Haiti Global Plunge with Hatian Fraternity

Nick Johnson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:10:13 +0000

For the past three years we have been taking students to live and work alongside a AQPsi, a fraternity in Haiti. Its members are men in a small village outside of Haiti’s capital. Central to their purpose is the mobilization of men and women in the village to a place of self-sustainability. We have joined them over the years to bring running water to over 60 families (previously they had to walk up to 30 mins to get water). In May we took a team of 15 students from across the Southeast to participate in the Haiti Global Plunge. Two of them were from Georgia State. In addition to laying pipes to bring the running water, students also wrestled with God’s call throughout Scripture to pursue justice and love the poor . Our hope was that this short experience would help develop students who want to give their lives to transform the world: learning how to live a lifestyle of justice and giving all to advance God’s Kingdom. Here is an example from Patrick, a Theta Chi at Georgia State: “ we really got a chance to live among the people of Haiti. We were exposed to their hopes, frustrations and dreams. This trip brought serious, life-shifting realizations about myself. I will go back to my campus and see it as a resource that has not been used to its full potential.” Patrick is now organizing a shoe box drive through a ministry in Haiti to bring needed supplies to children and hopes that he can provide over 200 shoeboxes. Of the members of the trip: 12 committed to meeting regularly with God in prayer and Bible Study 15 committed to better stewardship of money 9 committed to getting involved with a ministry to the poor 14 committed to research how they could use their major to help end poverty

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Click here for more info on the Hatian fraternity.

Click here to see a video of the trip.

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Haiti Global Plunge with Hatian Fraternity