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"Loud. Spirited. Fun. And it works": Holiday traditions at Have Faith Haiti

The orphanage's Haitian executive director, Yonel, explains how we celebrate the holidays, and why.

Mitch Albom

Dec 22, 2021
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When Yonel Ismael spent his first Christmas at the orphanage, he got an orange and some crackers in a plastic bag. No tree. No presents.

“That was what it was like in those days,” he recalls. “We were lucky we got anything at all.”

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