It’s me again and to be perfectly honest, I haven’t the foggiest idea what to write about. Life here can hardly ever be considered “normal” but when the unusual, unexpected, and abnormal happens consistently enough it basically becomes normal and I don’t know which thing to write about.   We closed clinic for a ‘lil over […]

Hi everyone my name is Ben, I’ve been living here in Haiti for just over two months. First off I’ll be blogging about some surgeries that we’re done at our clinic close to a month ago now. We were blessed to have Dr Phil Sutherland come and do some surgery at our clinic. With having

…because that’s all I can do. A friend recently shared this with me. “Do the best you can, and when you know better, do better”. It was a really good reminder for me. Sometimes living in a different country, speaking a language I’m not fluent in about things I feel an inadequate knowledge of to

The last couple weeks at our little clinic have been filled with change. And there is more just ahead. The months of November and December are bringing quite a bit of staff change here, which is both difficult and good at the same time. So far, James and Katie Erdley left for home on November

“If God Wants/Wills.” This phrase is heard often throughout the day in our little clinic. It is a facet of Haitian culture that can become very commonplace to those of us that work here…. but it is one I never want to forget, even when I return to the hustle and bustle of American life

The love of Jesus to me is greater then anything else I’ve ever known.  These words to this very familiar song rang in my mind this week as we worked with people and tried  to show them the love of Jesus that is so great! In Haiti especially, there is a great recognition of God,

Hello again from Haiti! It seems like the past month flew by like a flash, and here it is my turn to blog again. Wait… I guess I was super late last time, so it hasn’t quite been a month. And this time I am determined to not be QUITE so late. So here goes….

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the

The room was still and quiet, except for a steady whoosh of high flow oxygen rushing through a mask to provide life-support to the small form laying on the bed. The clock continued steadily ticking off the minutes, as we worked and prayed over the little lifeless baby on the bed. It had all begun

How happy then my life shall be! I’ll live for him who died for me, My saviour and my God! This chorus really encouraged me this past week! so I wanted to share it with everyone. Hi guys……..Wow!! another month has past in what seems like a blink of an eye! God has granted us