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With all the talk about the return of Jean Claude Duvalier, Haiti’s former dictator, to his former country, Haiti is back in the news. The country is still devastated from the earthquake and only 5% of the buildings have been rebuilt.  But the story that is often told is the one of Haiti’s orphans. Because of early death…

Bryant Myers, professor of Transformational Development at Fuller Theological Seminary has written an insightful book called, Walking with the Poor – Principles and Practices of Transformational Develpment. I would describe this book not as a ‘how to’ but more as a holistic, long-term approach that helps development workers think differently about poverty and helps them create sustainable solutions…

Today is the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. A year ago, one of modern times’ worst natural disasters struck one of the poorest nations. In seconds, roughly 10% of this capital’s population was killed or mortally wounded in a massive earthquake at 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12.  I just returned from Haiti on Sunday morning and…

On November 15, 2010, HopeChest launched Change Their Story–a campaign to empower our supporters to raise money from their friends and family during Christmas. Instead of buying more things, 75 families decided to join HopeChest in changing the story for children. In 45 days, those 75 volunteers raised $52,275.94–exceeding our original $50,000 goal. Each participant…
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