Dear New Joy Support Team - especially Dorothy B. and Bev V. ... you people are the good kind of CRAZY!!!! Thank you so much for packing al...

After flat tires and delayed flights the New Joy Church team is here and headed to bed. We'll try to keep you posted on things as best ...

Notice in Hope's drawing below that Britt is surrounded by happy little butterfly creatures on her wedding day. I thought this drawing w...

I went to bed four hours ago... But it is too hot to sleep. The dramatic me wants to claim that in addition, it is also too hot to sit, sta...

When I am older I would really like to start a mission of my own here in Haiti. My dream of a mission to start would be a home for developme...

Those are the faces of girls who have a home. :) Well, one of the faces had a home but wanted her family to have a home. We rented the hous...

All of these photos were taken at the dam last week. LaDigue means "the dam."

Our kids have all been acting out a bit. We know why... they are feeling the stress and doing the normal kid thing. When things feel tense, ...

One bummer about being so far from family is that we miss out on watching our niece and nephews grow up. This week we missed two birthdays....

While struggling with what house to rent, we're constantly aware that most people here are figuring out how to build the house pictured...

Today Peter, Troy and I (along with three little people) headed to town hoping to accomplish many things ... We railed at injustice, got ma...

"Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Tho...

"I think that Christianity has two emphases. One is a social emphasis to impart the values of the kingdom of God in society - to reliev...

Britt, Chris and Paige took Noah, Hope and Isaac to the beach today. They are all very tired after a day in the sun and sand. (Can you tell...

Things have been nutty around here. I cannot process or organize my feelings, thoughts, ideas ... or anything at all really. I guess I am g...

"The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it." ~Autho...

Above, new Family photo. (thanks Luke) Below, a photo from our crazy date yesterday. 32 hours without kids ... we spoke at length , it was ...