From October 4, 2021

Life in Haïti is humbling. Every day you smack up against your own limitations. The heaviness of life’s burdens is felt every day. Suffering is a constant reality. I had such big dreams for our humble home for abandoned kids. My mistakes, the uneducated staff, the intensity of the poverty, the mindboggling violence, the bitter frustrations of poor Haitians, deadly natural disasters, a deeply corrupt government, money shortages, bad roads, protests that blocked main roads with burning tires, daily kidnappings, shakedowns by police, power outages, and the language and cultural barrier