Haiti May 2011

Haitian Roots Volunteer/Parent Trip

Grayson Moyes first trip to Haiti!

 

Haitian Roots Volunteer/Parent trip to Haiti to distribute items

from container...

Grayson was able to join the trip and was such a hard worker,

I love spending the one on one time with my sweet 16 year old son.

The volunteers were all amazing and we accomplished much.

It was great for the parents to visit their children 9 haitian roots children who

were orphaned by the earth quake and are now being adopted by

four amazing families.

We were able to have a party with our Haitian Roots sponsored children and give

them food, clothing, toys and other great supplies donated by lot's of wonderful

families.

We went out to visit the land we purchased to build a school and orphanage, Brent

from Bel Haiti village project partner was along on the trip as well.

We learned much from the trip and hope to put our knowledge to good use!

Haiti ...

Haven't been much of a blogger these days....But I have been feeling a great need to share my experiences, thougths and feelings about the last couple of trips to Haiti, most especially the trip to bring the children home after the earth quake. I can't help but think about how I never want to forget God's hands in that journey. I know that as time goes on we all get busy and we forget things, we do, it is human nature really! But I hope that none of the adoptive parents who have their children home will ever question how their children got here and by whos hand...oh and by the way, I don't mean me!!

hAiTi

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller

I just spent an amazing week in Haiti and wanted to share a few things that I felt with my heart...
To start off; I have A huge amount of love for adoptive parents who love unconditionally, they take their little Haitian children that they meet for the first time without reservation, most sick with some sort of parasite inflicted upon them by the conditions of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere! I leave the country in love with the adoptive parents and their children and feel it a privilege to share in their adoptive journey's. I have Gratitude! gratitude for more things than I can name, but here are just a few; A sweet man named Harry Mardy, who worked tirelessly to arrange our trip, provide us with vehicles and drivers and be our translator; Nannies at orphanages that work hard to love and care for the children in trusted in their care, with little compensation and sometimes going without food themselves so that the children can be fed; Orphanage directors who take children off the streets, sometimes when they absolutely do not have the room, money or goods to care for them, but they cannot bear to hear of another child dying on the streets; Volunteers who go to places like Haiti, using their own funds, dedicating their own time, leaving families behind, sitting in hot orphanages, (or on the ground in the parking lot of an LDS church) feeding and playing with children without any regard for the conditions in which they find themselves! Gratitude for people willing to raise money for food for the orphanages and/or so that children in a program called Haitian Roots can go to school; I feel grateful for the opportunity to be part of such organizations and to have gone to Haiti to be with all of the these children, parents and volunteers. I felt overwhelmed at the feeling of the Spirit when attending church in Petionville Haiti, walking into the chapel having it so full there was hardly room for us to sit! There are no words to describe the feeling in my heart at hearing the hymns sung so loud, a literal praise to the Lord, in French! (and no accompaniment) Knowing and feeling that we are ALL God's children where ever we may live in this world!
I left the country of Haiti a better person, with so much love in my heart, with so much gratitude for those that touched my life, and for the eternal friendships made along the way. And for the miracles that I was privileged to witness!

hAiTi HiGhLiGhTs

Loading the lugage filled with bags of food from Feed My Starving Children.....

The food (bags of rice with dehydrated vegies and protien) from Feed My Starving Children....

Children in the Haitian Roots sponsorship program 115 children currently enrolled in school (only half with sponsors)...what an amazing site!

iNsPiRaTiOn

Harry Mardy and Guesno Mardy...two brothers who do nothing but inspire you. They both run and coordinate orphanages, they both live at orphanages with their wives and children loving and caring for the orphans of Haiti. They love their country and want to make a difference and on top of that they are both men of God.

We all have people who inspire us...Well Perla is one of those people, I believe she inspires all who know her. She is one of the Founders of Haitian Roots (haitianroots.com) she made the journey to Haiti even though she is about 3 months pregnant, but she wanted to be with all the children in our program so bad before her baby was born. She is pictured here with two of the boys in HR. We all had an amazing trip and felt that much was accomplished!