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Written by Jeremy Willet and James Barnett
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 00:00 |
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The meeting place is set for a small town in Maryland. I, (Jeremy) am returning to the States after recently spending several days in extreme poverty visiting my wife in Haiti, and James is departing Atlanta in his van after spending several nights on the streets with the homeless. For the next week, we will hit the streets of Westminster, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. to bring water bottles, socks and rain tarps to homeless friends we meet. In addition, we will participate in a mock "underground church" at a local youth group to remember the persecuted church while also praying fervently for children living in poverty in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Haiti where Willet Missions works.
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Written by Roxanne Wieman
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 00:00 |
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While some organizations entered Haiti for the first time after the January earthquake, others have been helping the country for years. Among those is Plant with Purpose, an organization dedicated to development and helping those living in extreme poverty rise above their circumstances. Here, we talk to Plant with Purpose founder Scott Sabin about how Haiti’s turbulent past has affected its people, his organization’s focus in the country and how misapplied aid can ruin Haiti’s long-term development.
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Written by Steven DeVries
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00 |
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 Editor’s note: Back in 2008, we asked a group of people who worked in Haiti to record some thoughts and images with us. Little did we know that, less than 18 months later, the island would be in the eye of the world as it was rocked by one of the most powerful natural catastrophes in the Western Hemisphere. Today we look back at an island that was devastated by poverty and natural disasters even before it was completely knocked flat by the 7.0 earthquake.
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Written by Roxanne Wieman
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 09:15 |
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 Nearly seven months after the earthquake in Haiti, there is still much to be done. Here, we talk to Laura Blank of World Vision, who is working in the country, about barriers to rebuilding, how WV partners with the local church and how the Haitian people are receiving emotional care beyond the basics.
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Written by Samuel Llanes
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 08:26 |
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 Born and raised in Ixtahuacán, Huehuetenango, a town very close to the Guatemala-Mexico border, Silvia’s childhood was very hard.
Beautiful green mountains, fresh air and a quiet small town were the landscapes that surrounded Silvia throughout her childhood and adolescence. But she had to make her best efforts to break the many barriers that tried to stop her from becoming a successful woman in a culture that often sees and treats women as feeble.
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