by Molly Hayes | Jun 14, 2016 | June 2016
Thankful for Neighbors, Connections… After chores and breakfast, we read the story of the Good Samaritan to send us on our journey. We discussed the amazing reality of Jesus choosing the most hated and undesirable person of the day (a Samaritan) to be the hero. We...
by Molly Hayes | Jun 14, 2016 | June 2016
Thankful for God’s Family… On Sunday night, we swam through our own parking lot to load vans with supplies and kids. Remember when the heavens opened up, the crazy lightning and thunder around 4pm in Keller? Well, that was our scheduled departure time. Eventually, we...
by Molly Hayes | Oct 22, 2015 | October 2015
We rose today to begin our last working day in Mellier. Today will pretty much mirror yesterday with the task of filtering our own water and moving the generator from the schoolhouse to outside early in the morning. Another great meal served by the kitchen staff. I’m...
by Molly Hayes | Oct 22, 2015 | October 2015
In the US, we wake up to alarm clocks. This week in Haiti, we woke up to cows mooing and soft crowing of roosters while a gentle breeze blew in from the open windows. Our group enjoyed an abundant breakfast that our American dollars have paid for, but many of the...
by Molly Hayes | Oct 22, 2015 | October 2015
I think we started the day with breakfast around 7:30am. We’re encouraged to be “flexible” since we’re operating on “island time” so I don’t even wear my watch. Breakfast was boiled-egg halves, spaghetti and sauce, papaya, mango, banana, corn flakes and milk, and of...
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