tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29557420370143380742024-03-13T09:53:12.036-05:00The Berg Family's Excellent AdventureMy husband and I traveled to Haiti for the first time in October 2007. My teenage daughter and I went back to play Santa Claus in December '07, and our entire family returned in April 2010, a few months after the earthquake. This blog exists to capture and record our thoughts, some pictures and memories from that wonderful place and the excellent adventures we've had there.....Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-78566938858463387112010-05-11T22:41:00.002-05:002010-05-11T22:46:33.109-05:00Day 4 - April 3, 2010 - SaturdaySaturday: Day 4: April 3This morning, Wensley was doing much better. Fever down. Smiling. Yay. I wish I could bring him home. This country can really break my heart into a million pieces. It does it every time. Devotions this evening were led by the Wiebe's, the Canadian family, and were very inspiring to me. We sang a bunch of old hymns and then spent time focusing on the cross and Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-73656332764692207782010-05-10T19:56:00.004-05:002010-05-11T22:40:48.643-05:00Day 3 ~ April 2Day 3: April 2, FridayWoke up to multiple roosters crowing ~ I love that sound! It's a beautiful, beautiful day! Scattered clouds (more clouds than not), lush green, palm tree covered hills, cement or clay houses scattered on a hill ~ patches of blue peeking out from the clouds.Read Malachi this morning. The Lord was quite angry with His people for basically totally blowing Him off. He saidLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-78517260799180194092010-05-10T13:22:00.003-05:002010-05-10T19:56:06.255-05:00Day 2 ~ April 1Arrived at Port Au Prince airport, shuttled in truck to a smaller airport to fly Tortuga Airlines to St. Luis du Norde. Haven't seen any of the problems from earthquake yet. Not too hot, but getting hotter all the time. Gave all but Sam Dramamine in anticipation of a bumpy flight on that little plane! Ruth is very tired ~ wish I could help her. Boarding soon.*******************(later)Rode a Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-68966906152359685262010-05-03T15:32:00.008-05:002010-05-05T00:25:35.570-05:00Day 1 of our first family trip to HaitiSo, it's been a long, long while since I've posted anything to this blog. Then again, the blog is supposed to be about our times in Haiti, and we hadn't been to Haiti since '07 ~ so I guess that explains the long silence!The entire family got to go to Northwest Haiti March 31 - April 12. What a trip. Internet was quite limited for our time there, so I kept a paper journal. [Paper is that Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-51444345975048930152008-05-20T08:16:00.000-05:002008-05-20T08:18:10.065-05:00PRAYER REQUESTThis is from Jody Castillo's blog posted May 15. Please pray for the mission and this frightening situation! Stressful Day - Problems with GovernmentMay 15, 2008 at 1:40 am ·I had just finished a long day of booking tickets and such. So I decided to come upstairs to take a break. My eyes were hurting from staring at the computer screen. Just as soon as I had lifted my feet off the ground - Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-32784264488719953812008-05-16T23:59:00.001-05:002008-05-17T00:00:55.784-05:00Everyone got out safely!Tim and I received an update and the 80 folks who were in Haiti all got home safe and sound! Hurray!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-4729667869100071832008-04-14T15:23:00.003-05:002008-05-16T23:59:08.851-05:00What a rideDear all,Below is a copy of an email I sent a couple days ago regarding Tim's aborted Haiti trip - if you're wondering what happened, this should explain things.++++++Dear friends, Thanks so much for your prayers for Tim. What a roller coaster ride! And just like a real roller coaster, the ride was over faster than expected. Turned out, the mission cancelled the trip in the middle of the Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-7348670983526781122008-04-12T10:24:00.002-05:002008-05-20T08:26:19.396-05:00CancelledTims trip was cancelled last night. Seems the price of diesel went up to $100 US Dollars per gallon. Yes, $100. That's not a typo. Food is also scarce and the costs are sky high, leading to much rioting and violence in Port Au Prince and elsewhere. With diesel so high, the hospital where Tim was going to work can't afford to run their generators, so there is no electricity for the operating Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-13200745821294771592008-04-12T00:52:00.000-05:002008-04-12T00:54:27.556-05:00News from MSNBC on the Haiti riotsUS State Department bars officials from traveling to Haiti in wake of riots updated 2 hours, 49 minutes agoPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The U.S. State Department banned government officials from traveling to Haiti in a statement issued Friday after recent violent demonstrations.It also advised American citizens to consider leaving the impoverished Caribbean country where protests over high costs of Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-10953007924250665952008-04-12T00:27:00.003-05:002008-04-12T00:38:35.228-05:00He's off!We took Tim to the airport this morning, and enjoyed some time as a family before leaving him there. We arrived early due to concern over the American Airlines situation, and Tim obtained his boarding pass in record time, leaving us with 2 1/2 hours to burn before his flight. So, we jumped back in the car and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast together at Mama's cafe. We haven't eaten there since Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-38743106344241422772008-04-08T08:00:00.012-05:002008-04-11T07:52:19.634-05:00THIS IS A TEST, THIS IS ONLY A TEST......Remember when you were a kid watching your favorite cartoon, and out of nowhere, the screen went gray (or was it black?), and a radar like arrow started moving round and round a little dial on the screen? A generic announcer's voice would very officially say: "This a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System. This is only a test. If this were a real emergency, you would be directed to......"