Ryan and Melissa Alberts

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  • Caught Between Two Worlds

    Ryan and I have now been home in Minnesota and Wisconsin for about two weeks and are preparing to travel back to Haiti on Thursday.  We have had a great time visiting family and friends, going to our favorite restaurants, shopping for items we need in Haiti, and maybe relaxing a little bit.  It is…

  • January

    This month has been quite the whirlwind.  We’ve literally had hundreds of guests come in and out of our doors, thousands of pounds of loaded suitcases hauled in and out, prepared enough food to feed several armies, and answered the same questions over and over and over…  I’m not going to lie – it’s been…

  • Haiti Earthquake 2 Year Anniversary

    Today is the two year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake.  It has been easy to live here and not think too much about how this is the same place where a quarter of a million people died within a few days from the effects of it.  Yes, there is rubble scattered around and some buildings…

  • Bòn Fèt Clarel!

    Today we celebrated one of our guesthouse worker’s birthdays.  His name is Clarel and he turned 25!  Clarel was orphaned at the age of five when his mother was on a refugee ship that sank.  He was then sent to an orphanage with his two brothers.  From what I have heard, it sounds like it…

  • A Time of Thanks and a Call to Give

    After a few months here, we have been reflecting a lot on what has been happening at the guesthouse, all the people we’ve met, and all the wonderful things God is doing through Heartline.  The guesthouse is a unique ministry in that we are not out directly “in the fields” going to orphanages, building houses,…

  • Only in Haiti

    Here are a few highlights/adventures/lessons learned/near death experiences … from our time here these last few months: Melissa’s nearly been steam-rolled while driving through a crazy intersection with no stoplight.  (Who needs exercise when your heart rate can go through the roof just driving?) Ryan now has a Master’s degree in toilet repairs. We’ve had…

  • Three Month Update

    Ryan and I have now been in Haiti just over three months.  In some ways it’s went quickly, and in others it feels like we’ve been here forever.  We have met a lot of amazing people, both guests and Haitians.  Being at the guesthouse is never predictable, and you never know what a day is…

  • Bòn Fèt Monise!

    “Bòn Fèt” means “Happy Birthday” in Creole.  Yesterday, Monise, one of our workers at the guesthouse, had a birthday.  So we decided to throw a party for her.  It was a lot of fun, but I had no idea how complicated it was going to be.   As I’ve said before, everything in Haiti just seems…

  • Goudou… Goudou… Goudou…

    You may be wondering what in the world Goudou (pronounced goo-doo) means.  We recently found out that unofficial word for “earthquake” in Creole is “Goudou” because they say that’s what it sounded like.  Most of you know that Haiti suffered a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010.  At least 220,000 people died and…

  • First Two Months in Review

    We have now been in Haiti for about two months, so I thought I’d just give you a quick update on how we’re doing and settling in to our new life here. As we’ve stated, everything is so different and there’s so much to learn – new culture, language, people, ways of doing just about…

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