As an organization following Jesus Christ, Mission of Hope exists to bring life transformation to every man, woman, and child in Haiti. We desire to serve the nation of Haiti, and see lives changed.
As an organization following Jesus Christ, Mission of Hope exists to bring life transformation to every man, woman, and child in Haiti. We desire to serve the nation of Haiti, and see lives changed.
Today, 50 deaf families who have been neglected and marginalized for over 2 years in La Piste, just outside of City Soleil, are moving into long-term housing in Leveque, Haiti. The families are joining an existing community of over 200 relief families who have finally been placed in long-term housing. Each home includes land for small-scale farming, which will be accompanied with training in agricultural development.
This project is led by Mission of Hope Haiti, a development organization that has been working in Haiti for over 14 years, and currently employs over 285 Haitians in its indigenously lead development plan. This project is the result of a coordinated effort with the government, formerly through the IHRC, and other NGO organizations, namely The 410 Bridge, who has been primarily responsible for services to the deaf communities moving in today.
In the fall of 2011, PriceWaterhouseCooper audited the project, and highlighted it as “one of the best, most organized and most responsible long-term housing solutions executed to date.” Mission of Hope employs over 285 Haitians, under Brad Johnson and Jean Marc Lubin, and is a Christian development organization, committed to bringing life transformation to the men, women, and children of Haiti. For additional information, contact Austin Holmes, Director of Strategic Partnerships. He can be reached at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | 904.334.8147 | 509.3825.3984
Note: Detroit News sportswriter Eric Lacy spent Aug. 10-17 in Haiti as a volunteer for Mission of Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides education, housing and health care to citizens who experienced hardship from the nation's earthquake last year and its ongoing poor living conditions.
This is an account of his experiences in Port-au-Prince, Titanyen and surrounding villages.
Titanyen, Haiti -- Family, friends and co-workers all had opinions about my coming here, and some even took the liberty to read me the slew of warnings on the U.S. State Department's website.
Their concerns, and the fact immunizations and pills cost more than my airfare ($410 vs. $380), made me wonder, as I headed to Metro Airport, if I was about to make a serious and potentially fatal mistake.
A few reasons why a weeklong jaunt to Haiti, a place deemed by the State Department as the "least stable country in the Western Hemisphere," isn't considered a good idea:
Travel there will increase the burden on a system, brought to its knees by a Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, that's already struggling to support those in need on the ground.
Haiti's medical facilities have inadequate public sanitation, which poses serious health risks, including vulnerability to the country's outbreaks of HIV/AIDS, malaria, cholera, meningitis, tuberculosis, respiratory infections and intestinal parasites.
A poverty rate of at least 80 percent has created a dangerous criminal environment that's led to "no safe havens" from murders, death threats, kidnappings, drug-related shootouts, armed robberies, break-ins and other security threats.
Call it blind faith, or an idiotic sense of adventure, but believe me when I say I'm glad I got on that plane.
A week spent as a volunteer for Mission of Hope, a Christian-based nonprofit relief organization, gave me more of an education about this world than I ever had in college at Michigan State.
Read the full article from The Detroit News.
In 2010, The School of Hope was blessed with the opportunity to receive 1300 new students, many of whom were new to the area due to the Earthquake. 1200 remain unsponsored. In order to bring hope to these new students, we have launched an initiative called 1200 by 2012. Our goal is to get 1200 students sponsored by January 1, 2012.
The 3 Cords building is officially opening on Monday, September 12, 2011. Join with us in celebrating this joyous occasion. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this dream a reality!
An inspiring article about how God used Mission of Hope and the people of Haiti to change the life of an OU Football player.
Receiving grace: OU's Ryan Broyles has different outlook on life
View photos of the MOH 500 Key Ceremony where the first 103 families in need were given the keys and certificates to their brand new homes!
Learn More: MOH 500
Today marks a very exciting point in time for Mission of Hope. At 12:00 EST, we will be having a ceremony at the MOH 500 property to celebrate the first 103 families receiving new homes. These families consist of individuals who were greatly affected by the earthquake, many of whom were still living in tent homes.
During this ceremony, these families will be given the certificate and keys for their homes in this community. Please join with us in praise and celebration for this monumentus event.
View pictures of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new primary school in Bercy! This school, named the Joy Anne School of Hope, is planned to open in September 2011 and educate over 300 new students. Special thanks to the Ron and Nancy Clark Foundation for their generous support that helped make this plan a reality.
Today, Tropical Storm Emily is projected to pass over Haiti. Please be in continued prayer for the country and its people as this storm makes its way through. See updates below.
God Bless,
Mission of Hope
***Updates***
8/4/2011 11:00 EDT: The winds are picking up, but currently everyone is faring well on the Mission of Hope campus.
8/5/2011 10:00 EDT: The storm has passed and Mission of Hope was blessed to only experience some light rain. The campus is back up and running today as normal.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers!
The Oklahoma University Sooners visitied Haiti this summer to help out. Landry Jones, star quarterback, and Ryan Broyles, wide receiver, talked about the trip with both Urban Meyer and Erin Andrews from ESPN. Click on the links below to view the videos.
Landry Jones talks with Urban Meyer about his leadership role with Oklahoma, lending a helping hand in Haiti and the loss of teammate Austin Box
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6774137
Erin Andrews sits down with Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles to discuss the upcoming season, charity work in Haiti and remembering teammate Austin Box.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6816530
