Thank you!

As another school year closes, I thank you so much for your love and support, and dedication to Institution Univers. May we be Jesus' Hands and Feet to the precious Haitian people. May He be pleased. May He be glorified with the work that is done. Thank you for supporting COCINA - Coalition of Children in Need Association - our fundraising umbrella, and support Board stateside. You are making an impact on the people of Haiti through Christian education, warm meals for students, and access to much-needed health care. We are so grateful to and for you! Love in Jesus. To Him be the Glory, Marylee

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Ending the 2017-2018 School Year...

End of the School Year As the school year begins to wind down at Institution Univers, please keep the students, their families, and the school faculty and staff in your prayers. As the students study for and then take their year-end tests, pray that they will be prepared and able to recall what they have learned throughout the year. Pray for the teachers, that they will have the energy to finish the year strong and continue to guide their students in their studies and in their knowledge of God's Word. Please keep our graduates in prayer as they begin the next journey of their lives, whether it be in college or the work force. Pray that our Student Sponsorship Program reaches the people God has chosen to support these students financially. (If that's you, please answer that call.) And please pray for the families of IU, that they will continue to value the education they receive at Institution Univers, and that they will be able to return in the fall. Thank you so much for your love and support of this ministry! Matt White Director of Development & Sponsorships matt@haiticocina.org   "First of all, I ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless them all, and tell God how thankful you are for each of them."  1 Timothy 2:1 (CEV)

Pastor Jude Saint-Cyr

Help Us Welcome Pastor Jude We are so very excited to introduce you to Pastor Jude Saint-Cyr, the new Ministry Pastor for Univers. Pastor Jude started at Univers this past school year as the students returned to school. Originally from Haiti, Pastor Jude has spent the last 11 years as a pastor in Charlotte, North Carolina, in addition to pastoring and working with churches in Haiti since 1991.  I was privileged to be on the Pastor Search Committee for COCINA, so having Pastor Jude path directed to us is an answer to a couple years of prayer and searching for God's man to fill this role; it is clear that Pastor Jude's gifts and experience are going to to be a great blessing to both Univers and the community. In addition to leading the spiritual development of the IU students and staff, he will also utilize his Social Services background as a counselor at both the school and the clinic.  Welcome to the COCINA and Univers family, Pastor Jude! Watch for more news to come about the exciting work happening in Haiti!

Live Ablaze!

My friend Sarah Davison-Tracy has written a book, Live Ablaze: And Light Up the World. I’m so excited about it & TODAY, it’s available on Amazon: bit.ly/AmazonLiveAblaze. Would you help us set records around the world by hopping onto Amazon and buying a copy? I believe when you read this book, you will kindle a life beyond what you have dared to dream, make a powerful difference, and discover new ways to connect and find community. In the midst of the hard and challenging in our lives and in the world, it’s pretty exciting to be able to share a message of hope and connection (love), right? 

You are loved. We belong to each other. Let’s standTALL & light up the world. xo

Check it out & grab your copy today: bit.ly/AmazonLiveAblaze

Have a blessed & beautyFULL Thursday, and Much Love!

THIS IS SO EXCITING for Haiti!

HAITI TECH SUMMIT June 21st - 23rd, 2018

“Mission Impossible? A Tech Summit Rises From The Rubble In Haiti”    A Haiti reboot? Country welcomes Google, Facebook, Silicon Valley to tech summit”  “Startup activity is heating up in Haiti and it’s time for the global community to get involved”

2nd Annual Haiti Tech Summit 2018

Join 100 Global Speakers in Haiti featuring Headline Speaker- Jack Dorsey (Founder of Twitter+Square). Haiti Tech Summit, founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, Christine Souffrant Ntim, is a 13- year initiative of the Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE)which brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives together to Haiti to accelerate tech, innovation and economic development within the country. Last year 100 global speakers hailed from Google, Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, Paypal, Mastercard, Linkedin, Github, Dropbox, Sendgrid, Youtube, and Adobe, Forbes, Inc Magazine, Fast Company, Techcrunch, Black Enterprise, Ebony Magazine, and NY Times.

