Jul 18, 2014 | Homeless, Kenny, Transitional Housing, Vietnam Veterans
A pretty good first week. Kenny has made curfew and consistently sleeps at the house. This afternoon, he was on-time for his appointment with his on-site case worker. Says he plans to be near his usually hangouts. The case worker says that they plan to take Kenny shopping for some new clothes and shoes (note: must remember he wears wide-width).
Other news
Today, another veteran moved into the transitional house. His personality is quote opposite and perhaps complementary of Kenny. We have not yet enjoyed the pleasure of meeting him, but he is louder and more talkative than Kenny, and they’ve been getting on well so far.
Mar 19, 2012 | Missions, Travel
Titanyen [tee-ta-yahn] is a settlement in Haiti, north of the capital, Port-Au-Prince and some eight Kilometers from Cabaret. It has been described as sparsely populated. Fields outside of the settlement were chosen as the site of mass graves dug for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In the Haitian Creole language, the word Titanyen means less than nothing.
It is not a widely known fact: 60% of the world does not have a toilet with plumbing. Most Titanyen toilets appeared to consistent of a hole in the ground covered by the lid of a metal cooking pot. When you do have to use the toilet, you simply remove the lid. This action releases thousands of flies and insects, and also a pungent, dense floor of non-breatheable air. It’s notable that this was the experience at the home of one of the wealthiest homeowners in town: an ambulance driver. The 800 square foot home with small fenced yard offered the same lidded toilet as described, with (again) no flusher. However, at this home we did encounter various luxuries that we had not seen at any other place, to include: a working gas stove, electricity, a small television, a DVD player, musical instruments, and cushioned furniture.
Mar 18, 2012 | Missions, Travel
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Mar 17, 2012 | Missions, Travel
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Mar 17, 2012 | Missions, Travel
We rode the Super Shuttle to Reagan Airport at 230AM in order to catch the flight to Port-Au-Prince [PAP] at 6AM. I opted to not sleep so that I could try to solve some potential issues with luggage, and also to try to again minimize the amount of personal things that I thought I needed to take.
We encountered some fog…
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