My heart breaks a little every time I drive through a tent city here in Port-au-Prince. While many people have been resettled into more permanent housing, four years after the devastating quake there are still thousands of souls whose “houses” consist of rickety structures of canvas, sticks, and tin.
A tent city in Haiti […]
I am often asked about by very well-intentioned people how they can help MAF missionaries who are returning from the field. Coming home is one of the hardest things a missionary faces. Yet this may be the single most misunderstood stage in a missionary’s journey.
People typically think the initial departure—leaving friends, family, and all […]
I bolted upright in bed—my heart racing.
Eerie chanting and wailing surrounded our home. I flung off the sheets and ran to the window. A few feet away a crowd of Haitians were singing, swaying, and banging drums. I crawled back to bed, admittedly a little shaken, and stuffed ear plugs in hopes of getting […]
You know the old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”? Well, since moving to Haiti I’ve created my own saying: “It takes a team to keep a family on the mission field!”
I recently experienced this firsthand. In December, I struggled with homesickness, wished I could be back in the U.S. to support […]
Here’s a look back at 2013 through the lens—with images captured by MAF pilots around the world.
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Tim, Liz, Jacob, and Benjamin Schandorff serving with MAF in Haiti.
I adore the holiday season in the United States. In October, I love drinking hot cider and taking the kids trick-or-treating. In November, I look forward to eating my sister’s sausage and cornbread dressing and my mother-in-law’s pie on Thanksgiving Day. In December, […]