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It was another cold, dark Thursday morning when I woke at 5:45am for our weekly Haitian staff meeting. We start at 6am, and I sometimes ask myself why don’t I push our meeting time back, but since Haiti is three hours ahead of Oregon, I know the time is good for the staff. Our meetings start with a prayer. Then, I give the team a short summary of what to expect in the near future. After that, each of the department leaders comes up to give a summary of the week.

This morning when I asked them to begin their department reports, I saw that Obenson, the head of PLH security, was the first to stand and come up to speak. Read more.

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Our area of Saint Marc has received nearly 8,500 displaced individuals. Half of these came from other areas of the Artibonite province and the other half came from the Port-au-Prince and Cabaret areas. The report states that 98% of these individuals are fleeing violence. In all, 578,000 individuals are internally displaced in Haiti. We are feeling the effects of this crisis with the large growth in our programs. Families relocating to Camp Marie and the surrounding areas are learning of PLH and enrolling their children in our programs. Read more.

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The PLH basketball program has attracted many new youth including over 70 girls! We are excited to have so many young ladies participating in the program. Coach Jocelyn is heading up basketball and organizes friendly scrimmages and games for the kids to test their skills. Read more.

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With the crisis in Haiti, our programs are growing and our operational costs have increased by $3,000 per month. Your one-time or monthly gift would go a long way in helping to provide empowering programming for men, women, and children in Camp Marie, Haiti. Read more.

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PLH is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. We are so humbled to have reached this milestone and so grateful to all of those who made it possible! PLH would not have made it this far without God’s guidance and provision, faithful champions, and leadership committed to empowering Haitians to build a strong Haiti. Read more.

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"An economic crisis, a gang crisis, and a political crisis have converged into a humanitarian catastrophe." stated UN Special Representative Helen La Lime.

"We must not lose hope, but rather combine our efforts to find a pathway to a better tomorrow" Read more…

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PLH provides select scholarships to individuals from the community to learn skilled trades. To date, we have sent four men to masonry training, two to welding training, and we currently have three studying auto mechanics in Port-au-Prince. Through these training opportunities, young men are learning a skill which allows them to provide for their families and build their future. PLH has also been able to hire each of them to work on campus construction projects. Read more…

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This summer for the first time, PLH hosted two months of classes for kids from the community. During vacation, children and youth in Haiti don't have a lot of activities or events to keep them busy. This July and August, kids came to PLH to learn English and artisan crafts. The kids enjoyed having somewhere to go each day and enjoyed learning new skills. Read more…

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THE BUILDING OF THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER

Plans and funds are starting to come together for the first large-scale building: the Educational Center! Read more…

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• Water Station

• Chicken Coop

• Kitchen

Each of these small businesses will employ locals and increase the self-sufficiency of the campus and the community. Read more…

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The Chicken Coops, once complete, are proposed to house 1000 hens producing an average of 800 eggs per day. The coops will create jobs and sustainability. Local merchants will be able to purchase eggs in bulk to resell at the markets. Read more…

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In terms of what is happening on the PLH campus, it is easy to find positive things to talk about.  People are learning, growing, and finding community on a daily basis.  But PLH does not operate in a vacuum.  It exists in Haiti, a country with problems that are multiplying and intensifying at a concerning rate.  News outlets in the U.S. have reported about Haitians being deported back to Haiti and about a group of 17 missionaries, including children, being kidnapped over two weeks ago who still have not been released.  Sadly, there is a lot more happening here than that, and it’s making life extremely difficult for many people.  Read more…

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This fall, I’m thrilled to be teaching a Biblical English class to some of our more advanced English students. Last year, Gerald and Laura taught classes on Medical English and How to Teach English. We have always wanted to incorporate the Bible in our course offerings. Since our family is here for less than two months, I meet with the students twice a week for two-hour sessions. Even though that means a total of only 14 class sessions, I decided to tackle a survey of the entire Bible. Fortunately, I had gone through such a study with a group of ladies back in Oregon a couple years ago, so I have relied heavily on that material. Read more…

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Project Living Hope had a lot of exciting plans for the year 2020. At the end of February, my family and I returned to Haiti ahead of the construction teams that would come pour the foundation for the vocational center and multi-purpose building and start work on our guesthouse. Read more…

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With program activity very limited due to safety restrictions by the Haitian government, the past few months have been full of projects which have continued to develop the campus, offer employment to local tradesmen and get more hands involved in the mission of PLH. Read more...

