Mission Journal

Today's musings continue on the subject of the amazing people working here in Haiti andwho have come the way of the FHM guesthouse.  I'm pleased to tell you a little about our new friend Jolinda. This woman is most self-effacing, so I had to work some to get her...

That low value freight is still moved by heavily laden sail boats (charcoal) or bullock trains (sugar cane), often with multiple wagons and multiple animals. That the name "Obama" keeps showing up. Evens, a local guide, explained that things new and good that happened...

Fixing the driveway When we first thought about coming to Haiti, we were a bit concerned that we wouldn't have enough to do.  If every day were like yesterday... Today, however, there is lots of progress.  Last week, after a local crew came by to dig a ditch along the...

We are learning that one of the most interesting parts of the guesthouse job is the guests.  You are probably not surprised. Right now we only have one guest - Kona (above left at dinner). We are also fortunate to meet the friends and co-workers that she brings by for...

Kids clowning for us as we walk to town Walking all the way to the town center and back without getting lost, visiting places Janet knew before the earthquake The clarin factory close by Getting all three Haitian cell phones to work and charged with minutes (one has...

At the front gate, with the moon still up, and looking in the direction of the sunrise.  Yes, those are almond trees.

Some of our neighbors including a lizard that lives on our porch and that puffs his throat when we walk by - look closely for the powerpost beetles in the shoe rack.  The last two photos include the harvest moon and  the lightning storm, plus the harvest that goes by...

To provide a view of how we've been spending a lot of time, I'm going to write today about our challenges understanding how the Delco (generator) charges the battery bank which in turn feeds the inverter which in turn provides AC power to the guesthouse when the...