In early 2014, when we visited Piton, Haiti for the first time, we saw two immediate and urgent needs to be fulfilled: a collapsed school roof and the lack of latrines for the school and community. Both had been damaged two years before by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

The school roof was, literally, collapsed in the center of the building. It was hanging from the walls down into the floor, a tangle of rusted iron and metal. The school continued to function for its 110 students and 7 teachers in another, much smaller building. They also continued to utilize 1/4 of the building with the collapsed roof. For two years!

Feeling called to be instrumental in addressing these needs, we returned to the States and let our friends know of what we'd seen. At the suggestion by our good friend Jonathan Blount, the Savannah, TN Church of Christ stepped up and accepted the challenge of designing and rebuilding the roof. In June, we visited Piton to allow two team members to assess the situation and take measurements. We challenged the community to have the tangled, rusting roof cleared out and away from the building (and to build a latrine) prior to our return for the full roof rebuild. Click through the list of blog posts below to see the story unfold. It is a good, good story. 

Thanks to the Savannah Church of Christ in Savannah, TN and our good friend Jonathan Blount for spearheading these efforts and others.

Thanks oh so very much to our friends in Piton, Haiti for your faithful, hard work. Thanks to Samuel Pamzou for being a true community leader and a joyful partner. 

Check out an article written in the December 2014 issue of Tennessee Magazine about our trip, through the eyes of team member Stan Harris- click here.