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Sunday, March 16, 2014

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Who we are...

Who we are...
To Reach Us: Livesayfamily@gmail.com - We lived, learn, love, & work in Port au Prince, Haiti. In the 14+ years we lived in Haiti, one thing we learned: God is not made manifest in our ability to "fix" or heal, but in our need to be healed. Recognizing this weakness leaves us in a position of having little to offer. It reveals our own need to be restored to wholeness. We are not fixers of people or countries or things. We work in Haiti because we are trying to extend empathy, love and grace to others, the way it has been extended to us. We currently live in Temple, TX

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