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Day 22: Mission Complete!
As we pack our bags and head home today, it is difficult to put this trip into words. We can be nothing but thankful to God for His...
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Day 21: Citadelle
For our final full day in Haiti, we visited northern Haiti's greatest historical landmark, the Citadelle. The trip was somewhat of a...
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Day 20: Haiti's Heart-Warming Kids
So yesterday was a "fish day", which made my day. Today was a "kid" day, which made the rest of the team's day! One final day with the...
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Day 19: Look How Far We've Come!
Today was a fish day. We completed our final fisheries surveys of the trip by visiting two fishing communities. However, today I...
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Day 18: Farewell At Danitas
This morning we said farewell to our two visiting professors, David and Scott, and after church, we said farewell to Danitas. We...
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Day 17: The Smiles Say It All
Today we were privileged to take the 11th grade class of Danitas Children to the beach. While these kids grow up on a Caribbean island,...
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Day 16: Faith, Fun and Fort Liberte
With our clinic work complete, the day was filled with variety. A small team went out to a fishing community for a survey while back on...
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Day 15: Biology As Missions
The time at Danitas has been incredible for our students. Today we wrapped up our third and final day in the clinic, and our students...
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Day 14: Beyond Educational and Into Impactful
When it comes down to it, this is a Travel Study program. That means our time in Haiti is designed to be educational. Students are...
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Day 13: Digging In At Danitas
Today our students got right into their work at Danitas pediatric medical clinic. We have set up three teams of students and professors...
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Day 12: On to Ouanaminthe
Day 12. Wow... is it really Day 12??? In some ways the trip seems to be flying by, and in other ways we have accomplished, seen and...
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Day 11: Sunday = Sabbath
Today was a rest day, and well-deserved! This team was incredible this past week. They took incredible strides in their water skills,...
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Day 10: Environmental Missions
This morning we continued the underwater survey work, with our dive team completing transects on the Cormier reef. But the highlight of...
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Day 9: Back to Amiga
Today we headed back to Amiga Island, but this was not a simple day on the beach. Today was the first day of underwater data collection....
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Day 8: Bluewater Bonanza
Today was another day in the water. We spent the morning teaching snorkeling technique and getting a bit closer to the reef right off...
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Day 7: Haiti From Below
Today was our first real day of coral reef work. We went to our primary study site on Amiga Island, where we are partnering with the...
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Day 6: Opening Eyes
There are many exciting elements to our Haiti Travel Study. That is what makes this an entirely unique experience. We have already...
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Day 5: Help and Hope for the Hurting
Today students spent a full day shadowing the doctors at the Hope Health Action hospital. They focused in two departments - physical...
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Day 4: Rest Up... Monday's Coming
Sunday was a day of rest for our team... we have a BIG week ahead. So after a morning Haitian church service (two hours where we didn't...
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Day 3: Labadeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Today we took fourteen 7th graders from the local school to the beach to teach them paddleboarding and snorkeling. Truth be told, there...
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