On Friday, December 22, the students of Grace Emmanuel School gathered together for what many consider to be the best day of the school year: the annual Christmas party.
Continue reading
Stories from News
Catching up with Clersaint, JiHM scholar
Rampant insecurity continues to trample on the ambitions of every young person in Haiti, no matter how hard they work. Clersaint, 24, has felt this acutely.
Continue reading
“I will never stop thanking Him”
If you were to compose the soundtrack for this past year in Haiti, you might fill it with dissonance and minor chords, making it unsettled and dark. Portions might even sound like a child’s banging on the piano, void of any rhythm or structure or beauty.
Continue reading
The Lighthouse in transition
Saying goodbye to the Lighthouse Children’s Home as a new chapter begins
On August 21, the six young adults who still remained at the Lighthouse packed up their belongings and parted ways with their friends, their community, their caregiver, Stephanie, and the place they had called home for over a decade.
Continue reading
Three months after the massacre: A video update on the state of the ministry
It has been 105 days since gangs attacked Source Matelas, the village where JiHM’s property is located. The village where my family and I lived.
Continue reading
“It’s like they shattered all my beautiful dreams.”
Jésula fights with faith to salvage her senior year despite gang attacks, school closures, and troubles at home
Continue reading