learned to live without a lot, unwrap presents on Christmas morning. Unfettered, uninhibited joy. Woah! We couldn't have...
Love is It, and Love is All at Have Faith Haiti
We believe in showing you reality, without ever indulging in what some call "disaster porn" (you know those photos of ravaged areas or starving children surrounded by flies). When we first arrived in Haiti nearly 7 years ago, we showed you what we saw as we first...
Another End to the School Year, Another Graduation
The Have Faith Haiti school has two treasured traditions to welcome, and wave goodbye, to each school year. An ice cream filled dance party takes place each September before the first day of school, during which students get to select their backpacks, and fill their...
Concours d’orthographe at Have Faith Haiti
Our French Spelling Bee, the sister to our English bee held at the end of June, was held on July 5th. We discovered that many of our brilliant English spellers are also very accomplished French spellers! Chivensky once again took first place for the middle school! Our...
Move Over Scripps, It’s HFH’s Annual Spelling Bee
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...
It’s a Beach Day for Haiti Carnival
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...
Have Faith Haiti Bus Trip to Jeremie
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.
Cooking Lessons and Happy Birthdays
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...
Basil Pesto Cooking Lessons in Haiti
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!