We had been warned by “Big Jeff”, our missionary host, before we arrived at the orphanage to expect to be shocked emotionally at what we would see and experience. As I got off the bus and walked into the orphanage grounds, I viewed conditions akin to a labor camp in Nazi Germany during WWII. Then… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Treasure
Today we started painting the church building at Guitton. But then we decided to clean up a soccer field for the kids who had showed up. While we were there, I met three little girls. They decided to help us pick up trash. I noticed that one of the girls liked my sunglasses so I… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Rocks and the Gospel
Rocks and the Gospel We hit the ground running on Monday morning. After breakfast, it was a short ride to the church building in Guitton. Our jobs today were to paint the outside of the building and to prepare sand for the stucco. “How do you prepare sand?” you ask. Well, it involves a big… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Mountains and Smiles
Today started early – very early if you got up when the roosters started crowing – with biscuits and gravy before heading to worship services at two different churches. One group went to Nawash. The other went to Guitton to worship. After a bumpy ride in the bed of a truck we arrived at a… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – On The Ground
Saturday came early for everyone on the Haiti mission team. We met at the church parking lot at 2:45am, loaded the church bus and headed to Charlotte. Surprisingly, our team of 18 was first in line at the American counter. In fact, we were there before the counter was open. But promptly at 4:00am, we… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – A Week Full of Blessings
Day 6 June 22, 2012. WOW! What a powerful week and how everyone on this trip has been blessed. Today was a wrap up day. We started with devotion and breakfast, went to Cipress and wrapped up the roof trusses on the 2nd house. Cleaned both houses out, swept the floors and did all the… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – Onward Christian Soldiers
Day 6 June 21 2012. This was a very different day. It started like any other but as the day progressed we all sensed that it would be something special. We started with a great breakfast and morning prayer, then went to Cipress to work on the houses. The entire team was together and while… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – Rice
Day 5 June 20 2012 Mission Haiti. Let me apologize for not sending the Wednesday blog. As I lay on my cot last night thinking about the experiences of the day and how to best convert thoughts to words, I was so at peace with the work of the day and the great devotion by… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – God-Moments
Day 4 June 19, 2012. It was a long day today and the sun was out making it almost unbearable. While it has been hot the past couple of day, the cloud cover really helped. The direct sun really saps the energy. Today the team split. The roof crew went to work on the roof… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – Banana Grove Prayers & Divine Encounters
Day 3 June 18 2012. Wow what a day. It started with pancakes, both plain and berry along with bacon and some fruit. We would need the fuel for later. It was very hot today but overcast which was a blessing. Today we were working at Cipress where we did so much work last year.… Read More »