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El amor de una madre es una gran bendición y necesidad para el desarrollo emocional, espiritual y social de un hijo/a. Yo estoy sumamente agradecido por todo lo que mi madre ha aportado a mi vida. Debe ser un gran privilegio sentir la creación y el desarrollo de un/a hijo/a en el vientre de una [...]

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Happy Holidays Amigos

December 24, 2010 · 0 comments

Dear friends and family!
Better late than never!  I want to wish you the happiest of holidays this season. Thanks for being in my life and in my network.
On this note, I also want to thank many friends and readers for the continued support and letters of encouragement to continue writing!  I confess this has been [...]

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The following article is in Spanish. If you wish to translate it, please hit the “google translate” link above.
El pasado Domingo, 28 de Mayo del 2010, el cantautor cubano Silvio Rodríguez, visitó La Isla Del Encanto luego de 13 años de ausencia. Silvio nos complació con un concierto magistral de casi dos horas [...]

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The day I got robbed

April 24, 2010 · 6 comments

I’ve shared this story dozens of time in the past two weeks. The more I repeat the event, the more real it becomes. And the more grateful I am.
A couple of weeks ago, I was robbed at gunpoint. I had recently returned from my second trip to Haiti (where I heard gunshots almost every night) [...]

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You might be wondering, why so many updates on Haiti?  April 12th, will mark 3 months after the earthquake struck on January 12th.  Media outlets have many other “news” to broadcast and Haiti has lost center stage. Many people have made generous donations, but the restoration of Haiti, will take a lot more money and [...]

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This past week has been intense with work, deadlines, and Haiti-related meetings. Therefore, my time to edit 3000+ photos and write new blog posts has been limited. I want to continue sharing more thoughts and reflections from our humanitarian mission trip to Haiti. Here are some excerpts from my journal.
After a couple of days on [...]

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Many have asked about our team. I was part of a team of 17 people led by Pastor Jean Pierre Milleroy from (BBC) Beraca Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY. BBC is a predominantly Haitian community with 800+ members. BBC has been serving and ministering in Haiti for many years. When the earthquake struck, they quickly [...]

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Excuse the cliché, but words are not enough to describe what we saw, what we did, and what needs to get done. Haitians refer to the earthquake as “the event” and I am starting to understand why. Events change us and I feel that deep within, what I saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted, has [...]

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Dear friends, family, and supporters:
I have sad news. My trip to Haiti, scheduled for February 8th, has been postponed. I don’t know the full details, but I trust the decision is in God’s best interest. On a positive note, it gives me more time to prepare and raise support. For those of you just tuning [...]

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Some of my online friends pointed out that I was “disconnected” and MIA for 5-6 days. I really had no idea. By no means, did I plan to take a break from the web during the first days of the year. I got caught up with people, conversation, and social events.
And I am so glad I [...]

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