Impact for Jesus

Volunteers
Shawn and Jim, Impact for Jesus volunteers who traveled to Haiti 10 days after the earthquake to assist the Haitian people.

Sleeping Outside
Arriving in Haiti after the earquake we found the orphans and all the neighborhood sleeping outside. They would all spend the next several months sleeping outside--afraid to enter any building.

Looks of Dispair
Neighbors looking distant and without hope. Their home was destroyed.

Temporary Shelter
Several neighborhood families shared this temporary shelter for many months.

Rocky Ground
They slept on blankets on top of this rocky ground for months

Some Smiles
Shawn with the neighbor kids--some hope!

Sad
Sad faces everywhere

Market Collapse
Our friends sister died in this market collapse

Tent Cities Everywhere
Over one million people forced into tent cities which sprang up wherever open land existed.

Volunteer in Tent City
Impact for Jesus volunteer checking in on friends in a tent city.

New Life
Tent cities are a new way of life for one million Haitians. They need food and water and two weeks after the earthquake relief agencies begin to appear.

Prayer
Jim prays with the Pastor--her three story church lays in rubble in the background. Six people died in the collapse--many others where injured.

Church?
Three story church in rubble. Six died, many injured in the collapse.

Close Quarters
People are packed into tight spaces.

One Nurse
One nurse for thousands of people. She set up her own clinic to help her neighbors after the earthquake. There was a line of people waiting for care.

Church Equipment
The equipment saalvaged from the collapsed church is protected by tarps. Services are held every night to worship God.

Born in Mess
This baby was born in the tent city after the earthquake. She has no idea about her new world and the difficulty she faces--even to survive.

Tent City
Homes of sticks and sheets

Buildings Down
Life goes on for the Haitians even though their buildings are destroyed.

Devastation
Rubble everywhere.

Daily Life
Daily life goes on in the midst of the devastation

Destruction

Street Life

Decay
The smell of decay fills the air.

For Sale
Selling to live.

Daily Life

More Mess

Searching
Digging for something or someone

Marketplace
Busy marketplace

Marketplace
Busy and muddy marketplace

Auto For Sale
Slightly used truck for sale

Auto for Sale

College
Communications college destryed along with 90% of all of Haiti's colleges.

Masks
The masks are worn for dust and to help with the smell of decay.

Hotel
Business destryed

Hotel?

Mechanic
Salvaging the parts--nothing goes to waste in Haiti.

Searching
Searching through the rubble--still hope?

Searching
Scavengers or rescue workers?

Government Building
Many of the government buildings were destroyed.

Accross from the Palace
Tent city in downtown Port au Prince accross the street from the Presidential Palace.

Ministry of the Treasury?
Gone!

Presidential Palace
President Preval is homeless too.

Presidential Palace
The Palace collapsed! Not a good sign for Haiti--it was a well constructed building.

Government Building
Gone

Across From the Palace
One of the largest tent cities springs up across from the Palace--in a park where there is open space.

Injured
Woman is transported on bed frame to find medical help

Truck for Sale
Some damage--fixer-upper.

Jesus
The cross of Jesus stands tall over the destruction. The Haitians rely on Him!

Twins Market
Grocery store collapsed

Chared Remains
It was many weeks after the earthquake before bodies could be buried. Many were burned on the sidewalks because of decay. So many dead and no way to give them a proper burial.

Food in the Marketplace

Salvage Operation

Devastation on the Hillside
Many homes collapsed on the hillside.

Tent City

Coffin

Volunteer with Orphans
Impact for Jesus volunteer hangs out with several orphaned girls.

Grace House of Hope Collapsed
The recently completed Impact for Jesus project of building an orphanage ends with the collapse of the church and orphange.

Work by Hand
All the clean up is done by hand and hard work.

Saving the Cross
Jesus work on the cross saves us! Workers salvage the cross from the orphanage.

Lowering the Cross
The cross is salvaged to be used in reconstruction.

Shawn Easing the Cross to the Ground

Deconstruction of Orphanage
The orphanage is turned to dust and rubble

Asleep
Some peace in the midst of destruction

Neighbors Home

Doctors Home
Impact for Jesus was able to help this family with a small contribution. They were living in a two man tent with nothing to cook with after their home was destryed.

Breaking Up the Orphanage

Rebar and Rubble

Jim and Jenny

Rebar and Rubble

Prayers Before Breakfast
Impact for Jesus supplies peanut butter and juice for several orphaned girls breakfast. They all prayed, covering their eyes before eating.