Thursday, March 19, 2015


Grace Village and the Elderly

This morning we took a 45 minute trip in the "Tap Tap" up to the mountains to a city called Titanyen. Titanyen's has a 70% unemployment rate.  In Titanyen, we went on a tour of Grace Village (an orphanage) which included a hospital, medical/dental clinic, school, and family style homes. On the tour we leaned about how Healing Haiti provided money to build this one of a kind orphanage. At Grace Village, their main purpose is to try to reunite the kids with their families if possible. There are two types of children who live there, the children from the town who attend school and the orphans that live in the housing at Grace Village. All the orphans who live on the Grace grounds are provided with three meals a day.  In the family style homes there is a "Mom" and "Dad" who look after a group of orphaned children. The children are placed in homes after several hours in prayer by the leadership team. Grace Village emphasizes a family lifestyle. Their philosophy can be summed up in one simple statement, "God did not create orphanages but he created families"- (Elisa).



After the tour, we drove to the heart of Titanyen where we visited four elderly supported by Healing Haiti. We conversed as we washed and moisturized their hands and feet. In Haiti, the life expectancy is 52 years old. The elders ages ranged from 65-104. The first elder we visited was Edmond, who is completely blind, partially deaf, but still had strong faith in the Lord. When we asked what we could pray for, he said his vision to be restored. Please join us in prayer for our dear friend, Edmond. Shortly after visiting Edmond, we walked to Maricia's home who welcomed us with open arms. We met some of her grandchildren who live with her and were eager to play. One of the questions our team asked was what her nugget of wisdom for youth would be. She responded, "Always believe in Jesus. You will always be strong with Him." The third lady we visited is a lady named Merolen, she was quiet but very sweet and had a very loving smile. Our final visit was the most inspirational, she is a 104 years old but she had the spunk of a 20 year old. Her love and faith in God was overwhelming. Our day concluded with full hearts and lots of smiles.


"Not flesh of my flesh nor none of my bone, yet still miraculously my own... Never forget for a single minute, you didn't grow under my heart, but in it!"

Glwa Pou Bondye
(God Bless You)

By Sierra and Josh

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