ABOUT SK

In the devastating 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti in 2010, hundreds of thousands of innocent children became orphans in less than 60 seconds. There are an estimated 400,000 children orphaned in Haiti.
On a relief trip after the quake, we found a group of over 25 children living with a pastor’s family in (quite literally) a swamp. Malnourished and grief-stricken, the children were in dire need of help. After spending two summers with them and being invited into their world, we want to help provide these beautiful children with a better life. We created Swamp Kids to educate, inspire and galvanize our generation to make a difference. We believe in the power of the local church and equipping local leaders to make a difference in their communities. Everyone has a voice, everyone is rooted in the love of Christ and no one should be forgotten. God is our hope and we want to help the local church get children out of orphanages and back into loving Haitian homes. God lifted all of us out of the swamp and the mess of our lives and placed our feet on solid ground, giving us a firm place to stand. Our lives are not about "me", but about others. It is estimated there are between 143 million and 210 million orphans worldwide (recent UNICEF report). If there is a child in need, we are in need. We are doing what we can with what we were given because we know God is for us.Together we love; together we serve... We are Swamp Kids.We want to show these children and their families the love of Christ, while equipping and empowering them to keep their families healthy, both physically & spiritually.
Our Kids

S W A M P K I D S

MEET THE SK
HOW WE LOVE

MEET THE SK

Chewy
Dawins
John
Luckenson
Emmanuello
Ephesian
Mica
Markenlove
Jamesly
Cherline
Linda-niella
Gael
Michemana
Jodams
Nerline
Christine
Doudy
Jobby
Falencia
Kimberly
Elrmila
Watson
Yves
Robenson
Davidson
Muise
Diadora
Raphaella
Widline
Darkenline
Gasperd

HOW WE LOVE

Emmanuello playing with Ana
Mac 'N Love and Jimmy
Falencia playing in the rain
Jodams and his favorite outfit
Jessica and Mac 'N Love
Dawins
Doudy and the kids dancing
Erin and Gasperd
Nerline and Ephesian
Dawens and Noel
English Lessons
Christine
Play time
Worship
Friends
Music
July Team - Summer 2011
Emmanuello
The old house
June 2010
July 2010
August 2011
Soup!
Watson and his favorite toy
Raphaella and Gasperd
Muise and his drawing
Bible study
Friends

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Blog Posts

Dear Ayiti
Journal - Day 13
After Thought

Dear Ayiti Haiti

By Nick Macedo http://nickmacedopoetry.com/

Dear Ayiti,You are gorgeousThe way certain wounded thingsAlways are.You illuminateThe broken inside of meThe way certain broken thingsAlways do.My pieces swing fromThe strings of my heart-chimes, swayingIn the lullabies of your wind.You build me into song.You are rainbow folded into car crash beautiful.An accident I find treasure at the end of.Ayiti, so selfishHoarding so many angelsAnd disguising them as orphans.You should be ashamed.Luring me here under the false pretenseThat I would be of helpWhen in factI was the one in need of helping.Your angelsHiding scalpels in their smilesAimed for the most concealed spots on my heartI have spilled blood, sweat, and tears for youIn the mere 6 days I have been here.Yet somehow you have Jedi mind tricked meInto wanting to give moreAsk meAnd I would bend my behaviors backwardsUntil my pride broke free of the lump in my throatUntil all my silence was transplanted with your laughterUntil all my bones were sun burntHere, car horns are a courtesy and everyone is politeThey have left a symphonyTattooed onto the canals in my ear drumsWhich I will be floating down for many nights to comeMy ears reading the poems that your heartbeat wrote to mineI imagine your national anthemMust be the most beautiful of love songsMelted downAnd painted onto the vocal chords of your peopleSo that the way they speakGives me butterflies in my prayersAyiti, forgive meFor treating earthquakes as if they were your national danceI amNot worthy of your rhythmsNot worthy of the ways you shake meBut I am so thankfulThat your ports are open to meFor you are magicAnd I should be ashamedTo see you as anything but.

Journal - Day 13 Natalie and some of the kids

Journal Entry - Goodbye

Today was our last day. It was so fun playing duck-duck-goose with the little ones. Markenlove and his tiny bird legs lost every time. I held either Gael or Emmanuelo constantly. They are very sweet and very possessive little boys! Saying goodbye to the kids was heartbreaking again. I sobbed into my hands as we got back into the tap tap. Luckily I had Ostanel and his cheesy 80's songs to cheer me up. I love Haiti more than I've ever loved any place. I hope I can return soon. I know tonight as I wash the marker tattoos of their names off my arms, I will not be sad. They have already written their names on my heart.

After Thought Lindsay and Moise

Persepective

Tonight Michael, Steven, and I strolled the Dana Point Harbor and talked about many things. One thing I am so thankful for is perspective. Yes, it radically changed when I went to Haiti…but Steven and Michael haven’t been there yet they have the same perspective. Because they serve, and have served. They understand and recognize their blessings. I am so thankful that I can see the world, and people, and myself with this perspective. I am so spoiled… I have a roof over my head, I have a car, I have a family, I have friends who love me more than I ever thought I could be loved, I have food, I have clothes, I have paved roads. It saddens me to see someone complain, it saddens me when I complain… we don’t realize how great we have it. Usually the people we serve end up serving us. They are instruments used by God to change our perspective. Praying for perspective changes all around the world tonight, imagine if we all had that perspective…

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