Our adventures serving the Haitian people in Jacmel, Haiti
A few people have asked what a typical day in Haiti looks like, and we’ve put off trying to answer that because there’s not much of a pattern to a typical day! We’ve tried logging our time a few different days, but that gets put aside when the first urgent need of the day comes up. We never get bored of the routine, and there’s always something else to learn!
Our campus consists of perhaps 15 acres of land, separated by a suspension bridge. Continue reading “A Day in Haiti”
Nine months. That’s hard to grasp. Where does the time go? Can you believe that it’s been 9 months since we moved to Haiti? Nine months of waking up to the joyful sounds of kids waiting to be taken to school (and the occasional rooster). Nine months of learning about each of the nearly 75 kids on our campus and in community care, forming a relationship with each one of them and helping to determine their areas of strength. Nine months of getting to know each of our Haitian staff who each Continue reading “Nine Months”
The methods of caring for orphaned and abandoned children are changing. The goal is family preservation rather than institutionalization. We want displaced kids to come out of their childhood and be as well adjusted as possible. The best way to do that is Continue reading “How Important is Family Preservation?”