Big Plans for Weekend
Activity and big plans are brewing this weekend for HATS. Plans are, by the end of the weekend, to have...
Activity and big plans are brewing this weekend for HATS. Plans are, by the end of the weekend, to have...
Well, where do I even begin? Mwen rele Jessie. 🙂 (My name is Jessie) This is my first complete Creole...
Well, at long last here is that Comfort House update from me, Brooks Boyett, that you were long ago promised...
As we close out our last night in Haiti, I am overwhelmed with the faithfulness and favor of the Lord....
What a way to start the day – worshipping the Lord in Haiti! We had a glorious service led in...
Well since we have a lot of visitors to the HATS blog with the visitation of this team, I would...
Well I can tell you this, there certainly has not been a lot of idle time at the HATS compound...
We do not have a workteam at the mission at the moment, but the Texas team will arrive next week....
It is amazing how much can be done in a week. You guys did a fantastic amount of work while...
If I knew where to post it, I might write a letter to Elton John asking him to reconsider ‘Goodbye’...
Today was a very good day: Kay TIM-BR MART is painted; white, pink, blue and one green room for the...
Not a hint of a breeze came through Kay TIM-BR MART today. Whether you were edging the ceilings (Brian), the...
Well, it doesn’t take much to tempt little feet to walk through freshly poured and smoothed cement. That was at...
It’s beautiful. Four bedrooms, a storage room, an inside bathroom with showers (a big luxury) and a big porch to play...
After TWO trips (ugh!) to Port au Prince in as many days, Karen and Luckner finally assembled the February work...
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It’s going to be impossible to put my thoughts into words about this experience, so I’d say this – if you can get here – do. I think most people probably think they’re coming to help others. To some extent, that’s true (at least this temporary blogger thought so). To a larger extent, you’ll leave Haiti a better person than when you arrived. Nelson Mandela once said something like “Everywhere I go, I wear you”. It means that none of us is our own person entirely. Rather, we’re the culmination of the people and experiences we have had. I leave Haiti wearing 16 HATS children, 10(ish) Haitian staff members, a Calgarian, 2 Winnipegian’s, and a Newfie. And I couldn’t be happier about it. Until we meet again my friends.
This is my first time traveling outside of Canada and I am proud to say it was for a mission trip. I have always wanted to go on one and see what it like in other parts of the world and do what I can to help out. Haiti is a terminus life change for me and how I look at things. Seeing these kids and how they have such a passion for each other and for us is truly inspiring. I look back to what I was like at that age and I don’t think I was half as kind or generous as they are. This morning we did devotions and as I was speaking about what an impact they had on me only in one day I started to tear up…it was very emotional to talk about.
One thing that has impacted me on this trip is seeing the children and all the dedication in this orphanage. There is so much going on behind the scenes to keep the HATS orphanage and school running.
Such important work done with LOVE and commitment!
It is our last day and there is always a certain amount of sadness and joy when we come to the end of a trip . We look forward to our homes and loved ones but there is a part of us that wants to stay and be near these dear dear children. They open their hearts and arms to you when you enter the front gate. They give you laughter and tears all week long and then they cry and hug you when they know you are going away. Being near that kind of unconditional love effects us all very deeply. So we leave part of our hearts here and promise to return.
I spent a week in Haiti at HATS in November 2017 and it was a wonderful experience. Karen is an amazing woman and is doing amazing work. She is dedicated to the children in her care and is changing lives. I would love the opportunity to visit again and help out where I can.
Amazing organization! Had the pleasure of visiting twice, and can’t wait to go back again someday. God is doing some wonderful things at HATS!
It’s my hope that I manage to touch their hearts in some small way, the way that they have touched mine – in a major way.
This week has been amazing – one of the best weeks of my life thus far, hands down. I can’t really think of any other experience in my life that can even come close to comparing to this. Though my visit here was short (too short), it has been incredibly eye-opening, and life changing. I will never forget the people I have met here, or the things I’ve gotten to experience! Most of all, I would like to say how remarkable it is to see first-hand the amazing work God is doing here. I am behind this ministry 100%, and will continue to support it. I am so, so blessed to have been given the opportunity to come here, and I am REALLY not looking forward to saying goodbye to the children tonight. My heart sinks just thinking about it. There’s no doubt that they’ve had a bigger impact on my life than I’ve had on theirs. I will be leaving a big piece of my heart with these people and this country. God bless.
We’ve made a difference, I believe. Big stuff, little stuff; it all contributed to the greater good and that big picture: keeping HATS a surviving and thriving, safe haven for the children of Deschapelles, Haiti. And oh my, what children they are. As expected, it was tough to leave. There were tears, whispers, hugs and I’ll miss you’s. I learned that it gets easier (only a bit) for those who’ve done this a few times. As Bob says “I’m part of the furniture now. I don’t say ‘goodbye’, I say ‘see you later’.” Maybe that’s how you cope with leaving…you return. Once, five times, 10 times. However many. Guaranteed you’ll leave a different person than when you came in.
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