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Bill returned to Haiti on Aug. 15th along with our friend, Jim Hulstedt, who came to help for the third time in the last three years. After checking in at Fonds-Parisien with Clenold and Nono, we headed to Ile a Vache with several work projects in mind for the new base. We wanted to try to get the water catchment system in and a latrine/shower built to improve the sanitary conditions at the base. But while all this work was going on the next three weeks, “life” constantly stopped the work with people showing up with medical problems and other needs. Interspersed with it all are the opportunities to share God’s love with the people in different ways. As Bill recounts ….

Bill spent May and June in Haiti working very hard to get the two new smaller bases built and to get moved out of the base we sold to Yvrose. It was a HUGE job. We are grateful for the many people who came to help. In the midst of it all, as always when working in Haiti, there were regular people needing help in so many ways. Bill wrote the following update.

Many changes are being undertaken in Just Mercy’s endeavors to serve our Lord among the Haitian people.  As you know, we came to Haiti after the earthquake in 2010 and became personally aware of some of the immense needs here. As the mission of Just Mercy has grown and developed …

Since meeting Bill and Janet in Sept. 2011, I’ve followed JUST MERCY  on Facebook and by email and kept up with their work in many areas of Haiti. My primary interest has been their efforts in the mountains. So many times I’ve sat in Fond Parisien, looked up in the mountains, and felt my heart …

JUST MERCY made another trip to the mountains March 14 – 16.   Rita S. and Brian had flown in on the 12th  to go with us.  They and some others have been helping to support the Chapelle teachers for the last year or so. Also on the journey were long time Haiti …