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Terry Esbenshade talks about the “hoop home” temporary housing structures being sent to Haiti. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSgiLEMjaIQ]

When the ground first shook on January 12, 2010, the actual event was over in a matter of a minute.  The effects of this tragedy, however, are lingering and will […]

Today Nick and I drove over the mountains to Leogane.  It’s been the first time we’ve been over the mountains since the quake.  We’d heard Leogane was bad. Wow.  Didn’t quite expect HOW bad […]

The camp. Yesterday Leann and I headed over to the large refugee camp that’s now a part of our community.  As difficult as it was to see, it was a good […]

16 days since the earthquake! Has it been that long? Days run together with short nights and little sleep. First there was the numbing reality of the situation, almost like […]

The world has come together to reach out to the earthquake victims in Haiti — and yet so much more needs to be done to ease the enormous suffering. Food […]

Day to day the needs seem to change on the ground here in Jacmel.  We’ve spent the last few days working tirelessly getting food out into the hands of the […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – As international relief groups rush to Haiti following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in its capital city, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has a permanent presence there, positioning […]

MCC sends structural engineers to assess soundness of homes in Haiti By Linda Espenshade Jan. 22, 2010 AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is sending three structural engineers to […]

Fred interviewed  long-time Creation Festival volunteer Gwenn Goodale Mangine of Joy in Hope Ministries.  Gwenn and her husband Nick are serving in Jacmel, Haiti.  Jacmel is a city of 40,000 […]

In addition to donations of money, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is asking the public to help supply 20,000 relief kits, 10,000 heavy comforters and 10,000 sheets to be sent to […]