The people of Haiti have never deserved the hand they’ve been dealt, and that only got worse early this morning, … More
Tag: Haiti
What I Know About Haiti
I’m no expert on Haiti. I’ve been there twice in the past four years, for a total of two weeks. … More
59 Photos from My Trip to Haiti
Even though I’ve been back home for nearly a month, people I haven’t seen in a while keep asking how … More
The Amazing Way Power Is Coming to Homes in Rural Haiti
One of the amazing things I learned in Haiti happened in a little room located at the headquarters of the … More
The Boy on the Road
A poem I wrote after our scary Wednesday in Haiti. The boy lies limp in the dust Of the road. An … More
A Different Take on Education
There were several times in my time in Haiti when I felt like the world as I had known it … More
Why Haitians Reject Industrial Farming
One of the most interesting parts of our stay with the Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP), in Haiti’s Central Plateau, was … More
#3: Homecoming
It was the lights of Miami that told me our trip was over. The lights I didn’t take for granted, … More
#2: A Harrowing Day on the Roads
Trip co-leader Mike Carpenter warned us at Tuesday night’s evening reflection that if something is going to go wrong during … More
#1: A Whirlwind Start to Haiti Trip
We are settled in with our Haitian hosts after a whirlwind day and a half. The 13 members of the … More
Once Again, Trouble in Haiti
I am headed back to Haiti in early 2016, with my youngest son and members of local Unitarian Universalist congregations—including … More
Back from Haiti
Kelly and I spent a week in Haiti. I can’t say it’s life-transforming—it’s simply too early—I can say it opened … More