Saying Goodbye to Friends

We have mentioned on a few occassions that our colleagues Ad and Coby de Blaeij will be departing Haiti in June. Ad and Coby are Dutch nationals and have been living in Haiti for over 29 years. We often joke that Ad and Coby have been living in Haiti longer than most Haitians (since the average age in Haiti is 17 or 18). Ad has worked as CRWRC's Country Coordinator and Coby has taught our children in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten at Quisqueya Christian School. Ad is an agronomist by trade (i.e., an agriculture specialist). Ad really enjoyed agriculture programs like the ones in Batist (pictured above) where he and Sharon visited some years ago. Besides being handy with plants, Ad and Coby have a wealth of information and contacts here in Haiti. Ad spent most of his career working for a Dutch NGO, "Word and Deed." He joined CRWRC when Word and Deed was turned over to Haitian nationals. Lunise Cerin Jules will be taking over for Ad in June. Lunise is a Haitian woman who has many years of experience working in the micro-credit and education fields. Most recently she was consulting for the Haitian government on an education project. Please pray for our team as we make this transition. Pray also that God will provide for all of Ad and Coby's needs.