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-46808195182948329632008-03-15T22:54:00.003-05:002008-03-15T22:59:00.027-05:00Northwest Haiti Christian MissionTim will be going back to Haiti by himself on April 11-19. He's going on a surgery trip with Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. Here's Wikipedia's description of this group:"The Northwest Haiti Christian Mission was established in 1978 after a group of missionaries traveled there and witnessed the physical and psychological suffering of under-privileged Haitians. The mission’s headquarters is Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-64574846608592753922007-12-26T17:24:00.000-06:002007-12-26T17:26:25.768-06:00Our Lady of the Hills students give gift boxes to Haitian kids for Christmas!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-40556200667421839872007-12-26T17:12:00.000-06:002007-12-26T17:23:18.725-06:00Christmas wishes from TX to HaitiLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-82197949421974367802007-12-26T17:10:00.000-06:002007-12-26T17:24:34.062-06:00Merry Christmas, 3 Angels!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-26950689998515077202007-12-26T16:49:00.001-06:002008-12-11T06:16:42.951-06:00Some pics of the Gift Box Givers!!2nd - 6th grade givers at Grace Christian School7th-12th grade givers at Grace Christian SchoolGift Givers from Our Lady of the Hills High SchoolLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-9688002634280588392007-12-24T12:54:00.001-06:002008-01-01T22:07:39.020-06:00THANK YOU!!!!A belated, but heartfelt, thank you to everyone who contributed to our Christmas Joy by donating a shoebox(es) for us to give to the orphans at 3 Angels. Also, thanks a MILLION to my friend Brenda A., who graciously gave her TIME to help Hannah and me figure out how to pack all the gifts in our suitcases before the trip. That was a crazy job!! This time of year can be quite hectic, and we Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-87570322623944398912007-12-20T12:22:00.001-06:002007-12-20T12:22:36.307-06:00Merry Christmas!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-40913323320948288222007-12-19T14:37:00.000-06:002007-12-19T14:41:57.640-06:00Hamming it upA somewhat shy schoolboy wanted me to record him singing a song.....but the adorable camera-hog, orphan HAMS just HAD to get a piece of the action! So cute! Can you see why I love this place/these kids???Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-15673119537274046182007-12-19T12:38:00.000-06:002008-12-11T06:16:43.105-06:00ROLLER COASTER FUN - HAITI STYLE!!A new friend of mine, named Cara, brought one of those fun toy roller coasters as a BIG Christmas presents for all the kids in the orphanage to share. Was it ever a hit! I remember when my nieces had this very same rollercoaster in Houston, and the entire neighborhood loved it. Guess this toy has universal appeal. Here's a sample:Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-10690474369895626192007-12-19T12:35:00.001-06:002007-12-19T12:37:02.525-06:00TO WATCH VIDEOS, TURN OFF MUSIC!!JUST A HINT: IF YOU WANT TO WATCH ANY OF THESE VIDEOS, YOU'LL PROBABLY ENJOY THEM MORE IF YOU FIRST SCROLL DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG AND CLICK THE "PAUSE" BUTTON ON THE JUKEBOX THINGY. THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE TO HEAR THE COMPETING NOISE FROM THE CHILDREN ON THE VIDEO VS. THE SONGS ON THE JUKEBOX!!!!!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-41171630280120554792007-12-19T12:23:00.000-06:002007-12-19T14:29:43.886-06:00Happy Birthday Matt!!!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-1230858802862009112007-12-19T12:16:00.000-06:002007-12-19T12:18:59.164-06:00Mia sings Happy Birthday (with a dramatic twist) for my cool brother, Matt!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-49065888348422832822007-12-19T12:07:00.000-06:002007-12-19T12:23:03.630-06:00Steeve singing Happy Birthday to Matt!!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955742037014338074.post-9722478557169659312007-12-18T09:13:00.001-06:002007-12-18T09:44:43.677-06:00Home, Sweet Home!We made it back to Texas - a day later than we thought, but we still made it! Hugging my husband and kids was like wrapping up in a cozy fleece blanket with a favorite book. How I missed their hugs!!The flight out of Haiti was delayed by about 4 hours due to "crew legalities". Not sure what that means, but I think it may have something to do with working too many hours without a break. This Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109262549473044878noreply@blogger.com3