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A Warm Welcome
I was blessed to arrive in Haiti with my wife Diane, my oldest son, Jeff and his oldest son, Harrison who is seven years old. Along with...

John Leininger
Jan 24, 20142 min read
2014, God Continues to Provide
I have been praying for funding to build eight more of the final sixteen homes needing to be built to complete the village. We will then...

John Leininger
Jan 21, 20141 min read
Help the Poorest of the Poor
As this Christmas season of giving comes to a close, I would be remiss if I didn’t remind everyone of the many needs in Haiti: We still...

John Leininger
Dec 29, 20132 min read
Housekeeping or House Building?
John and I will be be heading back to Haiti next month and it’s breaking my heart. When we go together it is usually because John has me...
Cliff Hawley
Dec 16, 20133 min read
Three Blind Thieves
Last night at the Village, our watchman, Ti Coude, woke from a dream that someone was breaking into our pump house to steal our...

John Leininger
Dec 1, 20131 min read


Marjorie
After the homes in the Village were finished being built, I was put in charge of getting the houses painted inside and out before the new...

John Leininger
Nov 15, 20132 min read
Polished Shoes
Today I was reminded of a parable told to me by Madam Wallace years ago. Madam Wallace ministered in the mountains above Port au Prince...

John Leininger
Nov 3, 20132 min read


Soccer Champs!!
We may be the newest and smallest village but we are the champions!! In a soccer tournament for the town of Gressier, the final game was...

John Leininger
Oct 23, 20131 min read


Families Without Beds
I was in Haiti for two weeks before I found out that an entire family living in the Village was sleeping on the concrete floor of their...

John Leininger
Oct 16, 20131 min read


Medical Clinic Saving Lives
The Bill Walsh Memorial Medical Clinic is in full operation!! Attached is a picture of Doctor Whistler and Nurse Pascale working on a...

John Leininger
Oct 12, 20131 min read


A Great Trip!
It was a great trip and now I’m so glad to be home. We built eight homes We put 11 families (about 60 people) into the Village from...

John Leininger
Oct 7, 20131 min read
Fight in the Village!
Today there was a fight between two eleven year old girls in the Village. Actually it was quite one sided. Marjorie got mad at Genica and...

John Leininger
Oct 6, 20132 min read


A Very Sweet Letter
Today I received a very sweet letter from a young lady in the Village. She is the second oldest in a family of five boys and two girls....

John Leininger
Oct 2, 20131 min read
Who Gets the House?
I’m entering week four in Haiti now. Much of my time has been watching the transformation of the Village as more homes are built. There...

John Leininger
Sep 30, 20131 min read
Wedding Bells, They are a Ringin’
John had a number of plans for this trip to Haiti. Among them were: to build eight houses; open the clinic for business three times a...
Cliff Hawley
Sep 29, 20134 min read
“Thank You’s”
Thank you’s have a way of making my day, even in the middle overwhelming need. Today I was feeling overwhelmed as I have had 37 requests...

John Leininger
Sep 22, 20132 min read
The Knoxville Team
We needed a break and God provided. Last night a team from Knoxville arrived at our Team House in Merci’ de Dieu (Thanks to God) Village....

John Leininger
Sep 20, 20131 min read
The Good News and the Bad News
I have good news and bad news, as the saying goes. As I arrived in Haiti to build eight more homes for very poor families living in tent...

John Leininger
Sep 20, 20131 min read
Follow-up on the Man on the Road
I blogged earlier concerning a young man I found unconscious and near death along the side of the road. Against the rules I loaded him in...

John Leininger
Sep 20, 20132 min read
It Was a Blessed Day
It was a very blessed day… Words cannot describe how excited I am that Ken, Debbi and Kenny Kennedy are with me for this trip to Haiti....

John Leininger
Sep 14, 20131 min read
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