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Haiti Outreach 2012

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My First Mission Trip I had been interested in helping abroad for quite some time and researched missions but I could never find anything that was a good fit.  One day, my coworker Julie posted pictures on Facebook of her recent mission trip to Haiti which sparked my interest.  When I asked her about the trip, it turned out everything sounded like what I was looking for at the time.  My goal was to go and photograph another culture.  The organization I went with was Faith Missions International founded by Omaha resident, Dan Jensen.  From 1998-2014, this group led many successful trips and is no longer active.  Dan has now been called to Drawbridge Ministry, encouraging Pastors and Ministry leaders.  He is also working for Kids Against Hunger.       Our Mission Our team helped in many ways.  A few of us stayed at an orphanage, while others led a Christian conference at a local church.  There were also some members who counseled Haitian female orphaned teens.  Our team als