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Haiti Partnership
HELPING REBUILD HAITI WITH GOD'S WORD
Video update from Haiti Partners.
HAITI GETS A BIBLE FOR ALL SEASONS
“A waterproof New Testament! Until we had seen it, touched it and checked whether it really was waterproof, we just couldn’t believe it… And yet it really is true: you can dampen or even wash its pages although they look just like ordinary paper!”
Before the cyclones return
Haiti regularly experiences devastating cyclones which flood many houses – and now flood the tents of those displaced by the earthquake. So what could be more appropriate than a waterproof New Testament?
Before the cyclone season returns in June, the Bible Society has undertaken to distribute all 5,000 copies of this New Testament in Haitian Creole to church leaders in the areas which are most frequently flooded.
The church leaders have welcomed the New Testament most enthusiastically.
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“I was astonished when I saw this incredible book that the Canadian Christians have given us,” says Mirette Saint-Louis, Finance Manager and Program Coordinator at the Haitian Bible Society.
REBUILDING HAITI WITH GOD'S WORD
After the earthquake, the Canadian Bible Society, through the generous outpouring of support from donors:
— | Confirmed that there were additional needs and increased the initial shipment of Bibles to 20,000 |
— | Prepared a $50,000 ‘care package’ of New Testaments, Portions and Bibles for Haiti Partners |
— | Joined two group print runs, where Canadian donor funds subsidized an additional 15,000 French Bibles and 20,000 Haitian Creole Bibles |
— | Partnered with a publisher to provide 5,000 waterproof Creole Bibles for pastors and lay workers to use in earthquake-ravaged rural and urban areas |
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CBS continues to help in rebuilding Haiti through its partnership with Haiti Partners, a Christian organization helping Haitians change Haiti through education for students, teachers, leaders and disciples.
HAITI PARTNERSHIP
The Need:
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. 95% of Haitians currently identify themselves as Christians and the Church is one of Haiti’s key institutions. A partnership between the Canadian Bible Society and Haiti Partners answers several needs for people enrolled in the DISCIPLES Program by:
- Providing Bibles for Christians who can’t afford one because a Bible in Haiti costs about $10 and 80% of Haitians live on less than $2 a day
- Making the Scriptures approachable for 50% of Haitian adults who are illiterate
- Modeling servant leadership where the leaders serve the people
The Plan:
- Providing 10,000 Bibles per year, over three years – giving Haitians access to God’s living Word in churches, schools, and literacy centres
- Fostering unity within Haitian communities and between church denominations
- Encouraging practical Christian living as groups look to Scripture for God’s direction for their personal lives and their communities
The Action:
You can help CBS meet project costs of $125,000 per year — (To date, CBS has raised $46,416.00)
- $25 provides 2 Bibles
- $50 provides 4 Bibles
- $100 provides 8 Bibles
- $450 provides 36 Bibles for an entire classroom
 | “When we needed Bibles for Haitians, the Canadian Bible Society came through for us. Their help means changed lives in communities throughout Haiti. Thank God for their ministry.” ~ Tony Campolo, PhD, President, EAPE
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 | “Our partnership with Haiti Partners will help change the nation of Haiti by providing literacy skills to those who currently cannot read or write. Illiteracy breeds poverty. The Canadian Bible Society is proud to provide the textbooks (the Bible) for the Haiti Partners literacy program so the devastated nation of Haiti can rebuild from the physical, economic and spiritual rubble. Together we can change a generation and change the nation of Haiti!" ~ Ted Seres, CBS National Director |
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