I Got the Worst Good News
I said, “O Jesus, O Jesus.” It was DEFINITELY a prayer. It was great news! We were actually going to get our well drilled before our...
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John Leininger
Apr 25, 20142 min read
The Baddest Lady in the Village
The lady’s name is Guerline, she’s the baddest lady in the village. I wondered how she got a house in the village and what went wrong...
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Cliff Hawley
Mar 5, 20141 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Mar 3, 20142 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Feb 26, 20142 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Feb 18, 20142 min read
The Village Stone Carver
His name is Jean Louis Chery; he is the village stone carver and a fascinating man. I watch him and his family work all day carving,...
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John Leininger
Feb 16, 20141 min read
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...
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Cliff Hawley
Feb 13, 20142 min read
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...
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Cliff Hawley
Feb 9, 20143 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Feb 8, 20142 min read
AK 47’s and Shotguns Behind Me!!
I have to start this story back in San Antonio, before this trip, when I got a phone call from someone who heard that I was working in...
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John Leininger
Feb 7, 20141 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Feb 5, 20141 min read
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,...
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John Leininger
Feb 3, 20142 min read
Water Well for the Village!
One of the first things we put in the village was a well. We placed it at the highest point on the property as we use gravity to send the...
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John Leininger
Feb 2, 20142 min read
Follow-up on Markendy
Markendy is the little five year old boy who came to our clinic very malnourished. His mom had died and his aunt rescued him from an...
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John Leininger
Jan 30, 20141 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Jan 28, 20141 min read
Pray for Us
His name is Markendy. His aunt doesn’t know how old he is. She never knew his dad and his mom died last year. He went to live with an...
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John Leininger
Jan 27, 20143 min read
One More Step, Because There is No One Else
As we are now “experts” in village building in Haiti, another organization is seeking out advice for the village they intend to build....
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John Leininger
Jan 24, 20142 min read
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...
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John Leininger
Jan 21, 20141 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...
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Cliff Hawley
Dec 16, 20133 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...
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