Quiet. Humble. Dedicated. These three words best describe Osnel Jeanrilus, one of our wonderful WWV staff members in Haiti. If you’ve ever been to Haiti with World Wide Village you have probably seen Osnel quietly studying at the guesthouse. Whether reading his bible...

This has been a very exciting month in Haiti as the Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies program started opening its doors to patients! There have already been stories of heartbreak, but also stories of hope. If you missed the stories of our first patients last week, you...

Just last week we heard a story from Magdala (the new World Wide Village midwife) that reminded us why we started the Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies program in Haiti. It was a story that was heartbreaking, but also one with much hope for the future.As the new...

“Can I pray directly to God? I feel so unworthy,” said the young Haitian woman sitting across from me in the World Wide Village medical center in Haiti. Hearing her question, I remembered the words from Matthew 27. I had just read those words in my quiet time at the...

SOLAR POWER!   We have water!  We are so thankful for how quickly you acted to provide solar power for the City on a Hill well.  It was less than two weeks between the time we asked for your help and the time the solar power system was installed. That's AMAZING! ...

Degaje is a word in Creole that means "make it work" and it applies to so many areas of life. So when a team from Iowa focused on business in Haiti had their mission trips canceled due to political protesting and then COVID-19, they did just that... degaje. They...

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS   Over the last several years the World Wide Village supported schools in Haiti have been growing and thriving. Thanks to our amazing student sponsors, more and more children in rural Haiti are able to attend school without the burden of...

The Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies program continues to take shape as our new midwife, Magdala, lays the foundation for a strong and successful maternal health program. Training the local matrons (traditional birth attendants) has become a top priority for the...

World Wide Village is excited to welcome our newest staff member - Magdala Joseph - as our Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies program director.   Magdala is a vivacious 26-year-old woman who grew up in Port-au-Prince.  She is newlywed of six months and has no...