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Do I Still Have the Strength?
I am not going to lie. The last week has.been.tough. You don’t have to look far whether you are in the U.S. or in a third world country (like Haiti) to see brokenness. Whether it’s physical, relational or spiritual. We have seen much brokenness in this life. The things happening this week in my life…
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Night Out Downtown – Haiti Style
There have been a few carnivals that have come and gone in Haiti since we have been here. Some relate back to Voodoo, some are Catholic holidays, some just government parades and others are we-should-have-a-holiday 😀 This is the best description I can find about what this carnival is about… “Champs de Mars is boasting…
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Melissa’s Birthday Failure
It was Melissa’s first birthday in Haiti on July 14th. I really wanted to do something special. Let me start by saying that in Haiti, you can plan and plan, plan and plan, and come time to execute it… well. Let’s just hope you enjoyed planning “something” because what you planned will probably not end…
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Simple Faith
Simple faith. What if we were a people known for just loving God and loving others? For a few years I went to an ultra-conservative baptist school. How you looked on the outside was very important. The school was a great school in many ways, a problem, though was with everyone expecting to appear very mature, pure…
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Mwen byen, gras a dye
Today one of our workers said to me, “Mwen byen, gras a dye” which means, I am well thanks to God or also means I am well by God. If this was the first time, I wouldn’t think anything of it but they consistently say this – day in and day out. They could be…
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Moto Ride Turned Dangerous at Rebel Army’s Barricade
The story begins… with the guys at Heartline (John McHoul, Asher, “P”, and myself) visiting a small village outside of Port-Au-Prince. In a few weeks, we will be having a group of dentists come down to Haiti, and we were hoping to bring them to this village. With all the rain, we weren’t sure if…
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Haiti Flag Day – Haiti Libere
Today is flag day. Haiti Libere – Haiti free! The Haitian flag is a symbol of pride for many Haitians. You will see the flag on TapTap’s, painted on walls, tattooed on bodies. From this article, “One of the primary symbols of Haitian freedom is the Haitian flag created in Arcahaie, a town located outside…
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“Excuse me, but I don’t own any chairs for you to sit on.”
One of our Haitian workers, Edphort, invited us over to his house last Sunday to see his wife and six-month old daughter. We felt very honored, as he was the first Haitian to invite us to his house. We were a bit nervous, as we had no idea what to expect. Edphort took a tap-tap…
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Pineapple & Barbequed *Cat* Pizza, Anyone?
Ryan and I got a kitten about a month ago, thinking, great it will be so fun to have a pet. Well, we had no idea how challenging it would be to “raise” a cat in Haiti. First of all, we didn’t know that in Haiti, most people consider cats food – just like chicken…
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Walking 4 Miles in the Rain
The beginning of the rainy season has brought on many challenges for Haitians who are trying to get anywhere. Most of them take tap-taps to get around, but now that it’s raining more and the roads are becoming flooded, it’s a lot harder to find one. People in Haiti don’t like to come out when…