Just a few years ago, Dr. John and the others who served with Mercy International never dreamed of building a village. There were plenty...

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Merci’ de Dieu Village with my husband Joey, my sister, brother in law, and step-mom this...

Years ago this lady (we will call her “Rebecca” in this article) worked for a wealthy Haitian woman. One tragic day, thieves broke in and...

Three brothers standing outside of what once was their only shelter. During our last team we went to see a family living in a tent....

I’ve been home now for a little while and have had time to reflect on the incredible events that occurred on my last trip to Haiti and to...

Two ladies came to the village to visit me today asking for a home. They fit the criterion to qualify for a home in the village: a family...

It looks like John, Kenny and I will return to Haiti in April to build our final eight homes in the village. We have received donations...

We arrived January 16, ready to lay out where our next eight houses would go. Armed with my trusty 300′ tape measure, two rolls of yellow...

I wrote the following blog to help raise funds for two wells in Haiti, one near the orphanage and one in the village. Because of God’s...

We are often thanked for the homes as we give them out to families in need. We attempt to always remind the families to give the glory...

Now that I am back from four weeks in Haiti, I’ve been asked by family and friends to talk about my trip. So I will attempt to give you...

Yesterday was a good day. A very good day. The work was hard like always. Finishing final touches on the homes, building fences around...

We were told that one of our best workers was living in a tent, so Cliff and I went to check it out. It wasn’t really a tent but a few...

The new eight homes should be finished in the next few days. Cliff Hawley and Kenny Kennedy continue to push the project forward,...

One of the inevitable occurrences when working in Haiti is the disappearance of anything left unattended. I didn’t expect that to include...

I was blessed to arrive in Haiti with my wife Diane, my oldest son, Jeff and his oldest son, Harrison who is seven years old. Along with...

I have been praying for funding to build eight more of the final sixteen homes needing to be built to complete the village. We will then...

As this Christmas season of giving comes to a close, I would be remiss if I didn’t remind everyone of the many needs in Haiti: We still...

John and I will be be heading back to Haiti next month and it’s breaking my heart. When we go together it is usually because John has me...

I was in Haiti for two weeks before I found out that an entire family living in the Village was sleeping on the concrete floor of their...