Dear Friends, On one of my first trips to Haiti, my team was offering a relief clinic in a remote area in the mountains. Dust, exhaust and smoke filled my nose and mouth as our bus jolted along the “road” to our destination. We arrived at a complex of dilapidated cinderblock buildings and my eyes
By Kaylah Holland, BBW VolunteerI never thought Haiti would be “my thing”. My teenage cousin found Bless Back through a friend and wanted to serve with them in Haiti. However; she needed a guardian and according to her, I am cooler than her mom. We pulled in my nephew and on July 14, 2017 the
Memories are made through shared experiences, and there are no sweeter moments than those spent in service. Many of our Bless Back families have made our trips a new tradition with grandmothers, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters each finding a spot to use their unique gifts and talents. The beauty of our work in Haiti
Are you using your skills as an administrator, organizer, planner, or communicator for a purpose that brings joy and satisfaction? If you are looking for a place to invest your HEART, then Bless Back needs you!Our teams traveling overseas are a vital part of implementing our projects, but there is a plethora of unseen work
You know that feeling you experience when someone just “gets you”?? When they describe their thoughts and views and you just want to jump on your chair and shout YES because that’s how you feel too?? Well, we did that at BBW recently when we came across an article written in the Economist.According to the Economist, The Wall
Congratulations to Joanna Young, the first Go to Grow scholarship recipient. Our generous partner, Spaugh Dameron Tenny, offers opportunities for their clients in the medical and dental field to serve with Bless Back medical teams. Joanna, a resident at Carolinas Healthcare System (Atrium Health), spent a week in Nicaragua giving much needed care to our
Most of our friends of Bless Back know that our ministry was started out of a disaster relief response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010. While today the majority of our Bless Back trips continue to have a focus on medical and health needs, our vision has grown over the years to include other means to
