All they are and then some…
I first met Pastor Mongerard nearly ten years ago on one of my first trips to Haiti. He was a relative newlywed, no children, a young church with a fledgling orphan care ministry. By God’s grace, Pastor Mongerard and […]
A Band of Brothers
By Trip Manager Stephanie Mutert
What was happening in the Jumecourt dining room? The acoustic tones seamlessly merging with Creole lyrics would make any passerby curious. The effect even stopped and redirected conversations of GO Haiti staff on the upper […]
How We Want to Live
Claude Mondesir grew up without a father in Haiti. He worked for everything he got. Going to school was a pipedream. Jesus was unknown. That all changed at age 16 when Claude met Pastor Kelly, who according to Claude, […]
A Pastor's Greatest Need
Orphan care is complex. Without a firm foundation, it can be easy to get discouraged and forget the biblical mandate to care for the fatherless, found in verses such as:
“Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the […]
5 Images from 3 Days in Haiti
Flying back from Haiti, I’m filled with gratitude for all God did the last three days. I hope these word pics capture a few of the highlights…
A Pound of Spaghetti. Aniove, a six-year-old sweetheart from Darivager (pictured to the […]
Leader of the Family
Written by: Trip Manager Stephanie Mutert
I first met Jean Ronald, a first year Pathways student, early in my time here after moving to Haiti. I was wearing a Duke Basketball t-shirt and he ran up to me and pointed […]
A Good Day at GO
Anytime we get to send money to our field partners caring for children, it’s a good day. Today was very good. This month’s GO Haiti wire included funding to cover:
The daily “life care costs” of 1,007 children
Teachers’ salaries at […]
Who do you see working?
Two months ago, at Village de Vie (Philadelphia), I just happened to meet “Addy,” a precious, six-year old who lives with her mom in Gonaives, Haiti. I was there with Les Prouty, John Keane, and the Haiti Orphan Project […]
Swimworthy
Written by GO Fellow Ryan Hudnall
The first time I heard the question, the suddenness of the question caught me off guard. It’s something I admittedly take for granted. From my American eye, it was a matter of safety and […]
GO Haiti Pathways Update
Pathways is a life-skills-based learning program for students 18 years or older that have “aged out” of one of GO Project’s partner church communities in Haiti. Pathways was developed as an initiative to assist the most educationally-disadvantaged students in […]