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Published April 15, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Bethel Lutheran Church - 2012 Mission to Haiti


Kristen Bobb, Alan Park, Mary Gerzmehle, Kevin Chuckel, Stephanie Chuckel and Pastor Van Bredeson, from left, pose for a photo during their March mission trip to Haiti. Photos submitted

  • Kristen Bobb, Alan Park, Mary Gerzmehle, Kevin Chuckel, Stephanie Chuckel and Pastor Van Bredeson, from left, pose for a photo during their March mission trip to Haiti. Photos submitted
  • The mission volunteers board their tap tap taxi for the trip to the worksite.
  • Students of the small Baptist school at Mariani gather at the start of the day. The school is in the lower level of the building. The group from Bethel Lutheran helped start the construction of the second level, which will house the church sanctuary.
  • The mission volunteers join locals in forming a line to pass concrete blocks to the masons.
  • Bethel Lutheran member Marlo Schmidt, a retired Northwest Airlines pilot, helped build this house on a visit to Haiti in January.
  • The Bethel Lutheran members help act out a bible story for students in the Mariani Baptist school. They reenacted the apostle Peter walking on the water.
  • The Bethel Disaster Rebuilders visit a beach at Jacmel for some rest and relaxation.
  • The American mission volunteers join hands with Haitian church members for a farewell prayer. Submitted photos