Recently in Haiti's Orphans Category

Numerous celebrities and missionaries have made the trek to Haiti since the country's devastating earthquake in 2010. Among them is Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, whose visit sparked the creation of the organization MyLifeSpeaks, which is dedicated to helping the more than 500,000 Haitian orphans.

"How has Haiti changed my life? Well, it has completely transformed my thinking," the newlywed says in a MyLifeSpeaks video (watch below). "I will never say the words 'I'm starving' again, because I'm not ... You just fall in love with these people. They are some of the most beautiful, big hearted, friendly, amazing people."

It was during this trip that Hillary took with the Tennessee couple, Mike and Missy Wilson, that the three visited the Wings of Hope special needs orphanage.

A U.S. man who helped build a trauma center in Haiti after January 2010's devastating earthquake was treated at that hospital after being critically wounded during a robbery in the capital of Port-au-Prince, his wife and doctors said Friday.

David Bompart, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot Tuesday afternoon outside a bank and was in critical condition Friday at a Florida hospital. Bompart was picking up money for an orphanage building project when robbers sprayed bullets at him at close range. He was hit but able to walk to a nearby Project Medishare hospital for help, said his wife, Nicolle Bompart, 45.

The robbers stole his camera and passport, but the money for the orphanage remained safe in Bompart's pants pocket, his wife said. The suspects have not been arrested.

The second that Audio Adrenaline frontman Mark Stuart opened his mouth Saturday at Broadway Christian Church, it was clear he would not be singing to any great extent.

Audio A retired from the stage and recording studio in 2007 after serious medical issues silenced Stuart's singing voice. "I developed a voice disorder from screaming at concerts for 20 years," he told the audience in a raspy voice that didn't sound much better than it did at the group's last Lexington concert, a few blocks over from Broadway Christian in Rupp Arena in spring 2007. "But the thing is, in losing my voice, I have become the voice for thousands of orphans in Haiti."

And that's what brought Stuart and Audio Adrenaline bassist Will McGinniss to Lexington on Saturday along with worship artists Know Hope Collective.

"...and a little child will lead them." (Isaiah 11:6)

Three-year-old Christopher Sempier of Cherry Hill has led the way with a toy drive to benefit the children of Haiti.

Christopher's dad, Scott, said he and the family went to the Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey, in Marlton, to look at Christopher's maternal grandmother's (Carol Plimpton) painting on display there.

Christopher brought a beaten-up Matchbox ambulance from Scott's childhood and was playing with it there. According to Scott, Leslee Jacobs, who works at the center, saw his toy and told him that the little boys in Haiti would love to play with that toy and that they don't have any toys.

Two years ago, a massive earthquake struck Haiti. According to the country's government, more than 300,000 people died.

Yesterday, the First Lady of the Republic of Haiti, Sophia Martelly, visited the Mercy & Sharing Village, a 17-acre campus home to 127 orphans, approximately half of who have physical or mental disabilities. Mrs. Martelly was cheerfully greeted by a delegation of smiling children, who presented her with a bouquet of flowers before taking her on a tour to see the newly opened Rehabilitation and Therapy Center. She also visited the orphanage's school and the computer-learning center. The First Lady then spent time with the children in their dormitories viewing their drawings and schoolwork. "This is the first time I have seen such positive work being done for children," has declared Ms. Martelly "this is such great work."

The French government announced a resumption of adoptions from Haiti on Friday after a 6-month abeyance initiated by Haitian President Michel Martelly.

Think you had a tough time wrapping gifts this year?

You've got nothing on Delourdes Bien-Aime and Eustache Placide.

Three hours before Britney Gengel died in the massive earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands in Haiti two years ago, she sent her family a text message expressing pure affection for the children she had met that morning while doing humanitarian work.

"They love us so much and everyone is so happy," she wrote. "They love what they have and they work so hard to get nowhere, yet they are all so appreciative. I want to move here and start an orphanage myself."

Later that January day, Gengel lay trapped under the wreckage of a hillside hotel that had collapsed. Rescuers pulled at least 68 bodies, including Gengel's, out of the ruins.

With her last text message in mind, Gengel's family is now making it their mission to carry out her dream and aid children in this devastated island nation.

With pared down make-up, her hair tightly scraped back into a simple ponytail and without her trademark 6 inch heels - it was a very contrite Kim Kardashian who appeared on the island of Haiti.

In the wake of unprecedented criticism following the collapse of her $10million marriage to basketball star Kris Humphries, she has headed to the earthquake ravaged country to bring smiles to disadvantaged children.

The reality TV star dressed simply for the event, but it was hard to say what the children - who provided picture perfect smiles - would make of the young woman who thinks nothing of spending $10,000 on a handbag.

Last night at Milk Studios in New York City, models Coco Rocha and Behati Prinsloo screened this film about their post-earthquake humanitarian trip to Haiti. It's 23 minutes long, but well worth a look. As is Lakay Pam, the charity Prinsloo and Rocha opted to work with, which runs orphanages, schools, and extra-curricular sports clubs for some of Haiti's poorest children. Haiti had an estimated 380,000 orphans before last January's devastating earthquake; since the disaster, that number has more than doubled, to nearly 1 million. Watch as Rocha and Prinsloo, along with Cedric Roche of Lakay Pam, and Rocha's husband, James Conran, and agency booker, Micki Schneider, organize a drive to collect letters from children in the West, have them translated, and match them as pen-pals with the Haitian kids. 

When it comes to Haitian orphans, Pastor Monty Patton has a whole new spin on how to raise awareness of their the plight.

It's no doubt the use of Twitter has revolutionized the way we communicate today. It's become a phenomenon that has given famous 'tweeters' more than just an outlet to promote their work with, but a rather valuable way to spread the word on important issues. Many celebrities have taken to Twitter to raise awareness to causes and charity projects that matter to them. And now a great many of those stars are getting together to 'change the world one tweet at a time'.