I am not sure if awe inspiring authentic communities can be defined, but recent travels lead me to believe that I might know them when I see them. To truly witness such community is to become a part … [Read more...]
Haiti
How to Build a Latrine in Haiti
Want to know how to build a latrine in the rural mountains of Haiti without roads or electricity? Let me help with my step-by-step guide. Follow it carefully and you will have a latrine (or 20) in … [Read more...]
Building Community
In La Fond-Jeanette, the village in Haiti where we spent a month building latrines with Children of the Border, there are no roads. There is no plumbing. There is no electricity except from a few … [Read more...]
The Ups and Downs of Getting to Haiti
We crossed an international border illegally in the bed of a truck with supplies to build twenty latrines in the mountains of Haiti. We knew our destination, but not the route. We knew we would get … [Read more...]