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Haiti Update: Communities of Shalom by Valerie Mossman-Celestin
08/26/2010 Deaconess candidate Valerie Mossman-Celestin shares her work with Communities of Shalom as the U.S. director of Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI).

Crafting Hope in Haiti by Valerie Mossman-Celestin
07/28/2010 Women in Haiti find opportunity and community working with United Methodist Women-supported Haitian Artisans for Peace International.

Haiti Relief, Six Months after the Quake by Linda Unger
07/12/2010 They aren't out of the woods, not by a long shot. But over the past 6 months, the Haitian people have begun to mobilize for recovery. UMCOR is there-digging in for the long haul.

Methodist Leaders Attend Roundtable on Haiti
04/26/2010 Churches in the Methodist tradition from around the world met together with representatives of the Methodist Church of Haiti (EMH) April 19-22 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to prepare a unified plan to respond to the crisis in Haiti.

“We Are Neighbors” by Paul Jeffrey
02/25/2010 Thirty-six hours after a massive earthquake ravaged the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, United Methodist Women-supported Dominican-Haitian Women’s Movement (MUDHA) brought 88 people, 30 of them doctors or nurses, along with water, food, medical supplies and tents.

Of HAPI-ness, Gratitude Journals, and Haiti
02/19/2010 United Methodist Women-supported Hatian Artisans for Peace International generates hope; not just for the artisans of Mizak, but also for those who journal in the hand-bound books they sell.

Of HAPI-ness, Gratitude Journals, and Haiti by Mary Beth Coudal*
02/19/2010 Artisans have been expressing gratitude in spite of their horrific experiences. They are grateful to be alive. They are grateful to God for giving them strength. They are grateful for the gift of hope. We can follow their example by keeping a gratitude journal! On the very paper that symbolizes their rebuilding, you can write down ways you too are grateful! -- From the Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI) website

One Member's Reflection on Haiti by Judith Pierre-Okerson
02/17/2010 Some events in life marked us so deeply that we will always be able to answer these questions with certainty when we evoke them for they seem to be inscribed very deep in our memories.

Haiti Update: Thursday, February 11
02/11/2010 As the work of recovery and renewal continues in Haiti, udates will appear several times each week. Please continue to check in for news and mission giving at work through funded missions, regional missionaries, partner organizations, and more.