First post: A blessing for the journey
Prayer for Travelersby Angela HerreraThis is a prayer for all the travelers.For the ones who start out in beauty,who fall from grace,who step gingerly,looking for the way back.And for those who are...
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Bonjou!We leave tomorrow morning nice and early...and by "nice and early," I mean that I will be leaving my house at 3:30AM. Thank goodness my sister is a world traveler who is willing to drive me to...
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Laura here...We made it! After waking VERY early this morning, driving to church, driving to the airport, flying to Miami, hanging out in the Miami airport for a bit, and then flying to Haiti...we...
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Day 2: Stepping Over the Threshold
Post by Carla. More thoughts on Day 2 to (hopefully!) come tomorrow from Kevin, Gwynn, and Laura!Even the longest journey begins with just one step. Lao TzuToday, after a long and twisted trip...
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Day two observations....From Gwyn:· A boy playing with a soccer ball in the midst of rubble· Clean clothes drying on bushes and cacti· Styrofoam litter· More rivers, lakes...
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Day 3 plus pictures!
Laura's quick summation of day 3:It's 8:30pm here in Haiti, and I am sitting on the front porch with the other night-owls. It's quiet, aside for the crickets, some laughing and very distant music, and...
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Day 4: Entering others' spaces
Laura's thoughts on day 4. Photo credits go to Kevin, Rob, and Gwyn. It's so impossible to put this experience into words. As a writer, this drives me crazy. At home, finding the right word to fit...
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Day 5: Post 1 of 2
Reflections from Karen: Different or wrong?To open the lock on my door I need to turn the key to the right-toward the frame - in the opposite direction I want the bolt to move.The circle of men, the...
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Day 5: Post 2 of 2
Day 5 reflections from LauraToday, I discovered a dozen new ways my heart can break.As a psychologist, I have met with children whose histories leave my heart heavy. I have heard stories and seen...
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Day 6: Post 1 of 2
Day 6:Thoughts from Rachel on visiting the school this morning.We visited the school today. I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, I loved seeing the children. I loved giving them new school...
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Day 6: Post 2 of 2 - For each child that's born
Thoughts from LauraThere is music in the distance as I sit on the Big Thoughts front porch tonight. In the van today, Carla wondered whether it might be more aptly named the Big Hearts front...
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Day 7: Thoughts from Marianne
Day 7: Thoughts from MarianneBright skies overthe dusty roadwhere peasants walk withwater balanced on their heads.No water in the ground,only water balanced on their heads.No water in the groundand...
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Day 7: Post from Carla
Carla's thoughts on day 7:I am crying today. I can't let these tears start or they may never stop. Still, I cry. I am here to support others, to be the calm reassuring presence, the program leader....
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Laura speaking: I believe all of the Haiti Travelers (aside from Carla, Kevin, and Rob), are home now. Carla and Kevin should be home this evening. Rob will be staying at MPP for an additional two...
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Day 9: Home from Haiti
Thoughts on re-entry from Carla, and pictures from KevinDay Nine- Carla and Kevin are home.Contradictions are even worse when we get home.Kevin and I have returned from our travels. We stayed one day...
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