Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Encouraging Boost for Samuel’s Trees!!!

Nicole Henderson first visited us here in 2013. She came with a group from her church in Wisconsin to teach English in the Lemuel School. She heard about Samuel’s vision to develop a section of land but it didn’t really sink in what he was planning to do till her last visit this past December. When she saw the thousand trees planted in such dry arid land she knew she wanted to do more to help.

Nicole is a wife, mother of two and runs a small business out of her home. To encourage Samuel’s Trees she would like to use her small business as a way of promoting awareness and find further support for this project.
 Thank you NICOLE!!! 

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Earthquake reminders to prepare for the future!

 Most of the guys are sick with a fever going around but they have chosen to keep working! 
The foundation for the depot/cistern is DONE! When the funds are available they will start to build.
Today is the 5 year anniversary since the earthquake. So when it comes to constructing any building its important its built to withstand the shocks of another earthquake. It is said we are not fare from a fault line so one never knows when the earth may shake again. 

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

We have a dilemma?

The situation we are facing right now is water. We have not had rain for well over a month now.

 Question? 

Do we continue to water these trees we have planted knowing that without trees the next generation will never see rain?
Or

Do we share the water we have so that others around us are able to cover their basic needs to live for today?

Working here on this land is not easy. It’s hard to keep the future in mind when the immediate needs are so great. 
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for a tax deductable receipt

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

LADIES added to the TEAM!

Monday our team grew! 
Jean Robert, who was working on the land will now be more directly responsible guys working. Two more young men were added to the team along with two ladies! 
YES LADIES! These ladies will help in different ways like COOKING food!
FOOD is getting ready...
The men are all very happy with these changes!


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Make note it's for Lemuel, Samuel's Trees

Monday, January 5, 2015

TODAY - a BIG change

MANIS…announced to the staff TODAY that he and Samuel will officially be JOINING FORCES! 

Samuel’s Tree’s staff will now continue their work as Lemuel employees! This not only gives the three young men the perks of working for an organization, it also opens the door for other Lemuel staff members to help out as needed. 

Samuel’s Trees will remain under Samuel’s responsibility and funds for the project will continue to be raised through GoFundMe. Lemuel is also accepting Samuel’s Trees as a project, meaning that Lemuel, through its partner Extreme Response, can now offer tax deductible receipts for donations to Samuel’s Trees.  



Saturday, January 3, 2015

We will try…

If you are going to grow trees this book is a MUST HAVE! 
Since the land has different kinds of soil you need know what trees can grow in what soil. 
Bawon pods, when scattered on the ground can grow.


Samuel took a few of our friends from Port-au-Prince to help him scatter some seeds today. 



We will see if they take. 

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

A small problem...


Yesterday we had several technical problems. The internet, pictures and GoFundMe was not fully set up to an account yet. We learned that some tried to give but could not. We want you to know...THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED! 

Yesterday was the start...
Samuel marked off the land for the guys to start digging out the foundation for the depo. The funds are not yet there for us to do much with the construction but we will do all we can with what we have. 

Jean Robert, Charilien and Wisnick have been working on the land for over three months. What they have been able to accomplish thus far has far out exceeded what most expected from these three young men. 

The team from Samuel's Trees would like to wish you a very
Merry Christmas. 

We are trilled to show you that our little trees are GROWING!!!