David Vanderpool

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  Feb 18, 2024

  Black History Month: A nod to Haiti

  In honor of Black History Month, let us turn our attention to Haiti, a nation currently in severe crisis.

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  May 14, 2023

  Meeting the needs of mothers

  When we meet the needs of these mothers in the capacities of healthcare and education, we are not only contributing to their quality of life and their society wholistically — we are also opening the door for opportunities to show them Jesus.

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  Jan 23, 2022

  12 years after Haiti’s earthquake: Remembering Haitian lives have value

  Roads still contain craters, buildings continue to lay in ruins, there is little-to-no access to electricity or clean water and what little food is available is unaffordable to the average Haitian. Gangs control the streets to the extent that people would rather starve and die at home than risk kidnapping and torture to try and find work or food.

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  Dec 10, 2020

  Haitians plunging deeper into starvation amid COVID-19

  The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification predicts that the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will force another 400,000 Haitians deeper into starvation

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  Dec 5, 2017

  What's Important About World Soil Day

  This World Soil Day, think twice about what's beneath your feet when you walk across your lawn. Consider where the carrot in your salad once grew. And think about maybe finding a way to plant a tree on an empty hillside.

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  Nov 8, 2016

  In Our Election Craziness, Don't Forget Haiti

  It's been only a month, but seems like we've already forgotten the destruction Hurricane Matthew left in its wake when it slammed into the western tip of Haiti in the early hours on Oct. 4, 2016.

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  Apr 2, 2016

  Why These College Students Chose Haiti for Spring Break

  "I wanted my spring break to mean something and have a lifelong impact. Just hanging out with friends and having fun doesn't have an eternal or spiritual impact."

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  Nov 12, 2015

  How Simple Solutions Improved a Mother's Life in Haiti

  Less than 650 miles from the U.S., our neighbor, Haiti, hosts one of the worst infant mortality rates in the world and suffers maternal mortality rates 50 times higher than our nation.