Small Change for Haiti

This update is from John Halford who serves as an elder in the GCI congregation mentioned here.

Back in 2004, the Cincinnati West congregation decided to help the school our church operates in Port au Prince, Haiti. “Small Change for Haiti” was a simple idea – every two weeks we would simply put all the small change we had with us in a collection box. It was money we would hardly miss, but it could be put to good use, and make some big differences in that poverty stricken nation. It was surprising how quickly it added up.

A couple of years later we further refined the idea by having the little children in our congregation gather the small change as a part of the worship service. Almost immediately, the amount doubled! Who could resist a cute kid with a big smile, asking you to help another cute kid with a big smile in a far off poor country.

Dennis Piening, who coordinates this program, told us that last week, after 8 years, Small Change for Haiti had been able to send over $12,000 to our friends in Port au Prince.