When Haiti meets USA!
Hope Haitian Choir was the first “expression” of Hope Haitian Ministries. Barb House, trained as a music teacher, went to Haiti in 2012 to audition children for the first choir. This was two years before HHM was incorporated as a 501c3 non-profit. In August of that year, 16 young people, ages 7 to 19, traveled to the United States and toured for about a month, sharing the “Hope” of Haiti in churches from Maine to New Jersey.  For eight more seasons, Barb directed the new choirs that returned. The tours expanded their territories, and the ministry grew.

2021 was the last year of bringing kids from Haiti. That specific group was surprised to learn during the tour that because of circumstances in Haiti, they were allowed to apply for TPS (temporary protected status) and stay on in the US.  Since then, they have gone to school and/or worked here until this day. Even though some may live far apart, the bonds that were formed and the shared love of Jesus Christ created a family that is still very strong.

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