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"Life in this wealthy country of ours is accepted as matter-of-fact. We accept one blessing after another and sometimes we even complain without realizing it. It becomes so commonplace. In Haiti the love of God continues to shine through as the people look forward to the day when "God will divide the waters of the sea...and they will walk across on dry ground." Such faith and spiritual wealth coming from those who merely exist..." - HFC Founder Marion Austin
I recently received a letter from a donor who explained that her financial situation had changed. This type of correspondence is familiar to me as I have served for several years at different non-profit organizations. However, this letter was different. Instead of a reason why she was discontinuing giving, there was a check attached as the donor explained that she was giving "in faith".
This caused me to stop and reflect. As I have flipped through holiday editions of magazines, I have seen several articles on how to not overspend yourselves during the holiday season or how to pay down your bills in the new year. It made me question how much we buy during the holidays with our faith in a job, a tax return, or the support of our family. How different would it be if the holidays were more about a time of giving in faith, a faith not in things that can change but a faith in an unchangeable God? My prayer for my family and for yours - May God give us the wisdom and guidance this holiday season to recognize the blessings He has given and to grow our faith in Him. Amen.
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Want to Help?
With close to 450 children in our school, we need your help to raise the money for their education. See below for some ways you can help. Also, check our our School for Samuel Campaign on our website at www.hfchaiti.org.
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Send a HFC Christmas Cards to your Family and Friends!
For every designated gift of $16 to the Christmas 2011 Card Campaign, we would like to thank you with a set of 12 HFC Christmas cards to give to family and friends this holiday season. This is a great way to let others know about Hope for the Children of Haiti's ministry.
Below is this year's design, created by Renick, one of boys who grew up at HFC. Click on the image below to see a larger view of the card as well as inside and back views.
To receive one or more sets of Christmas cards, please give a donation by check or through our online system and include Christmas 2011 Card Campaign in the memo line. (1 set per each gift of $16 will be sent unless otherwise indicated. For example, 2 sets will be sent for a gift of $32) Help us spread the word this holiday season!
 Spread the Word
Do your holiday, birthday and any other shopping through iGIVE.com. There are 934 stores in the iGive network including Amazon, Staples, Best Buy, The Home Depot, Expedia, Gap, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Overstock.com and many others. Help HFC Every Time You Shop or Search. Join for Free. They will donate at least $10. $5 for using iGive & $5 for your 1st purchase. The donations keep growing as you keep shopping.
Use www.goodsearch.com to raise money for HFC with every internet search you conduct.
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Current Needs
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The school is in need of more laptops to offer computer classes to students in the Marion Austin School. Please contact Tara Kasey with potential donations.
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You can help us reduce our costs by updating your contact information and selecting electronic delivery for HFC mailings and receipts. Go to www.hfchaiti.org/emailme to fill out our online form.
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