Core Values We have identified certain values that lie at the centre of Heart to Heart’s work. These “Core Values” are the fundamental principles that guide our decisions and work. 1. We are Christian 2. We value people 3. We are responsive 4. We are committed to serve. We uphold these values with integrity, humility, honesty and transparency.
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Imagine This...
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# of people killed in the earthquake: approx. 230,000
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# of people left homeless: 1.5 million |
% of schools in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas are damaged or destroyed: 90%
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%of H2H buildings damaged or destroyed: 100% |
# of families still living on the H2H compound: 300
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# of people H2H is feeding daily: 900 |
cost to rebuild the H2H kitchen/dining room/food depot/guestrooms/washrooms on top floor:$115,000
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cost to ship 20 containers of food: $200,000 |
cost to rebuild school:$125,000
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Only 52% of children 6-12 attend school |
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| We're doing something about it. Be part of the process in Haiti. It's working. | |
Visions For The Future: The Heart To Heart school's vision is to help break the chains of poverty that ensnare the young men and women of Haiti, to produce capable Christian community leaders. The school will send out its trained staff to build and equip the school programs in the associated satellite churches. Heart To Heart is continuing to expand its ministry and services into the local community and to other areas of Haiti. We are committed to providing adult literacy programs, health and dental care services, English language classes, and trade and employment training and opportunities. |
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Ministry: The Heart To Heart church in Grande Goave ministers to a growing church body. Pastor Luc is also the pastor to 4 other growing congregation in other communities throughout Haiti. The Grande Goave church is actively involved in evangelism as well as teaching and equipping church ministries for ministry. The H2H board in Canada is a non-denominational Christ centered organization. It is committed to supporting the ministries or Heart To Heart in Haiti. H2H is also actively involved in providing and hosting short-term ministry opportunities to Haiti for high school, university and church groups. Many of the directors of H2H are regularly involved in fieldwork in Haiti such as evangelism crusades, community development, teaching and building the leadership capacity of the Haitian Heart To Heart board of directors. |
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| How We Began: Luc Honorat was born the son of a High Voodoo Priest, but he himself became a Christian under the care of a pastor. During his many years as a junior pastor at a large church and orphanage located in Grand Goave, Luc was told he would one day take over as senior pastor. When the existing senior pastor passed away, his grown sons forced Luc & the orphans out of the church.
Luc and his wife Michelle took the 40 orphans into their own home. Their small, 1200sqft. bungalow quickly became the children's home and school. Church was held under a tree in their neighbor’s yard. One year prior to Luc’s departure, Claire Roberts had travelled to Haiti, met Luc and followed God’s calling to help. She took pictures of several orphans and brought them home with her to Alberta where she quickly found sponsors. Claire and Living Waters Church spread the word about Luc and Michelle and before long a group of people in British Columbia joined their efforts to help Luc’s rapidly growing household. A friendship formed and grew into a partnership that was named Heart To Heart. Today, H2H is a Christ-centered, registered charitable organization. In 1995, a land purchase in a partnership with monthly sponsors, donors, and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) allowed H2H to build a school, a children's home, a feeding centre, a community well, and a power generating system. American, Canadian, and Haitian donors have also built a church on the property. The school reaches out past the walls that surround it to educate the neighbouring families by providing elementary school education, adult literacy, sewing and English classes. Enrolment at the elementary school has grown from 200 to 350 students. The students are fed a nutritious lunch each day and in most cases, this is the only food most of the kids will eat. They are also given a school uniform and provided with textbooks and supplies.
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