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I want to invite you to join me in Haiti on a Visiting Orphans mission trip, January 20th – 27th 2012! I have 4 open spots to fill a team of 20 warriors for Christ to visit orphans in Port-au-Prince and Pignon. If you are interested or know someone who desires to serve in Haiti, please email me.

My very first mission trip was visiting orphans in Haiti.  I have had the honor of ministering there pre-earthquake and post-earthquake.  Haiti has a special place in my heart that is very personal and life changing.  I fell in love with missions in Haiti!!  I want to shout out to all my bloggy friends to join me on my mission trip. Please don’t miss out on this God adventure!!

New dates … January 20th – 27th!  We made this important date change to allow students and Hubs greater freedom to join us in Haiti to serve orphans in Port au Prince and Pignon.

Calling all men, students and orphan advocates….  we have only 4 more spots to fill our trip to the max.  Here isour trip itinerary:

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“Simply Love” 2012 Trip
Dates: January 20-27, 2012
Leader: Kari Gibson & Steve Ijames
Location: Port-au-Prince & Pignon, Haiti
Team Size: 20 persons max
Cost: Estimated $2400-$2700 (trip total varies depending on flight costs)
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Details:  Port-Au-Prince portion:  This team will spend the first few days visiting 2 orphanage partners in PAP. Children Household of Tomorrow Orphanage is located right in the heart of PAP and is home to 44 children. This orphanage more than doubled in size after the earthquake and is in desperate need of assistance. Well Being Orphanage is located just outside the city in an area called Croix de Bouquette and is home to 30 children. These children are currently living in large tent on the property that is owned by the family members of the woman who cares for these kids – they have been living there since the earthquake destroyed the original orphanage.  We will also minister to the children, as well as bring supplies needed to care for them.
Orphanage Haiti Home of Hope portion:  We will venture out of the city, up to the mountainous village of Pignon where we will live and minister for five days with Kari’s good friends, Bill and Jennifer Campbell at their orphanage, Haiti Home of Hope (HHH) The children range in age from 2 to 17 years old with special needs, children who were former slaves, those who were abused, one who is terminal, and those that almost died from simple starvation. They are all beautiful and loving princesses and princes!  They enjoy crafts, games, and being loved on. We have a projector, and can have a big movie night, under the stars, with popcorn and the works! Our goal at HHH is to bring up children in a Godly manner, and stop the cycle of ignorance, abuse, and poverty.
Clinic of Pignon portion:  The team will also serve at the clinic with Family VBS- devotions, prayer, and singing. “We have had a number of voodoo practicing families come to know Christ, after hearing the Word in clinic, and the change in their lives is amazing- HHH” We will prepare a big meal for all the clinic families, and serve them and minister to them… providing seed packets, formula, and diapers! Village of Pignon portion: We will have the opportunity to minister to the village of Pignon! Home visits are a great way to find out specific needs and specific ways to help individuals. The Campbells have finished building houses for widows, put roofs homes to keep the rain out, passed out medicines, saved children from slavery, prevented children from becoming slaves, found sick and injured and taken them to hospitals. Making home visits is vital for HHH.

“Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they’re not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes” David Platt