When I was in Haiti in February on a mission trip, our team spent a couple of days at an orphanage in a Port au Prince slum called Carrefour. What we saw there would surely break your heart. It tripled any sad scene you ever saw on “Annie.” Dozens of preschoolers and toddlers were crawling […]
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Category Archives: HaitiJanuary 12, 2011 Helpless. That’s how it feels when you can’t help someone you love. But we are not helpless, are we? We have the ability to come and go as we please. Our homes are secure and bellies generally full. We can educate our children and trust that their futures are bright. Medical attention, […] The next 90 minutes of waiting may be the longest of my life. But, lest you think something horrible has happened, let me say up front that the reverse is true: Something miraculous is afoot!! Yesterday, I decided that enough was enough. I was going to take some of the money that my Sunday School […]  I’m having a tough time writing this update. I never realized, until now, that it’s tough to grin from ear to ear and type at the same time. I keep giggling and that, to be quite candid, is a real distraction. There are just some things that can’t be put into words and, while that’s […] The roads in Haiti are lousy. Picture what that might mean. Potholes, filth, chaos. Now picture worse. And worse, again. See the people milling around, aimless without industry, seething with hunger. Imagine the poverty. And sickness. Dilapidated tarps and tents for homes. Fear. Anger. OK. Forget about trying to get this stark reality into your […] In exactly four weeks, I will step onto a plane to head back to Haiti. Along with my backpack, DEET and passport, I’ll carry with me an assortment of shoeboxes, lovingly filled by individuals who have agreed to pray for particular children in a particular slum called Carrefour. I’ll also have within me a host […] 
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