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Foto Friday: Bonfire with the Youth!
The night before the youth went back to school—some locally, some in the cities—we were able to have a rare, fun activity with them: a...

Taylor Conley
Jan 21, 20172 min read


Matthew Recovery: Water Dispenser Rebuilt!
The new and improved water dispensing area for the old well at the Lemuel garden land is finished! Hurricane Matthew had completely...

Taylor Conley
Jan 21, 20171 min read


Christmas Vacation is Over!
Students came back to school on Tuesday (after some unexpected, inclement weather kept them from coming on Monday). We’ll be back with...

Taylor Conley
Jan 13, 20171 min read


Foto Friday: All Staff Meeting
This photo is from our staff meeting today. These assemblies are held every three months or so, and they bring all of our staff together...

Taylor Conley
Jan 13, 20171 min read


Foto Friday: Making Bread While the Sun Shines
This bakery did have walls. Work is currently underway to restore the building, which was destroyed by flooding during Hurricane...

Taylor Conley
Jan 6, 20171 min read


Over Christmas Break (and New Year’s Baskets, Part 1)
The Christmas Program This year’s Christmas party committee worked tirelessly to design an innovative program that would appeal to and...

Taylor Conley
Jan 6, 20173 min read


From the school: Merry Christmas!!!
The school closed the first trimester and kicked off Christmas vacation with a party on Sunday. The party included the children from the...

Taylor Conley
Dec 23, 20161 min read


Introducing: Our Security Guard
Before the holiday posts begin, I wanted to introduce you to one last staff member… Security and Gatekeeper… James Compère (aka, Minokal)...

Taylor Conley
Dec 23, 20161 min read


Foto Friday: Christmas in 1996
Christmas is in the air! This is a picture from the very first ever Lemuel Christmas program. It took place in Port-au-Prince in 1996.

Taylor Conley
Dec 16, 20161 min read


Meet the Development Staff
Introducing: this year’s development staff! As an entity, we often call the development department simply “DDL,” arising from its French...

Taylor Conley
Dec 15, 20163 min read


Are English Camps Making a Difference?
In mid-November, Pine Grove Community Church in Wisconsin came to do the first of the two annual English camps for the 2016-2017 school...

Taylor Conley
Dec 7, 20163 min read


Foto Friday: Future Fruit
Here Jinel and Mme Celisa are planting a passion fruit vine. (They also planted 4 pomegranate trees and a habanero pepper plant, all of...

Taylor Conley
Dec 2, 20161 min read


Meet the Hospitality Staff
Introducing: this year’s hospitality staff! If you ever come to Lemuel to visit, you will be received and served by these bright,...

Taylor Conley
Dec 2, 20161 min read


Spotlight: The Janitorial Staff!
Idalia (Mme. Tiferne) Mme Tiferne is one of Lemuel’s first employees. Over the years, she has filled many a need for tree waterer, cook,...

Taylor Conley
Dec 2, 20161 min read


Foto Friday: The difference a meal makes
At Lemuel’s school, the kids receive a hot meal every day through the school food program. Read more about it in this post on the...

Taylor Conley
Nov 25, 20161 min read


The School Food Program
“A hungry stomach has no ears.”~Haitian proverb It would be hard to exaggerate the importance of the school food program. As we...

Taylor Conley
Nov 25, 20162 min read


At second glance…
At the first glance, this may not look like much….just another landscape. But this picture has a lot to say. It tells a story of loss,...

Taylor Conley
Nov 25, 20161 min read


Spotlight on: Teacher Marquise and Assistant Nadege
Marquise is the Kindergarten 1 teacher. She was born in Port-au-Prince, and was part of Lemuel’s ministry in its early years, when it...

Taylor Conley
Nov 4, 20162 min read


Foto Friday: Canals
The men in the community continue to persevere repairing and re-digging out the canals destroyed by Hurricane Matthew and the ensuing...

Taylor Conley
Nov 4, 20161 min read
Hurricane Matthew Response Plan
If you would like a clear and more detailed explanation of our response to Hurricane Matthew (both our immediate response and our planned...

Taylor Conley
Oct 28, 20161 min read
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