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Podcast Name: Practicing the Art of Faithful PresenceEpisode 21: Steve Edmondson – Upending Desperate Poverty in Haiti
In this episode, podcast host Dr. David Wright speaks with Dr. Steve Edmondson, Family Practice doctor and founder of Starfysh, a non-profit organization working to fight the devastating effects of poverty in the lives of the Haitian people.
Dr. Edmondson gently unfolds the events that took place in the early years of his career as a family physician in West Michigan to get him to visit Haiti for the first time. In his wildest imagination, he never could have guessed the way that God would lead in his life to allow him to be a part of a long-term project to help the people of this country.
To begin, Dr. Edmondson went to Haiti once a year, then twice a year for many years. He became known as “the guy who goes to Haiti” and people expressed an interest in going along or sending help to the Haitian people. When Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in 2010, Dr. Edmondson was invited by Haiti – a country that was closed to the entire world – to come and help. He brought a commercial airplane full of doctors, nurses, pastors, psychologists and interpreters to help in the initial aftermath of that storm. He describes the situation at that moment in time that prompted so many people to give.
Rather than continuing to accept gifts from people that he then used to purchase things like tarps for the quickly assembled refugee cites, Dr. Edmondson created a non-profit organization called Starfysh. Initially, Starfysh was a clever way to provide receipts for donations. With time, this organization has grown to be so much more.
Starfysh runs three elementary schools with 125-150 students in each, they work to provide clean water and they have created a signature garden where they teach Haitian people how to succeed in farming and growing coffee plants. Through all of these projects they are providing means for economic development.
Dr. Edmondson speaks about the lessons they have learned over the years and briefly explains why he wanted be a medical doctor.
If you have an interest in connecting with Dr. Edmondson, you can contact him through the Starfysh website. If you have an interest in helping their work, you can buy coffee through either the Starfysh website or the Life Garden Coffee website.
Learn more about Starfysh.
Learn more about Life Garden Coffee.
Learn more about Practicing the Art of Faithful Presence.
Learn more about host David Wright.
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By Indiana Wesleyan UniversityPodcast Name: Practicing the Art of Faithful PresenceEpisode 21: Steve Edmondson – Upending Desperate Poverty in Haiti
In this episode, podcast host Dr. David Wright speaks with Dr. Steve Edmondson, Family Practice doctor and founder of Starfysh, a non-profit organization working to fight the devastating effects of poverty in the lives of the Haitian people.
Dr. Edmondson gently unfolds the events that took place in the early years of his career as a family physician in West Michigan to get him to visit Haiti for the first time. In his wildest imagination, he never could have guessed the way that God would lead in his life to allow him to be a part of a long-term project to help the people of this country.
To begin, Dr. Edmondson went to Haiti once a year, then twice a year for many years. He became known as “the guy who goes to Haiti” and people expressed an interest in going along or sending help to the Haitian people. When Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in 2010, Dr. Edmondson was invited by Haiti – a country that was closed to the entire world – to come and help. He brought a commercial airplane full of doctors, nurses, pastors, psychologists and interpreters to help in the initial aftermath of that storm. He describes the situation at that moment in time that prompted so many people to give.
Rather than continuing to accept gifts from people that he then used to purchase things like tarps for the quickly assembled refugee cites, Dr. Edmondson created a non-profit organization called Starfysh. Initially, Starfysh was a clever way to provide receipts for donations. With time, this organization has grown to be so much more.
Starfysh runs three elementary schools with 125-150 students in each, they work to provide clean water and they have created a signature garden where they teach Haitian people how to succeed in farming and growing coffee plants. Through all of these projects they are providing means for economic development.
Dr. Edmondson speaks about the lessons they have learned over the years and briefly explains why he wanted be a medical doctor.
If you have an interest in connecting with Dr. Edmondson, you can contact him through the Starfysh website. If you have an interest in helping their work, you can buy coffee through either the Starfysh website or the Life Garden Coffee website.
Learn more about Starfysh.
Learn more about Life Garden Coffee.
Learn more about Practicing the Art of Faithful Presence.
Learn more about host David Wright.