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 …

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 …

After the team left June 12, Bill continued to work mostly in Raket overseeing and helping with the house and cistern with progress being made.  But getting the school in Janou going this fall is a priority and B.J. decided to return to Haiti on July 8 bringing school supplies …

“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 …

“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 …