Freedom Reigns in this place.

The longer I am here, the more I realize, no matter how well I know Creole, no matter how many people I know in Gressier, no matter how many people call me “White Haitian” (and treat me as an equal) and no matter how well I “integrate” into this community…it always falls back to theContinue reading “Freedom Reigns in this place.”

The Real World.

I peaked over his shoulder as he flipped through the book slowly, my heart sunk deeper and deeper into my stomach with each page he turned.  I KNEW the truth of this  situation.  I KNEW the background of my children here, but for some reason seeing it on paper made it more real.  IT MadeContinue reading “The Real World.”

Miracles of 2011: What God has done in 12 short months

There is no way I can even begin to put into words what God has done in my life in 2011…but I will try with few words, and many pictures 🙂 After starting Respire Haiti in November 2010 and meeting Michaelle in December of 2010, God guided my path to Bellevue Mountain in Gressier.  Moving to Gressier,Continue reading “Miracles of 2011: What God has done in 12 short months”

Beautiful Birthday Girl

Michaelle, today you turn 8 years old on December 8th, what a Beautiful Golden Birthday!! When I met you nearly one year ago on Bellevue Mountain…I had no idea what God had in store for you, me or us… In the last year…we’ve been through A LOT of trials, pain and sickness…but we have hadContinue reading “Beautiful Birthday Girl”