What You Didn't See on this Website
If you've taken the time to browse through this website, you've seen nothing but happy kids who are well-fed, well-dressed and happy to be alive. They live with people who love them, they go to school every day, and every night before bedtime they sing and pray and preach to each other about the love of God.
But life wasn't always like that for them. Each of them was rescued by God from tragic circumstances that included abandonment, homelessness, starvation, slavery and abuse. The picture above is of two girls from another orphanage, taken years ago. With respect for the privacy of the children at My Father's House Orphanage, their "arrival" photos aren't being shown.
Some of the kids arrived at the orphanage accompanied by an aunt or uncle, a grandmother or even a parent who could no longer afford to care for them. Some of the children were literally left at the church doorstep, and others were abandoned in a hospital.
A young brother and sister found their way to the orphanage by themselves. They'd heard about a place where kids could sleep and get fed every day. They traveled over mountain paths and ate from vegetable gardens along the way until they finally arrived at a Light & Peace Mission where they were taken to My Father's House.
One little guy was born on a mountainside on the way to a hospital. Mom died during the birth, so Dad made his way to the orphanage by himself with his newborn baby in his arms.
Most of the kids at My Father's House lived through the 7.0 earthquake that shook the island of Haiti until buildings collapsed and 300,000 people were dead. Among the dead were parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents of the kids that live at the orphanage. These kids lost more than most, but they didn't die; they were rescued by God and brought into a place of life and hope called My Father's House Orphanage.
If My Father's House wasn't there to care for these children, where would they be right now? Some would be dead because they were barely alive when they arrived at the orphanage. Others might have ended up being street kids, begging and stealing just to stay alive. Others may have become "restaveks," child slaves for people living in the city. Restaveks are notoriously over-worked, uneducated and often abused in every way. Our young girls would have been at greatest risk.
The financial support that people give to Dayspring is what keeps these children alive. It's generous people like you who want to share God's gifts with others and to give these children a hope and a future. On behalf of the children, we thank you.
Dayspring Ministries Haiti is a 501c3 not-for-profit ministry.
But life wasn't always like that for them. Each of them was rescued by God from tragic circumstances that included abandonment, homelessness, starvation, slavery and abuse. The picture above is of two girls from another orphanage, taken years ago. With respect for the privacy of the children at My Father's House Orphanage, their "arrival" photos aren't being shown.
Some of the kids arrived at the orphanage accompanied by an aunt or uncle, a grandmother or even a parent who could no longer afford to care for them. Some of the children were literally left at the church doorstep, and others were abandoned in a hospital.
A young brother and sister found their way to the orphanage by themselves. They'd heard about a place where kids could sleep and get fed every day. They traveled over mountain paths and ate from vegetable gardens along the way until they finally arrived at a Light & Peace Mission where they were taken to My Father's House.
One little guy was born on a mountainside on the way to a hospital. Mom died during the birth, so Dad made his way to the orphanage by himself with his newborn baby in his arms.
Most of the kids at My Father's House lived through the 7.0 earthquake that shook the island of Haiti until buildings collapsed and 300,000 people were dead. Among the dead were parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents of the kids that live at the orphanage. These kids lost more than most, but they didn't die; they were rescued by God and brought into a place of life and hope called My Father's House Orphanage.
If My Father's House wasn't there to care for these children, where would they be right now? Some would be dead because they were barely alive when they arrived at the orphanage. Others might have ended up being street kids, begging and stealing just to stay alive. Others may have become "restaveks," child slaves for people living in the city. Restaveks are notoriously over-worked, uneducated and often abused in every way. Our young girls would have been at greatest risk.
The financial support that people give to Dayspring is what keeps these children alive. It's generous people like you who want to share God's gifts with others and to give these children a hope and a future. On behalf of the children, we thank you.
Dayspring Ministries Haiti is a 501c3 not-for-profit ministry.