When Trinity/HOPE started providing a noon meal we were serving 42 children in 1 school and I knew of three more schools others were feeding. Trinity/HOPE is currently providing a noon meal for 20,680 students, teachers and cooks daily in 107 schools. While we know of no other organization doing what we are, there are […]
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In the Lord’s Army
At our church, Emmanuel Lutheran in Hermitage, it’s not uncommon to see some unusual items up near the altar when we arrive for worship. We know they are probably props for Pastor Enko’s Children’s Message. However, on a recent Sunday the spread was more lavish than usual. There was a six foot table covered with all […]
The Church is one body but its members are different
– By Jean Philippe Paul This is a comparison written by one of Trinity/HOPE’s feeding program directors who has traveled for us to the United States for presentations. Jean Philippe is Haitian and shares this experience in English which is not his native language. Even though Haitian Christians serve the same God with the U.S. Christians, […]
Thankful for God’s Plans
This is a letter written by one of Trinity/HOPE’s feeding program directors who attended Lutheran Seminary in Haiti and started a church in a very rural area of Haiti. Jean Philippe is Haitian and shares this experience of his first service in English which is not his native language. Thank you God for all the […]
Lutheran Heritage in Haiti
Religion in Haiti is complicated to understand at times. It is a country that yearns for a better life and freedom from oppression, and Vodou offers them neither. It is a third-world country that depends on others to help them survive and help guide them if they are to become self-sufficient. Thus, this environment provides […]
The Trail of Lost Soles – Part 2
We finally arrived at the Jeanitte School and were greeted by the elderly pastor, a young school principal, and several sharply dressed men. The school was built with wooden poles together with walls of small rocks and mud and a tin roof. I quickly realized not to lean on the walls as the dried mud […]
The Trail of Lost Soles Led to a Place of Great HOPE – Part 1
I had the opportunity to accompany my wife Denise and 8 other people on a trip to Haiti in June. While I have done minor mission-related activities here in the U.S., I have not been on a focused mission trip or to a third world country. Though I was very familiar with and supportive of […]
Haiti Mission Trip
“Thank You for the 12,923 meals provided by the Sunday Offering! [from District Convention]” In June 2015, Trinity/HOPE led two teams to Haiti to experience first-hand how the Holy Spirit is working through the feeding program at the schools. Six Mid-South District churches were represented on the trip from Sevierville, Knoxville, Memphis, Hermitage and Nashville. […]
A Servant Heart
A good leader is someone who sees a need and regardless of self-interest makes a positive difference for others. This describes the founder of Trinity/HOPE. With God as his spiritual head, John Hall followed the Holy Spirit’s lead to move others to work together feeding thousands of hungry children in Haiti so they could grow […]
JEFFERSON AWARD to John Hall for Trinity HOPE
Story and award by FOX 17 Nashville,TN John Hall becomes the 3rd Middle Tennessee resident to receive the Jefferson Award for public service. FOX17 applauds his work on behalf of the children of Haiti and his ongoing efforts to expand his feeding program to more schools. It’s about 1500 miles from Nashville to Haiti, and […]
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