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As we enter a new year, I believe that God has great plans for Project Living Hope, the people of Camp Marie, and the people of Haiti. Read more…

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We are planning four weeks of construction this March to place drainage pipes, resurface the soccer fields for future turf placement, address erosion, and build a shop and garage. We have purchased three shipping containers to send equipment and materials to Haiti. The first two shipped out in late January. Read more…

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Athletics, job skills training, community development and disaster preparedness. These are the four areas of Project Living Hope’s work. This past fall, a disaster hit PLH's Haitian community for the first time since we began our work in Camp Marie. The political situation in the country created what Haitians refer to as “Peyi Lok” or “Locked Country.” Read more…

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Through this effort, 120 individuals from the community were able to earn a much needed day's wage by working on the PLH land. This pay helped them purchase food and other essentials for their families during this difficult time. Read more…

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Life in Haiti often feels like one step forward followed by one step back. Making progress in Haiti is so difficult. But currently, we are seeing Haiti taking huge stumbles backwards with no steps forward. Recurrent fuel shortages have turned into a fuel crisis that seems to be the new normal. Read more…

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We become more convinced all the time that Project Living Hope is on the right track. Young people need a purpose, they need community, they need moral standards, and they need Jesus. They also need education and employment. We know that empowering Christian Haitian leaders to effectively reach the young people and families around them is what we want to stay focused on. Read more…

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In the fall of 2017, Project Living Hope purchased 19.5 acres of property for the construction of the King Center. Located just 900 yards from the center of Camp Marie, the King Center will be an extension of the community. Operators and project managers in Oregon came together and created a 7-week plan based on the civil engineer’s grading map. Four of these men traveled to Haiti in February to carry out the project with the assistance of Haitian drivers and laborers. Read more…

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On February 2, 2019 PLH broke ground on the King Center campus! It was a huge milestone but only just the beginning. We are so thankful for all of your prayers and support that made this day possible. Read more…

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We are thankful to everyone that supports, volunteers, donates, and prays for Project Living Hope. You are vital to the work being done through Project Living Hope, and we would not be where we are without your involvement. You are the one employing and equipping Haitian leaders. You are the one giving new opportunities to the next generation of Haitian young people. You are the one encouraging those of us on the ground here through your committed support and prayers. Read more…

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God has blessed PLH with some selfless and Christ-like in- country staff. We are so thankful to have these individuals carrying out the work of PLH and we can’t wait to see all that God does through them. During his five weeks in Haiti, Guesly conducted leadership training with our staff. They discussed the vision, values, and methods of PLH as well as worked through Stepping Up, a study on courageous and Christ-like leadership. Read more…

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We truly believe that Christ intended relationships to be the building blocks for change, ending hopelessness and providing greater opportunity for Haitians. In a God-rooted relationship, we are being what God created us to be: people after his own heart. We want to be known as an organization rooted in relationships. We build relationships through our athletics program, job skills training, and community development. We understand the difficulties and limitations of Haiti and we continue to educate ourselves as we partner with local leaders. Read more…

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We are excited to announce that PLH has embarked upon the journey of building facilities in Camp Marie, Haiti. Since acquiring the property last fall, God, in His perfect timing, has lead us to begin this project. A team was in Haiti in February and they were able to complete the land survey, an important first step. We anticipate that the local community members will soon be building a road to access the property. We have an engineer working on the plans and infrastructure of all the buildings. Read more…

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For the last three years we have been planning to build the King Center in Fonds Parisien, Haiti. Our partner organization in that community had offered us land to build on and we were grateful and excited. In Haiti, however, determining actual ownership of land can be very challenging. We learned that farmers were cultivating the land and even beginning to construct houses on it. They were under the impression that the land belonged to someone else. We are very grateful for how hard Haitian Christian Mission and especially the CEO Edwens Prophete worked to clear up many of the issues with the property, but unfortunately, obtaining complete ownership of the property is no longer realistic. We were disappointed in the turn of events, but we have seen that this obstacle has come with unforeseen opportunities. Read more…

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As we transition to a new community, we want to transition the program in the best way possible. We have learned through experience that the best way to develop a sustainable program is to involve the community and their leaders. Rather than coming into a community and setting up a program how we see fit, we discuss the needs and strengths of the community with their leaders and help them establish a program that they believe is best for their community. Read more…