Haiti News

May 2018 Just walk in and flush your toilet. That's all you need to do to realize how difficult life is in Haiti. This country of over 11 million people sits 500 miles off the coast of Florida, and almost none [...]

February 2018 If I allow myself to, I see Haiti with “fresh eyes” each time I return to this wonderful country. Although I’ve never had the privilege of visiting Africa, everywhere I looked today I knew I was seeing Afrik (Africa [...]

September 2017 Dearest Friends, I am thankful to report to you that it appears Haiti has escaped the worst of Hurricane Irma. I am unable to reach my dearest friend, Israel Joseph, but reports I’ve read about Ouanaminthe mostly indicate severe [...]

February 2017 Okay. I’m just kidding with the title of this blog – more about that later! Today was “take our truck across the border into the Dominican Republic” day. We’re allowed to do this for only one reason. Booz (pronounced [...]

February 2017 Every time I come to visit Haiti I am reminded of how wonderful the Haitian people truly are. At the same time I am also reminded that every joy in Haiti is tinged with sadness. There could not be [...]

July 2016 A couple of weeks ago, Joseph and I had to take our new Aslan truck into Dajabon, D.R. to have the horn repaired. One would think a simple horn might last longer than a few months, but not in [...]

July 7, 2016 The last week has been a joyous time of celebration for Aslan’s Legliz Maranatha (Maranatha Church) in L’Acajou, Haiti. Barely a year old, our fellowship is growing daily and now numbers over 200 people! A wonderful part of [...]

February 13, 2016 Growing up in Portales, New Mexico, our family was far from wealthy. My mother waited to begin teaching until I was in high school, so our family pinched a lot of pennies to make ends meet on my [...]