Thank You for 15 Fabulous Years!
We’re celebrating our 15th anniversary and couldn’t have done it without your support.Here’s to many more years together!
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I knew on the plane that I was with a special group We had a large group 18 including our leaders Tim and CherylAnn along with mostly first timers and strangers Our plane was filled with Haitians and we were mixed amongst them I witnessed one Britsionary offer gu...
Aug 20, 2017
by Bernie Gengel
This past week I had the privilege of leading five fabulous and amazing Britsionarys to Brits Home These five Joe Mike Flynn Tyler and Kyle are recent grads from Saint Johns High School Rob Heald a Saint Johns Alum was also on the trip as a colead...
by Bernie Gengel
Jul 30, 2017
Hello Everyone As I enter my third week Ive been continually asked are you homesick yet The answer is always No Brits Home truly feels like home It is impossible to feel sad or lonely here Theres always a smiling face greeting me a hand to hold or...
by Bernie Gengel
Jul 24, 2017
My name is Danielle and I am writing to you from Grand Goave Haiti at Brits Home I will be spending 2 months here as a long term Britsionary This trip will be a bit different from my past trips Instead of participating in the home build projectI w...
by Bernie Gengel
Jul 15, 2017
FABULOUS is the one word that comes to mind when we think about this trip Ironically fabulous is the one word we use to describe Britney We dont really know if its possible to put into words all the different emotions we were feeling as we touched...
by Bernie Gengel
Jul 09, 2017
Its been a little over one year since my last blog and boy have a lot of things changed The children are growing too fastMacson Delienne and Fredo are taller than me and they love to tease me by calling me shorty Speaking of names Im no longer Mad...
by Mami Love
Jul 02, 2017
Im flying out of Haiti on the 6pm flight as I write this blog I cant believe its been almost 7 years that Ive been flying in and out of Haiti I stopped counting after 100 trips into Haiti and then out of Haiti as I thought it was a milestone Haiti...
by Len Gengel
Jun 25, 2017
Written By Melissa As some of you know I have been living in London since September while pursuing a Masters Degree in International Child Studies While moving to London to study was one of the most exciting opportunities I had ever had it was a c...
by Melissa Provost
Jun 04, 2017
When I woke up at 200am Saturday morning to head to the airport the only thought running through my head was I hope this team is as excited as I am It has been almost a year since I have been back to Haiti and having a team of mostly first time vi...
by Bernie Gengel
May 22, 2017
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and the second most densely populated Urban and rural poverty rates have risen with overall poverty at 77 In the rural areas where Brits Home is located 88 of the people are poor with 67 of th...
by Bernie Gengel
May 14, 2017
My journey with Holy Name High School started at the pretrip meeting I stood there looking at the 10 faces of high school students and their parents who were willing to send their children to a third world country I knew in that moment that their ...
by Bernie Gengel
Apr 23, 2017
A Blessed Easter to you and your family from all of us at Brits Home in Haiti and our staff in the USA Easter is a time of reflection giving up something we love or giving more to those less fortunate than ourselves Its a time to renew our Faith i...
by Bernie Gengel
Apr 16, 2017
One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to watch our Britsionarys experience Haiti and Be Like Brit for the first time This trip was even that more special because it was our first EVER Public High School to spend a week at Brits Home in Hai...
by Bernie Gengel
Apr 09, 2017
Prior to flying down to Brits Home in Haiti I spent sometime at the Be Like Brit South Florida office in Delray Beach It was an absolute pleasure catching up with Peterson and seeing everything he is doing to spread the good news I was thoroughly ...
by Bernie Gengel
Mar 29, 2017
I have been back in the US for five days now since returning from Grand Goave after my 17th trip I think into Haiti I have the honor of providing professional development training to day and evening staff at Brits Home four times per year and I le...
by Bernie Gengel
Mar 26, 2017
One of the Greatest Joys in life is to see our children shine and this past week I witnessed my son Richie doing just that He led his fellow students and staff from High Point University into Haiti to Brits Home I really enjoy it when Boss Richie ...
by Bernie Gengel
Mar 12, 2017
