Author Archives: tknipple

Post-Hurricane Update #8- Thursday Oct 27 – 11:30 pm Today was a good day… Exhausting? Naturally. Full of “Haiti” extras? As expected. Overwhelming? Not surprisingly. Blessed? Most definitely, without a doubt, YES. But I’m getting a head of myself… As … Continue reading →

Hurricane Update #7 – Saturday Oct 15 1:41am Today has been a rough day. This week started spectacularly, and crumbled a bit at the end for me, which is why I’m going to start with the end of the week, … Continue reading →

Hurricane Update # 6 – Tuesday Oct 11 We’re 3 days into our disaster relief work in the Savannette area. Each day we’ve started at about 7am and cut trees until noon, by which time the heat is unbearable enough … Continue reading →

Hurricane Update # 5 – Sunday Oct 9 Apparently the signal isn’t good down here, and my battery is low, so for the time being, Jamie is playing the role of secretary. Today, we spent a good part of the … Continue reading →

Hurricane Update #4 – 10:46 PM Saturday I’m in the Savannette (NW of Les Cayes), which is the first place I ever served in Haiti. Savannette, Haiti I came here knowing it got hit hard and that the school, clinic, … Continue reading →

Hurricane Update #3 – Wednesday 11AM Today I rode down to the Operation Blessing Headquarters in Tabarre, Port Au Prince. On the drive, we saw some downed trees and power lines, but the roads have already been cleared. The haitian … Continue reading →

Hurricane Matthew Update #2 – Tuesday Oct 4 – 6pm It is tricky to update about different places in Haiti right now. A lot of the information on facebook must be fact-checked as there are pictures being spread from past … Continue reading →

Hi all, I figured it’s a good time for an update. As you probably know, Hurricane Matthew is nearing the south-western coast of Haiti. Since Haiti isn’t that big, this means all of Haiti is in range of the storm. … Continue reading →

I’m back in Haiti. 🙂 However, despite landing in PAP at 5pm on Wednesday, I am still in PAP and have not made it to Jacmel. Yesterday, we went shopping, and everything was great on that end. We finally own … Continue reading →

For anyone keeping track (or trying to), the last 4 months or so have not gone according to our original plans. In our minds, Jamie was going to be in the US for the month leading up to Mara’s birth, … Continue reading →