One of my favorite GO Adventures images is from an early scouting trip we took to Haiti in November 2012. In it, my friend, Tony, is sitting on the running board of our M35 support vehicle—a relentless three-axle, two-and-a-half-ton beast of […]
Everyone who joins us for the Run d’Haiti (January 9-13) will have their own reasons for going. Yours might be to say you’ve run a 10K in Haiti. Or it might be to go on your first vision trip […]
There are only two dirt roads that will lead you to the northwest tip of Haiti. The first road takes you west along the northern coast, over a couple of river crossings and through a near lunar landscape. The […]
Before beginning her graduate studies at Yale University this fall, artist Megan Mitchell led a team of eight women to Haiti earlier this month to create a beautiful, wall-sized tile mosaic for a children’s community in Croix des […]
Last Tuesday, ten of us rode donkeys for two and a half hours up a narrow, rocky trail to a network of ten mountain villages called Marozeau (“mah-roh-zoh”). The only way to get there is by either the donkey […]
This blog was written by the Haiti Orphan Project (HOPE). HOPE exists to provide loving care for orphans in Haiti, in a Christian gospel context. HOPE partners with The Global Orphan Project and local church partners to help care […]
Written by Deborah J. Mann, GO Trip Goer
Cornell University Vision Trip Team
Journeys with the most impact often begin long before boarding planes and immersing oneself in a new environment. They begin in the heart and the minds of […]
Gonaives to Marmelade—In parts of Haiti, distance is measured in time, not kilometers. An easy drive of 45 kilometers may consume hours. Roads erode and form into wash boards that will shake out your teeth. Pot holes run deep […]
Port-au-Prince, Haiti—Landing in Port-au-Prince for the first time is a powerful experience. The heat, sights, sounds and smells are distinct and unmistakable. Neither good nor bad, this is, simply and beautifully, Haiti.
Within 30 minutes of stepping off of the […]
Last fall, I received an e-mail from a return trip GO’er offering to cover a large portion of a club-foot surgery for Rennel. Rennel’s spirit deeply touched this man. Yesterday, at Saintilus (Gonaives, Haiti), I had the opportunity to […]