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MIRACLE – Synonyms: Supernatural Occurrence, Revelation, Wonder
Recently we had a group at the guesthouse who was fleeing from a city several hours away. At 3:00 in the morning, they were awakened to several armed robbers trying to enter their house. Thankfully there was a backdoor, so the group ran – barefoot – into the woods behind the house. Pitch black everywhere.…
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ECC Visit in Review
Had a great time with the ECC team which included Brian, Tim, Mary, and Chris. We all did quite a bit while they were here. We enjoyed having the team friends! They were encouraging and such an honor to be around. It’s often hard to find the words to describe what it is like living…
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ECC Group Visit
We are having a great time with the Emmanuel Covenant Church team down visiting and doing some work. ECC is our home church and have enjoyed hosting them down here in Haiti. They have come for a number of reasons but in a nutshell they are doing an exploratory visit to check out what ministries…
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3 Humorous Sightings in Haiti
1. Painted around the UN base walls Photo by: Jimmy Burton Sign Reads – “No trespassing risk to be molested and put in jail” Not sure what happened but I am pretty sure they didn’t mean molested – something is lost in translation 🙂 This sign appears by the UN base near the Port Au…
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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…
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Dinner Time Reflection
As Melissa mentioned before, January was a crazy, crazy month. I decided to investigate some statistics for the month! Guest Stats 221 Individual guests 441 Beds taken during the month 14 Average number of people staying on a given night 39 The max number of people we had stay for one night As you can…
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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…
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Haitian New Year = Haitian Pumpkin Soup
This year marks the 208th year of independence for Haiti. Independence day is celebrated on New Year’s day (and the day after). It is undeniable that Haitians have seen more than their share of death, struggle, turmoil, hopelessness, poverty, <insert more struggles here>. The story of a powerless, beaten, and victimized culture overcoming oppression is easy for me…
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Guest Post: A Parent’s Perspective of Haiti
Written by John Mortier (Melissa’s Dad) You’ve heard the expression “a picture paints a thousand words”, in Haiti “a picture paints a million words”. Cathy and I have been in Haiti only three days and our eyes have witnessed events which will be engrained in our memories forever, observing lifestyles which no human being should…
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First Christmas in Haiti
Traditions go out the window a bit when you move to Haiti. You start brand new in almost everything you do, including what happens on Christmas :-D. I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. -Charles Dickens, Ebeneezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol Melissa’s parents arrived yesterday night with…