Author Archives: Annie W
School Days
As summer fast approaches and the current school year winds down to a close, I find myself thinking about the students I met on a recent trip to the Divine Shelter Schools throughout Haiti. Cross International helps this network of 18 Christian schools provide a quality education and daily, nutritious lunches to more than 5,000 … Continue reading
Photo Blog: Jubilee, Haiti
-Annie W.
Partner Profile: Pastor Juinato Genada and Divine Grace School for the Deaf
From malnutrition to unemployment to problems with homelessness, the challenges in Haiti are well-documented and attest to the daily hardships confronting the country’s people. But imagine how much more difficult life is for those who also face a disability. For Haiti’s deaf population, survival is an almost insurmountable challenge. That’s why Cross International supports Divine … Continue reading
New Homes, New Lives
“People used to make fun of me because I couldn’t provide for my family,” said Jacqueline Pierre, a single mother of three living in the impoverished community of Jubilee, Haiti. Jubilee is a squatter’s settlement on the outskirts of Gonaives, one of the poorest cities in the poorest countries of the Western Hemisphere. The desolate … Continue reading
School for the Deaf Construction Progress
Last week I was traveling throughout Haiti, visiting our Cross International mission partners in Gonaives—a large, coastal city in the north of the country with a history of voodoo, social unrest and oppressive poverty. I was particularly excited to catch up with Pastor Genada Juinato and his wife Rosa, who have been lovingly ministering to … Continue reading
New Creations
“My whole life has changed,” says 18-year-old John Michael Montilla, one of thousands of Filipinos benefiting from Cross International’s support of Gawad Kalinga, a ministry that revitalizes old, impoverished slums into new, Christ-centered communities. We help replace shacks made of tin and wood scraps with beautiful, concrete homes; clean up polluted streets; and turn a … Continue reading
It’s A Wonderful Life
My family has a yearly Christmas tradition. After a marathon day of holiday baking, we all settle down with warm cups of peppermint hot chocolate and watch the Christmas classic, “It’s A Wonderful Life”. I always find myself cheering for the film’s protagonist, George Bailey—especially when he uses his own money to help save the … Continue reading
