David Vanderpool

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  • Black History Month: A nod to Haiti

    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.

  • Meeting the needs of mothers

    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.

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

    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.

  • Haitians plunging deeper into starvation amid COVID-19

    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

  • What's Important About World Soil Day

    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.

  • In Our Election Craziness, Don't Forget Haiti

    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.

  • Why These College Students Chose Haiti for Spring Break

    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."

  • How Simple Solutions Improved a Mother's Life in Haiti

    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.

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