Tag: Haiti
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The Road is Better
At least the road is better between Las Cayes and Jeramie. What had taken us three hours of travel last year only took us an hour and fifteen minutes. We made it to Jeramie in record time. The road was funded by the United States and a Brazilian company did the construction. When the construction…
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Embracing the Process
Haiti Day 1 We are a results-riven culture. This afternoon we wound our way out of Port-Au-Prince, and I found myself wondering what it would take to “improve Haiti.” Not much has changed since I was here a little over a year ago (save the airport—that was vastly improved!). The same tent cities are here,…
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Haiti- final day
Haiti- Day 6/7 6:20am I’m on the road again. I can’t believe the amount of travel this trip has required. Because Dame-Marie is so remote, travel has been one of the biggest features of this week. Thankfully, our road today is relatively smooth. Instead of cramming into several pickup trucks, we are all in a…
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Haiti- Day 5
Haiti- Day 5 I am currently sitting in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been, but getting here was miserable. We needed to leave Dame-Marie at 6 in the morning. The road across southern Haiti is under quite a bit of construction, and one section near our destination was going to be closed…
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Haiti- Day 4
Don Juan is gone. Yesterday we were laughing at a male goat we named Don Juan. We ate him tonight for dinner. That was a weird experience. At least he was tasty! Today we woke up early again, although it seems like I’m the last person awake every morning. No surprise there! After breakfast, we…
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Haiti- Day 3
I need to make a confession–I struggle with one of the core tenants of our faith. I get it right some times, with some people; however, my practice of it is limited. From the moment we drove down the mountain into Dame-Marie I have been unable to escape it. Every person I come into contact…
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Haiti day 1.5
20 years ago, Haiti was a different place. One of the guys in our group was telling us about it last night. He was born and raised here, but moved to New Jersey 20 years ago. Back then, if you picked up the phone in your home, you could call anyone in the country. Back…
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Haiti- Day 1
My day today began at 1:19- 11 minutes before my alarm was supposed to go off. I jumped in the shower and cranked the heat up a little more than usual, knowing that this may be the last hot shower I see this week. I kissed Kim and Molly goodbye and, fighting the urge to…
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 