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His Will Be Done

The Dreams The other night I had a taste of what Abraham felt when God asked him to sacrifice his only son for the Lord’s sake. I had a dream the other night and, in the dream, a Voice asked me to leave my family and go to Haiti. I did not like that at all, so I got up. I fell back as sleep and I had the same dream again, but this time the Voice asked me to go somewhere in Africa. Again, I got upset and got up without giving an answer. I fell asleep again, and the same dream

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Three Ways You Can Help on This Giving Tuesday!

Three Ways You Can Help on This Giving Tuesday!

Through your generous donations, you have been instrumental in helping our organization by providing hope for so many people in Haiti. Below are three ways to donate on this Giving Tuesday. Help an Orphan Send a Kid to College College will cost between $150.00 and $300.00 per month, depending on the major, we will generally assign more than one donor to each student. Therefore, donations run $50 to $300.00 per month. Support those Trafficked All the age out orphans and restav

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The Past!

The Past!

The Past It seems to me, the past few weeks, I’ve only had conversations about the past. I find it to be very interesting, because it keeps on happening with almost everyone I’ve spoken to. Maybe it was not a coincidence that it kept on happening. Throughout my life, I have met a lot of people with difficult pasts. Some get over it, and some can never move on. Here’s what I believe: the past is the past and there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s called the past for a reason,

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Power

Power

What is power exactly? Is it wealth or education? When you think of power, what comes to your mind? Throughout history, power has always been something everyone is fighting for. Some want power and some want to stay away from it. For example, David and Saul: Saul was winning at everything in life, and things got even better for him when he became the first king of Israel. Before he came to power, Saul was humble, nice and respected the Lord. Then Saul changed after he got a t

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John Fortune’s Blessing

John Fortune’s Blessing

For most people, success is determined by the lives they’ve lived; however, for some it is the qualities they possess and how they use those gifts. You are about to hear a story about one individual who has had nothing his whole life, but brings so much joy and happiness to those around him. John Fortune came into the orphanage around the age of three. He has never met his parents, and no one has ever visited him since he got there. So, he doesn’t know anything about his fami

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Adapt

Adapt

Adapt I often ask myself, “Why can’t I live my life the way I do when I am in Haiti?” It might sound weird, but I live two completely different lives. Living in the US should be a lot easier than living in Haiti. I have pretty much everything I need on a daily basis. I can eat anytime, or take my car and drive anywhere I want. I have access to a lot of commodities that I would never have access to, if I were living in Haiti. Although I have all these privileges, I still find

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Lights for Learning

Lights for Learning

The last few times I’ve been to Haiti, one of the first things the kids in the village greet me with is their report card. They love to show off their grades. It is so heartwarming to see how proud they are of their performance in school. They are not taking for granted the opportunity that you, as their sponsor, are providing for them. For those of you that know me, or work with me, you probably already know the first thing that comes out of my mouth after they share their r

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A Testimony Of God’s Grace

A Testimony Of God’s Grace

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Merci’ de Dieu Village with my husband Joey, my sister, brother in law, and step-mom this past week. It was an amazing week! It’s hard to narrow down all that God has done. I have had the opportunity for the past year to watch God work in this village. This trip marked my husband’s 4th trip and I counted it a blessing to be able to see his heart for the people in this village. They have changed our hearts forever and I am forever

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How Is A World Without God?

How Is A World Without God?

Just a few days ago, our friend Becca shared a post titled “How Is A World Without God?“ In it, she shares a testimony of a very special young man in the Merci’ de Dieu (“Thanks to God”) Village, Richard Chéry. Please take a moment to read it. This holiday season, whether we encounter joy or sorrow, may the truth of Becca and Richard’s message ring true: life with God is a life of hope and expectancy. May His hope fill our hearts through Christ. Merry Christmas! “Therefore, s

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No Money For Breakfast

No Money For Breakfast

The family pictured is the Bélance family. They were blessed with a new home in the village in August 2012. Sadly, the father went to the Dominican to find work years ago and never returned. When the mom, Esther, has extra money to buy products, she goes to the market, selling small items to make a living. As you can imagine, this is far from sufficient. On our last trip to the village, our volunteer photographer went to their home to take photos of their morning routines. W

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A Double Inspiration to Brighten Your Day

