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Welcome to the House the HUGG Built
Posted by Natul Middlebrook on
Did you know that over 100 million dollars are donated to orphanages in Haiti every year? Wowza, right? While we recognize that many of these institutions are legitamitely trying to meet the basic needs of children, it is going to take so much more than basic needs being met to stop the cycle of orphanhood in Haiti. It is going to take a HOUSE that provides education, discipleship, life skills and vocational training to young people. That is what we do at the HUGG House and we are working on a bridge program that allows us to implement...
3 Sweet Ways to Go Fair Trade... ...In Your Kitchen
Posted by Natul Middlebrook on
Confession.
I hate to bake.
Put me in front of a hot stove on a hot summer day, juggling 3 different pots and pans but please don’t ask me to bake anything. Trust me-it won’t bode well for either of us.
Three Reasons Why Job Creation MUST Be a Part of the HUGG Mission
Posted by Natul Middlebrook on
In light of the current crisis in Haiti, I was asked why we didn’t just let go of the business-side of HUGG and function like a traditional non-profit. We could stop the hemorraging of problems brought on by trying to run production in a very unstable country. We could highlight our Teens in Transition programming, the heart behind our work, and raise funds to ensure their success. Afterall, we would still be equipping and empowering young orphaned men so that they can break the cycle of orphanhood.
5 Ways to Show our Faith for Halloween
Posted by Natul Middlebrook on
Fall is by far my favorite season, but it’s tainted by two things. Living in South Texas, we don’t actually have a fall. It’s a perpetual summer with short-lived interruptions of cool fronts here and there...
Did You Know Haiti is in Crisis?
Posted by Natul Middlebrook on
A few days ago, I was working on my computer beside my bedroom window and was overwhelmed with a feeling of irony. I looked out the window and saw our pool, our property and the cows grazing over the landscape. I wondered how people under the same blue sky could be living such a different reality than the one I get to live. I do that a lot these days, compare my lifestyle to that of my Haitian friends and am left with walloping guilt and a super-sized feeling of not ever doing enough. As I stared out...