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Bill Montgomery

Hunger and Desperation

Things in Haiti continue to go downhill.  Hunger is rampant.  Gas at $12/gallon is contributing to the high cost of food. (We are now sailing back and forth to the mainland which is time consuming but necessary due to the cost of fuel instead of using a motor.). Some food …

On the Jericho Road….

Work continued in August and September on the house in Raket.  The roof finally went on, the drain pipe from the roof was installed, and the first rain found the people rejoicing that water was going into the cistern!  (See other pics below the update.)  Things continue to deteriorate in …

Bringing Gifts from Our Father God

“Sometimes through the days, it’s hard to see or remember the significance of what we are really doing amongst all the daily tasks of hauling water, sand, gravel, rocks, and rebar to Rakèt where we are building a cistern. But think what a blessing to the people to have water …

Water, Healing, and Heartbreak

“When I (Bill) left Haiti in February, the people of Rakèt were being eaten up by scabies. I returned to the island In less than two weeks specifically to treat the scabies outbreak but I learned so much more about Rakèt. (See previous post from March, Fighting the Scabies!) Rakèt …

Finally!! A Roof and Water System in Janou!!!

On Jan. 18th, Bill returned to Haiti along with B.J., Kirk, and our grandson, Anodos. A week later, Michael came and the team was complete!  Two trips were made to the mountain village of Janou during the nearly three weeks the team was in Haiti. The first trip was spent getting …