Dumay School...

Schools in Haiti were finally allowed by the government to open their doors to students on October 6th. I cannot tell you how children on the streets dressed in starched, bright uniforms on their way to school beaming with delight! As I drove I watched them bounce to their tap-tap or walk their path with no sight of dread for how they would get to school, just excitement that they were going!

One very important element of the education of children attending the MTM schools is the hot, nutritious lunch they receive at noon each school day. With the tremendous increase in food prices all around the world, but immensely more in Haiti, MTM is extremely blessed to have a Canadian based organization temporarily raising funds to help offset expenses for the lunch program in Dumay that our student sponsorship monies are not able to cover at this time.

Some recent work on our finances reveal that only 1/3 of our students have sponsors that are faithfully paying their commitment. This is the money that is used to pay our Haitian staff, feed our students, provide books & materials as well as health care.

FACT: MTM is operating 2 Pre-K through 6th grade schools plus a high school (through grade 10). MTM employees & pays, on time each month, 85 locals as teachers, janitors, cooks and assistants. Each student (& employee) at both schools receive a hot lunch each school day, receive needed medical care & are equipped with tools necessary to do their jobs & to be educated.

If you are a sponsor that is maintaining your commitment, THANK YOU!

If you are a sponsor that has fallen behind in your sponsorship, contact us today.

If you are not a sponsor & would like to be, sign up at our website (http://www.mtmhaiti.com/) NOW!

Thank you, Rice Raisers, for your partnership!

Another group that has been drawn to the area of Dumay is Surrey Alliance Church in Surrey, BC, Canada. They brought us a team in August that did work projects at the school in Dumay.

How blessed the preschool children were to walk into their classrooms this fall! The teachers feel like they're in heaven teaching! Everyone is happy, happy, happy!

Thank you, Surrey Alliance, for brightening these children's lives!