Thank you SO much for visiting my fundraising page!!!  My dream, since I left Haiti the first time, has been to get back.  I left a part of my heart there with the children of Help One Now and I think about them constantly.  When I was in Haiti the first time, I knew that my life was changing.  I came back committed to sponsoring a Pre-K classroom in Ferrier Village.  Because God is so good, and people are so kind, I've sponsored one and am on to the next.  Now I have the opportunity to go back and see it in action!!!  What a dream!

This trip will focus on hearing from the local leaders and working with the teachers on some training.  Being a Special Education Pre-K teacher, this is so near and dear to my heart.  

“On a typical Mission Trip, participants feel a sense of accomplishment…afterward, they talk about what they DID and who they HELPED. On a Help One Now Pilgrimage, participants feel a sense of tension and unrest…afterward, they talk about what they LEARNED and what they HOPE to accomplish moving forward. They become advocates. The end of the trip becomes a starting line.” -Lamar Stockton, Help One Now International Director  

Our short-term “mission trips” (what we call learning journeys or pilgrimages), are important and vital if done right. Our trips tend to be fast-paced with a lot of focus on “learning” as opposed to “doing.” We want you to enter into the story of the country you’re traveling to, connect with the community, build deep relationships, and understand how we can partner together to make a long-term impact.

Going back a second time will no doubt be the experience of a lifetime.  Because I've become a part of the Help One Now tribe, these people and these children are my family.  I love them, I pray for them and I think of them everyday.  Thank you so much for being a part of this journey, whether it be through thought, through prayer and/or through donation.  I'm incredibly grateful.

Love, 

Danielle