Hurricane Melissa has moved on but many Caribbean islands, including Haiti, have suffered the ravages of the winds and rain. Here is a little perspective of the situation on the island of Ile a Vache in Haiti where JUST MERCY works. Imagine living in acute poverty where there is …
At the end of our last update, we had been warned “officially” that the gangs were planning on striking Les Cayes. That did not materialize, thank the Lord!. Bill legally had to come home from Haiti then but recently was able to return toward the end of July. It was …
We’d been needing to visit the church and community in the mountain village of Janou for a while. It had been over a year since we took the school uniforms up on the last visit. It is pretty far up in the mountains (upstairs as they call it), barely a …
The last update had Bill in Haiti, trying to return home after developing a hernia. He was able to fly home in October. After meeting with the doctor, it appeared that it would take several weeks before the needed surgery could be scheduled. However, when we told him the situation …
When Bill came home last February, we had no idea it would be so long till he could return. Shortly after getting home, the gangs attacked the main airport in Port au Prince and it was closed for some weeks. For various reasons, here and there, several months went by …
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