CLIMB for Haiti: Connie Debner returns with update from Haitian mission

“Sense of identity does not come from doing. It is found in community, being connected to God, yourself and others,” Connie Debner said. “Life is hard, but it’s easier together.”
     Debner, who owns the Black Sheep Coffee Baa in Greene, recently returned from her fourth mission trip to Haiti. She works with CLIMB for Haiti, and stayed from January 11-25 in Les Cayes at the home of her friend Tricia Spading, president of the organization.
     One of the main reasons Debner travelled to Haiti this January was to help with new avenues that the ministry is looking into pursuing (food preservation and hospitality) and to help set up a coffee shop at the community center.
     CLIMB works in partnership with Accolade for Saving Lives, a mission reaching out to street boys. The mission also works with the boys’ mothers, who have formed a businesswomen’s group. The goal of CLIMB is to create opportunities for Haitians to improve their living conditions, inspire them and mentor youth.
 
Read more in the February 7 edition of the TRIBUNE.
 
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