We need each other- Cole

In 2009, Freddylink started and things changed forever. Heidi Billington and Bernie Zebarth
went to Haiti on January 12th 2010. Do you know what happened on that day? (Haiti had the biggest
Earthquake in 200 years) Later that week, with the help of many people, they were rushed to the
Dominican Republic and got on a airplane as soon as the next flight to Canada was available.
Surprisingly, they made it here all in one piece. This earthquake left 1 in 9 people in Haiti homeless, and it killed 300, 000 people. Heidi and Bernie slept out in the parking lot on the ground with the other survivors. They saw the bodies of dead Haitians being laid on the ground. It made them want to go back because they shared their suffering with them. They were scared but knew they were going home. The Haitians did not have a home to go to…

God binds us with love and compassion for Canadians & Haitians alike, and he also sets a plan
for us. That day he set a plan for Freddylink and Haiti to help each other!

At church on the last day in Hinche, I found out Haitians are more spiritual then I thought they
were because they were so happy to be at church worshiping God. They walked for miles and miles with bibles and suits in 30+ degree weather to go to church. Although I didn’t understand one word I could tell they were praising God with all of their hearts. It was at that moment when I realized that although we can help them with their materialistic poverty, they can help us with our spiritual poverty. I learned that poverty is different than I thought it was, it’s not just about things, there are more than on kind of poverty. We need each other… We are Pi bon Asamn, We are Better Together!