Have you heard it said, "Haiti is a land of contrasts"? God creates such beauty. Poverty tends to bring suffering and diminishes that beauty. Though Haiti's economy is terrible and its resources have been terribly depleted, it's beauty is still evident around us. Every day I see beauty in the children... I see beauty in the way people care for one another... I see beauty in the way people work so hard... I see beauty in the smiles... I see beauty in the ocean, the mountai

Oh how my heart rejoices to be in Haiti! And how it misses my babies back home. How well I remember when we first came to Haiti. No internet. No cell phones. No landline in our dwelling. Our home church was a lifeline for me, emotionally. We would wait in line at the local telephone company to get a phone call from them - and pay more than we could afford for the privilege. Today, I can pick up my cell phone and talk with our staff at the school while I'm at the mission

Our days seem filled with meetings, hard physical labor, planning, and more planning with more and more people. Why? We are preparing for the mission's 20 year anniversary celebration. All of us at MOHI in Haiti are really, really excited to prepare a festival for our community - even though most of us don't really have any frame of reference for such an event. My pinterest boards are being used BIG time right now, as I endeavor to find games and activities that would be

I understand there's going to be a big football game tonight. I had to Google "Super Bowl" to find out who's playing. I'm a New Englander through and through, so if the Patriots aren't playing and I'm in Haiti anyway - I'm out of the loop. However, for the sake of my friends in California and Kansas City, I will try to sneak a peak tonight. For me, the super bowl is a small part of this Super Sunday. Mostly it was super because of my time spent in fellowship with the Lord