Our adventures serving the Haitian people in Jacmel, Haiti
There’s a phrase that we often hear about relationships in both home and work environments: “people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” There are some exceptions to this rule, but orphan care is not one of them!
This week marks four months living in Continue reading “People, Projects & Priorities”
We call them Village Values.
We have two campuses (Children’s Villages) at The Hands and Feet Project with a total of 110 children, over 100 full and part time Haitian staff, and 8 American missionaries living full time in Haiti. Every one of us know what the 
Village Values are Continue reading “What are Village Values?”
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?”
Wow! Again, we are blown away at how fast the days and weeks are going. When we wrote the first draft of this note, we were at the 6 week mark from when we left the states. Today marks the 9th week since we left!! As you can imagine, we are training, training, training! Not only formally but “as you go” type training! More on that later.
Since we last wrote we have had another team from the USA here. They brought in everything Continue reading “Learning and Growing”
As many know, we are now in Haiti. We actually arrived about one and a half weeks ago today. Backup…
The week before we left, our church, LifeTree Fellowship, had a Commissioning Service for us that was amazing and very humbling. We so appreciate our church family. The Bible teaching that is constantly spoken there and the support we have from them. We are honored to have them pray for us and lift us up on a daily basis. We received a gift Continue reading “Hello, Haiti!”
Three weeks before our departure. Wow, how did that happen? So many unexpected emotions. So many God moments.
Denise needed to go to Florida for 4 days to be with her mom and dad. Prayers for her dad as he recuperates and goes through rehabilitation. Prayers for her mom as she learns her role in his care. There are many decisions to be made around all of this.
While Denise was with her parents, Randy was holding the “empty” fort Continue reading “Leaving for Haiti Next Month”
Have you ever felt fairly confident in a decision that you’ve made and then continue to get ongoing confirmations that your decision was correct? We received yet another reassuring confirmation about our Haiti move recently.
The decision to sell most of what we have and move to Haiti with Hands and Feet Project (HAFP) was not taken lightly. We’ve prayed about it, talked about it, prayed about it some more, talked to people at HAFP, Continue reading “Continued Confirmations”
In case you haven’t heard – we’re moving! Denise and I are aiming to be fully funded for our move to Jacmel, Haiti by June 1, and that date is coming quickly! There are less than 100 days to go!
We have been busy meeting with potential partners and setting up more meetings. The past several weekends, we’ve shared our vision and financial goals with people 4-5 times, with another several appointments during the week. We have been blessed by many people who share our Continue reading “February Progress Report”
It’s hard to believe a month has passed since our last update. There are so many areas that need our attention before we move. Do we keep the house? What should we take with us? What should we do with everything else? Do we keep our cars? What do we do about health insurance? How much money do we need to live in Haiti? What other expenses do we need to include in our budget? How do we share our vision and financial goals with our friends and family? Those are just a few handfuls of the questions that we are facing.
So what have we accomplished so far? We’ve submitted our proposed Continue reading “The Countdown Begins…Heading for Haiti”
Looking back at 2016, it has been quite a year. As someone who prefers change to come a little at a time, this would typically be classified as a rough year. Who knew what God would have in store for us and how He would gently lead us down a path to huge change?
In a quest to find more meaningful work, a job change in April was a great move. Leaving friends behind at an old job is always hard, but moving Continue reading “2016 – a year of change…and promises of more to come”