Social Business Meeting
September 27, 2011 Here’s a super quick video (14 seconds) of community meeting yesterday with Philippe Lagrenade facilitating a brainstorming about possible social businesses that could help fund the Children’s Academy and which will also help meet a community need. Philippe is doing meetings like this with all communities where our partner schools are. Today […]
Children’s Academy Ground Breaking
September 22, 2011 Local community members were joined by 11 members of major partner Calvary Church, a team from Architecture For Humanity, plus friends from; Haiti’s Ministry of Planning, Hertz, Haiti Allies, and from several Haiti Partners partner schools including CSCS. It was a beautiful clear day and during the 30 minute ceremony we heard […]
What is a Partner?
First Aid Training by Haitian-American Partners at WISEOP, Inc.
September 18, 2011 Many thanks to Dr. Guylaine Richard and Dr. Yanique Edmond for coming again to Henri Christophe Community school and providing training in first aid. With help from Abelard Xavier of Fondasyon Esperyansla, Drs. Richard and Edmond met with a group of 10 community members, including teachers from our partner schools. As you can […]
Jesse and Scott’s Next Haiti Trip
September 17, 2011 Haiti Partners’ special friends and partners, Jesse Engle and Scott Henderson, are inviting their special friends to come to Haiti with them. Below is their invitation. Haiti Partners is incredibly grateful to you, Jesse and Scott, for your partnership. Thank you for what you’ve already helped us accomplish in terms of impacting […]
Videos and Photos of WOZO Choir in US
September 18, 2011 THANK YOU! First, I (John Engle) want to express gratitude for the many birthday wishes I received last week. I’m both touched and encouraged! I also want to share my recent joy of being part of WOZO Choir’s first trip to US. They performed formally seven times in schools and a church […]
WOZO Youth Choir in the News!
September 13, 2011 Yesterday’s performance at Zeeland Christian School made the news! Thanks to Sarah Genzink and Principal Bill Van Dyk for organizing and hosting and everyone from Calvary Church who has made this wonderful trip possible! Click here for article.
WOZO Performs
September 12, 2011 It’s been a busy two days for WOZO. They performed three times yesterday at Calvary Church in Holland, Michigan for more than 1,300 people and today at two separate schools–Zealand Christian School and Innocademy–for about 750 kids. It was great fun. The welcome and reception from both schools was simply extraordinary. WOZO […]
WOZO Goes to Beach
September 11, 2011 We are remembering and honoring those who passed on 9/11 and holding their families in our thoughts and prayers. Wozo sang this morning at Calvary Church a song to honor those who passed in January 12 earthquake in Haiti. It was an opportunity to honor those who passed on 9/11 as well. […]
WOZO’s First Day in Holland, Michigan
September 9, 2011 We arrived on Amtrak train coming from Chicago–a 3-hour trip–to be greeted by dozens of friends from Calvary Church complete with balloons and signs. It was a wonderful welcome and the choir kids looked out from the train identifying all the faces of youth and adults who had visited them in Haiti. […]