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3 Things I Can’t Get Off My Mind – Toilets, Cell Phones, and Second Hand Laptops
Recently I’ve had a few conversations with different workers at the guesthouse that I can’t seem to comprehend. Even after being here for a bit of time, there are some things as Americans we just can’t relate to or understand – ever. One of our workers is trying to fix up her house. It’s just a little…
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Pumpkin Carving – Haiti Style
For whatever reason, I love Halloween. Maybe it’s the beautiful fall colors, cooler weather, dressing up in goofy clothing, memories of trick-or-treating… I also love carving pumpkins. We were in the states in September this year and had a chance to do that with our friends one evening. Now back in Haiti, I wanted to…
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Detailed Look at Today in Haiti
A day in Haiti is always difficult to explain. It’s a question we get asked a surprising number of times. Life here is different everyday. I often think, what is the most important thing I need to be doing here in Haiti. Is it running the Guest House? Is it helping with Haitian Creations? Is it talking with…
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Guest House Orientation *Video*
I have thought about making a video we can show to first time guests and groups that give an introduction of the guest house. I have failed to put the idea into action the idea. What really motivated me was the fact that Evan has a nice camera we could use for the filming. I figured…
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Last June Group Departs Haiti (lots of pictures!)
As mentioned earlier we had four groups back-to-back this June. This last group had a youth group that had been preparing to come to Haiti for over two years. They had done a camp back home where they all stayed in tents, had a limited supply of water, and other projects which showed a little…
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Wergsy’s Birthday
Yesterday was a pretty tough day today with everything going on. It seemed like everyone was stretched. We had basically zero people left to call upon if something happened! In the midst of the day we celebrated Wergsy’s birthday. Melissa worked hard to make sure the day was special for her. Melissa has done this…
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Packed Guest House / Construction / Painting / Pictures
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind at the guest house: We had an over-packed house with 41 people at the guest house. We just keep trying to break records here 🙂 There were enough cots for the groups and everyone had such a great spirits. To God’s credit, it went very smoothly! Adopting:…