Michele Cushatt - Writer and Speaker

Update on Stephanie

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Michele.

Many of you have inquired about our Compassion child, Stephanie, who is from Haiti. I haven’t provided an update up until now due to the fact that I didn’t have any information one way or the other about her safety. I still don’t. For the most part we’ve had a peace and this is the [...]

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Haiti Journal: A Girl Named Stephanie

Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by Michele.

My life has been changed by a girl named Stephanie.
Two weeks ago she was a picture sitting on my counter. Now she is a face I’ve touched, a child I’ve hugged and a life I know.
We haven’t known each other for long. Our paths first crossed December 25, 2008. It all started with this. I [...]

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Ministry Partnerships

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Michele.

One of my biggest motivations for blogging was to highlight incredible people and ministries authentically living out the reality of their faith. I’m inspired by the number of people I see living beyond themselves, reaching out to the poor and hurting in an effort to promote love and community.
With my trip to Haiti quickly approaching, [...]

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3.11.09

Posted on 07. Mar, 2009 by Michele.

Global Food Crisis Day is Wednesday. 3.11.09. If this is news to you, PLEASE STOP READING, and go HERE. I’d rather you spend your minutes watching the video than hanging out on this post.

“One child dies approximately every 7 seconds from hunger-related causes.”
I don’t know what bothers me more: the fact that this is [...]

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This, That and the Other

Posted on 13. Feb, 2009 by Michele.

Yesterday was one of those days. 
It all started when I got one of those letters, telling me this, which made me want to do this, and maybe even that. If you’re a writer, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Truth is, all I really needed at that moment was this. Instead, I felt this. [...]

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