Prince Port-au-Prince

... comme presque partout ailleurs d'ailleurs) alors on voit quotidiennement les femmes, les enfants, les hommes monter rues et ruelles avec de l'eau sur la tête ou à bout de bras. Oui, c'est moche...<br> <br> Vous verrez sur la photo Google Earth l'emplacement de Pétionville, la municipalité où on vit, sur les flancs sud de PAP. Sur les flancs nord, pas grand chose. Sur une des photos, vous verrez de ces maisons grises, toutes juste à côtés de notre quartier de Morne Calvaire, dans P ...

... vit, Pétionville, y'a moins de pauvreté mais à peine. Ici, les riches sont à côté des pauvres. <br><br>· De la rue, on voit pas grand-chose d'intéressant, dans les villes. La plupart des maisons en sont de fortunes, ou passablement délabrées. Les demeures mieux nanties ont parfois de beaux jardins, les restos de belles terrasses, mais elles sont cachées (protégées ?) par des hauts murs et de grandes portes, fermées ...

... beautifully outfitted as well in blue shirts and black skirts. Being selected for the choir is an honor, most of the women are looked up to as role models in the community. Dr. Leo plans to train them as service workers (think informal social work). The singing is the highlight of the Mass as the voices are uplifting! Although the Mass is in French we are able to follow along well. It's beautiful and ...

... up at him and how happy he seemed brought me back to why I am on this mission.<br><br>I scanned the faces in front of me and forgot about my complaints. Twenty people sat there in their best dressed clothes and shoes, looking a little bewildered and slightly frightened. Their best has stitch lines and patches. Their shoes don't fit. Then I think about human nature's uncanny ability to become comfortable and how people take things for granted. Some of the patients had never been in an ...

... from donors like the EU may be keeping the country from plummeting into complete anarchy, but those forces also help to maintain the current status quo to some degree. I arrived in Haiti apprehensive because of the well known security concerns, lack of infrastructure or fully functioning government. I have found some of those concerns to be silly but, I also find that many of these concerns are real. I have felt safe at all times, but I am ...

... for their various needs. We hope to continue building this with donations from Grand Rapids. We take our last hike up the mountain. It is a beautiful day. The girls travel to the clinic where we see Kenya one last time. Dr. Suzi updates us on some of the patients from the other day. Finally we head to the Brother's house to head down the mountain. The ride is smooth although we encounter some pretty big puddles (just remember to keep your mouth closed ...

Up nice and early! Sleeping was fine, steamy though. There was a dog barking outside our window all night--and they warned us about the roosters. I slept with a picture of my three precious babies next to me. I'm sure they are having a wonderful time with their aunt. All four girls are sharing a room. Let's just say we know each other very well now! Unfortunately I waited to take a shower in the morning. Bad move as there was no ...

... oblatos, nos subimos a nuestra pobre camioneta (que milagrosamente desde noviembre viene cumpliendo cabalmente su deber), y nos lanzamos a la voracidad de la noche. Aquí un parenético urbano, dirigido con cariño a todos aquellos defeños defectuosos que nunca han tenido el placer de quedarse en la Ciudad de México desde el 26 de diciembre y hasta el 2 de enero: ¡háganlo! Lo digo porque no soy devoto de salir en coche en Cabo Haitiano, pero fue hasta ...

... en creol. Y hoy, 12 de diciembre, prediqué en francés para la fiesta de Notre Dame de Guadalupe. Predicar en francés y en creol son dos retos distintos: el segundo de mayor urgencia e importancia que el primero. Y tampoco es lo mismo predicar una homilía en martes que en domingo. LIBROS ¿Ya leyeron The Holy Longing de Ron Rolheiser? Esta pregunta es sobre todo exhortativa: finalmente lo puedo recomendar después de haberlo leído, y lo recomiendo con ...

... t emerge until we must use it or die? The women were skeletal, with hollows behind their collarbones so deep, you could collect water in them, and with upper arms so skinny, I could encircle them with my petite hands. Only their eyes moved, flattened against bony skulls, following us around the room. I walked over to a woman, gesturing with my lotion bottle and gloves. She nodded. I squirted some onto my hands, feeling the cool pile build up, then gently took one of her hands ...