It's a new year filled with new changes!

I'm back in Haiti and I'm getting settled in to my new position and a new house. I'm still in Leogane, about five minutes down the road from where I lived with CNP last year. I'm now the In-Country Coordinator for a great organization called Family Health Ministries. My main role for now is managing their guesthouse that's located on the national highway that runs through Leogane. The house is beautiful and doesn't take much to get used to. It has a big open living and dining area that I love and a great kitchen. My room is a blank canvas that I will have fun putting my touch to, and this will be the biggest bed I've ever had in Haiti! What a blessing! (It's the little things in life!) I also have my own en suite bathroom which is a nice perk!





I'll be managing the functioning of the guesthouse, making sure our visitors are well taken care of, and managing the staff. We have Yvette the cook. She's incredible! Lasagna is on the menu for tonight! Joslyn the housekeeper is also very sweet and takes pride in her job. Junior is the gardener and general helper around here. And Richard and Jonatas (sp?) are the security guards. We also have another security guard for one or two shifts a week, I haven't met him yet, and sometimes we'll have extra help in the kitchen when we have a big group. So that's us. :) I'll post photos of everyone in the coming weeks so you can put faces with names. I already have a small group here to start me off. I'll have a few people next week for a couple nights and then I'll have a pretty steady stream of guests through the end of March. It will be fun to meet people from all over and hear about what brought them to Haiti.

I'm looking forward to this new role and all the challenges and blessings it will bring. We headed up Monday to look at the projects FHM has going there. They have a school, children's home, and are building a women's health center that will have exam rooms, labor and delivery, a nursery, education space, and more. It's very exciting and will be a huge benefit for the community of Fondwa and the surrounding areas!





I'll do my best to keep everyone updated as I continue to settle in and learn about my new role with FHM. So stay tuned! :)