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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

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,

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

This summer I got to lead my first team to Haiti. It was very special for me, since it was on my birthday. I got to spend that day in Haiti, which I have not done in seven years. I led a team of mostly teenagers from the Christian School at Castle Hills High School, and we had a great time! At first I was very nervous, because I had to meet with the parents and did not know what they expected from me. Fortunately, when I met them things went well. I was still nervous, because

As you all know, this year’s election was one for the books. Like many, I was struggling in my decision. This was my first time voting and I was looking forward to it. After much thought, I headed to the polls during early-voting. Unfortunately, the line was long and I had to get to work, so I decided to leave. However, I kept thinking about it all day – it was the last day I could vote because I was travelling to Haiti soon.  I decided even if the line was long I still wante

We arrived in Dèyè Mòn on the evening of November 2nd after a long day of driving. We were shocked to see how things looked after the hurricane. Even though we saw videos and pictures on television, it was still very different when we arrived in Dèyè Mòn. The village looked completely different. Most of the trees were down and I could see the village from the house we were staying whereas before it was covered with vegetation. We were all sad to see the devastation after hurr

Faith is believing in something you cannot see. There are many who live solely by faith every single day of their lives. They truly depend on trusting something that can’t be seen. An outsider may ask, “How do they live by faith alone every day of their life?” If you had nothing – no basic needs, no one to depend on and possibly nothing to even live for, what would be your source of strength? How would you get through? In the United States, most people have plans for their fu

The year is coming to a close and we can’t help but ponder all the Lord has done over the past (almost) 365 days. Wow, 2014 has been a big year for Mercy International! The first part of the year was filled with work on the largest project of Mercy International to date – The Merci’ de Dieu (“Thanks to God”) Village.  It is now complete, fully functioning, with over 400 men, women and children enjoying shelter, safety, running water, a flushing toilet, a village clinic, spons

John and I will be be heading back to Haiti next month and it’s breaking my heart. When we go together it is usually because John has me oversee the building of houses. This past October we were there to build and give away 8 homes to the homeless, oversee some modifications to the water system in the village and (John’s idea) do a marriage seminar which he delegated to me. It was a very successful trip. During the building of these homes, we employed and contracted about 10