7th Graders are Prepared to Escape
Oldine, Ronalson, Jesuméne, Ismaëly, Jimmy, and Gaens. These three young men and three young ladies, living in an orphanage in Lizon, Haiti, recently passed the mandatory 6th grade standards test required to further their education in Haiti. This exam, given only one day per year, has a very high failure rate, yet all six of these students scored very well. They desire to escape the bondage of lack of education. The next step for these bright students would be to start this school year as 7th graders. These children need your financial support to take this next step.
Jesumene, Age – 13, who likes movies. Her family died in the earthquake.
Late last week, I met with Raphael, the executive director of one of our partner organizations in Haiti, the Foundation for the Promising Children of Haiti. Raphael said, “Mr. Randy your organization has helped us by constructing new buildings, providing clothing to the children, building a swing set for us, and many other things. But the children really need your help now.” He went on to tell me about the children praying that World Wide Village would offer financial support for the $375 annual tuition for these six wannabe 7th graders. How could I say “no”?
The average Haitian female, when she reaches age 25, has only received two years of formal education. The illiteracy rate of the general population, for those over age 25, is 50%.
These six very bright young people have beaten the odds by successfully passing the test that more than 50% of their peers fail each year. They have a chance to break the cycle of chronic dependency. They have a chance to learn beyond anything their parents attained. These very promising young people have earned a spot for secondary education, and I’m pleading with you to join me in providing financial support.
Oldine, Age – 13, likes to play piano. Her family is too poor to provide care or education.
Annual tuition costs only $375 per student – provisions have already been offered for their uniforms, books and supplies. All we need is 23 donors at the $100 level or maybe 46 gifts at the $50 level. Perhaps God has blessed you financially. With your gift of $375 we will directly connect you to the student who will provide monthly reports of progress in 7th grade.
Please help today! This support falls outside our normal student sponsorship program but please know we intend to monitor progress, offer regular communications between the donors and students, and our prayer is for each of these children to continue their education through their high school graduation. You can help make that a reality.
On the donation page, please simply indicate your donation be in Honor of to FPCH Student Fund.
Please uplift Oldine, Ronalson, Jesuméne, Ismaëly, Jimmy, and Gaens in prayer. Pray that they not only have a rich experience in 7th grade, but will also break the cycle of chronic dependency in Haiti.
4-year-old Hannah is at it again! This past Sunday Hannah and her friends held their second annual lemonade and cookie sale for Haiti in Edina, MN. Last year she and her friends raised $89 to help build homes in Haiti. This year’s sale raised $136 – a whopping 53% increase over last year.
Randy Mortensen, President of World Wide Village, visited the sale this year to lend encouragement to Hannah. “We tell our story to hundreds of people every year,” he said, “and here’s a 4-year-old young lady who just gets it. The way she remembers the story about Anita and her boys (the Haitian widow) and how she remains committed to actually doing something to help…She inspires all of us at World Wide Village.”
Also in Haiti, but for a full month, are Jen and Jason Huguenin, of Brookview Church in Seattle. Jason, the church pastor, and his wife Jen, visited Haiti with us last year and came away struck by the weakness of family structures in Haiti. They wanted to do something about it and worked with WWV to develop the 