Summer Edition 2011  Dr. Cliff Matousek Editor

 
Summer News from the Mountain

1. US Work Team Partners with Haitian Teachers on Desk Building Project

    A six member work team from Florida,
Boston, and Idaho worked with Haitian teachers to build 43 student desks for Martin Luther King School on the mountain.  They came to give but left with a lot more.


2. Empowering Kids Project Delivers 10 K to Endowment Fund 
     
    Students in Haiti and in the US worked together making necklaces, the sales from which placed 10,000 dollars in the endowment fund for Martin Luther King School in Damye, Haiti.  The kids worked for the money and now the money will begin working for the kids. 

3.  Haitian School Runs in the Black! Edging closer to Self Sufficiency.
   
Matching Fund Grants (MFGs) helped the Damye school meet its payroll and then some this year.  LFH wishes to say a big thank you to all who continue to donate.

    4.  Cholera and Tough Economic Times Force Loan Program into Modest Gains.
    
The overall payback rate on the Loan Program from God dipped to 97% last year as some borrowers experienced difficulties including Cholera. 




2011 US Work Team: Luke, Tim, Ken
Stephen, Renee, Bonnie, and Bobbi










Necklaces that Empower and Educate 









Damye Students Need Matching Funds







Our Work Team Receives Final Prep Before Delivering 45000 Dollars in Micro-Loans to 480 People.