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Fall 2014 Newsletter
A Taste of Haiti Fundraising Banquet and Silent Auction
You’re Invited to
A Taste of Haiti!
Friday September 26th
Silent Auction at 5:30
Dinner at 6:30
This special evening will be held at North High School and feature a silent auction to be followed by an authentic Haitian dinner, live music, and celebration! A love offering will be taken, and there will be opportunities to sponsor a child or elderly person.
North High School Commons 1042 School Avenue Sheboygan, WI 5083
Entrance #15
Tickets are $25.00 each or a table for seven can be purchased for $160.00.
To reserve your seats/table, please fill out the enclosed form and return it with a payment to: Love Feeds OUR World PO Box 485 Sheboygan, WI 53082-0485 ! For more information contact: Courtney Hawver at (920) 331-0205 or email [email protected].
New Classes, More Children…
Since Love Feeds OUR World’s first feeding in Macomb, Haiti in June 2013, we’ve more than doubled the number of children and elderly we serve. We’ve also added 26 children since January of this year. Our school and feeding program are thriving and growing daily. God is faithful, and it is because of Him that all of this is happening.
Currently, we are in the process of planning school for next year. A new grade level will be added: first grade, and new a group of pre-school students will also be starting. Registration begins early in Haiti, and we’ve already registered many children for next fall. Due to all this growth, new funding will be needed. For 25 dollars a month, you can provide a child with a solid academic curriculum, a healthy, filling snack, and most importantly a chance to learn about the love of Jesus.
Please prayerfully consider helping us provide Christ-centered education to children from one of the poorest places in the world, Macomb, Haiti.
Seven Months of Growth
Seven months ago on a hot June afternoon we kicked off our feeding program in the small, impoverished village of Macomb. Since then so much has changed.
I remember watching the children coming for their first meal: some were timid, many were uncertain, most looked tired and haggard, all were hungry. After eating huge plates of rice and meat covered in a spinach based vegetable sauce, those faces came to life. Then… we brought out the cake! Everyone was so excited. Yellow cake with white frosting and SPRINKLES.
Today, as a I look at the faces of the children, I’m so amazed. They look so healthy; the orange hair (a sign of malnutrition) that was so prevalent at the first meal is now difficult to find on these children. Vitamin supplements, healthy meals containing meats, fruits and vegetables . . . it seems like such a simple thing to us who live in the U.S. and often eat more than we need, but to those living in a fifth world country, it’s everything.
Shoes for Christmas
December 27th was a day like no other. . . shopping day!
In Haiti shopping is quite different that in the U.S. Items can be difficult to find and choice is limited. On the morning we set out for Port-au-Prince to purchase 56 pairs of shoes, I knew I was in for an adventure like no other.
Our driver took the three of us (Pastor Jackson, Martha and me) into downtown Port-au-Prince, but we didn’t go to the big market where most well-to-do Haitians shop. Instead, we were sent to what I can only describe as a hole in the wall. Literally, it was a narrow crack between buildings that was no 
wider than a few feet, and once we entered this slender passageway, it felt like we were going underground. There was little light, but what was lacking in light was made up for in people. Haitians were everywhere talking loudly in Creole. We had to follow directions and move fast without hesitation: Duck. . . move over. . . step around the chickens. . . quickly now. . . this way. . . turn here. The only thing I could compare this experience to is a maze, weaving in and out as vendors raced by with heavy loads piled high on their heads. In a blur we moved through vendors who were on both sides of the narrow space selling their wares.
At last we reached the inside of a huge 
warehouse with boxes on top of boxes of imported goods packed nearly to the ceiling. It was unbelievable. From the outside one would never have guessed this place existed.
For the next several hours we waded through boxes of brand new shoes, matching the tracings of the children’s feet with the shoes. Carefully, I labeled each box with the name of the child who would receive that pair of shoes. By the time we were done 56 children in the school and feeding program had a pair of brand new black dress shoes for school, church, or any event.
Now for the fun part. Monday morning
all the children arrived at the school, and they knew they were in for a surprise. I will never forget the excitement on their little faces as they colored pictures, made art projects with glitter (a favorite item), sang songs. . . and waited. Finally, the shoes!
One at a time the children went forward to receive their boxes. At first they didn’t know what to expect. Carefully they peaked inside one end before pulling back the covers. Smiles, giggles, oohs and ahhs filled the air as they proudly displayed their shoes to their friends. With great excitement and thankfulness they carried their boxes home to show their parents. The shoes were the best Christmas present these
children could have received.
Thank you everyone who donated.
Macomb Medical Clinic
Medical care is a great need in Macomb. In February our nurses held a three-day medical clinic serving the children and elderly in our feeding program and school and their families; the last day the clinic was open to the community. Many were blessed as they received the medical attention and treatment from our medical professionals.
New Land
This January new land was purchased in the village of Macomb. The new location is larger than our previous one and will allow for the planting of gardens, more classrooms, a bigger church and much more.
Our February mission team helped construct a new depot. This building will provide storage for the church, school and feeding program; chairs, tables, chalkboards, supplies, etc. must be locked up each night so they are not stolen. The depot also has an office and a small apartment for the caretaker, Luke Thomas. In the hot sun our team worked side by side with Haitian masons to complete this project.
Thank you Calvary Church for your generous support of this project and the jobs you provided for our Haitian builders. Here are some pictures from the project:
