This summer we want to come see you! From our beginning in 2013, it is always been the goal of Emmaus House to become a sustainable ministry in Haiti, one that could be primarily Haitian run and would impact orphaned youth for generations to come. For the past four years we have worked hard to develop our program, grow our image in Haiti, and equip and empower our Haitian leadership. This year (2017) we are excited to move forward with our goal of sustainability in order to m

I first met Guerdine back in 2005. I was a college student and she a little girl. As I visited the orphanage where she grew up to disperse flip-flops and play for a day, I am sure neither of us could have imagined that one day we would live in the same neighborhood and (prayerfully) be lifelong friends. Fast-forward to today and Guerdine is no longer a little girl with ribbons in her hair. Now she is a young woman with a passion for learning and a heart for Jesus. She is a fu

Last month I attended the funeral of a young man I never knew. To be exact, I think we had met a time or two, but to say I knew him would be far from the truth. Still, I went to watch him be buried into the ground. To honor his short life. To mourn his death. To stand by our youth as they said goodbye to a friend, a brother. To remember the reality of what could be for this group of people I so dearly love. His name was Gregory, and I have promised his friends I would tell hi

I (Jillian) grew up in a small town called Gray. Not grey like the color, but Gray as in, well, the small town in which I grew up. Gray is right next-door to another small town called Jonesborough, which is the oldest town in Tennessee. Jonesborough is the cutest of places. On Main Street you can ride in a horse drawn carriage, stop at an old fashion soda shoppe, and find some bluegrass band playing somewhere on almost any given day. But that's not all. Jonesborough is also h