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Miriam’s Family is Finally Home | An Update from Haiti
Miriam and her three children stand outside their new home. Miriam was recommended by her church to our team in Haiti as a candidate in need of a home. In April of 2023, our team at Welcome Home Haiti built a house for her and her family. Miriam’s…
Graduating with a Grateful Heart | An Update from Haiti
Graduates in Haiti are filled with excitement before the ceremony begins. When Jeff’s mother died in Haiti when he was just 6 years old, his older sister welcomed him into her home. Even though his sister was unable to complete her own studies, she paid his tuition fees…
Building Homes So the Next Generation Can Thrive | An Update from Haiti
Welcome Home Haiti employees enjoy lunch together. Roudelin and his family rented a one-room house made of mud and sticks. He lived there with his wife and their baby girl until Welcome Home Haiti built them a new home. Roudelin's home before Welcome Home Haiti built his family…
Providing Hope to Families, One Home at a Time
Renand, Francoise, and their family stand smiling outside their new home. Every day in Haiti, more than half of the population is living in poverty and cannot afford the security and safety of a sturdy home. Many homes are made of sticks and tin, providing little protection from…
Welcome Home Haiti: How God Has Not Forgotten Families
Haiti is in turmoil. Earlier this month, the U.N. estimated that gangs now control 60% of the capital city. Even still, God has not forgotten Haiti. A well-known Haitian proverb says, "Bondye pa bay pitit Li penn san sekou," which means: God doesn't give His children pain without…
Is Haiti Worth Saving?
Lifesong staff member Anne Bradley shares— So much about Haiti has changed, so is Haiti worth saving? The Haiti I remember offered a simple lifestyle, friendly neighborhoods, and clean streets. I was born and raised in a small village, without electricity, where we got water from a well…
Now Bianca Can Dream
Bianca, in blue, with friends As a young child, Bianca witnessed domestic violence and alcohol abuse. The small community where she lived in Haiti had no basic infrastructure: no clean water, no electricity, no university. And the small schools were not well-equipped. Finally, to escape repeated abuse, Bianca's…
Keep Praying for Haiti
Haiti is no stranger to hard times. You'll remember last year's news included the assassination of their President, ongoing kidnappings, fuel shortages, and increased water prices. And this year continues to be difficult. Last Tuesday, weeklong protests in Port-au-Prince came to a dangerous crescendo as people rallied against…
This Graduation in Haiti Is an Answer to Prayer.
We're celebrating another graduation in Haiti! On Saturday, June 25, 2022, 28 graduates crossed the stage to become the second graduating class at Lifesong Christian School in Bercy, Haiti. The ceremony was a beautiful picture of God's promises and blessings, made possible because of people like you. …
Redjina Asked God for One Thing.
Prior to learning about Lifesong, Redjina was taking an exam at her school, when a school official came and took her paper, telling her to leave and not come back until she paid her school fees. In Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, it's not uncommon…