Home Again

Home Again

From June 5, 2023 The flight back to Haiti landed on time. My carry-on luggage contained lots of toys and special clothes for the kids. My friend, Nancy, aka the Queen of Decluttering, brought with her from Cleveland an assortment of toys and puzzles, including frisbees. I purchased an assortment of seven small toy cars for the boys, as well…

A Hole Less Deep

A Hole Less Deep

From June 4, 2023 Securing the operating funds for Santa Chiara is more stressful than coping with the violence inSanta Chiara. It takes about $25,000 a month to operate Santa Chiara…and half of thatcame from just one person. Before I went to the post office yesterday for the last time onthis short trip to Florida, we had only received just…

Back to the War Zone

Back to the War Zone

From June 3, 2023 It has been an exhausting nine days in Florida. While I am thrilled to have cleaned out andreorganized the storage unit (I moved more boxes from the apartment into it this week), it ate upa lot of time and so the normal administrative chores got crammed into the remaining time,leaving me no time for my relaxing…

Choking Smoke

Choking Smoke

From May 26, 2023 On Wednesday before leaving for the airport, I entered my office and saw smoke drifting into the room. The big new window was open. People near to us were burning trash. The gentle breeze blew the smoke into my office. This is why my breathing became more labored in Haiti during this last trip.