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June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor, and every year, this day gives us reason to seek the Lord in prayer while thanking Him for the work He has already done in Haiti. More than 112 children rescued from slavery now call our C2M family home, living in an environment where they are loved, educated, and given a hope-filled future. All of this is from the Lord. To mark this World Day Against Child Labor, we want to invite you to watch our new short film, FOUND. We produced this animated feature for two main reasons: to call [...]

When the earthquake happened in Haiti on January 12, 2010, it was a surreal experience for us. We had left Port-au-Prince just a few days earlier, after being there with a team from the US. The effects were devastating, and the aftermath was jarring. People were injured, displaced, and searching for help and answers that always seemed just out of reach. It was to this environment that we returned about three or four weeks later. There were no commercial flights available at the time, and the only way into the country was by providing medical care, humanitarian aid, or going [...]

When we started doing ministry in Haiti, there were no Children’s Homes. We began by helping orphanages following the earthquake, and during that period, there were many needs. Many orphanages lost buildings in the disaster, which meant that many children were suddenly displaced. The first orphanage we started supporting was in the city of Fermathe, and soon after, we began supporting an orphanage for children affected by disabilities in another city. It got to the point where we were supporting three or four orphanages, and we were helping all of them by providing food and whatever else they needed. But [...]