Dec 7, 2021
Folks, As the year is ending, I am struck with its razor-sharp contrasts. Haiti is the country where I have lived and worked for the past 10 years, and it is falling apart around me. Diesel prices have tripled. There is no gasoline to be found. Food is outrageously...
Nov 28, 2021
Folks, My Thanksgiving came early this year when I received a gift from two of our Advisory Council members in North Carolina a few weeks ago. It’s a Biltmore Stick – an old one! Never heard of it before but it’s about as cool as can be. Our...
Oct 25, 2021
It is with great sorrow that I am writing to share the news of the death of Edvy Durandice. For over 32 years Edvy has been the heart of CODEP, a leader in his community, and a vital partner in the dream of creating a prosperous and verdant Haiti. A modest man, he was...
Oct 20, 2021
Folks, I am currently back in the US after a complicated trip and planning process. I had to travel overland to a more distant and minor Haitian airport because travel into the Port au Prince airport is not safe. Events in Haiti, as you have surely heard, are...
Oct 15, 2021
Folks, It was a pretty hot day last July. The Reforestation Program proteges were exhausted from their work in the sun hacking at the hard ground to prepare it for planting. So, we took a break and cut up a papaya to share. Papaya is a fabulous sweet fruit, and its...
