Tag: guest house

  • What Does Tilapia, Foothills, and a Chef Have In Common?

    They are all mentioned in this post!  Ok, I know… it’s a stretch, I really just couldn’t think of a title for this post 😀  So much has been happening lately, it’s hard to pick which piece would be the best to dive into. Family Gary (Melissa’s brother) and Kristin have had a son named…

  • Safe Place

    Where has the time gone!  It has been over a week since Mel or I have written!  There have been some major highs and lows this week. Where should we begin the story?  One of our prayers is that the Guest House can be a safe-place.  A sanctuary where guests including visitors, missionaries, Canadian, US,…

  • 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…

  • Our New Schedule at the Guesthouse

    Our new schedule at the guesthouse: 5:45 – Wake up to get breakfast ready for the guests.  You can’t drink the tap water or use it to brush your teeth, so you have to remember to get yourself some chlorinated water for these things. 6:30 – Guests start coming down for breakfast.  They usually want…

  • Pictures of the Guest House

    The first picture on top is the village where the guest house is located.  This is a safe community where there are some very nice houses compared to most others in Port Au Prince.  The current people running the guest house is Barry and Rebecca.  They have an amazing story of how they came to…