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Happy 10th Birthday House of Hope Haiti!

In 2005, the House of Hope Haiti was born when a small group of family and friends felt God calling them to provide a home, food, clothing, and Christian education to children in Haiti. 10 years later, we care for almost 70 children in two homes, and operate a Kinder-13th grade for students in the surround-ing communities. The road has not been easy—there have been chal-lenges, stumbles and surprises, but what has remained constant is God’s unfailing presence, love, and provision. We know that He cares for each of these children more than we will ever re-alize and He never gives up on them. It is amazing to look back at how far He has taken this little ministry. We thank Him for allowing us to be part of His plan, and we thank all of you for opening your hearts to these children of His. We know that He will continue to pour out His blessings as long as we depend on Him to lead us.

Clockwise from top right: Some of the kids in uniforms, ready for the first day of school; Construction on two new classrooms. Fleurina holds her new 3rd grade books. In addition to provid-ing for teachers and teach-ers’ supplies, we depend on extra donations to the House of Hope to pay for all the kids’ uniforms, school books, and school supplies.

We’re Back to School!

The 2015-2016 school year kicked off in September. This year we added the 13th and final grade and will serve many stu-dents from the Williamson and surround-ing communities. We hope to add a few more classrooms to finally complete the school this year!

Where did the time go? Agnes (upper left) was the smiling little girl gracing our first logo. Today, Agnes is a graceful, bright 17 year-old, working toward her career goals. At right, she is practicing her skills at beauty school, which she attends in the afternoons after her 11th grade classes at our high school.

In July, the House of Hope soccer team played a two game tournament with another orphanage, pictured above left, with the other team—House of Hope players are in blue. The first week, they hosted a home game and the second they traveled to the other orphanage. After the games, they enjoyed a meal with their new friends. They also came home with a trophy after win-ning both games. Top right: the kids enjoyed the day and were very proud of their trophy!

This summer the kids also took some cultural field trips. Above left: after the soccer game, the kids toured the historic forts at Marchand Dessalines. Above right: they visited the National Museum in Port-au-Prince.

Summer Fun and Some Learning, Too!

This summer the kids had time off from school, just like kids here in the U.S., but they also had the opportunity for some fun cultural experiences and interactions with new people, as well as helping with some work projects.

Above left: Kids enjoy a day at the beach. Above right: kids helping to bury new pvc pipe at the second well at the Williamson (VOHH) orphanage. This summer the kids also filled potholes in the road leading to the compound, and fixed bed frames.

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:17

Far left: the kids conduct the wor-ship service at church. Near left: English lessons at Trou_baguette (original House of Hope). Kids at both orphanages attend weekly English lessons.

At right: little ones from the House of Hope at Trou_baguette play with toy gifts. Bottom: the little ones are growing up too!

Far left: HOHH board member Bayo Joachim fits a donated shirt on a child in the vil-lage. Near left: recipients hold up new donated Bi-bles. Pastor Ar-mand also gives Bibles to students in our school when they give their lives to Christ.

Projects and Current Needs Launching Kids: We are hoping for about $5,000-$10,000 per year to help transition our kids to adults. We

need your help to launch them successfully! We plan to send ten to cooking school, some to driving school, and want to help others launch small businesses. Please consider an extra donation to this fund.

Classrooms: We were able to complete two small classrooms this summer and hope to finish another one this year. The kindergarten grades continue to meet in a patched-together lean-to and we would love to give them completed classrooms this year.

Many Needs: Our monthly budget has grown to around $12,000, with the addition of 13th grade this fall, just to run the orphanages and schools. We thank God for our faithful donors who supply these needs!

How to Donate:

Find the “Donate” button on our website at

www.houseofhopehaiti.com You can make a one-time

payment or easily set up an automatic recurring payment

securely with Paypal.

OR Send a check to:

House of Hope Haiti 917 R Lane

Oberlin, KS 67749

Revenue & Expenditures School Year 2014-2015 (Aug 1-July 31)

Revenue $ 201,535 Expenditures: Original House of Hope & School Operating Expenses 26,252 Williamson K-12 & Mountain School Operating Expenses 54,137 Valley HOH (Williamson) Orphanage Operating Expenses 68,183 Haiti Office, Administrative, Travel, & Miscellaneous Fees 3,314 Skills/vocational training 756 Bibles 293 Construction, New Furniture & Equipment 45,565 Total Expenditures $ 198,500 Note: The above does not include the value of in-kind gifts given and distributed or the out-of-pocket expenses paid by volunteers for travel, postage, telephone, printing, wire fees and other administrative costs.

Thrivent Choice Dollars for Haiti If you use Thrivent Financial Services you can direct a portion of their charitable donations to the House of Hope Haiti through their Choice Dollars program. It is no cost to you—but potentially a big benefit to the kids at the House of Hope!

Contact your Thrivent financial advisor at 800-847-4836 to ask about donating Choice Dollars to:

House of Hope Haiti (Maryville, Missouri).

Above Left: Kindergarten teachers prepare for the day. The kindergarten classrooms this fall are still lean-to’s made with tin roofs and stick poles. Above: students going into seventh grade hold their new books. Funds for improvements, school books , benches, and supplies, clothing, repairs and maintenance, and many other needs are in addition to the monthly oper-ating costs. Every dollar donated goes to meet these needs!