Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Real Hope for Haiti: Community groups
RHFH’s primary ministries of Clinic and Rescue Center are more than full-time responsibilities within the grounds of the ministry. But that doesn’t keep them from watching out for ways to help the community around them.
A community group gathers regularly in this building. Some of the women are learning to sew. The 2 treadles that were donated in Minneapolis have now been fixed up and are ready to go to their new homes. Thank you!
Haiti is one of the countries in the direst environmental straits. Flying in, I saw bare mountains and brown, muddy rivers.
Trying to address this issue, RHFH has developed one tree nursery. Right now they are waiting for USAID financing that has been promised to plant a second area. The ground has already been prepared there.
They have overseen the planting of hundreds of trees on bare hillsides and are planning for similar efforts and for training people to plant where they have access to land.We talked about what a small effort this seems in the face of such environmental devastation. But it is what one small group can do. May God prosper this as an inspiration to others to hope and do more.
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.
You can see a few more related photos.
P.S. The night before we left for Haiti, we heard a provocative story on public radio. It was exploring the difficulties of Haiti’s farmers and others trying to increase their yields and income. The setting for some of the story is in Cazale, the town where RHFH is. May the Lord give wisdom to RHFH and all who are there in his name.
