We arrived in Haiti today. From the plane we could see the mountainous terrain divided into irregular farming plots, cut by dirty rivers, and spotted with crowded villages. The drive through Port-au-Prince overwhelmed my senses. There is a distinct smell of rotting vegetables, human and animal waste, and burning
So we made it into Haiti again! It is exciting to be here and see so many dear friends. Our flight plan took us through San Juan, Puerto Rico and from there on a small plane to P-A-P, Haiti. The nice thing about that is the much smaller amount
Wow… talk about last minute… We leave around 5:15 AM tomorrow and the package from Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Ministries) just arrived! This water purifier is a big portion of our trip tomorrow…bringing fresh water to the village of Cabois! We are so excited about this project, as having
As you well know, it’s difficult, and sometimes impossible, to work in the dark. Well in many parts of Haiti they can’t rely on electricity to power up lights, or other devices…it’s often just unavailable! The last time we were there the electricity was off more than it was
One of our goals is to help bring communities to a place where they’re self-sustaining. Part of this effort is creating business. Just going and passing things out to people isn’t the objective here. That just creates reliance. Of course there are many types of businesses and we’ll probably
We are really feeling the good hearted benevolence of so many of you today! After several email communications, some calls and visits we’re seeing some tangible evidence of heart felt compassion. We have thoughtful contributions to take on our trip to Haiti on Friday. We have a small generator
One of the first things realized during a trip to a foreign country is often the language barrier. We hear someone speaking, or a radio station, or we want to express something or find directions and don’t know how to communicate it! We reach for root words that may
Back many years ago my wife and I decided to “sponsor” a child through a mission that we were working with. Her name is Natacha. Over the years there has been a couple of situations to overcome like making sure our money got to where it was sent (which,
Well with so much of Haiti living in tents, and very make-shift tents at that, a hurricane would be just absolutely devastating! Even the strong winds on a near miss would leave so many people homeless! Remember, many of these “tents” are constructed of sticks stuck in the ground
Our good friends Dave & Carolyn who cook at some very high-end camps and lodges in the country came to visit this weekend. They are just phenomenal people and great to be with. Every time they come to our part of the country we love to have the opportunity
