Comments on: A Difficult Road

By: Rob Yonan

Rob Yonan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:58:31 +0000

I love Jo’s idea of sponsoring a mountain. Imagine a reforestation effort that gets kick started from kingdom minded people and sustained by Haitians?
I can’t wait to see how your trip (with Curtiss and the one and only Kerry Snyder) will impact the future of student ministry at Grace.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:46:07 +0000

Thanks Barry for taking me back to a different time in my life. Margaret and I had the privilege of spending two months in Haiti in 1983. In 2002 I returned to find the poverty/people/country to be caught in a time warp…absolutely no significant change…except for less trees. During my 1983 visit, AIDS was just being discovered and there was so much discussion about its possible origins in Haiti…based more on fear than fact. Seems to be a recurring theme across the world of extreme poverty…often being suspicious of who they are and how they came to such a place in the world…never wanting to consider that I probably benefited from their demise. Never stop asking us to be accountable for our rightful place in their struggle…both good, and sad. Thanks again. Ron.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:15 +0000

Barry – Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings in this wonderful article. I can’t wait to see what else you have to say. I met you your first night in Haiti at the Pierre’s, and sadly, had to leave the next morning. God bless you in your endeavors to share the truth about Haiti, and God’s heart desperate to reach the oppressed.

By: Angie Brown

Angie Brown — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:23:04 +0000

Thank you for sharing this truth. KEEP IT UP. May truth and justice sweep this world like a wildfire.

By: Jo Nading

Jo Nading — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:48:33 +0000

It seems like – from an overly simplistic (actually seems childlike) to wish that we – being America – could sponsor a mountain…like sponsoring a child. Get some trees planted and some netting or whatever is used to help with erosion. I know it took so many years to totally wipe out forests, but it would sure be interesting to see what it takes to secure like an acre of mountain soil. I mean, do you think that God would bless that effort in a huge way? You guys have uncovered and shared more in this one article than I have read in many articles on Haiti. Thanks for taking the time to put things into perspective and into “plain english” so that we can more fully see and understand the depth of these injustices. I truly appreciate your work and your heart Barry.

By: Natalie Parks

Natalie Parks — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:53 +0000

Barry – you have captured Haiti in such an amazing light. My husband and I are adopting from there and are also very close to Pastor Pierre and his family. I am actually preparing my own trip there to see our son in the coming weeks. Thank you for sharing this…it is awesome to see other people walking away from this country with so many different emotions. I’m never the same, no matter how many times I’ve been! Thanks again!

By: sara

sara — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:52 +0000

My trip to Haiti nearly 15 years ago (yikes) sparked many of the same feelings and realizations that it sounds like you guys experienced. I can’t wait to hear and see more about your trip!

By: Rick Radcliff

Rick Radcliff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:32:12 +0000

Barry–my wife (Kitty) and I sponsor Widley Marius who is one of the children at NVM. Did you meet a kid with the biggest smile?

Thank you for seeing the promise of what Pastor Pierre is accomplishing down there and connecting that to Grace.

We’ve been going to Grace since 2002 and absolutely love it.

By: Aaron Sherrick

Aaron Sherrick — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:37 +0000

Great job Barry. Looking forward to hearing more about your experience in Haiti.

By: Dave Rod

Dave Rod — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:36 +0000

Thanks guys for going there and “going there”. Looking forward to seing the points of light in the darkness. Let justice roll like a mighty river!