Haiti – July 2-11, 2011
Northwest Haiti Christian Mission has been helping those who live in the northwest area of Haiti since 1979. The NWHCM has developed several campuses with a church, school, medical facility, orphanage, home for the elderly, and a home for special needs children. Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere and there is severe physical suffering and hopelessness among its people. In 2008 a team from CCC went to Haiti to help provide programs for the children, comfort hurting people, and dig a trench for a sewage tank. In 2009 we worked with the children and assisted in a community needs assessment as a part of a community development project.
In 2011, our team went to La Baie, a village in the far west which is the poorest region in Haiti. We held the very first medical clinic in the village and provided a children’s Bible program to over 500 children. Toms shoes donated 150 pairs of shoes that we were able to distribute to the children in the orphanage and the village. The people who live in this village don’t have many material possessions, but they are rich in family and community relationships. We fell in love with the people of La Baie and are looking forward to working together with them over the coming years.
Click below to see pictures from the 2011 Haiti trip:
