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Reflecting on 2017

This has been a fabulous year Thank you all so much for your support This week the Be Like Brit team has been reflecting and we wanted to share with you our favorite memories from 2017 After reading comment below and let us know your favorite memory from this yea...

  • Dec 01, 2017

  • by danielle cutillo

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Franckys Coming to America

I couldnt help but think of the Eddy Murphy mov...

  • by Bernie Gengel

  • Nov 27, 2017

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Update from Assistant Britsion...

By the end of this year 333 Britsionarys will h...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Nov 19, 2017

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Hello from Florida Peterson

My name is Jean Peterson Exilas Born in a small town called Grandgoave in 1989 I lived there my whole life where I did my High school and learned music as well l am 28 years old musician and Latin Dancer And l have been working for Be Like for 6 ...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Nov 13, 2017

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I Once Was Blind But Now ...

Id been on mission trips before Id painted houses Id spent time in big cities facing severe homelessness and Id worked in food banks Id led service projects with backbreaking construction some lacking supplies or using trees from a rainforest for ...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 24, 2017

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The Stories Behind the Ph...

Hi EveryoneSince Ive arrived home from my 3 months in Haiti everyone has been asking me how do you feel and is it good to be home I always reply by explaining that Haiti honestly feels like my home away from home As difficult as it was to say good...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 19, 2017

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Training with Professor D...

Len Gengel and Cherylann Gengel have been committed to providing quarterly training for all staff members at Brits Home over the last several years Topics in the past have included theory and practice in childadolescent development behavior manag...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 14, 2017

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Meet Gina Social Worker ...

My name is Marie Gina Fleurvil I was born in Les Cayes which is a city South of Haiti and I grew up in PortauPrince I have received a degree in Social Work Before coming to Brits Home I worked at General Hospital in Pediatrics and entertained the...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 07, 2017

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Welcome to America Fr Brice

If you have traveled to Brits Home as a Britsionary you may have had the pleasure of meeting Father Brice He is a dear friend of the Gengel family a Be Like Brit supporter and the priest at St Francois in Haiti This is not only a beautiful church ...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 01, 2017

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Meet Wilmann Program and...

My name is Wilmann Laguerre Im the Program and Activities Coordinator here at Brits HomeIve been working as an employee here for 5 years My job is planning activities for the children preparing materials for the teachers and supervising the classe...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Sep 24, 2017

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Update from Brits Home Ps...

My name is Myster Way JEAN BAPTISTE I am the psychologist at Brits Home I studied psychology at the State University of Haiti in PortauPrince Before coming to Brits home I was working with children with developmental disorders Then I worked at an ...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Sep 14, 2017

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Haiti Update with Daniell...

Hello EveryoneThe last time I wrote a blog post I was finishing my first week back to Brits Home Now I am writing to you almost 3 months later I cant believe how fast time flies This has been an incredible summer and I am thankful for the opportun...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Sep 10, 2017

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A Week in Haiti with Team...

Team Road Rage was a beautiful combination of a few first time Britsionarys a few returnees and a few familiar faces in the BLB Family Our team name was born on the drive to Grand Goave when one team member who will remain nameless told a story of...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Aug 28, 2017

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Espwa and the GOAT by Lis...

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 Brit...

  • by Bernie Gengel

  • Aug 20, 2017

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My week in Haiti by Rob H...

Grandmas House This is the theme that best captures a week in Haiti spent by twelve of the loveliest people one could hope to meet We had 4 returning Britsionaries 8 newbies and were also joined by Shelby from BLB who has not been back to Britneys...

  • by Bernie Gengel

  • Aug 13, 2017

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My Second Anniversary by ...

As I close in on my 2nd Anniversary as an official employee at Be Like Brit I continue to be amazed and in awe of what Cherylann and Len have created I started my journey with BLB in 2013 when Len who built our home in Holden and Cherylann got win...

  • by Bernie Gengel

  • Aug 04, 2017

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Fab Five By Tim Williams

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

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Smiling at Brits Home

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

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