Smiling faces, grateful hearts and welcoming hugs awaited our 7th team on its recent Haiti outreach. There to care for orphans, help construct a church, provide medical care and offer leadership training to pastors; this energetic team continued the work Somebody Cares began right after the devastating quake rocked Haiti. It’s been well over a [...]
Read MoreSigns of horror and of hope were seen by the SCA team that recently travelled to Haiti. With the cholera epidemic in full swing and civil unrest around the elections, it was a challenging time to go – but that is when the tangible love of God is most needed. Somebody Cares has been active [...]
Read More“Thank you” can not possibly express the gratitude of the first two Haitian families to receive their completed homes! Pastor Dalexis and his family, as well as the Larieux family are no longer living in makeshift tents. They now have a sturdy and secure place to call home. While small, the homes provided are earthquake [...]
Read MoreThis most recent trip to Haiti was both heartbreaking and heart-warming at the same time. Heartbreaking because 1.2 million people still live in tent cities; many others live in tents on their own property. Heart-warming because of the resilience of the human spirit evident in the Haitian people. Those in churches are pressing into the [...]
Read MoreWhen Joyce Yeoman heard about the Haiti earthquake, her heart was especially moved for the children. Knowing they had lost what little they owned–some of them even losing their entire families she wanted to help. So she started a Teddy Bear drive! Contacting local businesses in her small hometown of Show Low, Arizona, Mrs. Yeoman [...]
Read MoreSince October 2008, Times Square Church in New York City has been sending teams to the Galveston area for Hurricane Ike relief and rebuilding. The most recent Texas team, however, had the opportunity to help with Haiti relief as they partnered with Somebody Cares for the construction of our first Homes of Hope. Working with [...]
Read More03/31/10 – There are hundreds of thousands of orphans in Haiti. Their stories are heart wrenching. But in the midst of suffering, even they are beginning to find hope. Somebody Cares is caring for the fatherless in Haiti. We have been providing baby formula, food, water, protein powder, vitamins, tarps and toys to children’s homes; [...]
Read MoreMatching Funds Puts Homes Within Reach! The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country of Haiti in January left hundreds of thousands of Haitians homeless. People are still living in tents and make-shift shelters on the streets, parks and amongst the rubble of what was once their home. $1200 can provide a family a home [...]
Read MoreIt has been a harsh two months in Haiti since the Earthquake devastated the nation. Even now untold thousands of families are living in flimsy tents and scrounging for food. It is sobering to know that today tens of thousands of precious children in Haiti are going to sleep hungry. That’s why Somebody Cares has [...]
Read MoreIt has been a month since the devastating quake hit Haiti. Numerous teams from the Somebody Cares ministry network have provided critical resources and live saving care to survivors over the last four weeks. It is clear to everyone that relief and rebuilding efforts will go on for years. Somebody Cares is committed to immediate [...]
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