A Double Inspiration to Brighten Your Day

Sometimes we all need a little inspiration. For me, I often find inspiration through real-life stories. For example, when I hear a story of a child who vigorously takes on a goal that is seemingly impossible for her, and then actually accomplishes it – that’s inspiring. It may even cause me to tear up as I see the pure faith and hope in a child’s eyes and her complete lack of fear over failure while taking on a project bigger than herself. Child-like fearlessness seems to ign

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Special Surprise Guests at “Haiti Day at the Lake”

Special Surprise Guests at “Haiti Day at the Lake”

On Saturday we enjoyed another “Haiti Day at the Lake” with families joining us from all over San Antonio who adopted children from Haiti in the years after the earthquake. God gave us beautiful weather and everyone had a great time playing in the water, fellowshipping and catching up. All of the children are happy and healthy, which was wonderful to see. God is so good to give us times of refreshment and fellowship. He knows exactly what we need. It was a beautiful and bless

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It Will Be a Time I Never Forget

It Will Be a Time I Never Forget

The following post was written while we were in Haiti just a few weeks ago. Since it is so difficult to get internet service, some of our posts are being posted after the fact, from the United States. We had a grand celebration in the village last night. It was a culmination of years of work by many people: We passed out the deeds of the homes to the families who were blessed to receive them. When we first put families into the homes, we told them that they would have to li

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She Wants To Go To Church But Can’t Walk

She Wants To Go To Church But Can’t Walk

Today was (another) big day. An orthopedic surgeon from the US was in Haiti and agreed to stop at the village to look at four children with varying deformities. It is a huge blessing to have a US doctor come, examine some of our children with needs and give us a prognosis for some of their ailments. They are all conditions that would have been corrected in the US a few months after birth but in Haiti we find these children much older without having received any treatment. T

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Leaving For Haiti Tomorrow!

Leaving For Haiti Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, most of our team will travel to the Merci’ de Dieu (Thanks to God) Village for a two-week trip in Haiti. We are very happy to report that, at this time, we are just shy of having 100 children sponsored. God is so good and we are so grateful! Even last night, several more children were sponsored. Perhaps a few more this evening will get us to 100 children before we leave early tomorrow morning! While in Haiti, in addition to registering the children for school, we wi

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How Do You Prevent Poverty in Haiti?

How Do You Prevent Poverty in Haiti?

It’s officially summer in Haiti, but the coming school year is already on our minds. Unlike the United States, Haitians have to pay to receive an education. It doesn’t matter if it’s a “public” or Christian school, Haitians have to pay to learn. Right now there are just under 200 children in our village, Merci’ de Dieu and, thanks to God, over 40 of those children have received school sponsorships from generous donors like you. Forty is a great start, but 200 would be even be

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It Beats Limping

The other night I had a dream. For those who hate to hear someone else’s dreams, I will keep it short. 🙂 A menacing man in black was chasing me. I don’t know why he was chasing me but I knew that he meant to harm me. So I decided to turn on him and be the aggressor. For some reason I felt that a jump into the horizontal position and a hard kick into his stomach would stop him cold. The only problem with my plan was that when I landed the kick, his stomach was as hard as a tw

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I Got the Worst Good News

I Got the Worst Good News

I said, “O Jesus, O Jesus.” It was DEFINITELY a prayer. It was great news! We were actually going to get our well drilled before our scheduled departure. But we weren’t ready! Blue Ridge, a Mennonite well drilling organization told us they would not come until June 1, well after we are to leave Haiti. Suddenly, all of that changed with John coming into my room after lunch to tell me his “Best Bad News”. They are coming tomorrow at 9 AM! “WooHoo!” was my immediate response and

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Send Me!

It looks like John, Kenny and I will return to Haiti in April to build our final eight homes in the village. We have received donations enough for a few homes but still need more to complete the eight we have planned. Please pray with us for God’s provision and insight. There will be a sense of relief, of sorts, when we have finished what God had set out for John to do–build a village for the homeless. We have learned many lessons along the way: what to do, and what not to do

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Doing For Themselves

We arrived January 16, ready to lay out where our next eight houses would go. Armed with my trusty 300′ tape measure, two rolls of yellow caution tape and the aid of my usual young helpers from the village, we started our journey of creating new life for eight families. Families who in recent years had only known homes made of fabric, rusty pieces of tin, sticks and string; homes that invariably leaked or crumpled during heavy downpours and winds. The homes they lived in bef

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