"The people, everywhere. All along the sides of the road. The roads were terrible and potted and so rough. People driving everywhere and anywhere. It was crazy. The poverty astounded me. The places people lived were appalling. Shacks on the side of the road. Tires were their lounge chairs. When it got dark, they used candles because there isn't power in most areas. People have begged for money already."
OUR NEXT MISSION TRIP IS PLANNED FOR
TBD
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Pastor Nowak took over as President of the HLMS in December of 2009. He has been on numerous mission trips to Haiti and has been Involved in seminary training. Robert has been an ordained pastor in the LCMS since December of 1979.
PRESIDENT
REV. JAMES DAHLKE
Seward, NE 68434
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DICK BUETHE
Dick has traveled to Haiti over 100 times over the past 30 years. He is intimately involved with the day to day operation of the HLMS and its workers in Haiti and is the liaison between the HLMS board and the mission sites in Haiti.
VP OF CONSTRUCTION TEAMS
KEITH WALLER
Kim and Keith organize mission trips to Haiti at least once per year.
VP OF MISSION TRIPS
KIM WALLER
Kim and Keith organize mission trips to Haiti at least once per year.
SECRETARY
Anita works as a Special Education Para at Deshler Public School. She also serves as church organist, Sunday School Choir Director, member of the Adult Choir, and is active in LWML on District, Zone and local levels. She is presently serving as Dist. Convention Chairman and local president.
TREASURER
LYLE MIDDENDORF
Lyle is the recently retired past senior VP and CTO of LI-COR Bioscience, Lincoln, NE
GORDON QUITMEYER
Gordon has served on the board of the HLMS since its inception. He has a Masters Degree in accounting from UNL and 35 years of experience as a CPA. He currently teaches accounting at the University of Nebraska.
Tim is the VP of Envelopes Plus in Lincoln, NE. He has traveled to Haiti and enjoys serving on the board of the HLMS through the development of its newsletter "The Call", as well as other fund raising publications and the website.
Other Advisory Board Members:
Rev. Clint Poppe, Lincoln, NE
Rev. David Mommens, Columbia City, IN
Lincoln, NE 68510
VP OF MEDICAL TEAMS
REV. ROBERT NOVAK
ANITA HARMS
ASSISTANT TREASURER
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VP OF PUBLICATIONS
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
VICE PRESIDENT
DALE OBERLE
TIM COSTELLO
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
KRIS COSTELLO
PRAYER CAPTAIN
JILL JANK
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