SHOES HAVE ARRIVED IN HAITI!

Ria purchasing shoes for $5 and $7 dollars!

Thank you to our generous donors and a team going from the Orlando area, we were able to purchase several hundred pairs of brand new shoes! The team from Orlando is in Haiti this week distributing them to the children. The shoes will first go to the Orphans so that they are able to attend school and then to others in need. The team was able to take the shoes in their suitcases and therefore saved us shipping costs. We are so grateful to those who sent shoes, financial donations and those who keep us in prayer. We will continue to get shoes to the children of Haiti as long as we receive donations. God has provided for us over and over again and even though we have not been able to make the trip ourselves, we are so thankful for those who are willing to take them to Haiti for us and distribute them. I am eager to hear from the team when they get back and post pictures of the kids with their new shoes! God bless you all for your generosity to the children of Haiti!

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More shoes needed!

I have received news that all the shoes that have been donated have been given to those children who have needed them the most. I get calls and emails asking for more shoes. We sent out boxes and boxes of shoes in January and again in March and they have all been distributed to the kids in need. We have not been able to travel to Haiti ourselves but have been able to ship them. They all arrived safely and now we are getting calls and emails asking us to send more. Please consider purchasing some brand new shoes, sneakers, or athletic shoes. We can use them in any size, any style, boys or girls, from kindergarten age through high school. Girls sizes 8-10 are desperately needed at this time. Bettie has been in Haiti several times and has overseen the distribution along with her grandson Chad. They now have another orphanage along with all the schools that they support. Please consider purchasing a pair of shoes or possibly having your women's group, sunday school, family reunions collect shoes for the children of Haiti. I know that the needs are great and so many of the children in Haiti walk around barefoot without shoes where they are prone to cuts, burns and infections. Your donation of a new pair of shoes will make a difference to a child in Haiti........please help us. All donations can be sent to New Hope Ministries address located on the blog. Thanks so much!

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Shoes for the Orphans and update..........

Thank you to Bettie Snyder and Darlene for bringing shoes to the children at United Hearts Orphanage in Haiti We currently have been shipping shoes to Haiti over the last few months. We made another shipment on shoes last weekend. We have been trying to get as many shoes to Haiti as possible. We have made the decision to send the shoes when we are able to ship a few hundred at a time to our people in Haiti. They have been distributing the shoes to those who are the most needy. I am so grateful to people like Darlene and Betty for putting the shoes on the feet of the orphans. Thank you to all of you who have continued to support this ministry with shoes and finances. God Bless you all.

An urgent email from Haiti

This morning I opened my email to find an urgent message from my friend, Bettie Snyder, in Haiti. She said there is an urgent need for shoes. The children have started school and many need shoes. Shoes for Haiti's Kids currently has boxes full of shoes in place for them to use in Haiti! Thanks to all of you who have helped make it possible for the children of Haiti to get a pair of brand new shoes!!!! Will post pictures when I receive them. Our "shoe room" in our home is starting to fill up with more shoes, we will continue to box them and when we fill 4 or 5 large boxes, we ship them right to Haiti. Donations of brand new shoes only please or finances to buy shoes are greatly appreciated........New Hope Ministries address for donations is posted on the blog. God bless you for your generosity!


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Hendersonville Connection!!

Another big thank you to Christine who collected 99 pairs of BRAND NEW shoes for the children of Haiti! She has been such a blessing to Shoes for Haiti's Kids! This is the 3rd time she has collected shoes with the help of donations from her church group and friends. It's the kindness of people like Christine and her husband John, that keep this ministry able to help the children in Haiti. Thank you Christine for all your hard work and to all of those who donated the shoes and finances...........we are boxing up the shoes today, getting them ready for shipping.



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The Lyons Family

Frank and I were invited by the Lyons Family to come over to their summer home for "something special". When we arrived we were seated in our special chairs.......... The kids came out and started singing....." there are people in the world that are less fortunate, we need to give them guidance so they can grow." Then the chorus "shoes are the key, helps you and me. Haiti is a country we need to see". Verse 2 "we hear the news, tragedy that brings the blues. We need to choose to help!". After they finished their song and dance they presented us with a baggie full of bills and loose change...........around $51.00 worth of allowances, money they earned doing chores, etc. We were so blessed by the generous hearts of these kids! Thank you Lyons Family for giving to the needy children of Haiti!!!

We are making plans for our next trip to Haiti........we will either go in November or possibly we will wait till February. We are praying and asking God to show us the best time to go. In the meantime we are continuing to ship shoes to Haiti as they come in. Thank you to all of you who have sent brand new shoes and finances to New Hope........remember, all your financial gifts are tax deductible. BRAND NEW SHOES ONLY PLEASE!

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READY FOR SHIPPING

The last few weeks we have been buying shoes and sorting them and getting them ready for shipping. We were able to send out 155 pairs of shoes and they are on their way to Haiti. Please help us to send BRAND NEWS SHOES to those who need them. We are currently collecting sneakers, sandals, flip flops, any type of casual shoes. When you go shopping, please think of the kids in Haiti......they walk through very rough terrain, dirt, garbage and if they have on a pair of shoes it will protect them from getting cuts or infections on their feet.

Thank you to Carla for collecting all those shoes she is laying on!!! Great job Carla and the Adventist Pediatric Rehab Center!!!

We will continue to ship shoes as we receive them and in November, 2010 we will return to Haiti to help distribute the shoes to those in need.

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