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  Day 5 - An incredibly productive day... Today started off great and we were at the church right on time to start our devotion and worship time. Devotions were led by Gio today and the message was great. He spoke about how even though we are tired physically and emotionally, we are here to … Continue reading Building A Place Of Sustainability – Day 5 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Mar 2018

  Day 4 - An emotional day... Today started just like yesterday, up and in the cattle truck by 5:30am! The team is really starting to form bonds and friendships with the people that we are working with... not that this trip needs it but these bonds that are forming makes coming into the village … Continue reading Building A Place Of Sustainability – Day 4 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Mar 2018

  Day 3 - A day to remember... The team got an early start today... everyone was ready by the cattle truck by 5:30! Everyone was anxious to start our work up in the mountains. The view on the ride up to the village is absolutely breathtaking, so music so that when we broke down … Continue reading Building A Place Of Sustainability – Day 3 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Mar 2018

  Day 2 - Getting Started... We woke up to the sound of roosters crowing this morning as the sun glistened off of the mountains... God's creative hand is so clearly visible in this beautiful land. After breakfast we started our trek up the mountain. This beautiful morning was the perfect gateway to focus our … Continue reading Building A Place Of Sustainability – Day 2 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Mar 2018

Day 1 - Lift Off… It's 4:15am and our team has begun to arrive at New Life church. Some of us making this trip for the first time feel overwhelmed that this day is finally here and we would be starting our journey to a foreign land. Everyone however is filled with excitement and some … Continue reading Building A Place Of Sustainability – Day 1 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Mar 2018

Day 7 - Divide and conquer… To make the most of our last day in Haiti, today our teams are headed in a few different directions. Team Bethany along with Team Iowa and Team Young Bucks decided to make one last trip to Zorange to finish up a few things that needed some additional attention. … Continue reading Building A Place To Call Home – Day 7 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Oct 2017

Day 6 - Thursday's Thoughts... Our team was excited to get another early start today, but this ride to the village was just a bit different from our previous bumpy, heckling each other rides. You see today will be our last day in the village for this trip. As we sat waiting to arrive, we … Continue reading Building A Place To Call Home – Day 6 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Oct 2017

Another beautiful Zoranje Sunrise…Day 5- Wednesday… After enduring yesterdays 2 1/2hr commute, our team was determined to get on the road early and get a jump on this crazy traffic. We were happy to cut our trip down by half the time and got to enjoy the most BEAUTIFUL Zoranje sunrise… it captivates us every … Continue reading Building A Place To Call Home – Day 5 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Oct 2017

Oh what a wonderful morning... Tuesday what a wonderful day.... BACON! Yes BACON for breakfast this morning... all is good with our world now. Breakfast was amazing however the incredible taste of bacon caused us to savor this mornings meal a bit longer than normal and so we started our commute a little later than … Continue reading Building A Place To Call Home – Day 4 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Oct 2017

Monday muses... Breakfast at 5am and NO bacon???… enough said! But nobody else seemed to mind... sooooo who do I need to speak to?! What a beautiful sunrise this morning. So early and the city was already buzzing with vendors lining the streets to make their living. We are constantly faced with a wide variety … Continue reading Building A Place To Call Home – Day 3 Operation Hope Haiti Edition – Oct 2017