Family Health Ministries

VBS TeaM Enjoying Blanchard (22 July 2008)
FHM’s Vacation Bible School Team arrived in Port-au-Prince safely on Saturday and attended worship at the Christian Community Church in Cite Soleil on Sunday. Team leaders Nancy and Jesse Holton played flute and clarinet, respectively, during the service.

In their first day of Bible School in the Blanchard community on Monday, the team of 9, including Missy Owen, FHM's former missionary in Fondwa, and Kemi Ogundipe, FHM's summer 2008 research intern, served over 175 students in a wonderful first day of fun and learning.

FHM runs a public health clinic in the Blanchard community with 11 Haitian employees, supplementing the work of the locals with regular mission teams from the US, including medical, VBS, and construction teams. Read more about FHM's mission trips by clicking here.

first cerviscope SPONSORSHIP (21 July 2008)
FHM’s first portable colposcope sponsorship, with the generous donation of a family from Rochester, NY, will go to Langano, Ethiopia, in early September. FHM hopes to place at least 5 more Cerviscopes by the end of 2008. Read more about the need and FHM's solution for diagnosing cervical cancer in low-resource countries by clicking here.

Jamalyn Williamson Joins staff (14 July 2008)
FHM’s long-time sponsorship coordinator, Jamalyn Peigh Williamson, moved from volunteer to FHM staff member this month. Jamalyn is a perfect fit for her new role as Fondwa Project Manager as she and her husband Dave lived for 2 years in Fondwa after they both graduated from Duke Divinity School. There in collaboration with the Sisters, they worked with the children at the local school and got to know their families, and also spent lots of time with the youngsters at the orphanage.

A key part of FHM’s strategic plan in the Fondwa community is to have sponsors for all 550 children at the school. The current FHM sponsorship program supports 230 children.

A monthly gift of $25 provides a child with five meals a week during the school year, a contribution to teacher salaries, regular anti-parasite medicine, daily vitamins and an annual medical exam. Sponsors receive pictures of their child and regular updates on their progress. To contact Jamalyn and sign up to be a sponsor, email her at JP.Williamson@familyhm.org OR click here.