And This Happened…….
Last night Shelley posted this story on Facebook – “A woman stood outside my gate for the past week with a new infant and a toddler in tow. Day after day she waited and day after day I told her we didn’t have work. We don’t have work. Not enough work. Today she followed me […]
Shirley Berthier
Just after the earthquake, when a surprising amount of interest was coming in for all things Haitian, we did a mass hiring of about thirty people to roll beads. I didn’t really know who any of these people were other than that they could roll beads. At the time, we had an intern who didn’t […]
AP Successful Business Incubator
AP – Successful Business Incubator! A business incubator is an organization that specializes in taking ideas or start-up companies and encouraging them until they become full-fledged businesses that are able to produce profits and stand on their own. Typically, incubators are programs sponsored by donations from large corporations or colleges. They take on several start-up […]
What in the kosmos does this have to do with James 1:27?
For those of our readers who are agnostics, atheists, Bhuddists, Hindus, New Agers, seekers, post-Christian, neo-pagan, or secular-curious, this post will be an interesting little sociological peek into what makes Christians do some of the things they do (particularly the things they do for orphans). For Christian readers it may make you rethink some of […]
Joing forces… the Barlow’s on board!
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=caaf2697932ad8c2d11cf44bb&id=921f76d480 Exciting News:AP has new staff in Haiti! Follow the link to read about what they will be doing to expand the reach of Apparent Project’s Mission! Welcome Barlow Family!!
What to Expect When You Are Expecting in Haiti
Today’s blog is a window into what it’s like for young Haitians to think about preparing for parenthood as seen through one of my favorite Creole songs, Wanito’s “Gade Yon Rev” (Look at A Dream) or “Wanito M Vle Parenn” (Wanito, I want to be a godparent). Watch the video. I’ve copied the english translation […]
Two streams of the same river- adoption and sustainability.
In Haiti alone, they are estimating around 380,000 children who are not living with their biological parents according to the latest UNICEF reports. We call them orphans. Of those kids, many are with relatives. A common misperception in the adoption world is that Haitians, (and disadvantaged people of all kinds), don’t take care of […]
The bottomless (mango) pit
I grew up in a home where faith was assumed, yet real enough that there was a genuine gratitude to God for life. Our awareness of God’s hand was too expansive and important to be reduced to dead ritual and too full of life to be elicit somber tones. We didn’t “pray in cursive”, groveling […]
To our Christian friends..
A note to our Christian audience: A phone call rang in at the AP office USA like it does many times a day. It was a church secretary wanting to know our statement of faith. It was a pastor wanting to know our shipping company’s stance on Calvin. It would be important to donate boxes […]
Photographs and Memories
I wish I was a better blogger. I have so many things to say, to share, of my time here in Haiti. And most of all, I wish I would write it all down as a record. I feel like I have lived 4 lifetimes in the last 4 years, and when I look at […]