Barb and DougDavison live in Elverson, Pennsylvania, and have spent all of their married lives (46 years) in the state.  They met while attending the College of Wooster (Ohio) and were married shortly after graduation.  They trained to be elementary teachers by getting master's degrees from Lehigh University.  Barb taught various grades, but spent most of her career teaching kindergarten, a job that won her heart.  Doug taught fifth grade before becoming an elementary school principal (25 years) and eventually moved to a local university to train college students to become teachers.  Barb and Doug are now both retired from public education.

 They raised four children, two of whom were adopted from South Korea, and are now the proud grandparents of 12 grandchildren.  Barb's favorite hobby is quilting.  She, and others from the community, have made many small quilts to be used by those at the orphanage.  Doug's favorite pastime can be found on a golf course or singing with the Worship Team at church.

Both Barb and Doug have gone on short-term missions trips.  Barb taught the children of missionaries at a camp in the Alps one summer and Doug went to Mexico and to Mississippi (after Katrina) to help with building projects.  More recently, they went to Mexico to visit one of the children they sponsor through Compassion International.  They recognized that trip as a life-changing experience, but never dreamed that God would use it to stir their hearts to help the orphans in Haiti.  God is amazing!

The thought of getting involved with Hearts United with Haiti was exciting for them, but knowing that attaining "senior" status and health issues would be limiting as far as working in-country, they found their niche working from home with the sponsorship program.  They have set up a database to collect and disseminate information about each of the orphans.

 "Our desire is to serve God by enabling a match to be found between potential sponsors and the orphaned children.  We pray that each child will eventually be paired up with a sponsor(s), who will not only support that child (and others in the orphanage) financially, but also with prayers, letters, and even possible visits.  We are blessed to hear from so many people wanting to make a difference in the lives of these children."