Busy Day

Hello from Tyler and Cassie!  Today was a great day full of a wide variety of emotions.  My first stop this morning was to a home for sick and dying babies.  This is the day I was most concerned about because I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep it together and not break down into a flood of tears.  God was right there equipping me to love those babies.  The first one I had was a 7 month old girl who weighed only 7 pounds and looked like a newborn.  Talk about jumping right into the deep end.  And for those who know me know I hate boogers so of course I had a baby whose nose was full of the stuff.  A few wipes later and it was all good.  It really was a blessing to hold and love on those who really need it the most.




Hey - It's Tyler.  I spent my morning at Gertrude's, which is a home for disabled children.  I thought this would be a better area for me as I've had more experience with children than babies.  It was fun playing with the children even though they couldn't play at 100% capacity.  All of the kids were really funny and wild and I thoroughly enjoyed playing with them.

Cassie here again - after lunch we went to Pappillon Enterprises which is a place that employs Haitian people to make Haitian goods and sell them all over.  They make metal work, clay crosses, beads for necklaces, and stone TURTLES (which Tyler bought).  They also have pillows, journals, bags and Christmas ornaments.  We got to go on a tour to see how everything was made and meet the people.  Pappillon Enterprises now employs 300 people and still can't keep up with demand.  God is really blessing this organization.

Wassup people, Tyler here- After we went to Pappillon Enterprises we went to an orphanage called La Pherre.  There we preformed a skit (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) for the children where, of course, I was the star as King Nebuchanezzer.  Unfortunately, we only had about 30 minutes, so after the play we just played with the kids for as long as we could.  This was so fun - I love playing with people's children.  So far this trip has been really fun. I love all of the people on this trip (yes, even my mom).  It has been cool and very enjoyable. I encourage anyone reading this to either go on the trip or continue to support Healing Haiti.

Thank you all for supporting my mom and me as well as all of the other team members.  This has been a great experience for everyone on the trip, both newbies and veterans to Haiti.  Please continue to pray for all of us and continue to pray for Haiti as this country really needs it.




Hola! Today started just like yesterday, very hot and humid!  We enjoyed another delicious Haitian breakfast with eggs, pancakes, oatmeal, bananas, mangos, and fresh squeezed juice. The pancakes were especially delicious since my beautiful wife, Carson, made them!

After we ate breakfast  and put on another layer of bug lotion, we headed out to the hospital for sick and dying babies. This was such an amazing experience! When we arrived there were already several individuals from other organizations there holding babies and helping the Nuns. We weren't sure what to do at first, but when the other helpers handed us kids, we jumped right in to help. The experience of holding the sick babies and playing with the kids was very joyful and it was easy to fall in love with each and every one of them.

After the first stop we headed to Papillon Enterprises (Apparent Project), which is a fantastic organization which employs Haitians in various trades and provides child-care while they work. The organization is so resourceful in that it takes every-day items, such as cereal boxes, and teaches the workers to create beads, along with other crafts for a profit.

Our final stop was at an orphanage, La Pherre. We had the opportunity to sing worship songs with the orphans and also performed a play about the story of Shadrach, Meschach andAbednego from the book of Daniel. The kids really enjoyed the play and afterwards we were able to play with them. Some of the little girls braided hair while the boys played soccer and skirmished. All in all it was a great time showing God's unconditional love and getting outside of our comfort zones.

We are so thankful to be a part of this trip and are especially thankful for all your support. Please continue to pray for us in that we are able to make a difference and love the Haitian community. We love and miss you all!

Derek & Carson