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Traveling to WI, MN, SD, WA, CO!? Oops!
Well well well… I think we are finally relaxing a bit (at least as I begin to type out this post – might be different by the time I am done). You see, we had planned some visits when being back but didn’t realize what that all really entailed. It was kind of like,…
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Used to Seeing… Now Seeing…
We have landed safely in the land of a-m-a-z-i-n-g-n-e-s-s! Don’t get me wrong. I love Haiti and always will! Dodging traffic or riding the motorcycle was always an adventure. It’s kind of like a video game driving around Port Au Prince. You just don’t get a +1 life-up or a redo :-D. As long as…
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Haitian Wedding
Risline, who works at the guest house, got married yesterday! She has been a part of Heartline for a long time. We have enjoyed getting to know her. She can be quiet, but get Melissa joking around with her and she will laugh more than anyone! The wedding yesterday was beautiful. I would love to…
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Homeless in Haiti
At the guesthouse, we have many extra suitcases sitting around that people leave behind after emptying them. A while back, Judithe, one of our workers, asked if she could have one to keep her belongings in. Yes, one suitcase for everything she owned. So we said, sure, no problem. A couple weeks later she reluctantly came up…
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Closing Chapter – After 2 Years in Haiti
It’s the time I have been dreading. So to just rip off the band-aid: We are leaving Haiti at the end of July. It’s so hard to figure out how to explain that we are leaving Haiti. It’s difficult to even know what to write. Delete, delete, delete. Everything I write seems to be awkward or…
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Kicking and Screaming
Haiti is a totally unpredictable place, and you never know what will happen in a day. We constantly have guests who freak out when plans change, or their driver arrives late, or the toilets won’t flush immediately due to water pressure. I get a bit too much pleasure telling them to calm down, this is…
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Hiking the Mountains of Haiti from Furcy to Jacmel
Recently, a group of six of us here had the opportunity to make an amazing pilgrimage. We took a trek across the southern mountain range of Haiti, descending back down to sea level at the coast. The hike is well traveled by Haitians, yet only a few courageous outsiders (or uninformed outsiders, like us!) have truly endeavored this trek.…
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My First Somewhat Scary Pregnancy Moment with Melissa
We are obviously entering into new territory, as Melissa put in our last blog. Yesterday, I had my first tense moment when I learned what happened to Melissa, especially because she is pregnant. Maybe this happens to many others during pregnancy… I have no idea. One of the workers found Melissa on the hallway floor…
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Defined Purpose
On every night we serve dinner at 6pm. At the long dinner table we get to hear stories from the guests and teams on what their day was like. Many times, it’s a great chance to talk with other groups or just process and reflect on the day. We love seeing many teams who have…
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How to Learn Haitian Creole
Why learn Creole? One thing I here from missionaries is that, I wish I took more time to learn the language when I first came to Haiti. I was reminded of this again when I read a popular article by Laura Parker describing her number one mistake was not learning the language first and only. Here…