Heartache and Hope in Haiti: The Britney Gengel Story: Making Our Daughter's Last Wish Come True - Softcover

Len Gengel; Cherylann Gengel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988614588 ISBN 13: 9780988614581

Publisher: Trimark Pr Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Britney Gengel was a vibrant nineteen-year-old Lynn University sophomore when she traveled to Haiti in January 2010 to work for an aide group. Deeply moved, she texted her mother that she dreamed of returning to open an orphanage of her own. But hours later, an earthquake leveled Port-au-Prince and the Hotel Montana where Britney s group was staying. For thirty-three days, her family lived a nightmare, with conflicting stories in the post-quake chaos of finding Britney, then losing her. After a gut-wrenching trip to the Haitian capital ten days after the quake, they learned the truth: Brit was not coming home alive.Vowing that her death would not be in vain, Len and Cherylann Gengel along with sons Bernie and Richie kept alive their daughter's dream by building an orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti. This amazing story chronicles their journey: from grieving for their daughter, to building in the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere. Their experience is proof that you can find meaning and purpose in tragedy, that faith and love are everlasting, and that one person's dream can change the destiny of thousands.100% of the profits of this book will benefit The Be Like Brit Orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti.

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Len and Cherylann Gengel have been married for over twenty-four years and for most of those years worked together to raise their beautiful family, daughter Britney and sons Bernie and Richie. Len, who started C & S Builders when he was in college and then received the state of Massachusetts Homebuilder of the Year Award in 1995, and Cherylann, a stay-at-home mom, had no idea their lives would be forever changed on January 12, 2010, when the Haiti Earthquake decimated and destroyed most of Haiti, burying their daughter Britney in the rubble of the Hotel Montana.Both Len and Cherylann have redirected their lives to making their daughter's last wish of building an orphanage in Haiti a reality, and are currently building an orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti. The Be Like Brit Orphanage is designed in the shape of the letter B and can be viewed at BeLikeBrit.org. Len, Cherylann and their family are committed to dedicating the rest of their lives to helping the children of Haiti. Len and Cherylann currently reside in Massachusetts and are avid Boston Red Sox fans. They have hosted many events at their restaurant, The Grand Slam Cafe for Red Sox players and one of Len's most cherished memories is watching the Red Sox win their first World Series in 86 years on his birthday in 2004!

Edition details

• Publisher: Trimark Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988614588
• ISBN 13: 9780988614581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 293