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 living and workin...
Nov 09, 2015
by Jonathan
Baptism is often referred to as the door of the church It is regarded as the sacrament of first priority as in the Catholic tradition one must be baptized before they may receive any of the other sacraments No matter the faith or denomination it i...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
While I was away on vacation last week we have much to report from the week before and even since my return As many of you saw we were so lucky to have our two Britsionary groups in February both the St Johns Church from Kenton OH followed by the ...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
We had 2 groups this week and there was a lot to do All of these students worked tirelessly the entire week to help continue part of the security wall around Brits Orphanage The groups also met families in our community and helped fix their homes ...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
One of our first hires at Be Like Brit after we started enrolling children in to our program was Madam Carline Carline is a wife and mother a member of the worship team at church with a powerful voice and a love of music She works primarily with o...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
With 38 children theres often never a dull moment around Be Like Brit Our quietest times are during the week when school days bring us some morning silence and an opportune time to tackle other projects and get lots of work done This week in parti...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Ive been living and working in Haiti for just over a year now Its so strange to me to think about that Ive lived and worked all over the world and never have I encountered a place quite like Haiti I wish I knew the Haiti that existed before the ea...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
As I sit here writing this blog on a Saturday afternoon in Haiti our latest group of Britisonarys have left and are likely somewhere over the ocean on their way to Miami and then later on to Boston By the time you read this they will have landed...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
I dont get out too much here in Haiti When Im not with the children Im usually busy working on various projects my laptop is my new best friend Last night I decided to go sit by the ocean with a friend and his girlfriend have a plate of fried chic...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Its truly remarkable when one stops to think about how much happens in a year Certainly for us at Be Like Brit weve had so many wonderful things going on One year ago today we gathered at Brits Orphanage in Grand Gove Haiti and dedicated the build...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
This Christmas was like no other I have ever experienced For obvious reasons things were different than usual for me I spent the holiday in Haiti with 38 children a Britsionary group and nearly 140 Haitian employees and their families To say it wa...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Just back from a week back in the States for Thanksgiving my return to Haiti and to Be Like Brit was especially exciting this time Our good friends Alan and Patti Roseberry and Eileen Terry flew down to Haiti this past Wednesday to help with v...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Im on vacation this week in the States visiting family for Thanksgiving and Life is Good I turned on the television in my hotel room this morning and the brand logo appeared LG Lifes Good And indeed its true This past week at Be Like Brit we m...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
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4th Annual Be Like Brit Golf Tournament DATEMonday June 2nd 2014 TIMERegistration 9am Shotgun Start Time 10am WHERE Cyprian Keyes Golf Club 284 East Temple St Bolyston MA 01505 Details Dinner auctions raffle and all other festivitie...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling brighteyed happy children no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter PT Barnum It occurred to me today that while we certainly dont suffer any shortage of tears and othe...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Anyone who has ever traveled to Haiti knows that one of the scariest parts about it can often be the driving Ive written about this before but not a week goes by without some new event to remind us of how even the simplest of tasks going out to t...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
