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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 [...]

Michigan mission helps Haitians rebuild lives!

Michigan mission helps Haitians rebuild lives!

Supplies Dangerously Low!
Garden City church group provides water, food to quake victims
Catherine Jun / The Detroit News
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — With so many hungry for food and water, a missionary school backed by a Garden City church has become a lifeline for hundreds of Haitians who have nothing and no place to go.
The stone courtyard has [...]

Local Mission’s Prayers Answered

Local Mission’s Prayers Answered

Garden City Group Operates Mission Group In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
GARDEN CITY, Mich. — A Garden City Church that operates a small school in Port-au-Prince Haiti said they got text message early Thursday that answered their prayers.
POSTED: Wednesday, January 13, 2010  in The Detroit News
UPDATED: 2:50 pm EST January 14, 2010
PHOTO CREDITS: Elisabeth Conely
“We are all Ok,” read [...]