If It’s Glamour We’re After…

I suppose it's a bit unreasonable to think that in these hard economic times…


It’s Both/And

Well, after a year of planning, we were finally able to start a program of…


Buying Presence

The catch-22 is this: on the one hand we want so badly to be about the work…


We Will Invest in Gardens

I have always loved gardening. Don't know why, particularly, just always have.…


Trou-a-L’Eau

Out there in the distance is Trou-a-L'Eau (pronounced Twa-loo), a tiny, remote…


Kay Po

Tucked away and hidden back down a narrow alley somewhere near the center of…


The Unglamorous Dirty Work

I spent awhile in the cholera hospital last week. There were about a dozen…


Kindness is Always Win-Win

Not too long ago, after a few days off, I arrived to my desk to find a large…


Not an Amoeba Anymore

I did an interview with a local newspaper yesterday and the reporter asked me…


Restavek

I attended a Rotary meeting in Lowell, MI yesterday, as a guest of my good…


So Encouraged

I visited this well last October (top picture) to learn that it was broken, and…


Post #200

Another thing on my to-do list in Haiti last week was to visit with the…


A Good Deal All Around

We took the first baby step this past week in our vision to plant trees and…


Focus

I love little kids who wear glasses. I don't know why, necessarily, but kids…


Cholera Hospital / Clinic

I stopped by this little boy's cot at the cholera field hospital last week. His…


You Gave Me Something to Drink

I have enjoyed moving about the island of La Gonave for the past few days,…


Pumps, Piping, Cisterns

Spent the morning with a development worker (a water systems engineer) seeing…


First Water

Still on Haiti's mainland. I attended a three hour long (yikes!) village…


Why Pirates Say “Arrgh”

Spent the entire day on Haiti's mainland today, meeting with people a lot…


Heading Down

Heading down to Haiti this Sunday. I'll be meeting with the folks who will be…


Clean, Close Water

We recently placed bio-sand water filters in twenty Haitian family's homes.…