Tired of hearing about bad news in Haiti? We reflect on ‘Haiti fatigue.’

From Cap-Haïten on the northern coast to the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti cries out to the world.

You can be the reason a child in Haiti can study into the evening, the reason a mom can cook a late meal for her teenager, the reason an infant can breathe cleaner air.

We have much to be thankful for as we look back on the past year. While the level of instability and unrest in Haiti has only continued to increase, the team at Heartline has faithfully pressed forward.

Intending good does not necessarily equal doing good. When we first moved to Haiti more than 12 years ago, we were totally naive and unaware…and it put us in a position to learn a whole lot.

The impulse to establish orphanages following natural disasters is a well repeated phenomenon across the world with tragic results for children.