HATS and Haiti update Feb 2024
Greetings to all our friends, family, and our supporters who pray for, and encourage, us. Luckner in our school office...
Greetings to all our friends, family, and our supporters who pray for, and encourage, us. Luckner in our school office...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024 from all at Hands Across the Sea-Haiti. 2016 Christmas at the mission Thank...
Greetings folks. I am endeavoring to fill you in a little on the very difficult and dangerous situation in Haiti...
As some of you know, I cannot be in Haiti at this time because of the gang situation. I am...
Luckner, teachers, and everyone working with the mission, are doing everything they can in a continuing very difficult situation in...
Hello everyone, On my last blog, March 18th, things were quite bad in our area of the Artibonite Valley. This...
Hi folks. Thank you to those of you who have reached out to me in various ways as you are...
Hello again folks. My heart is heavy and my eyes are wet as I try to write this. Many of...
I come to you today asking for prayer for our HATS mission – Children’s Home, school, and our HATS church....
Greetings, I apologize for not having written a blog for far too long. I attempted to do so several times...
The Girls Leica is 17 years old. She was in grade 9 this past year and is now waiting for...
We have some photos of our children at our Children’s Home, and in their uniforms at our school, IMKH. Anne,...
Thank you so very much to all who donated funds towards a Christmas meal for approx 450 students and staff...
After many delays due to COVID 19 and the upheaval in Haiti, our wonderful Assistant Director Luckner Estimable was able...
Christmas is coming. Children in Canada are starting to look forward to the special, fun, family time of Christmas, when...
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I am so thankful to Jesus for the opportunity to serve at HATS and to finally experience the great work that God is doing there. I look forward to seeing them all again when I visit next time.
I have absolutely loved the Haitian people and Haiti the three times I have been there. I go to bless them, only to be blessed myself!
Personally, this is my first time here. I’ve never done a mission trip of any sort before and I’ve certainly never been anywhere this hot before. I keep seeing things that are different from what I’m used to, and hearing about things even more unfamiliar to me. One of the most surprising things to meis how quickly I’ve grown to love all the people here. Everyone here is great, and the team is wonderful too. Watching everyone support each other warms my heart almost as much as the sun warms my skin. I’ve learned a lot from this experience, and I know that this trip has already had a profound impact on my life.
It is our last day and there is always a certain amount of sadness and joy when we come to the end of a trip . We look forward to our homes and loved ones but there is a part of us that wants to stay and be near these dear dear children. They open their hearts and arms to you when you enter the front gate. They give you laughter and tears all week long and then they cry and hug you when they know you are going away. Being near that kind of unconditional love effects us all very deeply. So we leave part of our hearts here and promise to return.
This week has been amazing – one of the best weeks of my life thus far, hands down. I can’t really think of any other experience in my life that can even come close to comparing to this. Though my visit here was short (too short), it has been incredibly eye-opening, and life changing. I will never forget the people I have met here, or the things I’ve gotten to experience! Most of all, I would like to say how remarkable it is to see first-hand the amazing work God is doing here. I am behind this ministry 100%, and will continue to support it. I am so, so blessed to have been given the opportunity to come here, and I am REALLY not looking forward to saying goodbye to the children tonight. My heart sinks just thinking about it. There’s no doubt that they’ve had a bigger impact on my life than I’ve had on theirs. I will be leaving a big piece of my heart with these people and this country. God bless.
The time has passed so quickly. We know what we’ve done this week is important and makes a difference here at Hands Across the Sea. But it’s easy in Haiti to feel that anything we do here is simply a drop in the ocean. So much need on so many different levels: political, organizational, educational, social, spiritual…But we remind ourselves that each individual life is of infinite value so changing the life of one child and one family is worth the effort.
It’s my hope that I manage to touch their hearts in some small way, the way that they have touched mine – in a major way.
We have so enjoyed our time here. The work we have done has been fulfilling, the fellowship has been memorable and our hearts are forever impacted by the sweet, sweet children. A piece of HATS will always stay with each of us and who knows, maybe a few will return!
One thing that has impacted me on this trip is seeing the children and all the dedication in this orphanage. There is so much going on behind the scenes to keep the HATS orphanage and school running.
I’m not sure what we’re doing here, just showing up for a week – it’s not like it’s sustainable. And I don’t want to become depressed by some of the harsh realities that Karen has to deal with every day. You know it’s ONE thing to start an orphanage and school (Yes, Karen has done things that are beeeeyond me), but it’s ANOTHER thing to raise the 20 babies that become YOUR kids!!! Not only are they a big family, but they are a big family containing individual stories that got them all to where they are in the orphanage. I don’t even know how to describe it…I have never seen a woman her age with this much energy…fun loving energy that is. She so inspired me today and really is a wonderful mother to all these children.
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