The Hands & Feet Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which exists to "raise a generation of orphans who will grow into men and women who will have a relationship with Christ and be leaders in their communities." It began as a Children's Village located near Jacmel, Haiti. The Project has acquired land in Grand-Goâve and is in the early stages of building a second village, and is also renting a house in Port-au-Prince as a potential third location.
The Hands and Feet Project was started by Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline in 2004. The name is based on the Audio Adrenaline song "Hands and Feet" (from the 1999 album Underdog). The idea for the Project was also inspired by the 2003 Audio Adrenaline album Worldwide, in which the band called for their listeners to "go and be" and get their hands "dirty". Frontman Mark Stuart stated: "We came to the point where we want to really step up and not just give a tip of the hat to missions and financially support them. We wanted to really embrace it and put our money where our mouth is. It is important for us to be hands and feet... We started the project to provide a place for orphaned children in Haiti to receive a roof over their heads and plenty of food as well as to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as their savior. It's also a place where people from the States can come and see what it is to serve and be the hands and feet of Jesus to the people of Haiti."[citation needed]
The Project is based on the Biblical teachings of James 1:27—"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress."
Significant eventsedit
Tropical Storm Noel hit the Cyvadier Project on October 29, 2007, flooding a path of destruction through the property. However, on August 25, 2008, the Project was devastated far worse by a series of four hurricanes—Gustav, Hanna, Ike, and Josephine—which left the entire property buried in six feet of mountain rock and caused more than $150,000 worth of damage at the site.
Destruction at the H&FP after Hurricane Gustav On January 12, 2010, the Project sites in both Jacmel and Grand-Goâve were rocked by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck just southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Though none of the children or staff were injured, all but two of the buildings at the Grand-Goâve site were damaged beyond repair and the city of Jacmel was more than 80% destroyed. The Hands and Feet Project was the first organization—private or public—to arrange for relief to reach the city of Jacmel, making use of private planes whose service(s) were donated by their owners/pilots. Mark Stuart, who was at the Cyvadier Project with his wife when the earthquake struck, had this to say: "I’ve never been in a situation where you feel SO helpless, fearful, and small... I'm left wondering why this nation is so tied to tragedy."
Bookedit
Hands & Feet: Inspiring Stories and Firsthand Accounts of God Changing Lives is a travelogue-style journal released by Regal Books in September 2006. The book features entries from members of Audio Adrenaline, as well as Drex and Jo Stuart (co-founder, Mark Stuart's parents, who lead the project in Haiti), and students whose lives were inspired and changed upon visiting and serving the Lord in one of the poorest nations in the world.[1]
Referencesedit
^Carpenter, Chris. "Audio Adrenaline: Who Will be Their Hands & Feet? - Interviews". cbn.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
External linksedit
Official website
YouTube
November 10, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Hands and Feet Project news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources The Hands and Feet Project news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Hands amp Feet Project is a 501 c 3 non profit organization which exists to raise a generation of orphans who will grow into men and women who will have a relationship with Christ and be leaders in their communities It began as a Children s Village located near Jacmel Haiti The Project has acquired land in Grand Goave and is in the early stages of building a second village and is also renting a house in Port au Prince as a potential third location Contents 1 Origins 2 Significant events 3 Book 4 References 5 External linksOrigins editThe Hands and Feet Project was started by Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline in 2004 The name is based on the Audio Adrenaline song Hands and Feet from the 1999 album Underdog The idea for the Project was also inspired by the 2003 Audio Adrenaline album Worldwide in which the band called for their listeners to go and be and get their hands dirty Frontman Mark Stuart stated We came to the point where we want to really step up and not just give a tip of the hat to missions and financially support them We wanted to really embrace it and put our money where our mouth is It is important for us to be hands and feet We started the project to provide a place for orphaned children in Haiti to receive a roof over their heads and plenty of food as well as to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as their savior It s also a place where people from the States can come and see what it is to serve and be the hands and feet of Jesus to the people of Haiti citation needed The Project is based on the Biblical teachings of James 1 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this to look after orphans and widows in their distress Significant events editTropical Storm Noel hit the Cyvadier Project on October 29 2007 flooding a path of destruction through the property However on August 25 2008 the Project was devastated far worse by a series of four hurricanes Gustav Hanna Ike and Josephine which left the entire property buried in six feet of mountain rock and caused more than 150 000 worth of damage at the site nbsp Destruction at the H amp FP after Hurricane Gustav On January 12 2010 the Project sites in both Jacmel and Grand Goave were rocked by the 7 0 magnitude earthquake that struck just southwest of the Haitian capital of Port au Prince Though none of the children or staff were injured all but two of the buildings at the Grand Goave site were damaged beyond repair and the city of Jacmel was more than 80 destroyed The Hands and Feet Project was the first organization private or public to arrange for relief to reach the city of Jacmel making use of private planes whose service s were donated by their owners pilots Mark Stuart who was at the Cyvadier Project with his wife when the earthquake struck had this to say I ve never been in a situation where you feel SO helpless fearful and small I m left wondering why this nation is so tied to tragedy Book editHands amp Feet Inspiring Stories and Firsthand Accounts of God Changing Lives is a travelogue style journal released by Regal Books in September 2006 The book features entries from members of Audio Adrenaline as well as Drex and Jo Stuart co founder Mark Stuart s parents who lead the project in Haiti and students whose lives were inspired and changed upon visiting and serving the Lord in one of the poorest nations in the world 1 References edit Carpenter Chris Audio Adrenaline Who Will be Their Hands amp Feet Interviews cbn com Retrieved July 27 2016 External links editOfficial website YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Hands and Feet Project amp oldid 1181131055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
