Meet NMU TEAM MAY 2015
Kayla – an Elementary Education major at NMU, Kayla grew up in the beautiful town of Marquette, MI. She loves to dance, be outdoors, and spend time with her family and friends. She is hoping her very bubbly, easygoing personality and desire to help others will help her connect with others while in Haiti. She loves spending time with kids and hopes to someday make a difference in children's lives! Kayla is so so so excited for Haiti!
Katie - Currently, a fourth year Community Health Education Major at Northern Michigan University, Katie enjoys being outdoors, hiking, being at the beach, or just having fun outside. Her family and friends are very important to her and she loves spending time with them. This Mission to Haiti will not only help her spread her faith but also deepen her faith with God.
Melissa - a CLS student with a concentration in laboratory medicine, health care is a very important aspect of Melissa's life and her passion in this field is very evident. She is really looking forward to teaching about proper water safety and health precautions to the people in the mountains of Haiti. This will be Melissa's third time in Haiti, her second in the mountains!! She can't wait to re-connect with old friends and form new friendships, as well as, sing and dance with the kids!
Jenna – a senior studying elementary education at NMU, Jenna loves working with children, the outdoors and reading. Her family is the center of her life. In Haiti, she is looking forward to making a difference in the lives of young children, and experiencing a different way of life.
Elle - an elementary education major from Zion, IL, Elle loves sports (plays hockey for NMU), music, animals, and movies. She hopes to travel the world one day!! Being that this will be Elle's 3rd time in Haiti (2nd in the mountains!) she is looking forward to reuniting with her Haitian friends while making many more! She just can't wait to be back in Haiti!!!
Meet TEAM JANUARY 2015
Karen – a retired children's librarian, Karen will be on a repeat
journey to Haiti. She is hoping to visit the school library that she
helped start & continues to support. Karen is now living in northern
Michigan and loving it!
Barb - a retired special education teacher and mom
of 4 adult sons. For the past 6 1/2
years, she has been the director of the Adult Literacy Council of Cadillac Area,
which trains tutors to teach adults to read and write. Barb is passionate about
teaching and life-long learning and is particularly interested in the Haitian
schools and the Normal School that is being established.
Tom – a retired, “Jack of all trades” and logical
thinker, this will be Tom’s first trip to Haiti accompanied by his wife and
daughter! He is looking forward to learning
all he can from this experience and helping out wherever he is needed.
Sharlene – a retired music teacher, Sharlene will be
sharing her first experience in Haiti with her husband and daughter,
too. She is excited to use her
gifts of service, listening, prayer, music, fun and playfulness on this
trip and to take what she learns from this experience to apply to her life
at home.
Betty – a retired social worker and music
therapist, Betty is looking forward to bringing Christ’s light across the
ocean, to work as a team and to see lives changed – both in our Haitian
friends and in our team members.
Stacey - a fitness instructor, personal trainer and
nutritional counselor, Stacey has been to Haiti with us and her two
daughters twice already. She will
traveling solo this trip and is excited to reconnect with the many friends
she has made in Haiti!
Debbi - mother of 5, dream of going to Haiti became a reality in 2001.
Debbi has been on every "Hands for Haiti" trip so far and is excited
to be back “home.”
