News from Haiti.......

We arrived safely in Haiti, we drove through a small part of Port au Prince and saw the buildings that were flattened. As we drove into the countryside, there were "tent cities" scattered here and there. So many people living outside of their homes. We also stopped by a hospital and were able to pray for a young girl there. We have delivered the shoes and they will be distributed as needed.

Tomorrow we will travel around for the day and see how the people are living and what their needs are. SFHK's wants to do what we can to help those who so desperately need help. We will continue to collect shoes and plan another trip for the fall of '10. The needs are so great, we have met police from Chili who are here for a year training the police force here. We have also met a dentist and she has been able to help many children with their dental needs this week. There are so many people here who just want to help the people of Haiti and I am so grateful for what they are doing.

Please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers.

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Our suitcases are packed with shoes!

On Tuesday, March 30 my husband Frank, my daughter in love, Amy, and myself will leave with our suitcases loaded with shoes!!! This trip will be a 2 fold blessing, bringing shoes to the kids and meeting a precious 6 year old girl named Dora who will be a part of our son, Frank and his wife Amy's family and will be our granddaughter.

We are so excited to be going so that we can see first hand what has happened since the earthquake after our last trip in Nov. 09. I know that the needs are great there and we just want to go and see for ourselves how we can help. Our plan is to carry as many shoes as we can in our suitcases.

We are so anxious to meet Dora and spend some time with her and get to know her. We also are going to try to buy some rice to hand out to those who are in need. Please keep us in your prayers.........March 30 to April 3,2010. Thanks so much. Hope to be able to post some pictures on our blog while we are there. God Bless!

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Jacob.....how can we help the kids in Haiti?

When one 3rd grader in West Virginia named Jacob heard about the earthquake and kids in Haiti needing shoes, he went to his 3rd grade teacher, Ms Scollick and his guidance counselor, Mrs, Frazier and said "can we help?" The class had often talked about how they needed to "put themselves into someone else's shoes" during some of their lessons and this was an opportunity to do just that. Mrs Frazier also mentioned it to one of the other 3rd grade classes and together they began to make a plan.

At both of the schools they began collecting money and for every dollar they collected, they would put up a "paper shoe" on the wall. Mrs. Frazier said that the kids brought in loose change and dollar bills and between those two 3rd grade classes, they have collected $846.83!!!! What can one person do????? Jacob, he saw a need and he wanted to make a difference. That money will go to purchase shoes for the children of Haiti and its because of Jacob, his teacher, his counselor, Mrs Frazier who got in touch with Shoes for Haiti's Kids, that the kids in Haiti will be walking around in a new pair of shoes! Thank you Jacob and all the 3rd graders, you are the ones who will put the smiles on the children of Haiti ..........MERCI!!!!

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HAITI IS ALWAYS ON MY HEART......

Haiti is always on my heart. I continue to see the pictures of the "tent cities" and today I saw a picture of children in a classroom under a large tent. I looked to see if they were wearing shoes, could barely tell but saw what looked liked sandals on one child and sneakers on another. I wondered about the other children. I am so happy to see those children, under a tent, still able to get an education, even during these difficult times. Our friends, Bettie Snyder & Pastor Nancy Hart just returned from a trip to Haiti a few weeks ago. They were able to carry in some of our shoes and we are so grateful for that. Bettie, who has lived in Haiti for many years was so heartbroken by the devastation that she saw. Bettie and her son Phil Snyder from Glowmi.org have been feeding 5,000 a day. They have taken on several of the "tent cities" and become responsible for feeding them daily. Our heart is to work with them and get as many pairs of shoes to them as soon as possible. Thousands of pairs of shoes are needed and we want to help with as many as we can. We are not a big ministry and we don't have the "deep pockets" that so many large ministries have today. My husband and I are retired and just want to do what we can to help the people of Haiti and this shoe ministry is what we feel that God has called us to do. We are currently collecting BRAND NEW sneakers, sandals, flip flops, etc. We also are working on ways to ship or carry in the shoes to Haiti. If you can help us with the cost of shipping......that would be a great help to us. We have always trusted God to meet every need that we have and He has always provided through His people. We may be taking a trip to Haiti in April to go and see what the needs are and how we can best help. If you can help us by purchasing shoes or sending a financial donation......we would be so grateful. 100% of your finances goes to buying shoes and shipping. The people of Haiti desperately need our help......... Thank you so much....Merci

You will find the address where you can send donations or shoes on the right.

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