Category Archives: July 10 – 17th Team

My trip to Haiti was the first mission trip I had ever been on and it was one of the top experiences of my 33 years of life.  I knew something of what to expect from my husband’s accounts of … Continue reading →

There are times when the memories of my trip come back with vivid clarity.   As the outside temperature here in Overland Park rises to 102 and I walk into my air conditioned home, I remember the heat, sweat, cinder blocks … Continue reading →

It is difficult to complete the final blog.  I feel that I am very pragmatic about the trip, but don’t want the emotions to fade.  Haiti is such a series of conflicts and ironies. The airliners were filled with people … Continue reading →

Over the past 7 years, I have been on 3 mission trips, but this was my first to Haiti, or any disaster area, for that matter.  I can truly say this was the best of the 3 for many reasons: … Continue reading →

We wake up knowing that this will be our last day in Haiti. Tomorrow morning, we will be catching an early flight and heading back home.  Our minds begin to ponder the meaning of it all… With our part of … Continue reading →

Our journey to Haiti concluded today.   It is hard to believe that our journey started last Saturday at 4:45 a.m. in the morning. This is team has encountered so many God-incidences along the way, whether it was bumping into friends … Continue reading →

Exhausted,  exhilarated, overwhelmed with the thoughts running through our minds…. Today began with the team separated again between the IT folks and the worker bees.  The worker bees arrived at the Children’s Home and immediately fell into our routine – … Continue reading →

I knew this blog was going to be a hard one to write because today was the day we went to visit downtown Port-au-Prince where most of the devastation occurred during the earthquake.  We left first thing in the morning … Continue reading →

After a hearty breakfast prepared by the gracious staff at the guest house our full team headed to the Children’s residence. On the way we successfully navigated the local grocery store to purchase ice for our water jug – while … Continue reading →

What a day!  I don’t even know where to begin…..Most of the team headed out this morning to the Children’s Home.  On our way, we stopped at Eagle Market, a local grocery store, to buy peanut butter and jelly to … Continue reading →