Handwriting On The Wall

While in Haiti, I captured several photographs of handwriting and signs at Mission of Hope. From memory verses written in chalk on steel beams to a history lesson on a chalkboard, most of it was in French, as opposed to French Creole, which was surprising to me.

"the sun, the door"

"You and me"

"Jesus loves Jessica"


A lesson on World War II in French.

A science lesson.

One important life lesson instilled in the children at Mission of Hope is the respect of property and an orderly environment. These ideals are hard to find outside the mission, and could very well be the seeds to social transformation in Haiti in the next generation.

"Cleanliness is a good virtue"

"My duty is to always keep the school environment clean: the courtyard, the classrooms, the walls."

"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31

My Favorite

Just one photograph. My absolute favorite of all the hundreds I took while in Haiti:

Haitian Eyes

Our eyes say more than our mouths, and you can hear all kinds of things on the faces of these children from Haiti.

Homes For Haiti

One and a half years after the earthquake, hundreds of thousands of Haitians still live in the toppled remains of their homes or in tent cities, where comfort is non-existent and disease is ubiquitous.

Mission of Hope is in the process of building a 500 home community for displaced Haitians. This month, 137 families are moving into brand new homes provided by MOH. These families will pay a "community fee" of $50US per month for five years and then they will be given a deed to the property. Each 16x19 foot three room home sits on a 42x90 foot lot which will be planted with various fruit and nut trees.

The next time you're tempted to gripe that your dishwasher quit working, try to remember how nice it is that you have running water and a roof.