From August 27, 2022 I leave tomorrow morning for Albany, NY for a very short visit with my sister and brother-in-law. I return to Florida very late on Tuesday evening. There will be no Journal on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I was too busy yesterday to prepare a Journal for today. But this moring as I was sipping coffee,…
From August 26, 2022 Yesterday I had to bring my car to the Hyundai dealer for a over-due scheduled routinemaintenance, including changing the oil. This is something I never have time to do. It is also someI loathe doing. In anticipation of sitting in the waiting room for at least an hour I was tempted tobring the big, fat, 740-page…
From August 25, 2022 This might sound strange. It was a warm August evening just days before my return to Florida.I was down in the yard. I was dealing with the aftereffects of a PTSD panic attack. The poundingin my head had begun to subside. I just wanted to stretch my legs and hopefully catch a slightbreeze after a scorching…
From August 24, 2022 Despite of all of the insanity going on in the country, casualties, gas shortages, starvation and above all a scorching heat wave on a daily basis, there is a haven named SANTA CHIARA CHILDREN’S CENTER where things seem to look different for the children of Haiti.
From August 23, 2022 Yesterday morning I was seated at my desk working my way thought the editor’s corrections of my Merton book, Reading Thomas Merton and Longing for God in Haiti. My phone rang at 8:37am. It was Steph calling via video on WhatsApp. Stéphanie seemed a bit upset. I quickly learned what the problem was.
From August 22, 2022 Gabens will write a Journal for tomorrow explaining the event. For now, I’ll just share some photos taken by Steph and Baby. Lots of people came. The kids put on a show…with Steph.
From August 21, 2022 On Thursday night, I set my alarm for 4:00am, which would give me two hours and forty-five minutes to get ready to leave for the airport. I was really eager to get out of Haiti. Not that the current 20-day trip to Haiti was especially difficult or demanding. It was not. There had been no emergencies,…
From August 18, 2022 Today is my last full day in Haiti. I return t Florida tomorrow morning, pulling out of our gate at 6:45am, with Michel behind the wheel. Yesterday I had another PTSD attack. It was a whopper. Knocked me out for a few hours. I need a break from the madness.
From August 17, 2022 Mackenson installing shingles of a new extension he built just below the balcony to provide shade below as well as shelter from the rain. It replaces a much shorter and narrower plastic extension which needed replacement.
From August 16, 2022 Some great photos of the staff and kids of Santa Chiara.