Happy MOTHERS DAY

Haiti Newsletter May 2010
Happy Mother’s Day LADIES.


I often hear from ladies who have no children that they feel a little left out on Mother’s Day…..NO NEED!


So many of the children in Haiti have no mothers and welcome your prayers and support.

There are many stories about Haiti to be shared but the ones that stick out in my mind are about the children. Perhaps that is because there are so many that have so little. These children have untreated wounds that have become infected, they have lice that you can actually see without parting their hair, they have only a long shirt to cover their malnourished bodies and those with orange hair and swollen bellies don’t know what or when they will eat again. The story is much the same for many children, their parents are dead and their grandparents or aunties cannot afford to feed them.....they ask us.....will you take them? We then explain we cannot. They would rather give these children away then watch them starve to death.

Then there is the GOOD NEWS.
Many of the children we saw in these villages last time are now in school and getting 1 meal a day of Rice and Beans because of the Feeding Program we are sponsoring through Trinity Hope. One meal a day offered through the school encourages parents to send their child to school every day. Once they begin attending school they are not only nourished physically but mentally. They return home and educate the rest of their family by sharing what they have learned.

Dame Marie is one of those schools. There are 3 other Lutheran Schools in Pastor Isaac’s District that are now being supported by Trinity Hope through donations. We hope to be able to take on the responsibility of these schools so that Trinity Hope can use their funds to feed still more children in other villages.

The food is cooked over wood burning fires just outside the school doors. The cost of each meal is less than 3 pennies. Yes, for 3 pennies a day we can feed a child in Haiti who otherwise may die of malnutrition. We may not be able to save the entire Island Country of Haiti but we are determined, with God’s help, to save one child at a time. Right now we have only enough funds to support the school of Dame Marie through the end of this school year. Any monthly donation would be welcome to support this program.


I know going to Haiti has become very popular since the earthquake. Many emergency workers and mission teams as well as big name relief organizations have made their appearances. They did a great job and the Haitian people are very thankful. Three months later, many have left for home and others will be moving to other projects in the months to come but please remember, we have been partnering with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti for 9 years. We have been with Pastor Isaac through severe starving times, the sinking of a ferry boat off the coast of Jeremie that resulted in the beginning of the Orphanage and several hurricanes and mud slides. The Haitian Lutheran Mission Project organization will be there long after these other groups have left.... with your help.



Please consider honoring your Mother with a donation to The Haitian Lutheran Mission Project this Mother's Day.


We will send a Mother's Day Card to your Mom recognizing your donation. Feeding a starving child is the perfect gift for any Mom.

For more information contact:

Sue Gross suelynn144@aol.com or 708-389-6676
or mail your donation to:

Make checks payable to....
Haitian Lutheran Mission Project
Christ Lutheran Church
c/o Haitian Lutheran Mission Project
14700 s. 94th Ave.
Orland Park, IL 60462


If this is for Mother's Day please indicate on check and include name and address of person you wish Mother's Day Card to go to.

SUE