The team slept fairly well as we were exhausted. First thing this morning we went shopping at Haiti’s version of Home Depot to get supplies. Bless Byron for being so patient with us all. We will be heading up the island in two vehicles and should arrive early to mid afternoon.
Full House
We now have a house full of people staying with us. Nate, his wife and three kids and another couple have come up from Port to visit EGO. Nate has been coming here since he was 14 and comes back to renew friendships. Lourdjina woke us all early 4:30 am. After she quieted down the […]
Little blessings, big needs, and a new routine
Friday night 3 year old Makendy spent the night here with us, along with Lourdjina. He’s spends a lot of time at Marla’s house and is missing her. He told me he likes to speak English better than Creole. He loved his french toast this morning and then was willing to go down to the […]
Good morning America!
I’m sure of it; my early morning walk found NO Starbucks out here… Saturday morning Market Day in Dessalines, the world is alive with people making their way from their farms to the big city to sell there products and buy or trade for what they might need. Morning starts well before 1st light here. […]
Miracles in Haiti
Louinet was called about 3 am last night saying a mother and her two daughters a mile down the road had just fallen over and died. He called two men from the church and they quickly went down to pray for them. The women had risen early to start a fire and cook food to […]
Day #5, part b: The team makes history in one small corner of Haiti
UPDATE 5, part B! Tony texted this afternoon to share a brief update on the day’s adventures… After a great first half of the day spent with the school kids and continuing to gather updated info, the team took a 6 mile round trip hike to visit a daughter and granddaughter church of Kawo. This […]
Day #5: A final day full of joys and challenges!
UPDATE 5 Tony sent a text early this morning before the day got hectic…. He said there was a church service last night with wonderful worship late into the evening. They got good sleep and woke to a cool morning and a Haitian friend Lukman, worshiping on his guitar with a few English songs he […]
Day #4: Photos, construction, weaving, visiting…
UPDATE 4 The team had a very busy day! Part of the group spent the day helping Dixie document the info for the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade kids. They took photos of each child as well. The guys on the team spent the day working alongside some of the Haitian men getting posts and […]
Day #3: Mountains conquered!
UPDATE 3 I know many of us were awaiting news that the team made that treacherous hike up the mountains to Kawo yesterday…. only to not hear anything last night! I’m sorry, friends! I also was in suspense, but went to bed without news. It didn’t come in till about 11:30pm, BUT it was GOOD news to […]
Day #2: A proverb: “Mountains beyond mountains…”
Tony texted this afternoon to say that the team arrived in Dessalines/Nan wo safe and sound with no hassle. Unfortunately, the consul was closed today so Dixie, Asher and Louinet were unable to attempt any more progress towards getting Louinet a visa. After arriving in Nan wo, the team visited the orphanage where Dixie and […]