The JOY found in GIVING!

       Many Hands Staff Christmas Party

Many Hands has been sharing blessings with many people, especially MH Haitian staff, during this Christmas season.

Above, Yves with his Christmas gift and to the left, Ermand taking his gift home.



Being on the giving end of the gift is a blessing in itself. What a 'gift' to be the giver, not feeling the need to receive a gift.
















We did receive one physical gift this past week. In my opinion, a gift with so much worth. A recent MH team had put money together to bless a woman with the gift of a wheelbarrow. The woman had been renting a wheelbarrow from another person for 50 gourdes each time she used it. (The current exchange rate here is 75.5 Haitian gourdes to one US dollar.) She was using it to go up and down the street selling things, taking the wheelbarrow to the river to wash clothes, etc as a way to eeck out a living. One of the guys on the team was so impressed with her effort that he suggested the wheelbarrow idea. He had a motto... "Work will set you free".

      Shopping for a wheelbarrow in Pignon

     The team presenting their gift

The woman was so elated to receive the wheelbarrow. SO, this past week, the woman, Madam Damas, came to MH campus with a gift... a basket full of bananas, a joumou (pumpkin), and a bucket full of eggs. She wanted to express her gratitude. Amazing.

                                              Madam Damas

        A full gift basket

       Fresh eggs!


We hope you are experiencing the JOY found in GIVING during this season that will continue into the new year. God GAVE us His son, Jesus, born on this earth, so that he could be our example of how we can live a life of GIVING; GIVING PRAISE to GOD our Father, GIVING LOVE to those around us, GIVING HOPE in a broken, sinful world. There is JOY found here!

This is a season of giving. We are so blessed to have friends and family like you who give beyond the Christmas gift giving season. The support and love you share with us in various ways stays with us all year long. With humility and gratitude we say thank you for loving us. We truly have all we need in Jesus Christ and those that follow his example and give of themselves.


Just a glimpse of our Christmas Eve....  Our son Michael, his wife Brittany and her family are with us in Haiti.

Our Christmas Eve day celebration included pouring a concrete floor.

       Michael with father-in-law Jon and Haitian friend Kaiman

The whole crew with the family who is blessed with a new concrete floor.  MERRY CHRISTMAS!

     Tibens, Michael, Kaiman, Brittany, Ti Jezi

      Our Limousine to Christmas Eve service

          Jon, Michael, Brittany, and sister Hannah singing Christmas Carols in Creole by flashlight

                       MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!