Preparing to travel again… I leave again with another team February 20th. This time we will be climbing into the mountains of the Kawo area to update pictures and information for 400 children. The trail is hot, difficult, and exhausting, usually taking us about 6-7 hours to reach the school. Then bone tired, we pitch […]
Nan wo sponsor child updates in the mail..
Dear Nan wo Sponsor, As many of you may know, I just returned from Haiti and your sponsored child is doing well! The school continues to grow and has about 325 children attending. We have expanded the primary school (1st – 6th) and are in our second year of secondary school (7th – 13). Thirty […]
Sick and injured in Haiti…
Please pray for Cherrisa. He is very, very sick and in the hospital in Port-au-Prince. Many of you who have gone to Haiti have met this gentle man and his family. He’s had an ongoing health problem for a number of years now and seems to be getting worse. He has much responsibility at home, taking […]
Prayer request…
I just received a call from Pastor Louinet and he said that Boss Francine was on his moto on his way to work on the Nan wo Church and School. Another moto slammed into him and he’s seriously injured and in the hospital in Dessalines. We have known Boss Francine for many years through Hope in […]
Team leaving for Haiti today…
I’m leaving today with a team of 12 and will meet Micha, my daughter, in Port-au-Prince before we all travel together to Dessalines and then to Nan wo. We will be in Haiti for the next week and a half so please be praying for us. There is always spiritual attack before we go and we really […]
Kawo school children sponsors update…
I’m sure that some of you are wondering why the spelling of your sponsored child’s name might change slightly from year to year. And how can an 8 year old become 10 or 11 in one year’s time? You thought he had three brothers, but now it says two. I would like to try to […]
HIH February News
click here for a PDF version of the February newsletter, including pictures Dearest friends, A new year…. so much to think about during these past few months. My house so full at Thanksgiving with my children and their friends. Then many children and their spouses came home to spend time at Christmas. My very pregnant […]
Happy New Year!!!
I mentioned in one of my newsletters last fall a girl whose father had died. She is one of six girls and her mother’s name is Belzina. One evening when I was in Haiti last November some of our team members went to visit Belzina and her girls…
Elections still causing rioting…
Please be praying for the country of Haiti right now. Yes, they are in the news again. This time because of the elections. The people think that the voting is unjust and are in an uproar with roadblocks, fires and machetes with a few deaths. This chaos has reached the rural town of Dessalines. Pastor […]
December News
click here for a PDF version of the December newsletter, including pictures Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers while this last team was in Haiti. Hurricane Tomas passed slightly west of the island to which we were all thankful, although we did experience howling winds and torrential downpour with […]