A Whole Blog About Sleep ?
2 Big Sleepovers. My kids all decided last night to stay down at the kids home. There are two kids...
2 Big Sleepovers. My kids all decided last night to stay down at the kids home. There are two kids...
Roosters. Contrary to popular belief Roosters don’t just crow at dawn, unless dawn is from 11pm to 8am. You know...
The kids project today is to prepare 100 small gifts for the children that attend church. We had about 50...
Canal Walk:Finally, today we had our Canal walk. One stroller wheel is flat and we’ve been waiting to get it...
Weather. It’s been quite cool by Haiti standards and not as humid as I remember. The day temps are in...
Hurry up and Wait: Raced out the door after a quick breakfast of Rice and Beans to get going on...
Last night Mom, Lex and I spent hours sorting through the donated items to figure out what was going to...
I have many wonderful family and friends that brought me bags and boxes of new and used clothes, school supplies...
Flying Things: I read before bed. Always. Here there is no lamp and the light in the ceiling does not...
As I mentioned earlier, today was the start of goats… So far about 33 goats have been purchased by donors...
I’m in charge of blogging while I’m here and now I can attest to how hard it is. You don’t...
This is just a short note to let everyone know that we are again doing our Christmas goat program. Goats...
HATS has been buzzing with busyness as always. Karen and Mariah have their hands full with school, the children are...
They came. They worked. They played. They accomplished. They left. The student’s letters and photos in the sponsoring program were...
We have had a wonderful time and as much as we miss our kids home in Canada, we are sad...
If you’ve ever considered sponsorship, now is the time to do it. Your donation truly does make a difference!
Amazing organization! Had the pleasure of visiting twice, and can’t wait to go back again someday. God is doing some wonderful things at HATS!
Such important work done with LOVE and commitment!
I am going to try to explain why a trip to Haiti is life-changing. No-one can be thrown into a group of people who have the common purpose of doing something for someone less fortunate and not be changed in many ways. As with those I joined in each of the first four trips I made to HATS, my respect and affection for each of the team members grows daily. To those who wonder if your donations and prayers are actually making a difference, I will answer you in this way…there are about 300 children in front of me right now and some or many of them God will use in a great way to change the future face of Haiti and its people. YOU have helped make that possible — AND THAT, FOLKS — is a fact!
I am so thankful to God for allowing me the opportunity to be here and experience his splendor. This day will forever be in my heart and mind. The scripture that resonates with me today is “…whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matt 25:40. I am so happy I decided to come to HATS, this experience will stay with me for my life time.
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.
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.
Thank you Karen for everything you do, all the hard work and dedication that you put into this place, all of the work behind the scenes. Thank you for putting up with all the craziness that we bring when we come to your house for the week, just thank you times a million and one for everything Karen. I can write about my week until I am blue in the face (maybe not write that long but if you know me I can definitely talk for that long), and can sing about kit kat bars until my voice gives out, but I cannot even begin to try and articulate in song, dance, or other random art forms how thankful and blessed I am to have been given this experience not only once but twice! Thank you – thank you – thank you – thank you!!!!!!!
It’s going to be impossible to put my thoughts into words about this experience, so I’d say this – if you can get here – do. I think most people probably think they’re coming to help others. To some extent, that’s true (at least this temporary blogger thought so). To a larger extent, you’ll leave Haiti a better person than when you arrived. Nelson Mandela once said something like “Everywhere I go, I wear you”. It means that none of us is our own person entirely. Rather, we’re the culmination of the people and experiences we have had. I leave Haiti wearing 16 HATS children, 10(ish) Haitian staff members, a Calgarian, 2 Winnipegian’s, and a Newfie. And I couldn’t be happier about it. Until we meet again my friends.
A huge thank you to aunt Karen, who always seems to be doing something with her children and the HATS mission. The only time she takes for herself is long enough to spread some almond butter on a banana that she eats on the run. Thank you so much for all your hard work and unwavering dedication. Thank you for being an inspiration to me and so many others. We love you and our Haitian family very much. The longer I spend at HATS, the bigger piece of my heart remains. Take care of yourself and our kiddies until we see each other again.
This is my first time traveling outside of Canada and I am proud to say it was for a mission trip. I have always wanted to go on one and see what it like in other parts of the world and do what I can to help out. Haiti is a terminus life change for me and how I look at things. Seeing these kids and how they have such a passion for each other and for us is truly inspiring. I look back to what I was like at that age and I don’t think I was half as kind or generous as they are. This morning we did devotions and as I was speaking about what an impact they had on me only in one day I started to tear up…it was very emotional to talk about.
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