Pictured: Rikervens Charmant Rikervens Charmant is 12-years old, loves to play soccer, enjoys learning math and wants to be an engineer someday. Will you help him achieve his dreams? When you donate $32 per month to the World Wide Village Student Sponsorship Program, you will allow Rikervens to attend school and have a hot lunch each
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Six Reasons to Include Children in Missions
Whether you’re coloring pictures with your toddler to send to your sponsored student, bringing your teen on an Impact Trip to Haiti, or praying together as a family for missionaries around the world, including your children in missions is so important! Here are six reasons to include your children in missions taken from “Faith Passed
June 2018 Field Update
Education: While many of us have finished up the school year and are enjoying the start of summer, students in the World Wide Village schools are still working hard on year-end testing this week. Unlike the United States, students are required to pass national exams at different points in their schooling before continuing into higher grades.
Meet the 2018 Interns!
Penny Nelson “My name is Penny Nelson. I am from Chelsea, Michigan. I am 22 years old. I am going to be a senior at Alma College where I am studying International Business and French. I came to Haiti to research the local businesses here, help some of the local business persons with their
Celebrate Haiti!
On May 18th Haitians will celebrate the culture and heritage of their country on Flag Day. Haitians love and take pride in their country. Many of the children in the WWV schools even share that Flag Day is their favorite holiday of the year! As World Wide Village gets ready to celebrate this wonderful holiday, we
Spiritually Investing in Teenage Girls
Education is at the heart of World Wide Village. As a Christian organization this extends far beyond classroom learning. Our desire is that Haitian youth grow not only in intelligence, but also in wisdom and love for the Lord. As World Wide Village has been focusing efforts in the villages of Williamson and Luly, a
May 2018 Field Update
Nikola School: Nikola is a school located in the mountainous regions above Williamson, Haiti. World Wide Village and wonderful supporters from Apex Efficiency Solutions have been working together to support this small school and help it thrive! A recent team visited the school, bringing lumber and know-how to build sturdy school desks for the children.
An Empty Sack Cannot Stand
Pictured: Two students from Armee du Salut on their lunch break There is a popular Haitian proverb that says ‘Sak vid pa kanpe’, which means an empty sack cannot stand. The “sack” in this proverb is reflective of a sack of flour, from which bread is made. Imagine a sack full of flour standing upright.
April 2018 Field Update
Dedication of House #55: Pictured: Siltamene and family Siltamene is a single mother of six children and two grandchildren. For decades she lived in a house made of pieced together tin and tarps just up the hill past the newly constructed World Wide Village medical center. Siltamene sold produce in the market until she became
Divine Appointment
Pictured: Grace Le Sage in Haiti When Lisa and Grace Le Sage came to Haiti on a short-term Impact Trip, they were more than excited to meet their sponsored student from Armee du Salut. They had a backpack full of snacks, clothes, toys and school supplies and were ready to bless this little girl that