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A Second Village: Could It Be?
Just a few years ago, Dr. John and the others who served with Mercy International never dreamed of building a village. There were plenty...
Stephanie Cone
Mar 16, 20152 min read
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A Testimony Of God’s Grace
I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Merci’ de Dieu Village with my husband Joey, my sister, brother in law, and step-mom this...
Becca Burda
Jan 26, 20153 min read
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They Found Her Again In The Mountains
Years ago this lady (we will call her “Rebecca” in this article) worked for a wealthy Haitian woman. One tragic day, thieves broke in and...
Nathan Stricker
Jan 7, 20151 min read
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Thirteen People Living In A Tent
Three brothers standing outside of what once was their only shelter. During our last team we went to see a family living in a tent....
John Leininger
Jul 17, 20142 min read
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The Village is Finished but the Work Goes On
I’ve been home now for a little while and have had time to reflect on the incredible events that occurred on my last trip to Haiti and to...
John Leininger
May 29, 20142 min read
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This Decision was Easy
Two ladies came to the village to visit me today asking for a home. They fit the criterion to qualify for a home in the village: a family...
John Leininger
May 1, 20142 min read
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Send Me!
It looks like John, Kenny and I will return to Haiti in April to build our final eight homes in the village. We have received donations...
Cliff Hawley
Mar 5, 20141 min read
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Doing For Themselves
We arrived January 16, ready to lay out where our next eight houses would go. Armed with my trusty 300′ tape measure, two rolls of yellow...
John Leininger
Mar 3, 20142 min read
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Water, the Staff of Life
I wrote the following blog to help raise funds for two wells in Haiti, one near the orphanage and one in the village. Because of God’s...
John Leininger
Feb 26, 20142 min read
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Giving Glory Where it is Deserved
We are often thanked for the homes as we give them out to families in need. We attempt to always remind the families to give the glory...
John Leininger
Feb 16, 20141 min read
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Let’s Go Home
Now that I am back from four weeks in Haiti, I’ve been asked by family and friends to talk about my trip. So I will attempt to give you...
Cliff Hawley
Feb 13, 20142 min read
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A Very Very Good Day!
Yesterday was a good day. A very good day. The work was hard like always. Finishing final touches on the homes, building fences around...
Cliff Hawley
Feb 9, 20143 min read
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We Gave Away Another Home Today
We were told that one of our best workers was living in a tent, so Cliff and I went to check it out. It wasn’t really a tent but a few...
John Leininger
Feb 7, 20141 min read
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The Village is Growing!
The new eight homes should be finished in the next few days. Cliff Hawley and Kenny Kennedy continue to push the project forward,...
John Leininger
Feb 5, 20141 min read
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Where Did the Caution Tape Go??
One of the inevitable occurrences when working in Haiti is the disappearance of anything left unattended. I didn’t expect that to include...
John Leininger
Jan 30, 20141 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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