Getting Ready to Visit Haiti

The Nation of Haiti is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. It has a history of oppression, slave trading, racial violence, and is the home of the religious amalgamation known as voodoo.

It is located on the island known as Hispaniola, sharing this spot of land in the Caribbean Sea with the Dominican Republic. Hispaniola is south of the Bahamas and east of Cuba.

The nation has been wracked by political turmoil in recent years in response to years of gross exploitation by government leaders. The people have needs of all kinds.

Jen and I are getting ready to take a 9 day trip to this nation at the end of the month. We will be accompanied by two Loyola students, and we hope that this trip might be the first of several the Chi Alpha New Orleans will take in the future. In some ways, it's a scouting trip.

While we are there, we will likely be working with children in an orphanage, serving, and possibly teaching about Jesus at schools, serving those who serve the people of Haiti (pastors, missionaries, teachers, orphanage workers), and praying at the University in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Please pray for us as we prepare for this spiritually intense trip. We need special grace with passport applications that have been delayed, especially.