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This post was originally posted in January 2014. We hope you enjoy it! – – – – – – – – – – – – – I was blessed to arrive in Haiti with my wife Diane, my oldest son, Jeff and his oldest son, Harrison who is seven years old. Along with Harrison’s other grandfather, Cliff Hawley. My long time friends Alan and Jean Axtell and their daughter, Sarah and her husband, Brian joined us on the journey. Kenny Kennedy met us at the village and has been here since December. As we arrived i

This summer, the ground-breaking on the second village became a reality. The first house in the second village was built, and given to it’s new owner Stelencia, who we wrote about a while back. Stelencia uses a long cane (stick) to get around, as she still suffers from injuries from her attack long ago. Her granddaughter was sent to live with her and to help her around their shack. She had no idea that the new house, which was built not far from her current shack, was going t

For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 3:11 In God’s sovereignty, He provided the opportunity, funds and direction to begin a second village in the mountainous, remote area of Haiti called Deye Mon. Last week the foundation was laid for the very first house in the new village! It really is amazing to witness how God provides for some of the poorest of the poor in Haiti. People who would otherwise never be known by t

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