Today was a great day, and a day of firsts: first tap tap ride, first river fording, first bag of water, first popsicle, first swim.. We took the tap tap today, which are bus-like things, with stations and routes that aren’t obvious, though apparently established, but couldn’t get one to Chantal, so instead ended up…
After a very successful summer tag sale, RFA will be hosting another tag sale on October 15th in Windham, CT.
Frances and Meghan are doing well in Haiti. They have practiced driving the motorcycle for a few days and began driving themselves to Chantal on Wednesday, 9/28/11. They’re having a great time with the children. Below is a picture of them and the Chantal crew. On Thursday, 9/29/11, Frances and Meghan went to go visit the…
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This fundraiser will be held on October 1st, in Windham CT at 1:30 pm. For those of you who might like to order to support RFA, the catalog is online atwww.pamperedchef.biz/maggiehahn. Enter Restavec for the host name and 15% of the profits will go directly to our building fund that will be matched 100% by…
Kathy Brandon, an art teacher at Jack Jackter Intermediate School in Colchester, Connecticut, was part of the August 2011 Restavec Freedom Alliance Mission Trip team. Kathy and her school students have been working on art projects all year to support the children in our program
Anything can go wrong on a trip. It doesn’t matter what the cause is or how you solve that problem. How you react is what defines the problem the most. You could have three flat tires or wake up really sick just a few days before you’re supposed to leave. You could even be afraid…
Thursday afternoon, Sonel came bursting out of his home sporting his sweet new shades, baseball cap sideways; and a huge smile. While I thought this was a moment I would never forget, I could have not been prepared for what was to happen next. A small boy from next door stood on the front step…
This trip is incredible – surrounded by people filled with love & care. Helping to change the lives of the little ones who have no voice – they are like flowers opening with love.