As I am preparing to return to Haiti after a summer break in Chicago, I reflected on why living in Haiti is not easy. The reason is that we in Haiti are constantly living in the gap between hope and despair. Just before I came to the US for a summer break, I had given…

The Living Jesus and the Monk’s Alphabet Jesus had a way of looking at things that was very far from the ordinary, even contradictory to common sense. All of his careful teachings and powerful examples served the purpose of helping us to see clearly, to understand, and to discern as if our lives depended on it,…

Insight from Haiti: Dear family and friends, When I returned to St Damien Hospital at about 5pm yesterday afternoon, after spending the day buying medicines for our hospitals, there was a woman in the hallway holding a small child, and I sensed something was very wrong. She was not crying, but her face revealed a…

Insight from Haiti: Social and political tensions in Haiti have reached their flash points over the past number of months, and we have been living, with more intensity these days, what seems like the dangerous and cynical unraveling of a nation. The spiral of violence and destruction is both tragic and maddening. The simply stated…

February 12, 2019 Dear Friends and supporters of Haitian Connection, I feel it would be irresponsible not to directly address the challenging situation that is ongoing in Haiti. As some of you may have heard, the entire country has been on lockdown for the past six days as demonstrators take to the streets in a…

November 20, 2018 Dear Friends and Supporters, As I am sitting down to write my annual letter to you, I have just passed my 72nd birthday. I am very grateful that I have achieved this milestone. Furthermore, I have survived a bout with breast cancer, and am feeling very well, thanks to modern medicine and…

Amazing story of success – A great example of a Social Business There are so few success stories told about Haiti, that I decided this story needs to be told: Jeremie Breadfruit Flour and Nursery has been working in the community of Doudouch for several years now. Doudouch is about an hour drive from Jeremie…

Amazing story of success – A great example of a Social Business There are so few success stories told about Haiti, that I decided this story needs to be told: Jeremie Breadfruit Flour and Nursery has been working in the community of Doudouch for several years now. Doudouch is about an hour drive from Jeremie…

Recent Events in Haiti People took to the streets protesting the spike in gas prices, the prime minister and members of his cabinet stepped down. Haiti is choked by another crisis. But it would be too simple to say that the rage manifested in the protests were only about the 40 to 50% increase in…

Haiti, oh Haiti…..  There is so much I would like to say, but cannot express in words. Ayiti cheri, I love you with all that I am. Thanks to you I have become more than I ever thought I would be, more of myself, more of myself with others, more of myself with the world.…