One of the starkest contrasts that the river highlights is the fact that, even though both countries are poor, one is certainly worse. As we visited the schools and orphanages, we couldn’t believe the conditions of which these children were educated in but even more so, lived in. 
When we appeared, you could see the expectation of many, searching to see if we were there to help and provide. Sadly the needs are so great that often you felt overwhelmed with the despair and shortages. Just going through the countryside, the evidence appears continually. 
One of the few bright spots was an orphanage we visited, which was started and is operated to this day by an incredible lady from the United States, Danita Estrella. She came in 1999 as a translator for a medical team and from there God moved in her heart to help the many orphaned and abandoned children in Ouanaminthe. http://www.danitaschildren.org 
This is truly a story of success and hope for these 500 children. While I am not one who gives up early or easily, maybe because of my Dutch heritage, I am certainly taken aback by the determination of people like Danita, others and the Haitians themselves. 
These very people continue to fight for and serve these children, against the odds, and with only meager resources at hand. Every one of them acknowledges that without God, none of this work can continue. What started as a “shock visit” to us has turned into another wakeup call to witness God’s faithfulness, regardless of what we may think otherwise. Just incredible! As I said earlier, not a visit that will soon be forgotten!
One of the few bright spots was an orphanage we visited, which was started and is operated to this day by an incredible lady from the United States, Danita Estrella. She came in 1999 as a translator for a medical team and from there God moved in her heart to help the many orphaned and abandoned children in Ouanaminthe. http://www.danitaschildren.org This is truly a story of success and hope for these 500 children. While I am not one who gives up early or easily, maybe because of my Dutch heritage, I am certainly taken aback by the determination of people like Danita, others and the Haitians themselves. These very people continue to fight for and serve these children, against the odds, and with only meager resources at hand. Every one of them acknowledges that without God, none of this work can continue. What started as a “shock visit” to us has turned into another wakeup call to witness God’s faithfulness, regardless of what we may think otherwise. Just incredible! As I said earlier, not a visit that will soon be forgotten!
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