Why Is EFO Important to Us?

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This video blog is typically dedicated to all things mortgage and real estate. While I can and still will talk about those topics all day long, today I wanted to talk about something near and dear to my heart.

About five years ago, my church started going down to Haiti on short-term mission trips for disaster relief after the horrible earthquake left the country in ruins. We helped out a school/orphanage with rebuilding and fixing their water source. We went on a total of five mission trips, two of which I attended. Within those five trips, we were able to get the place up and in running condition, which made a huge impact on the daily lives of all the students.

Although we helped rebuild, we couldn’t stop thinking about what would happen to those children at the orphanage once they were done with school and became adults. Unemployment is very high in Haiti, and there is little opportunity for them. This gave one member of our congregation an idea, and they started a separate non-profit foundation called EFO, or Education For Orphans.

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We’ve seen students thrive in this program.

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The idea of this organization was to raise funds to give select students scholarships that granted the opportunity to advance into secondary school. When these students graduate, they can then come back and share those skills with others and inspire them to pursue education as well.

Over the last two to three years, we’ve seen students advance and have a huge impact on their lives, as well as the day-to-day lives of those in the orphanage. Check out some video of our trips above, check out the website here, and consider helping out. Whether you donate time, money, or resources, we appreciate your consideration. I can say that it’s definitely been a very rewarding experience for me to be involved with an organization like this.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give me a call. I would be happy to answer them.