Small Steps. Big Faith.

The Good News: They found it! It was like striking gold. The workers on the construction site of the  Ça-Ira Children´s Home  in Haiti had found a new water source for a well. The Bad News: The water still needed to be treated to guarantee the health of the children and staff who currently live in the orphanage. Soon, this need will cease to be a concern. Within a few weeks, our children at the home will not need to worry about the quality of the water that they drink or bathe with. As we filed into the conference room at  Optima Renovables , a renewable energy company located in Terrassa, Spain, we were eager to hear their response to participate in the needs at the children´s home in Haiti. The directors were willing AND eager to donate a special water purification system to GAiN Spain to be used at the orphanage in Haiti. (pictured below) It´s a system with the latest technology and has the ability to purify 7000 liters of water a day, which is mo...

From December 28th to January 5th, we sent a GAiN Spain team of two to Haiti to observe and serve at our long-term project at the Ça-Ira Children´s Home in Leogane, Haiti. There were several objectives for the trip: -to work directly with teh children in order to be able to update the information for our sponsorship program through which many of these children are supported by individual Spanish sponsors. -to continue advancing the construction work on the buildings at the children´s home that were destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. The activities with the children were truly a special time, filled with unforgettable moments. At the same time, the construction work also continues to move forward according to schedule. So far, we have finished each phase on time. We were also albe to bring specific aid (blankets and shoes) to the children which was previously collected during the Christmas holidays. This August a new GAiN team will head to Haiti from Spain with the...

GAiN Spain continues laying the groundwork for a Spanish influence around the world. Most recently, Agape´s National Director Edi Souto and GAiN Spain´s National Director Ruben Rivera flew to Leogane, Haiti where we´ve joined the commitment of GAiN to rebuild the Ça-Ira Children´s Village.  Upon his return, Edi shared these thoughts.... "In a world with so much suffering and so many problems, one of the greatest threats that one can encounter is that little voice saying, "It´s not worth it. Things will never change. They´ll continue on just the same." The world seems eager to maintain the status quo maintaining the status quo, not wanting anyone to step out of line. Then, all of a sudden, you meet someone whose life has been destroyed, without options, without resources, who moves forward, who overcomes all the difficulties and has become a new person. It´s the miracle of restoration. Life is not easy in Haiti. It doesn´t seem like it offers anyone a promising career...