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Foto Friday: Thony Graduated from Seminary!
After four years of hard study, Thony has graduated from STEP seminary in Port-au-Prince! Thony was one of Lemuel’s kids from the early...

Taylor Conley
May 12, 20171 min read


Our Staff Makes Us Proud: Creative Initiatives
It is always a joy for us when we see our staff taking initiative and pride in investing in their community. This past week, we saw this...

Taylor Conley
May 5, 20173 min read


Moving Forward, Reaching Out
The Well Project took center stage on the blog over the last couple weeks. But, friends, there have been many other exciting things...

Taylor Conley
Apr 22, 20173 min read


Drilling: Wrapping Up
After spending the weekend with their families in Port-au-Prince, the well drilling team returned to the Plateau on Monday. They re-blew...

Taylor Conley
Apr 6, 20172 min read


Drilling: Day 4
It didn’t take long on Day 4 to get the call: We’ve hit water! Judy, Ani, and I quickly piled into the car and rushed down to the Lemuel...

Taylor Conley
Apr 1, 20172 min read


Drilling: Day 3
On Day 3, still at Site 1 (TW1-a), the drilling team began putting the 6″ casing down. They ran into some trouble while trying to put...

Taylor Conley
Apr 1, 20173 min read


Drilling: Day 2
Day 2 began with blowing out the drilled, 360-ish-foot hole to clear it of debris and allow the water to come up for better testing....

Taylor Conley
Mar 29, 20171 min read


Drilling: Day 1
Although originally slated for Monday afternoon, Day 1 actually turned out to be Tuesday. We began at Site 1, also known to us as TW-1a...

Taylor Conley
Mar 29, 20172 min read


Praying for water: Drilling starts TOMORROW
Drill rigs are ready and waiting. Drilling team arrives tomorrow. DRILLING BEGINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON! This morning in church, we set...

Taylor Conley
Mar 26, 20171 min read


Guest blog: A first-time perspective
Enjoy this perspective from Rianna Neels (far right in the photo above), one of the members of the Mount Cheam group who recently visited...

Taylor Conley
Mar 17, 20173 min read


Foto Friday: The Samuel’s Trees crew
Samuel, along with Bryon Sparling, took a moment to snap this shot with the guys at Samuel’s Trees about a week ago. Samuel, of course,...

Taylor Conley
Mar 17, 20171 min read


Get Involved: the Fence, Tree-Planting, Garden Project!
This week we are hosting a team from Chilliwack, BC, Canada. They are the first group to take on one of our Fence, Tree-Planting, and...

Taylor Conley
Mar 11, 20172 min read


Spotlight’s on…Teacher Therese!
This is Therese’s second year teaching Kindergarten 3 in Lemuel’s school. Here, she tells a little bit about herself… Q: What gives you...

Taylor Conley
Mar 11, 20172 min read


What’s Up in Kin 3?
The Kindergarten 3 class is known as “The Birds.” They are preparing for graduation at the end of the year, at which point they will...

Taylor Conley
Mar 11, 20172 min read


Well Project: We got DATES!
Latest news: WE MET THE MATCH for our February matching donation fundraiser! We have signed the contract with the well drilling company,...

Taylor Conley
Mar 3, 20172 min read


Spotlight’s on…Teacher Génièse !
Génièse Pierre has been a teacher at Lemuel’s school since 2014. She started out in the Kindergarten 1 class, but for the past three...

Taylor Conley
Mar 3, 20171 min read


Kanaval! (Carnival!)
The kids have been on vacation for part of this week, as all schools are closed for Carnival. On Friday–while the primary grades...

Taylor Conley
Mar 2, 20171 min read


Well Project: Big News to Come!
These little boys are getting water out of “the big” water hole in our community. When water is scarce, people sometimes come here from...

Taylor Conley
Feb 25, 20171 min read


Spotlight’s On…The Brunsches!
The Brunsch family has been officially living on the Plateau for four weeks now! From left to right in the photo they are: Danyel and...

Taylor Conley
Feb 25, 20172 min read


And the Community Says…
This past Saturday, we held another community meeting to follow up on the Matthew recovery work that has been done. We wanted to share...

Taylor Conley
Feb 16, 20171 min read
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