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Hurricanes and HAFF
by Connie Curilla – HAFF US Administrator and Historian This is the 37th hurricane season since I started serving with HAFF in Haiti....
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Jun 21, 20232 min read
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HAFF Environs
What is the area HAFF serves like? If you click on the photos, you will get a larger photo. HAFF in located in the southern part of the...
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Apr 21, 20232 min read
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Ministries of Compassion
HAFF understands the importance of meeting physical and economic needs in addition to spiritual and educational needs. HAFF has developed...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Nurturing the Local Church
HAFF comes alongside local churches to support pastors and church leaders in their work of making disciples of Christ. Activities include...
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Jan 10, 20232 min read
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Christmas in Haiti
The Haitian church is preparing for Christmas -- if you were there, you would be regularly hearing the various church choirs and small...
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Dec 20, 20222 min read
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Good News from HAFF
We are so grateful to have some good news to share with you from HAFF. School was able to open in November! Community leaders, parents,...
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Dec 5, 20221 min read
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A UN Intervention… Again?
HAFF’s school yard and classroom buildings should be full of students. They sit empty since teachers don’t have access to fuel to get to...
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Oct 17, 20222 min read
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And Now There’s Cholera… Again.
As if gangs, blockades, shortages, earthquakes, and hurricanes weren’t enough for Haitians to be concerned about, cholera is rearing its...
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Oct 7, 20222 min read
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Haiti Chaos
A September 20th article in the Wall Street Journal began, “The Haitian government’s plan to raise fuel prices has sparked chaos in the...
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Sep 26, 20222 min read
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What is Connie Curilla's Role at HAFF?
I was full time in Haiti from Jan 1986 - June 2011. At various times, I, among other things, taught English, Science and learning skills,...
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Sep 20, 20221 min read
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Community Education Programs
Community Education, also known as non-formal education, helps people integrate Christian principles into their lives and provides...
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Sep 13, 20222 min read
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More Creatures Great and Small
Friday, August 19 Dr. Patricia Lyon led her second deworming clinic, over impossibly rocky roads in the mountains to Cercadie. Vet...
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Aug 25, 20222 min read
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HAFF Programs
Formal Education – IPB The Bohoc Training Institute or l’Institut Pratique de Bohoc (IPB), a Junior and Senior High School has been...
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Aug 10, 20221 min read
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Meet HAFF's Executive Committee in Haiti
While HAFF’s long-term goal was to have Haitians in positions of authority over the whole ministry, for many years we relied on Haitians...
connie5086
Aug 3, 20222 min read
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All Creatures of Our God and King
In December 2021, veterinarian Dr. Patricia Lyon, DVM was seconded to HAFF from Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM). Patricia has many...
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Jul 27, 20222 min read
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A Day at the Philo National Exams
Each noon during the national exams the Philo students left their testing site at the National School in Pignon and walked a short...
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Jul 19, 20222 min read
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Philo National Exams
Every year there is a lot of planning needed to send the philo class (13th grade) off each morning to take their 4 day national exams....
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Jul 4, 20222 min read
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HAFF Statement of Faith
HAFF is a ministry of Christ-centered academic and community education and ministries of compassion. We serve people in need from all...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
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HAFF Community Impact -- A Report from Richasson Israel
Sixty-eight-year-old Richasson Israel, a guard at HAFF, recently told the following story to HAFF missionary Carla Wilson. Richasson...
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Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Bohoc Training Institute -- Institut Pratique de Bohoc (IPB)
The Bohoc Training Institute or l’Institut Pratique de Bohoc (IPB), a middle and high school, is the focal point of HAFF's academic...
connie5086
Jun 15, 20221 min read
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