The eagerly awaited phone call from Dixie came just a bit ago! They had landed in Miami and were grabbing luggage as she made a quick call to let us know they got out of Haiti literally JUST in time. They flew out on probably the very last flight of the day and were told […]
Resting before the storm
08/23/12 I got one final phone call from Haiti this evening. Dixie called from Port au Prince where they had just arrived after a wonderful, relaxing, beautiful day on the beach. Tonight the group will rest up in the comfort of Byron and Shelley’s home. They are excited to head home tomorrow! Continue to pray […]
Camp ends and a storm brews
Dixie called late this afternoon to fill us all in on the latest! The team stuck it out and saw camp through to a successful completion today! I wasn’t exact on the numbers… she said about 160 to 180 kids were showing up each day. But when you consider the language and culture barriers, the […]
A helper in the chaos
Another successful day of camp is over! Even more kids showed up today and Dixie said it was a bit chaotic but still good. A close friend and local guy, Lukman, has been an amazing and incredible help over the last several days with the camp. He’s great with kids and has done much to […]
A night of celebration!
What a full day for our team! Dixie said camp was good. Crazy, but good. With probably close to 200 kids attending, the culture and language differences, the heat and so much more, one can only imagine! 🙂 Even after camp was over for the day, the team played with the several children who stick […]
A Sunday in Nan wo: Who is that behind the pulpit?
Dixie (my mom) actually CALLED me today from Pastor Louinet’s phone! It was great to hear her voice (though muffled and sounding very distant) and to hear that all is going well. It has been a pretty laid back day for the team and something of a day of rest and time to relax before […]
The party has arrived!
The team arrived in Nan wo yesterday without a glitch! Apologies for the lack of update last night. Dixie had emailed but something went wrong and it never came through. We were able to get in touch with her via the team’s Port-au-Prince hosts today and let her know to text instead of attempt email […]
Touchdown in the city of a million faces
With that familiar roar of the plane’s airbrakes and a quick screech of tires, we all look out the window and realize we are in a whole different world from what we left in Miami. After a restless travel night and an early flight to Port au Prince, we arrived today in the city that […]
Your role in this week’s kids camp
Looking out the airplane window over Haiti, it’s exciting to imagine the joy that the children in the valley will be having this coming week. Our team can’t wait to get on the ground and be there with them, because we are doing a kids’ Bible camp in Nan wo! The older youth just finished […]
How to help a child in school this year
What would you think if you showed up for the first day of school and the teacher told you that you’d have to memorize everything on the chalkboard because there are having to do without pencils and paper? This year we have a great need for more school supplies for our Nan wo and Kawo […]