TUESDAY :: PART 3 :: The afternoon was spent finishing the earrings we began on Monday. Little did we know that ALL of the blind children had either music or Braille class on Tuesday after school! One of the greatest … Read More
TUESDAY :: PART 2 :: While Sherye was at the board meeting, Sonya spent time with “Drew’s Kids” while waiting for some guests from Memphis to arrive. [Back story: Anyone who knows Deacon Drew Woodruff from West Tennessee Haiti Partnership … Read More
TUESDAY :: PART 1 :: Our second day in our favorite Caribbean country. Today, Sherye went in one direction, Sonya in another. We’ll begin with Sherye. Sherye serves as the educational advisor on St. Vincent’s Governing Board, a newly established … Read More
Lent 2017: Turn My Heart of Stone into a Heart of Flesh Lenten meditation Friday, March 24 Mark 12:28-34 It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer other sacrifices to God. The West Tennessee Haiti … Read More
MONDAY :: PART 2 :: After clinic concluded for the day, Sonya prepared the art projects for the week. Following a make-shift lunch, we transformed the clinic into an art studio. Soon tables bore bags of earring components, bead … Read More
Our first day at St. Vincent’s! It was everything we anticipated. Our chariot, the St. Vincent’s handicapped bus, arrived at 8:30 am to take our team of 16 from the guest house in Eucalyptus Village to the school. Our motley … Read More
Awake early this morning, I run through yesterday’s events in my mind. We have seen about half of the children so far and about 20 adult staff. Yesterday morning as we had Morning Prayer, we prayed the general confession. Asking … Read More
At dinner on Wednesday night we enjoyed the company of another old friend , Andy Ripp. He is the architect for the new St Vincent’s school and we have known him since we all stayed at the same guest house … Read More
Day 3 at St Vincents Morning clinic was well underway when someone came to tell me “There are 3 Haitian nursing students here. They want to work with you “. Pause. How to integrate them into our routine when … Read More
Guest house living in Haiti is like going to summer camp when you were a kid. Shared bedrooms and bathrooms and family style dining. This particular guest house is one of the nicest we have found, many thanks to John … Read More