It was 9:30 in the morning on Monday, May 2, when the teenagers from the Lighthouse and Mama Odette packed what they could carry into backpacks and buckets, said a prayer for protection, and closed the gate behind them.
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10 Questions with Jheff, GES Scholar
Jheff, a 2019 JiHM scholarship recipient, began at Grace Emmanuel School as a 9th grader in 2014. His dad, Dieumaître, started teaching at GES the same year, first in 4th grade, then moving to 5th grade and finally 6th grade until he became too sick to continue teaching in 2018.
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A Battle of the Minds rages on at Grace Emmanuel School
As gangs continue to expand their territory around the capital of Haiti, the students at Grace Emmanuel School are choosing instead to take part in a battle of the minds.
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Meet Ferlandy, Haiti’s newest electrical technician
Ferlandy excelled in high school at GES, where he was valedictorian of his graduating class. He was chosen as a scholarship recipient from Grace Emmanuel School’s Class of 2019.
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After 25 years of hardships and hard work, Gèrald gets ready to graduate
In our last newsletter, we shared the story of Nephtalie, the youngest student in the Class of 2022. This month, we bring you Gerald’s story. At 25, he will be the oldest in his graduating class this July.
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Wideline chooses Jesus
Wideline, 21, is sailing through her junior year at Grace Emmanuel School. This quiet, intelligent, and hard-working young woman could justifiably boast in all she has overcome to make it this far in her life. But instead she boasts in something far better—her faith in Jesus Christ.
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