We are VERY excited to announce that we have closed on the property, and all the paperwork is final! The land is around 2.5 acres and is located in a village called, Gidon. Gidon is about 20 minutes from our house now and is just below the mountains outside the city.

We have big plans for [...]

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Most lost family, all lost friends. This was the case for many Haitian people after the quake. In 30 seconds, their lives were changed forever, as was ours. No water, no gasoline, no electric, all their clothes trapped beneath rubble. Where do you turn for help when you have so little to begin with? Hope [...]

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We had a small team from Tennessee come down to spend a week with us March 21-28. We had a very fruitful time with them and got a lot done. We started construction on ReachHaiti Ministries/RIO’s first church building in Haiti 2 weeks ago and are almost finished with the roof! Each day the team [...]

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Mike and I will be making another short visit to Tennessee April 21-May 8. We are available to speak and share about the ministry in Haiti while we are there. If you would like us to come and speak at your church, Sunday School, small group, etc., please email us asap. We are trying to [...]

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Hey everyone! Mike and I made it safely back to Haiti yesterday morning. We had a nice break in the states and got some much needed rest. We are ready to get back to work here in Haiti and have big plans for the future. We want to update you all on our goals, plans, [...]

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Here is the video we shot three days after the quake in Haiti.

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Hey everyone! We just wanted to send out a quick update on the earthquake and our situation here in Haiti. We are still staying at our neighbor’s house for now. We have found a piece of property which we are hoping to purchase as soon as possible located outside the city towards the mountains in [...]

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We just came back from the city for the first time since the quake. The pictures can’t do it justice because they can’t capture the smell of rotting bodies. While driving thru I began to cry for God to help the Haitian people. Everything they have is gone and they had so little to begin [...]

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Haiti is currently devastated. Buildings are down everywhere we can look and hundreds around us are sleeping in the streets. We were upstairs about to leave to show the Jesus film when it hit. The entire house was shaking and the sound was like a train. We were all trying to hold onto something when [...]

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Hey everyone. Just wanted to send a quick email after the earthquake. We are all ok down here. Only one of our children was injured, Renette, from part of the wall falling on her. She has a fractured hip but will be fine. Everyone else made it out of our house safely. There is definitely [...]

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