When Rusty is not in Haiti ….or talking about Haiti, or gathering supplies for Haiti, or meeting someone about Haiti…. this is what he does! He drills water wells in Florida. Right now he’s got work in Jax, Palm Coast & Naples. It’s hard, dirty work with really long days…. and he loves it =) Larry & Rusty go way back. Our families have been in the well-drilling...

How embarrassing! The sofas that were shipped over several years ago had seen their better days. The 3 old sofas have lived through the years before the church pavilion was completed, when services were held in the orphanage dining room.In those days the little grouping of couches with the carpet remnant became the nursery. These couches have seen the orphanage grow from comfy cushions for the 4 children...

A group decided in November that it was high time for some new seating. They just couldn’t bear the sight of these precious children on those worn out excuses for furniture….. Either that or they couldn’t find a place to sit! …so they set out to fix the problem(and the smell!) Just a couple of days laterthey were ready to try out their handiwork! And then the true test begins!I...

January was a time for boys.Mike & Rusty did “men stuff” and worked & played with the guys all week. Some of the “guy stuff” was…. …cooking …eating …teaching …playing …training.These guys are acting out “the good Samaritan”.Now that’s really “men”istry!Thanks, Mike!

Remember the little boy with the big boo-boo?His pinky finger was smashed and he had received poor medical care before his family brought him to us. He was taken to Lori’s clinic in Cazale where the end of his finger was amputated so that it could heal. Well, here he is just 3 weeks later!! Good as new!Thanks, Nurse Lori. And remember this little blan (white) baby? This is Mama Cheryl &...

Rusty thinks our mountain “petit tent” is the perfect church setting!The “windows” aren’t stained glass, but rather the beautiful artwork of God’s palette of Haiti- the greens of the pasture, amber & browns of the desert-like plain, smokey purple & grey mountains, pearl & blue sky, sparkling turquoise of the sea.The people come because they want to...

For children in Haiti this week was spent getting back in the routine of School after enjoying a Christmas break, just as it was for many of your children.I thought you might enjoy getting a glimpse of the JBA-Haiti mission school. School begins at 7 am. Children are given a simple breakfast of bread & butter (peanut butter if we have any) or bananas or eggs. Morning exercises include a flag-...

How did you spend your Saturday?Did you spend Saturday getting ready for Sunday…Maybe getting a hair cut ….or going to the Beauty Shop?Maybe you were were really industrious and spent the day on chores around the house… Doing laundry…. or catching up on cleaning…. Or maybe you decided to get a little shopping done. So you loaded up the family vehicle…. and headed...

On Fridays we have services at the “piti tent” or little church with the people of the mountains nearby. It’s a favorite day for the hardy team members to hike up the mountain and worship together with these special folks. The path is narrow and rocky, mostly winding through fields and pastures. One room houses made of sticks or mud dot the way up. In some places the path is narrow...