About Me
I am 100% Haitian, born but not raised. I grew up in a small town in southern Ohio, far from Haitian people & Haitian culture aside from my own family, yet I grew up full of love & pride for my country.
During my undergraduate years at Duke University, through a small Haitian community there, I had my first real encounter with Haitian culture. As providence would have it, I ended up marrying the first Haitian that I met at Duke, but before that, she and the rest of the Haitians that I met pushed my desire to know more about my country.
So after 18 years of absence, I went home to Haiti for the first time in 2006. I fell in love. It was a mess, but I was in love.
I was most attracted to Haiti’s potential. I knew in my heart that Haiti is due for a re-awakening and I wanted to be a part of it, so in December of 2008, I moved to Haiti, fresh out of college, ready to be a part of anything Pro-Haiti.
It’s been a few years and still here I am. I’ve worked in various domains, encountered many interesting people, and I’ve seen many ideas & projects (good & bad) come and go. Through it all, and through my upbringing & my education, I feel that I’ve developed a unique perspective. This is the perspective that you will find in this blog.
Read it… consider it… share it… enJoy!
Hey brother in Christ,…was just browsing and came across your site….i appreciate the simplicity of your devotion to Christ that comes through in your writings….i also followed the link to your myspace page and i love your song “ramblings”….thank you for taking the time to post and interact through this medium of the internet (otherwise i may had never met you)…..i just want to encourage you in a relevant word from the Word……For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal (2cor. 4:16-18)…keep on truckin’ brother – i mean walking by faith and not by sight…..Christopher
Bro,
It so good to hear from you and to see what God is doing in your life. You are precious in His sight and your life is one of significance for your people. Be encouraged and let me know how I can help. I hope to visit you soon.
God bless and much love,
Peter.
Hi Junior,
I was wondering if you were in Haiti, or not. I plan to go to Haiti March 17th with two other ladies from our church – Mariem White and Nadine Smith. I didn’t know if we could possibly meet up with you while we are there, or not. We will only be there for 15 days and we will be at teh TLC Barefoot School in Port-au-Prince. I will be checking email while there.
I pray things are going well with you.
Take care.
Betty Jodrey from Bethel United Methodist Church
Hi Junior,
I sure have enjoyed reading a lot of your Blog and Congratulation on being accepted at ORU. I have a friend and I believe she either has a grandson or granddaugher going there. I will check with her later. I am sorry I will not be able to return to Haiti again. The last two years have been very hard on me. I will be 84 in April and it is time that I listen to God’s voice. I have enjoyed each trip In 2006, 2007 I spent 21 days each year and last we were there 27 days. I will miss going with Betty, but two other ladies from our church will be going. They will only be there 2 weeks.
However I will be praying for what God has planned for you to do in Haiti.
Dorothy Abrams from The Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethel,Oh.
incredibly written junior…incredibly.
I am blessed to learn of your life and what Jesus has done and is doing. Your family used to visit our small church in Hebron KY occasionally. I first remember you as a babe in arms. Shortly after that first visit your dad moved you all to Ohio. I have often thought about the trust that required. What a wonderful woman your mom was. We would consider it an honor to participate in your ministry.