Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Everything’s connected…

Islande started working on the land last week, cooking and helping with other jobs. Her family was considered one of the poorest in our community. Like others they have struggled with failed gardens for lack of rain. Now she’s working on the land that could potentially give her children and grandchildren a better future.  

To give this vision a boost we will need your help. Every time you LIKE or SHARE our post it brings awareness. Like Nicole, using her small business to bring awareness and potential support is a HUGE way to help make this vision a reality! 

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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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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.