Restaveks

Back in January, I traveled to Haiti to help with a team from the U.S. as they worked on a service project and ministered to the children at the Regency Children’s Home. I hope these stories will encourage you and give you a better understanding of joining an Outreach Team trip. Sunday, January 26, 2020 I slept pretty good last night considering it only gets down to about 70° at night.  I did wake up at 2:00 a.m., but fell back to sleep until 6.  As I was getting ready, I heard the worship band next door at the church [...]

I remember my first interaction with the children at Regency Children’s Home in Onaville, Haiti. My team and I drove up to the gates and heard a number of children singing and chanting things in Creole. Our team had been told of some of their backstories earlier that morning, so when I heard sounds of joy and laughter as we entered the home, it was the last thing I expected! The children who we were so sweetly greeted by had once been entitled a “restavek.” The title “restavek” has been used to describe an abused child that lives with and [...]