At last weekends Gala in Boston I announced with great pride and a great sense of accomplishment that our 66th child would be enrolling on Monday November 17 Some things never change and in true its Haiti fasion our sweet girl Kathiana came home to us at Be Like ...
Nov 09, 2015
by Jonathan
What a week We knew that with the arrival of Cherlyann and Richie this past Sunday even though they were delayed overnight would bring lots of smiles hugs and activity to Be Like Brit It also meant that we administrators and directors would be ver...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Some days are better than others Its just that simple Most days I wake up hit the ground running filled with excitement and anticipation for the day ahead As you might imagine now that we are home to 58 children a day can go any which way Thats pa...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Its so good to be back I had a great 10 days at home and got to see all of my family and friends relax and get some stuff done that I wasnt able to accomplish between finishing my job and moving down to Haiti I missed the children very much while ...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Fall is here or perhaps I should say fall is here in Haiti The temperatures are starting to very slowly drop most days are still in the 80s but its a comfortable 80 and the afternoon and evening rain showers bring a much welcomed respite from wha...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Over the last month I have been fortunate enough to be able to travel back to the states to visit some friends and family who are scattered about the country whom I had not seen in quite some time After nearly two years of living and working in Ha...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
We have had quite the exciting week here at Be Like Brit As I mentioned in last weeks blog our Solar team arrived on Saturday They faced the challenge of setting up connecting and running a full solar system in a weeks time Well its Haiti and t...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
The work outside has been slowing down a little bit this week I am finally able to see the vision I can see the soccer field and the terraces We have cut down our workers for the time being knowing that very soon we will have a lot more work to be...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
There are always projects going on around Be Like Brit As I mentioned last week having Boss Len here we have had a lot going on In the past few weeks Len has purchased some of the land neighboring our property These purchases will allow us the are...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
One may never know what to expect on a daytoday basis This is true in the US but this certainly rings true here in Haiti We always tell our Britsionary groups that they need to be flexible and willing to go with the flow because as we say its Hait...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Our second group of Britsionarys for the month of July have just finished what was without a doubt a lifechanging week both for them and for the family who was on the receiving end of their building project Each group at some point in their week w...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
What an incredible week For those of you who have followed along closely on facebook you will have seen that not only did we have our friend and Board member Eileen on hand last week but our Medical Director Susan has been with us for...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Here at Be Like Brit we are always growing Whether it be new staff members coming on board to better serve the needs of our children or new children enrolling in our program it seems not many days go by without a new addition of some kind Soon it ...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Last Friday when our newest Britsionary group drove up the hill and arrived at Brits Orphanage included among them were Lisa and Megan Birch If their names sound familiar to you thats because Lisa and Megan were down at Brits Orphanage back in Jan...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
BLBs Overnight Supervisor is like a Father Willmann English Teacher Overnight Supervisor and Caregiver at BLB Willmann is also an 11th grade student at Mission of Hope International
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Ashley and Dotchley He was so happy to see her again Our first group of Britsionarys in the month of May are now back at home after a busy and fulfilling week here at Brits Orphanage in Haiti The Team who called themselves Team Chiki Chik...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015