'Haiti Relief' tagged posts

Cazeau Church of Christ 25th Anniversary

Cazeau Church of Christ in Port of Prince, Haiti, celebrated its 25th year anniversary last Sunday with 500 people attending. Years ago, the Britton Road elders raised money to rescue this property from being foreclosed by the bank. Today, that property has a large church meeting with 300 members and an orphanage with 72 children.…

Orphan Care Sunday

Britton Road members opened their hearts to the needs of our orphan children in Haiti last Sunday and gave a total of $6988.08 (111.08 were coins largely given by our children.) Our 84 orphaned children in the two orphan homes we are sure will “thank us”. This money will not only provide a better quality…

8/11: Orphan Care Sunday

Our children are asked to start saving coins in preparation for Orphan Care Sunday, August 11. A July calendar has been given to our Britton Road children as a reminder of the needs of Haitian children. In case your child did not get a calendar, extra copies are in the foyer. A special contribution will…

May 2019 Update from Brother Elmera

January-March 2019 Report JeanT.Elmera Jtelmera @gmail.com Why is Haiti so poor? During the past 33 years Ihave had the privilege of traveling all over Haiti. I believe there are three major reasons why Haiti is so poor. 1. Due to our geographic location, our country hasbeen devastated by hurricanes, earthquakes and disease. 2.  The country…

8/12: Orphan Care Sunday

ORPHAN CARE SUNDAY, AUG. 12 Our children are asked to start saving coins in preparation for Orphan Care Sunday, August 12. A special contribution will be taken that Sunday to support the 84 orphan children we have in the two orphanages in Haiti—Cazeau and Thomazeau. This contribution will help meet the needs of food, clean…

New Orphanage Dormitory Opens

In January 2012, I had the privilege of being on the HFHC mission team that saw the opening of the Thomazeau orphanage and was able to meet the children the very first week of their arrival. Seeing the six little boys and six little girls all around two- to three-years-old, most of them orphaned as…

7/17/17: Haiti Report from Jeantyrard Elmera

Report of Jeantyrard Elmera, Port of Prince, Haiti July 17, 2017 From April –June 2017 We conducted a series of Gospel Meetings from the Delmas 28 church to the central part of Haiti (Hinche, Carrisasade, and St Michel). Many people came to these meetings as result of our T. V. and radio broadcasts in Port…

Hurricane Matthew Relief – Letter from Ken Bever

Dear Britton Road brethren, Hurricane Matthew caused the worst humanitarian crisis in Haiti since the devastating earthquake of 2010. In the southern peninsula, homes were shredded by the 145-mile-per-hour winds and families throughout the country lost rooftops. Additionally, food shortages and water contamination threatened to bring disease and starvation. Our prayerful goal was to deliver…