Day Two, 19th July Dreams in Haiti
Today we woke, had our devotions, breakfast, and went on a tour of the Mission. Not only did we see what the mission is doing but we also heard about the dreams they have of what could be. (Click on links to read about the programs on the NWHCM web site)

Programs Over Veiw

Special Needs Children (Heavens Waiting Room) Heavens Waiting Room is a residential facility for children with special needs. These are very special children who have often been pushed aside in Haiti as parents have not had the knowledge or resources to best provide for their needs. There is a need for a new facility for Heavens Waiting Room which will allow for the children to continue with their therapy and learn to live more independently in a community environment.

Elderly (Gran Moun) Gran Moun is the Creole phrase for “old people”. The Mission began a feeding program for the elderly in 1999 as so many of the people in the area were struggling to obtain food. In 2005, they opened a housing facility for some of these people.

Orphanage and Baby Orphanage. The orphanage is located in the city of Port-de-Paix. The orphanage currently helps provide clothing, education, food, health services, love and spiritual nurture to approximately one hundred children. The Baby Orphanage is under construction but is on hold waiting for additional funding. There is already two babies waiting for their new home to be finished. The mission plans to care for 100 babies once it is completed.

Nutrition Center The children’s nutrition program was started many years ago and is for children ranging in age from about one to four years old who have been identified as being in at least second degree malnutrition. They come to the mission five days a week and receive breakfast and lunch each day. They also receive medical care at the pediatric clinic and their mothers receive lessons on nutrition, hygiene, childcare, etc.

Medical Lack of health care is a major problem in Haiti. The mission has an extensive medical program that provides many different and much needed medical services including: General Clinic, Surgical Center, Dental Clinic, Eye Clinic, Birthing Center, Pharmacy, and much more

Education: Bible College, Schools

Church’s - Located in La Croix, Far West, La Pointe, and Anse-a-Foleur

They had more than enough work to keep all 95 of us very busy. Also there was a lot of construction and maintenance that needed to be done to keep everything running. I heard many of the Americans say that they had never been on a short term mission trip where they felt like they could do so much to help.

Photos taken by NWHCM on July 19th