Top 3 Reasons to Attend: Hear cutting edge insights on startup ecosystems, tech, innovation with 100 top global speakers. Previous speakers include the President of Haiti, His Excellency Jovenel Moise, Venture Capitalist investor of Airbnb and Facebook Ben Horowitz, and Billionaire, Founder of Draper Associates and Draper University- Tim Draper. Network on the Beach with global influencers and awesome Haitians! The summit is held at Haiti’s leading beach resort welcoming 500 international investors, media influencers and entrepreneurs from Haiti and 30+ countries. Make an impact and shock your peers. Your photos from this experience is guaranteed to capture something special. Come make history with us. The summit last year generated over 83 million social media impressions, 87 global press mentions and welcomed over 500 guests for 2 historic days tuning it into the region’s largest tech gathering and Haiti’s first major international global summit. Jack Dorsey, who will be speaking at the summit to discuss his experiences launching and scaling two globally recognized tech startups that both aim to “simplify complexity’- Twitter via communication and Square via financial inclusion.

Tickets are now live via www.HaitiTechSummit.com. For sponsors interested in being invited to the event or  included in the next press announcement, please email interest toinfo@haititechsummit.com. Use code “gse” for your discount code which expires within 72 hours. If you want to join us in the largest tech event in west Africa - use the same code for www.GhanaTechSummit.com where 100 global speakers and 1000 influencers will come together on July 18-20,2018.

Immediate support opportunity through AmazonSmile!

Need a reason to use AmazonSmile to benefit COCINA? Institution Univers is having a teacher conference and we need your help! Support Institution Univers Teachers! Institution Univers is preparing for their first annual professional development conference this summer!! To show our support, we're inviting a few good friends to help send some school supplies to be used as prizes and swag for the teachers. Check out our Amazon wish list, and purchase anything you'd like to! Please send all purchases to: Tyler Johnson Southland Christian Church 5001 Harrodsburg Road Nicholasville, KY 40356 (859) 224-1600 Please submit your order by Friday, June 15, to ensure they have enough time to ship and be packed for transport.    Thanks so much for your support! Please share this with anyone who might be interested! Shop AmazonSmile Now Thank you for supporting COCINA! Matt White Director of Development & Sponsorships COCINA - Coalition of Children in Need Association www.HaitiCOCINA.org | www.OneChildInHaiti.org P.S. To learn how YOU can sponsor a student for just $40 a month, visit www.OneChildInHaiti.org.

Institution Univers FIRST Annual Professional Development Conference for our teachers!

Institution Univers is preparing for their first annual professional development conference this summer!! To show our support, we're inviting a few good friends to help send some school supplies to be used as prizes and incentives for the teachers.

Check out our Amazon wish list, and purchase anything you'd like to!

http://a.co/1N0PFVl

Please send all purchases to:

Tyler Johnson

Southland Christian Church

5001 Harrodsburg Road

Nicholasville, KY 40356

(859) 224-1600

Please submit your order by Friday, June 15, to ensure they have enough time to ship and be packed for transport.

Thanks so much for your support! Please share this with anyone who might be interested!

Cheers!

Joshua

Joshua K. Jennings

Haiti Country Coordinator | Global Outreach

859.224.1656 | Ouanaminthe, Haiti

@joshuakjennings

AmazonSmile...a simple way to support COCINA!

Do you shop on Amazon? Every purchase you make can help support COCINA.

How does AmazonSmile work? Go to www.Smile.amazon.com when you are going to shop and select "Coalition of Children in Need Association" as your charity (there's a drop down menu just below the search bar). A percentage of your purchase will go directly to COCINA - no additional fees are charged to you! AmazonSmile offers all of the same items, prices, and benefits of its sister website, Amazon.com, but with one distinct difference: When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation contributes 0.5 percent of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice, COCINA. This additional perk is a great way to give back to charities, like COCINA, effortlessly.

Shop AmazonSmile Now

Since its launch in 2013, AmazonSmile has supported nearly one million charities and has donated over $80 million. The website is identical to Amazon’s main site, and consumers can easily browse and shop for items. You can even take advantage of Prime membership benefits, sales and more. Thank you for supporting COCINA! Matt White Director of Development & Sponsorships COCINA - Coalition of Children in Need Association www.HaitiCOCINA.org | www.OneChildInHaiti.org P.S. To learn how YOU can sponsor a student for just $40 a month, visit www.OneChildInHaiti.org.