During the last week of April, the violence came to our neighborhood.

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.

In order to make it less overwhelming for you as you dream of your future impact, we want to talk about the slow and steady way the Heartline Maternity Center model was built.

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.

The “orphan crisis” is indeed a crisis – but one that is misconstrued with devastating results.