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NDPC Haiti Mission Trip

From January 19 to 26, 2013, the North Decatur Presbyterian Church embarked on a mission to Haiti, aiming to understand the persistent issues of hunger faced by its people. This trip focused on the importance of grassroots organizations and their strategies for fostering abundance in the community. The team engaged with local initiatives addressing hunger, clean water, healthcare, and education. By connecting with the Haitian people, the mission sought to learn about their challenges and strengths, fostering a relationship of support and collaboration to help fulfill God's command to love one another.

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NDPC Haiti Mission Trip

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  1. NDPC Haiti Mission Trip January 19 – 26, 2013 An exploration of the root causes of hunger

  2. Statement of Purpose Root Causes of Hunger in Haiti: Grassroots Organizations of Haiti and their Strategies for Moving to God’s Promise for Abundance We of North Decatur Presbyterian Church are traveling to Haiti as a mission group to tryto determine, firsthand, the situation of the Haitian people as they struggle to resolve the persistent problem of hunger in their society. We recognize the distinct value of local grassroots efforts in finding long-term, effective solutions and we hope that through this fact-finding mission to learn ways in which we can help to strengthen these organizations and fulfill God’s command to love one another. We also are keenly aware of the related problems of clean water, adequate healthcare, and basic education. We hope to return home having learned from our Haitian brothers and sisters how to be able to tell, not only the story of the difficulties of life in Haiti, but of the strength and resolve of the Haitian people and to know better what they may need from us and what we might be able to do in response.

  3. NDPC Arrives in Port-au-Prince

  4. Mark Hare, Mission Worker

  5. The Best Driver and Interpreter Franky Wisky

  6. Where Did We Go? • Hinche (pronounced “Inch”), Centre – 3 days • MPP (Farmers Movement of Papay) • Church Service • Yard gardens • Eco-villages • Midwives for Haiti • Cange (stopover) – water project and hospital/school tour • Verettes/Valere, Artebonite – 3 days • OGAD • ODEVPRE • Lunch in Valere • Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Program • Port-au-Prince, Ouest (West) – 1 day

  7. Catholic Church in Haiti

  8. Yard Gardens

  9. Meremode’s Yard Garden

  10. Video: Impact Through Seeds

  11. Eco-Villages

  12. Video: Life in Haiti Eco-Villages

  13. Art Museum in Port-au-Prince

  14. Made New Friends…

  15. So…what are the root causes of hunger? • Poverty • Uprooting of self-sufficient farmers  urbanization • International intervention • Slavery • France’s demand for repayment for its lost empire, slaves and income • International support of this • Water distribution – too much and then too little • Lack of education • Lack of training • Population (un)control • Natural disasters

  16. Questions?

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