Two years ago today, disaster struck. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010. 200,000 lives were lost. Almost 2 million were left homeless. It left homes shattered, buildings crumbled and the country crippled. Soles4Souls stepped in to help. Since the earthquake, we’ve distributed 1.4 MILLION (Continue reading…)
Our ‘Travel with Us’ Team returned last week from an another amazing trip to Haiti. Today, Susanne and Melissa recap days 2 & 3 of the trip. This trip was incredible and the team was awesome! Here is Melissa’s recap from day 2… We woke up to the sound of roosters, (Continue reading…)
It’s amazing hot much of a difference one year can make. No one knows that more than Stephen Carlton. This time last year, Stephen was living in sunny Southern California. Today, he calls Port-Au-Prince home, helping children with Haiti Outreach Ministries. Today, Stephen shares his journey & how it all (Continue reading…)
Our final update from our team in Haiti is written by on of the team members, Leaf. The group is remarkable and we’ve had an amazing time… Wednesday morning we came downstairs to the sound of women singing, a blend of praise and patience rarely experienced at home. Imagine 250-300 (Continue reading…)
Today, for the first time ever, John Chew, Soles4Souls liaison here in Haiti, is going to be the author of the blog post. John is from California, but lived in Haiti since the 80′s. He helps our team on each trip as the “tour guide.” John full of knowledge about the (Continue reading…)
To say that 2010 was an incredible year for Soles4Souls would be an understatement. Because of the thousands of people who’ve donated cleaned out their closets, hosted shoe drives, or sponsored shoes, we’re giving away a pair of shoes every 7 seconds. From Philadelphia to the Philippines, lives are changing (Continue reading…)
We first met Jack at an orphanage during our October Haiti distribution. When we first arrived to the orphanage, Jack acted shy & timid. After washing the kid’s feet, sizing for shoes & giving them a new pair, we spent time just having fun. The kids loved playing with the toys & trying on funny sunglasses or “blockers” as (Continue reading…)
John Chew, our liaison for Haiti, sent us an update from the first days of cholera. At present, hospitals in the area are still seeing cases, however, less of cholera. Of the 4,500 cases reported there were aproximately 330 deaths. Here is an exerpt of his involvement, and help with prevention of this water (Continue reading…)
Last week we had a team of 18 volunteers join us on a shoe distribution to Haiti. Today, our Experiential Manager, Katie Lentile, shares a recap from the trip as well as an update from our sources in Haiti on the cholera outbreak: First, I want to let everyone know (Continue reading…)
This week we have a team of 18 volunteers have joined us to distribute shoes in Haiti. Our Experiential Manager, Katie Lentile, got a little help from some of our volunteers for today’s recap: Another amazing day in Haiti. The landscape of Haiti itself is breathtaking- lush green mountains ring the central watershed valley that (Continue reading…)
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