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Children in Haiti cling to way of life

Children in Haiti cling to way of life

By Mitch Albom
Free Press Columnist
First of three part story
• Part 2: Amid devastation in Haiti, gratitude fills their hearts
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They are just children. Some arrived as babies. Some lost their parents. Others were turned over because no one could afford to feed them. Together, over the years, they formed a cherished bond inside [...]

Amid devastation in Haiti, gratitude fills their hearts

Amid devastation in Haiti, gratitude fills their hearts

By Mitch Albom
Free Press Columnist
Second of three in series
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — She is 16 and she comes from a large family, but the large family is gone now. All of them. Eleven died when the earth opened in Haiti.
Linda survived.
Children emerge like spirits from the rubble of disaster; they can hover outside the horror they [...]

It was the best text message the Rev. John Hearn Jr. has ever received

It was the best text message the Rev. John Hearn Jr. has ever received

Garden City church relieved to hear from Haiti mission workers
Catherine Jun / The Detroit News
Garden City — It was the best text message the Rev. John Hearn Jr. has ever received.
On Thursday morning, a 25-year-old teacher at his missionary school in Port-au-Prince finally replied to the multiple text messages the Garden City minister had sent, trying to [...]

A self-sufficient Mission

A self-sufficient Mission

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