Category Archives: August 7 – 14th Team

My trip to Haiti began with an email from my son, Mike.  Mike asked, “Could this [trip to Haiti] be a father son adventure?”  My response was, “Yes.”  I’ve always believed that God has a way of giving us directions through … Continue reading →

Top 10 Reasons I Enjoyed My Mission to Haiti and Reasons Others Should Consider Going 10.  Weather:  It was nicer than being in KC last week! 9. COR’s preparation:  The missions staff at COR did a fantastic job of orienting … Continue reading →

It seems like its the first day our crew was at 100%.  Everyone woke up with a solid stomach, had a nice pancake breakfast, and felt prepared for a day of work.   After our 6th different route to the worksite … Continue reading →

Last night (Tuesday) wasn’t pleasant for a couple of our team members as Dan and Mike suffered the effects of sampling the cuisine at the work site.  Rule one for mission trips: don’t drink the water.  Rule two: don’t eat … Continue reading →

Haiti Blog Monday Finally we get down to business today… and business is assisting a Haitian construction crew as they repair the Pastor’s house for Carrefour circuit of Haitian Methodist Church… and I don’t use the term “repair” lightly.  This … Continue reading →

Our first full day in Haiti started out with a decision as to where to attend Sunday church.  We chose to attend the church in Carrefour (car-foo) which is associated with the construction project we’ll be working on this week. … Continue reading →

About thirty minutes before it was bright and early this morning, Lori, Mike and Dan met at the American Airlines check-in to begin our journey.  We were joined by Liz Blake who is a Haiti trip veteran and a mission … Continue reading →