Fall 2006 Newsletter — Contents
Partnership with GBM … p. 1Faith Based Outreach … p. 2
New Projects & Partner Organization Profile… p. 3
Faith and Hope
Does your church or congregation want to make an impact in Haiti?
By Matt Kaiser
The Lambi Fund provides a way that congregations and faith based groups can make a sustainable difference in fighting poverty and hunger in the lives of Haitians by supporting grassroots organizations working for economic justice, democracy and sustainable development in Haiti.
I recently started working as the Faith Based Outreach Coordinator for the Lambi Fund of Haiti. Through a volunteer program, I ran across the Lambi Fund of Haiti and was impressed by the community based, grassroots development model I read about. In the Lambi Fund I found an organization with proven success getting at the root causes of poverty through a model that reflected the principles I had arrived at in my own experience visiting the developing world.
I can work with your church or congregation to help our neighbors in Haiti by raising support and awareness about Haiti and the Lambi Fund through:
- Presentation on Haiti — discuss the root causes of poverty, the role of the faithful, and Lambi Fund's peasant led solutions.
- Hosting a poverty meal — participate in a culinary object lesson highlighting the unequal distribution of food and resources in Haiti.
- Pennies for Pigs — collect coins in a piggy bank at your place of worship to buy a pig for a Haitian community organization.
- Compassion Day — host a worship service highlighting poverty and the role of the faith community, hear music, stories, and take a special collection or offering for the Lambi Fund.
- View a movie — watch a film and discuss the causes of poverty and hunger in Haiti.
- Publish an article in a bulletin or newsletter — tell your broader faith community about Haiti and the work of the Lambi Fund.
These are a few ways we as a community of faith can reach out to our Haitian neighbors. If you and your congregation would like to make a difference in the lives of the people of Haiti, call Matt Kaiser (620) 242-3387 or
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