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AMAZINGLY POSITIVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES!!!
As you know if you’ve been reading our previous blogs, we began an ambitious home rebuilding project after the hurricane, to help people in the area around our clinic rebuild their destroyed or badly damaged houses. In the first stage of this project, we had our Community Coordinator, Gemi Baptiste, visit over 700 homes in…
Read MoreBACK IN JÉRÉMIE!
JANUARY 17, 2017 I think the number of gray hairs on my head has doubled in the past two weeks and yesterday certainly contributed. Cherlie and I had been in Port-au-Prince since January 6th, due to unrest and violence, not only in Jérémie, but on the road to Jérémie from Cayes. On Friday, the 13th…
Read MoreUPDATE ON THE SITUATION IN JÉRÉMIE
According to our staff in Jérémie, there continue to be daily protests on the streets and these will continue through the week. There is less violence, however, and businesses are open, but no Americans are visible on the streets, since the threat to them is still very severe. Today there were very high winds and…
Read MoreSituation in Jérémie is Still Uncertain!
Not much new in terms of news today. The road to Jérémie is still blocked by gangs of protestors and there is unrest in the town of Jérémie itself. Extra Haitian police forces are out in number, according to our sources and there is less violence than there was yesterday. But, the situation is still…
Read MoreTIMING IS EVERYTHING
Cherlie and I were in the US for two weeks to visit family and take care of FHH business during the holidays. We were in Florida yesterday, getting ready to fly back to PAP, when we received news that there was unrest in Haiti. It was related to the fact that a politician named Guy-Philippe…
Read MoreREBUILDING HOMES AND LIVES
Upon seeing and experiencing the devastation of Hurricane Matthew and being witness to the uncoordinated response of relief and aid organizations, Cherlie and I felt strongly that we needed to do something to help Haitians in communities around the clinic to rebuild their homes. Over 90% of the houses in the area were severely damaged…
Read MorePLAYING SANTA IS SUCH FUN!!! LIVING OUT YOUR FAITH IS EVEN BETTER!
Over the years of driving up and down the mountain to our clinic, Cherlie and I have acquired many new friends, most of whom are the “under three foot tall” variety! One of the Haitian men who worked with us in our early years fondly called them “little mice” because they would scurry out from…
Read MoreA VISIT FROM THE “MOON GROUP”
Ray and Donna Moon, a retired couple from Hales Corners, WI are among our most dedicated supporters. They have been bringing groups of hard-working visitors down to Haiti to help us out for several years, doing a variety of tasks including construction work, organizing supplies and helping out in the clinic. Earlier this month they…
Read MoreHaiti Hut Dormitory
By Dr. Katie Wolf After the earthquake in 2010, we received a very generous gift from Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin of what was fondly called the “Haiti Hut”. It consisted of all the materials needed to construct a temporary wood shelter. The church had sent several of these to mission organizations in Port-au-Prince and thought…
Read MoreHELP ON THE MEDICAL SIDE!
This post is being written by Dr. Katie Wolf There have been quite a few blogs written lately by Engineer Nick Matthews. I thought I would write now about some of the recent activities of our clinic in Gatineau. We have been blessed by having some medical personnel visit with each team of construction workers…
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