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Smiles and Spice

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 I was gone and c...

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Fall In Haiti

Fall is here or perhaps I should say fall is he...

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Great to be back

Over the last month I have been fortunate enoug...

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Building Dreams Changing ...

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...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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Capturing Rays for a Brig...

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...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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Lessons for the Future

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...

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Continuing the Compassion

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...

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Team Amazing Race

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...

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Summer Days

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...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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Our Newest Addition

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 ...

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All You Need is Love

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...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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Happy Fathers Day

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

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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Chikungunya and Team Chik...

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...

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Melissa Joins Our Team

Anyone who follows Be Like Brit on facebook knows how blessed we are with such amazing supporters by way of volunteers Britsionarys donors and more One of those blessings comes in the form of one Melissa Jean Provost Melissa has come to Haiti and ...

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Yoga and More

We started off our week with Gamas return from the States The children absolutely love Gama and are so lucky to have a man of such strong faith character and integrity in their lives Gama was with us in the States traveling for a fundraiser for th...

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Team Haiti in the USA

Every week I try to write about my experiences as the program director at Be Like Brit It is my hope that I can offer you a glimpse in to the lives of the children who call Be Like Brit home and hopefully convey to you a sense of what it is like l...

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Making Memories

I remember being a child in school I remember how anxiously I awaited vacation for whatever reason Obviously summer vacation was the best Two whole months off We spent summers at my familys camp out on Lake Champlain We went fishing canoeing lear...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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Family and Friends

The children are always happy when Papi and Manmi Len are in Haiti This past Sunday they arrived at Brits Orphanage just after the children returned from church They had just changed their clothes and run outside for some time on the playgroun...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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